Complete the Sequence

This focused reading comprehension worksheet helps students in Grades 3-5 strengthen sequencing, process analysis, and attention to detail through a familiar, real-world context. After reading a passage about baking cookies, learners identify a missing step that disrupts the logical order of events and answer comprehension questions that reinforce understanding of sequence, process, and temporal structure.

Learning Goals

• Logical Sequencing (Grades 3-5) – Recognize and maintain correct order in procedural or narrative texts.
• Process Analysis – Analyze steps in a process to determine what is missing or out of place.
• Reading Comprehension – Use details from the passage to understand how ideas and actions connect.
• Sequential Writing Skills – Demonstrate understanding of order by explaining steps clearly and logically.

Instructional Benefits

• Teacher-Created Resource – Designed by educators to align with upper elementary ELA standards.
• Real-World Context – Uses a familiar activity to make sequencing concepts concrete and relatable.
• Low-Prep Format – Easy to implement for independent work, small groups, or assessment.
• Supports Critical Thinking – Encourages students to notice gaps, inconsistencies, and logical flow.

This printable worksheet builds strong comprehension, sequencing, and reasoning skills by challenging students to spot missing steps and restore logical order. By focusing on temporal structure and process clarity, learners improve their ability to read carefully, think critically, and understand how sequence affects meaning. Ideal for classroom instruction or homeschool use, this no-prep activity provides meaningful practice in recognizing and completing coherent sequences in text.

This worksheet is part of our Chronological Order collection.