Follow a Technical Sequence is a free printable Grade 5 English worksheet on reconstructing a scientific or historical chain, aligned to Common Core standard RI.5.3. 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 what happens during deep sleep.
They move from short-term into long-term storage.
Fluid washes through the brain.
The spaces between brain cells widen.
The day's experiences are replayed.
Waste proteins are removed.
2.Number these to show how a vaccine protects you.
The immune system makes antibodies against it.
The body keeps the recipe for those antibodies.
The real pathogen arrives later.
The defence is already in place.
A harmless piece of a pathogen is introduced.
LessonPrint · RI.5.3 · Set 1 · free to copy for classroom use
Answer key — Follow a Technical Sequence
Set 1. Prints on its own sheet.
1.Correct order: 4, 1, 3, 2, 5
2.Correct order: 5, 1, 2, 3, 4
Questions about Follow a Technical Sequence
What does the Follow a Technical Sequence worksheet cover?
It practises reconstructing a scientific or historical chain — 2 questions for Grade 5, all on Common Core RI.5.3: Explain how two people, events or ideas in the text affect each other. 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 Follow a Technical Sequence practise?
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RI.5.3 — RI.5.3, in the Reading: Informational Text domain for Grade 5. The published standard reads: “Explain the relationships or interactions between two or more individuals, events, ideas, or concepts in a historical, scientific, or technical text based on specific information in the text.” The worksheet assesses that standard rather than a paraphrase of it.
What age or grade is this worksheet for?
Follow a Technical Sequence is written for Grade 5, typically ages 10-11. It is one of the sheets on RI.5.3, so it suits any pupil working at that standard — including older pupils revisiting it and younger ones working ahead.
Does Follow a Technical Sequence 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 Follow a Technical Sequence 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 Follow a Technical Sequence free to print and photocopy?
Yes. Follow a Technical Sequence, 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.5.3
Explain how two people, events or ideas in the text affect each other.