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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 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 great person goes unrecognized in disguise.
  • B.The hero must pass three tests.
  • C.A greedy person loses everything.
2.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 lost shoe leads to a mistreated girl being found.
  • B.A flood destroys a village.
  • C.A trickster is tricked in return.
3.In a French tale, a girl who gives water to an old woman is rewarded with jewels. In a Japanese tale, an old man who feeds a sparrow is rewarded with treasure. What pattern do they share?
  • A.A promise is broken and then kept.
  • B.A trick goes wrong for the trickster.
  • C.Kindness to a stranger is rewarded.
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.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.
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.Ignoring a warning brings trouble.
  • B.Wishes are wasted through greed.
  • C.The hero must pass three tests.
6.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.The hero must pass three tests.
  • B.An animal is really an enchanted person.
  • C.Boasting leads to a fall.
7.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.Boasting leads to a fall.
  • B.Ignoring a warning brings trouble.
  • C.A creature that is spared later returns the favor.
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.Boasting leads to a fall.
  • B.A small creature outwits a bigger one.
  • C.Kindness to a stranger is rewarded.

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Answer key — Patterns of Events

Set 18. Prints on its own sheet.

  1. 1.A great person goes unrecognized in disguise.
  2. 2.A lost shoe leads to a mistreated girl being found.
  3. 3.Kindness to a stranger is rewarded.
  4. 4.One warned person survives a flood that destroys others.
  5. 5.Ignoring a warning brings trouble.
  6. 6.The hero must pass three tests.
  7. 7.A creature that is spared later returns the favor.
  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.