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Writing for Different Reasons

English · Writing Composition · ages 6-7
Name ______________________   Date ____________

  1. What do instructions use to show the order of steps?

    • Rhyming words
    • Numbered steps
    • Question marks

  2. Which word is an order word you could use in a recount?

    • First
    • Purple
    • Jump

  3. Good writing stamina means stopping after just one sentence.

    Circle one:   True   False

  4. Which sentence uses an order word the right way for a recount?

    • We fed the goats.
    • That after we fed the goats.
    • After that, we fed the goats.

  5. Dan's instructions say: 1. Roll the dice. 2. Move your piece. 3. Wait for your turn. How many steps did Dan write?

    Answer: ______________

  6. Leo's hand feels tired, but he still has more to write. What should he do?

    • Rest for a second, then keep writing
    • Stop and never finish
    • Copy a friend's page

  7. Sam wrote instructions but left out step 2, so his list jumps from 1 straight to 3. What will happen when a reader follows Sam's instructions?

    • The reader will finish faster
    • The instructions will work perfectly
    • The reader will miss a step and get confused

  8. Zara wrote: 'Then we fed the ducks. First we packed our bags. After that we went home.' Which order word is in the wrong place?

    • Then
    • First
    • After that
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Answer key

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  1. Numbered steps · Numbers like 1, 2, 3 tell the reader which step comes next.
  2. First · Order words like 'first' show when something happened.
  3. False · Stamina means keeping going, not stopping quickly.
  4. After that, we fed the goats. · 'After that' comes first in the sentence and clearly shows what happened next.
  5. 3 · Count each numbered line: 1, 2, 3. That is three steps.
  6. Rest for a second, then keep writing · A short rest helps, but finishing the page is how you build stamina.
  7. The reader will miss a step and get confused · Missing a numbered step breaks the order, so the reader will not know what to do next.
  8. First · 'First' should come at the very start, before 'Then', because packing bags happened before feeding the ducks.
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