Practical reading
Follow instructions and put steps in order
Use sequence markers, pronouns and cause-and-effect language to rebuild the correct process.
Find the starting condition
Instructions may begin with preparation: collect a document, switch off equipment or check an appointment time. Do not skip this first condition.
Track sequence words
First, next, then, after, before, finally and until create a time line. Mark them when ordering mixed steps.
01PURPOSE02CLUE03EVIDENCE04ANSWER
Resolve pronouns
Words such as it, they and this refer back to a person, object or action. Identify that reference before moving the sentence.
Test the completed process
Read the reordered steps from beginning to end. Each step should create the condition needed for the next one.