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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 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.Boasting leads to a fall.
  • B.The hero must pass three tests.
  • C.An animal is really an enchanted person.
2.In a tale from Norway, three brothers try to win a princess and only the youngest succeeds. In a tale from Russia, three sons go on a quest and only the youngest returns with the prize. What pattern do they share?
  • A.The youngest of three succeeds where the others fail.
  • B.A journey ends where it began.
  • C.A clever animal tricks a stronger one.
3.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.The youngest child wins the race.
  • B.An animal is really an enchanted person.
  • C.A promise to a king is broken.
4.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 ends with three wishes.
  • B.Each is about a hero in disguise.
  • C.Each explains how an animal came to look the way it does.
5.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.A small creature outwits a bigger one.
  • B.Boasting leads to a fall.
  • C.Kindness to a stranger is rewarded.
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 trickster is tricked in return.
  • B.A lost shoe leads to a mistreated girl being found.
  • C.A flood destroys a village.
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.A hero returns home in disguise.
  • B.A small animal outwits a bigger one.
  • C.Wishes are wasted through greed or carelessness.
8.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.

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Answer key — Patterns of Events

Set 21. Prints on its own sheet.

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

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