Nena stood at the school gate. Two summers before, she had cried on those same steps. Today she smiled at the guard. Then she walked in. Which event happened earliest in real time?

Every morning Lito feeds the ducks by the river. Back in Grade 3, he was afraid of them. After school he still visits the same spot. Which phrase tells the reader the story has jumped to an earlier time?

Ana would not climb the tall slide. Two summers before that, she had slipped from a ladder and hurt her arm. She sat on the bench and watched. Why did the author add the earlier event?

Rico opened the box of old team jerseys. Last year the team had lost every game. Now the boys were training again each morning. How is this story told?

Mila planted the seeds on Monday. She watered them every day that week. On Sunday the first green leaf appeared. How is this story told?

Nine years ago, Lolo bought Ben a red bike. He taught Ben to fix the wheel. He also showed him how to oil the chain. Today Ben fixes his sister's bike alone. Which part of the story belongs to the present narrative line?

Long ago, Aling Rosa sold fish with her mother. She stood beside her every morning. She learned to count coins fast. Now she runs her own store near the pier. Which part of the story brings the narrative back to the present?

Ramon checks his bag three times before school. In Grade 3, he once left his project at home and lost his turn. Now he never forgets a thing. What does the earlier event explain?

The smell of warm bread filled the bakery. Suddenly Grace saw her Lola's kitchen again, flour on the table, rain on the roof. She smiled and paid for the loaf. What made Grace remember the earlier time?

Dario ties his shoes at the starting line. Two summers before that, he had finished last in this race. Right now he breathes slowly and waits. Which phrase signals the jump to an earlier time?

Read this: "Mario walks to the new bridge. Back in Grade 3, he crossed the old wooden one every day." The sentence about Grade 3 tells about an event that happened before Mario's walk today.

Read this: "Lea holds her medal at the ceremony. When she was seven, she could not even finish one lap." The part about being seven is an example of a ___.

Kim held the letter on the bus. Last summer her best friend had moved to Cebu. They had said goodbye at the pier. Now Kim read every line twice. Which part of the story starts the jump back in time?

Nita keeps an old whistle in her pocket. When she was little, she got lost at the market for one hour. Her father gave her the whistle that night. Why does the author tell about that day?

The team laughs in the new gym. One rainy night last year, the old roof leaked onto the court. They mopped for hours before the game. Which phrase shows the story moved to an earlier time?

Read this: "Toto woke up late. He ran to the bus stop. The bus had already left, so he walked to school." This passage tells its events in the order they happened.

Aldo stared at his empty plate in the school hall. He remembered the fiesta at home, the long table, his cousins laughing. Then the school bell rang and he stood up. Which part of the story is the flashback?

Marites will not lend her book to anyone. Back in Grade 3, a classmate borrowed her notebook and never returned it. Now she keeps her bag closed. What does the earlier event help the reader understand?

Read this: "Joel waits at the clinic door. When he was six, the same nurse gave him his first shot." The sentence about the clinic door is part of the present narrative line.

Liza froze at the microphone. In Grade 3, she forgot her lines in front of the whole school. Her teacher smiled and nodded from the front row. Why did the author put the earlier event right after Liza froze?