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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.A promise to a king is broken.
  • C.The youngest child wins the race.
2.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.The hero must pass three tests.
  • C.Boasting leads to a fall.
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 lost shoe leads to a mistreated girl being found.
  • B.A trickster is tricked in return.
  • C.A flood destroys a village.
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 great person goes unrecognized in disguise.
  • B.A greedy person loses everything.
  • C.The hero must pass three tests.
5.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.
6.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.Kindness to a stranger is rewarded.
  • B.A trick goes wrong for the trickster.
  • C.A promise is broken and then kept.
7.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 explains how an animal came to look the way it does.
  • B.Each is about a hero in disguise.
  • C.Each ends with three wishes.
8.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 small animal outwits a bigger one.
  • B.A hero returns home in disguise.
  • C.Wishes are wasted through greed or carelessness.

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Answer key — Patterns of Events

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  1. 1.An animal is really an enchanted person.
  2. 2.The hero must pass three tests.
  3. 3.A lost shoe leads to a mistreated girl being found.
  4. 4.A great person goes unrecognized in disguise.
  5. 5.A small, clever creature tricks a bigger one.
  6. 6.Kindness to a stranger is rewarded.
  7. 7.Each explains how an animal came to look the way it does.
  8. 8.Wishes are wasted through greed or carelessness.

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