IXL | Determine the order of events in informational texts

Read the passage.

Marco Polo was born in Italy nearly eight hundred years ago. His father and uncle traveled often. When he was seventeen, Marco Polo traveled to China with his father. It took them three years of riding horses and camels to get there. After that, Marco Polo spent many years in China. Later, he shared his adventures with a writer. Together, they created a book called The Travels of Marco Polo. After a while, his book became very popular in Europe. His book helped many people learn about China for the first time.

Put the pictures on the timeline to show what happened in Marco Polo's life.

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Read the passage.

Put the pictures on the timeline to show what happened in Marco Polo's life.

First

Last

key idea

When you read, it is important to try to understand what the passage is saying.

Sometimes authors write information in a certain order. Authors may do this to show readers how ideas or events go together. They may also do this to show step-by-step instructions.

As you read, look out for words that show time or order.

Some time-order words like today, tomorrow, now, or soon tell when something happened.

Other time-order words like first, next, then, and finally, put things in order.

solution

Look at the passage again. The bold words show the steps.

Marco Polo was born in Italy nearly eight hundred years ago. His father and uncle traveled often. When he was seventeen, Marco Polo traveled to China with his father. It took them three years of riding horses and camels to get there. After that, Marco Polo spent many years in China. Later, he shared his adventures with a writer. Together, they created a book called The Travels of Marco Polo. After a while, his book became very popular in Europe. His book helped many people learn about China for the first time.

So, the pictures go in this order:

Marco Polo travels to China on horses and camels.

Marco Polo tells his stories to a writer.

Marco Polo finishes his popular book.

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