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Patterns of Events is a free printable Grade 4 English worksheet on recognizing the pattern of events tales from different cultures share, aligned to Common Core standard RL.4.9. It prints 8 questions with an answer key on its own sheet of paper, in 25 versions that each ask different questions, so no two students in the class work from the same page. Print it from the browser or download it as a PDF — no account, no email.

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Patterns of Events

RL.4.9

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1.In a Chinese tale, a golden fish turns out to be an enchanted princess. In a German tale, a frog turns back into a prince. What pattern do they share?
  • A.An animal is really an enchanted person.
  • B.The youngest child wins the race.
  • C.A promise to a king is broken.
2.In a Greek myth, Arachne boasts she weaves better than a goddess and is turned into a spider. In a fable, a hare boasts of his speed and loses the race. What pattern do they share?
  • A.Kindness to a stranger is rewarded.
  • B.Boasting leads to a fall.
  • C.A small creature outwits a bigger one.
3.In a Russian tale, a prince spares a wolf and the wolf later carries him to safety. In a fable, a lion spares a mouse and the mouse later frees him from a net. What pattern do they share?
  • A.A creature that is spared later returns the favor.
  • B.Ignoring a warning brings trouble.
  • C.Boasting leads to a fall.
4.In an ancient story from Mesopotamia and in a Hindu story, a god warns one good man to build a boat before a great flood. What pattern do they share?
  • A.One warned person survives a flood that destroys others.
  • B.A small creature tricks a bigger one.
  • C.A lost shoe leads to a wedding.
5.An Aboriginal Australian story tells how the kangaroo got its pouch. An African story tells how the zebra got its stripes. What pattern do they share?
  • A.Each is about a hero in disguise.
  • B.Each explains how an animal came to look the way it does.
  • C.Each ends with three wishes.
6.In a Chinese tale, Yeh-Shen is mistreated by her stepmother but a king finds her by her lost slipper. In a French tale, Cinderella's lost slipper leads a prince to her. What pattern do they share?
  • A.A flood destroys a village.
  • B.A trickster is tricked in return.
  • C.A lost shoe leads to a mistreated girl being found.
7.In a German tale, a fisherman's wife wishes for more and more until she loses everything. In an English tale, a couple waste three wishes on a sausage. What pattern do they share?
  • A.Wishes are wasted through greed or carelessness.
  • B.A hero returns home in disguise.
  • C.A small animal outwits a bigger one.
8.In a Scottish tale, a boy must finish three impossible tasks to free his sister. In an Indian tale, a prince must answer three riddles to win the throne. What pattern do they share?
  • A.An animal is really an enchanted person.
  • B.Boasting leads to a fall.
  • C.The hero must pass three tests.

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Answer key — Patterns of Events

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  1. 1.An animal is really an enchanted person.
  2. 2.Boasting leads to a fall.
  3. 3.A creature that is spared later returns the favor.
  4. 4.One warned person survives a flood that destroys others.
  5. 5.Each explains how an animal came to look the way it does.
  6. 6.A lost shoe leads to a mistreated girl being found.
  7. 7.Wishes are wasted through greed or carelessness.
  8. 8.The hero must pass three tests.

Last reviewed 2026-09-05. Aligned to RL.4.9 of the Common Core State Standards for English Language Arts.