Steps in a Process is a free printable Grade 3 English worksheet on reconstructing a technical sequence, aligned to Common Core standard RI.3.3. 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.
1.Number these to show how a boat goes uphill through a lock.
The lower gate closes.
The upper gate opens and the boat moves on.
Water flows in and the boat rises.
The boat enters through the lower gate.
The sluices in the upper gate open.
2.Number these to show how a windmill grinds flour.
The sails turn the horizontal shaft.
The large gear meshes with the small one.
Grain is crushed and flour comes out at the edge.
The upright shaft turns the top millstone.
Wind pushes the angled sails round.
LessonPrint · RI.3.3 · Set 1 · free to copy for classroom use
Answer key — Steps in a Process
Set 1. Prints on its own sheet.
1.Correct order: 4, 1, 5, 3, 2
2.Correct order: 5, 1, 2, 4, 3
Questions about Steps in a Process
What does the Steps in a Process worksheet cover?
It practises reconstructing a technical sequence — 2 questions for Grade 3, all on Common Core RI.3.3: Explain how events or steps connect, using time and cause words. 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 Steps in a Process practise?
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RI.3.3 — RI.3.3, in the Reading: Informational Text domain for Grade 3. The published standard reads: “Describe the relationship between a series of historical events, scientific ideas or concepts, or steps in technical procedures in a text, using language that pertains to time, sequence, and cause/effect.” The worksheet assesses that standard rather than a paraphrase of it.
What age or grade is this worksheet for?
Steps in a Process is written for Grade 3, typically ages 8-9. It is one of the sheets on RI.3.3, so it suits any pupil working at that standard — including older pupils revisiting it and younger ones working ahead.
Does Steps in 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 Steps in 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 Steps in a Process free to print and photocopy?
Yes. Steps in 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 RI.3.3
Explain how events or steps connect, using time and cause words.