Spotting the Sequence
Events that occur and things we do often follow a particular order. The order in which things happen is called the sequence.
1) Events in narratives and recounts are often told in the order they happen, although sometimes stories tell you about more recent events and then go back to earlier things to explain what happened leading up to those events.
2) When looking for the order in which things happen, look for time connectives, which are words or phrases that tell us when things happen, for example: first, last, next, then, eventually, finally, before, after, while, during, once, as soon as, a few days later, a few weeks later, an hour later, a few hours later, a moment later, last weekend, last week, last Monday, last night, last summer, when winter came.
Comprehension Tests
1. Read the question carefully and work out what you are being asked. Think about the keywords you need to find in the text.
2. Find the keywords and re-read that section or sections of the text.
3. Think about the order of things. Look for time connectives and specific time references.
4. If there are no time connectives or specific time references, think about the structure of the text, what happens at the beginning, in the middle and at the end.
5. If answering a multiple choice question, read all of the possible answers before choosing one.
1) Events in narratives and recounts are often told in the order they happen, although sometimes stories tell you about more recent events and then go back to earlier things to explain what happened leading up to those events.
2) When looking for the order in which things happen, look for time connectives, which are words or phrases that tell us when things happen, for example: first, last, next, then, eventually, finally, before, after, while, during, once, as soon as, a few days later, a few weeks later, an hour later, a few hours later, a moment later, last weekend, last week, last Monday, last night, last summer, when winter came.
Comprehension Tests
1. Read the question carefully and work out what you are being asked. Think about the keywords you need to find in the text.
2. Find the keywords and re-read that section or sections of the text.
3. Think about the order of things. Look for time connectives and specific time references.
4. If there are no time connectives or specific time references, think about the structure of the text, what happens at the beginning, in the middle and at the end.
5. If answering a multiple choice question, read all of the possible answers before choosing one.