Explain a Process is a free printable Grade 3 English worksheet on putting a technical explanation in the right order, aligned to Common Core standard W.3.2. It prints 2 questions with an answer key on its own sheet of paper, in 25 versions that each ask different questions, so no two pupils in the class work from the same page. Print it from the browser or download it as a PDF — no account, no email.
Set 1 of 25 · the same problems every time you open this link.
2.Number these to show how Louis Braille built his system.
He learned to read raised letters at school.
He spent three years simplifying it.
He was blinded at the age of three.
A soldier showed the school a code of dots.
He settled on a cell of six dots.
LessonPrint · W.3.2 · Set 1 · free to copy for classroom use
Answer key — Explain a Process
Set 1. Prints on its own sheet.
1.Correct order: 1, 3, 4, 5, 2
2.Correct order: 3, 1, 4, 2, 5
Questions about Explain a Process
What does the Explain a Process worksheet cover?
It practises putting a technical explanation in the right order — 2 questions for Grade 3, all on Common Core W.3.2: Write to explain a topic, grouping related information together. The instruction to pupils is “Number the boxes to show the right order”, and the answer key follows on the next sheet.
Which Common Core standard does Explain a Process practise?
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.W.3.2 — W.3.2, in the Writing domain for Grade 3. The published standard reads: “Write informative/explanatory texts to examine a topic and convey ideas and information clearly.” The worksheet assesses that standard rather than a paraphrase of it.
What age or grade is this worksheet for?
Explain a Process is written for Grade 3, typically ages 8-9. It is one of the sheets on W.3.2, so it suits any pupil working at that standard — including older pupils revisiting it and younger ones working ahead.
Does Explain a Process come with an answer key?
Yes. All 2 answers are generated from the same problems as the questions, so the key cannot drift out of step with the sheet. It starts on a fresh sheet of paper, after the questions, so it is not handed out with the class by accident.
How many different versions of Explain a Process can I print?
25 — one per pupil, and all 25 ask different questions. Set 1 downloads the whole class as a single PDF. Every version is fixed to its own address, so a sheet printed today holds the same problems when you reopen it next week.
Is Explain a Process free to print and photocopy?
Yes. Explain a Process, its answer key and its 25 versions are free to print and photocopy for your own class, with no account, no email capture and no subscription at the download step. Please do not resell them or republish them as your own.
More practice for W.3.2
Write to explain a topic, grouping related information together.