Flashlight Troubleshooting

This worksheet helps students in Grades 4, 5, and 6 develop strong comprehension skills by analyzing a how-to passage that includes conditional, branching procedures rather than a single linear set of steps. Students practice following directions, tracking outcomes, understanding logical decision points, and applying problem-solving strategies as they read and respond to a real-world troubleshooting scenario.

Learning Goals

• Understanding Branching Procedures (Grades 4-6) – Identify how different outcomes lead to different next steps in a process.
• How-To Text Comprehension – Read and analyze procedural writing with conditional directions and decision paths.
• Logical Step Analysis – Examine how each step depends on the success or failure of previous actions.
• Problem-Solving Through Process Writing – Strengthen diagnostic thinking by evaluating cause-and-effect relationships.

Instructional Benefits

• Teacher-Designed Resource – Created by educators to support reading comprehension and process analysis.
• Real-World Application – Uses a practical troubleshooting scenario students can easily understand.
• Flexible Classroom Use – Suitable for whole-group instruction, independent practice, or small-group discussion.
• Supports Critical Thinking – Encourages students to slow down, evaluate outcomes, and justify next steps.

This printable worksheet helps students see how procedural texts can branch based on results, reinforcing clarity, logic, and decision-making in informational reading. By answering targeted comprehension questions, learners strengthen their ability to follow conditional directions, analyze processes, and think critically about how problems are solved. It works well in both classroom and homeschool settings as a no-prep resource for building real-world reading comprehension skills.

This worksheet is part of our How To Process Writing Worksheets collection.