IXL | Determine the order of events in informational texts

Use the text to put the events in order.

To become a knight in the Middle Ages, boys had to work hard and train for years. At the age of seven, a boy would become another knight's page, or servant. When the boy turned fifteen, he would become the knight's squire, or "shield-bearer." Squires learned to fight and ride horses. If the squire proved himself in battle, he finally became a knight at the age of twenty-one.

Boys become pages.

Boys become squires.

Boys become knights.

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Use the text to put the events in order.

The Wright Brothers built the first working airplane in 1903. They weren't the first people to experiment with flying machines, however. Otto Lilienthal, a German engineer, was testing gliders in the 1870s. Even before that, Sir George Cayley of England invented the first glider that could carry a human pilot.

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To understand a series of events, ideas, or steps, you have to think about the order in which things happen.

As you read, one thing to look for is words that show time, such as next, later, after, already, and then. These words can help you see what happens first, what happens in the middle, and what happens last.

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This passage tells about a series of historical events. It lets you know that the events happened in this order:

Cayley invents his glider.

Lilienthal tests gliders.

The Wright Brothers build their plane.

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