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Following a Technical Explanation is a free printable Grade 3 English worksheet on holding a chain of causes together by putting a process in order, aligned to Common Core standard RI.3.10. 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 students in the class work from the same page. Print it from the browser or download it as a PDF — no account, no email.

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Following a Technical Explanation

RI.3.10

NameDate

Number the boxes to show the right order.

1.Number these to show how a letter reaches Canada.
  • He mails the letter at the mailbox.
  • The letter is sorted at the post office.
  • A mail carrier delivers it to the door.
  • Mr. Ellis writes the address on the envelope.
  • It is flown across the ocean.
2.Number these to show how a lighthouse lamp is lit.
  • Oil is carried up to the lamp room.
  • The wick is lit with a match.
  • The beam swings out across the water.
  • The lens gathers the light into a beam.
  • The wick is trimmed.

LessonPrint · RI.3.10 · Set 2 · free to copy for classroom use

Answer key — Following a Technical Explanation

Set 2. Prints on its own sheet.

  1. 1.Correct order: 4, 1, 2, 5, 3
  2. 2.Correct order: 1, 5, 2, 4, 3

Last reviewed 2026-09-05. Aligned to RI.3.10 of the Common Core State Standards for English Language Arts.