Kindergarten · English Language Arts · Unit 6 of 8
Story Order
First, next and last
What your child practises
Putting events in order, and listening to short stories to tell what happened at the beginning, middle and end.
BC Curriculum learning standard: Story/text: story structure (beginning, middle, end); oral language: listening
Sample questions
A taste of this unit. In the app, questions change every time and get easier or harder to match your child.
Question 1
Tap the pictures in order: first, next, last.
- ☀️The sun melts it
- ❄️Snow falls
- ⛄We make a snowman
Show answer
Snow falls → We make a snowman → The sun melts it
Hint: What has to happen first? “Snow falls” comes first.
Question 2
Tap the pictures in order: first, next, last.
- ⏰Wake up
- 🥣Eat breakfast
- 🎒Go to school
Show answer
Wake up → Eat breakfast → Go to school
Hint: What has to happen first? “Wake up” comes first.
Question 3
What happened in the middle?
Zoe went to the library.
She picked a book about bugs.
At bedtime, her mom read it to her.
- 📚Zoe went to the library
- 🌙Mom read it at bedtime
- 🐞She picked a bug book
Show answer
🐞 She picked a bug book
Hint: The middle comes after the start and before the end.
Question 4
What happened first?
Ana's dog jumped in the mud.
Ana gave him a bath.
Now he is clean and happy!
- 🐶He is clean and happy
- 🐾The dog got muddy
- 🛁He had a bath
Show answer
🐾 The dog got muddy
Hint: Think back to the very start of the story.
Question 5
What happened at the end?
Dark clouds filled the sky.
Rain fell on Amir's umbrella.
Then a rainbow came out!
- 🌈A rainbow came out
- ☔Rain fell
- ☁️Clouds filled the sky
Show answer
🌈 A rainbow came out
Hint: Think about how the story finished.
Question 6
What happened at the end?
Snow fell all night.
In the morning, Kenji made a snowman.
Then the sun came out and it melted.
- ❄️Snow fell
- 💧The snowman melted
- ⛄Kenji made a snowman
Show answer
💧 The snowman melted
Hint: Think about how the story finished.