Follow the Procedure is a free printable Grade 4 English worksheet on reconstructing a scientific or historical sequence, aligned to Common Core standard RI.4.3. 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 beaver dam builds wet ground.
The water behind the dam slows.
Slow water drops the silt it carries.
The beaver dams the river.
Rich wet ground builds up over years.
The ground holds water in a drought.
2.Number these to show how coral bleaching happens.
Polyps build calcium cups and house algae.
The water gets too warm.
The coral loses its colour.
The polyps expel the algae.
Without the algae's food, the coral starves.
LessonPrint · RI.4.3 · Set 1 · free to copy for classroom use
Answer key — Follow the Procedure
Set 1. Prints on its own sheet.
1.Correct order: 3, 1, 2, 4, 5
2.Correct order: 1, 2, 4, 3, 5
Questions about Follow the Procedure
What does the Follow the Procedure worksheet cover?
It practises reconstructing a scientific or historical sequence — 2 questions for Grade 4, all on Common Core RI.4.3: Explain what happened and why, using the text's own information. 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 the Procedure practise?
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RI.4.3 — RI.4.3, in the Reading: Informational Text domain for Grade 4. The published standard reads: “Explain events, procedures, ideas, or concepts in a historical, scientific, or technical text, including what happened and why, 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 the Procedure is written for Grade 4, typically ages 9-10. It is one of the sheets on RI.4.3, so it suits any pupil working at that standard — including older pupils revisiting it and younger ones working ahead.
Does Follow the Procedure 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 the Procedure 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 the Procedure free to print and photocopy?
Yes. Follow the Procedure, 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.4.3
Explain what happened and why, using the text's own information.