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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.A promise to a king is broken.
  • B.An animal is really an enchanted person.
  • C.The youngest child wins the race.
2.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.A hero returns home in disguise.
  • B.Wishes are wasted through greed or carelessness.
  • C.A small animal outwits a bigger one.
3.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 trickster is tricked in return.
  • B.A flood destroys a village.
  • C.A lost shoe leads to a mistreated girl being found.
4.In a Greek myth, Odysseus comes home dressed as a beggar. In an English legend, King Alfred hides as a helper in a cowherd's hut. What pattern do they share?
  • A.A greedy person loses everything.
  • B.The hero must pass three tests.
  • C.A great person goes unrecognized in disguise.
5.In a Greek myth, Pandora opens a jar she was told to leave shut. In a Japanese tale, Urashima opens a box he was told never to open and grows old at once. What pattern do they share?
  • A.Wishes are wasted through greed.
  • B.The hero must pass three tests.
  • C.Ignoring a warning brings trouble.
6.In a West African story, Anansi the spider outwits a python. In a Native American story, Coyote fools a much bigger bear. What pattern do they share?
  • A.A small, clever creature tricks a bigger one.
  • B.The youngest of three succeeds.
  • C.A wish is granted and then regretted.
7.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.A lost shoe leads to a wedding.
  • B.A small creature tricks a bigger one.
  • C.One warned person survives a flood that destroys others.
8.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.

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Answer key — Patterns of Events

Set 17. Prints on its own sheet.

  1. 1.An animal is really an enchanted person.
  2. 2.Wishes are wasted through greed or carelessness.
  3. 3.A lost shoe leads to a mistreated girl being found.
  4. 4.A great person goes unrecognized in disguise.
  5. 5.Ignoring a warning brings trouble.
  6. 6.A small, clever creature tricks a bigger one.
  7. 7.One warned person survives a flood that destroys others.
  8. 8.Boasting leads to a fall.

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