Good evening! Can someone please answer this, ill give you brainliest and your earning 50 points. Would be very appreciated.

Answer:
Add 7 cubes to the big square and 1 cube to the three square strip on the bottom of the big square in Step 3
Sorry if the answer is unclear, I tried my hardest to explain it properly. Please tell me if it's right, and if it is, I would appreciate a Brainliest.
(I added an image of what the answer might be)
The pattern
For top
For beneath
Look
for 1 there is 1
for 2 there is 2²=4
for 3 there is 3²=9
So for 4