Name: ___________________ Date: _______________

Sequencing Test

(Ramona Quimby, Age 8)

Think about the story "Ramona Quimby, Age 8". Read each group of sentences and number the sentences to show the order in which things happened.

1. Ramona was hurt when her father didn’t bring home a gift for her the night she was sick. ______

2. Mr. Quimby took the family out to dinner, even though money is scarce. ______

3. Ramona and Beezus had to cook dinner for their parents because they complained about their mother’s cooking. ______

4. Ramona is embarrassed when she breaks a raw egg on her head. ______

5. Ramona was excited about taking a bus to school on the first day of class. ______

6. The Quimby family had a quarrel over dinner. ______

7. Ramona felt ill at school, but was afraid to tell Mrs. Whaley. ______

8. Ramona heard Mrs. Whaley call her a "nuisance". ______

9. Ramona has to write a book report on a book she dislikes and present it to the class. ______

10. Yard Ape found Ramona’s missing eraser. ______

11. Mrs. Quimby took a taxi to school. ______

12. Ramona is forced to play silly games with Willa Jean. ______

13. The Quimby’s car wouldn’t go into reverse, so it was taken to the mechanic. ______

14. Beezus wasn’t allowed to go to the sleep-over because once before she came back grouchy. ______