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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 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.
2.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.
3.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.
4.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.
5.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.
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.A promise is broken and then kept.
  • B.Kindness to a stranger is rewarded.
  • C.A trick goes wrong for the trickster.
7.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.
8.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 ends with three wishes.
  • C.Each explains how an animal came to look the way it does.

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Answer key — Patterns of Events

Set 6. Prints on its own sheet.

  1. 1.Wishes are wasted through greed or carelessness.
  2. 2.Ignoring a warning brings trouble.
  3. 3.One warned person survives a flood that destroys others.
  4. 4.A lost shoe leads to a mistreated girl being found.
  5. 5.A great person goes unrecognized in disguise.
  6. 6.Kindness to a stranger is rewarded.
  7. 7.The hero must pass three tests.
  8. 8.Each explains how an animal came to look the way it does.

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