Patterns: Learn and Practice with Interactive Quizzes

Question 1

We have a pattern: Red, Yellow, Blue, Red, Yellow. What color comes next?

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Red

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Green

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Purple

Question 2

What shape should come next in this pattern: Triangle, circle, triangle, circle, ...?

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Answer

Answer

Answer

Question 3

We have a pattern: 5, 10, 15, 20. What is the rule for this pattern? How do you know?

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Add 5 to the previous number.

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Double the previous number.

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Subtract 5 from the previous number.

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Add 10 to the previous number.

Question 4

What numbers come after 3, 6, 9, 12 in this pattern?

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15, 18, 21

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12, 15, 18

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18, 21, 24

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9, 12, 15

Question 5

We have a pattern of numbers: 2, 4, 8, 16, 32. What is the rule we can use to find the next number in the pattern?

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Multiply the previous number by 2

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Add 3 to the previous number

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Subtract 5 from the previous number

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Add the previous two numbers together

Question 6

Imagine you have a box of colorful blocks. How can you arrange the blocks to make a pattern that repeats?

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Red, yellow, blue, red, yellow, blue...

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Any way I like

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Make a line that gets longer

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Build a tower with the biggest block on the bottom

Question 7

Look at the picture of the caterpillar. What do you notice about the way it looks? How does this show symmetry?

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The caterpillar's body has repeating parts that look the same on both sides.

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The caterpillar's body has repeating colors.

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The caterpillar's body has repeating lines.

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The caterpillar's body is not symmetrical.

Question 8

We have a number pattern: 2, 4, 6, ___, 10, 12. Which number should come next? What's the pattern?

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8

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5

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10

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15

Question 9

We have a pattern of shapes: circle, square, circle, square. What shape comes next?

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Circle

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Triangle

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Rectangle

Question 10

We have a pattern: Red, Yellow, Blue, Red, Yellow. What color should come next to complete the pattern?

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Blue

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Green

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Orange

Question 11

There are leaves on a tree. Some leaves are green, and some leaves are brown. The pattern is green, brown, green, brown. What color will the next leaf be?

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Green

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Brown

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Yellow

Question 12

We have a pattern here: A B A B. It keeps repeating. What kind of pattern is this called?

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Repeating Pattern

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Growing Pattern

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Shape Pattern

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Number Pattern

Question 13

Continue the color pattern: Red, yellow, red, yellow. What color comes next?

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Red

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Yellow

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Blue

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Green

Question 14

Which shape is repeated the most in this pattern: Square, circle, triangle, square, circle, triangle?

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Square

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Circle

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Triangle

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Heart

Question 15

Complete the pattern: circle, square, triangle, ?, circle, square, triangle...

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rectangle

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triangle

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star

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oval

Question 16

Which of these patterns increases by 2 each time?

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2, 4, 6, 8, 10

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1, 3, 5, 7, 9

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10, 8, 6, 4, 2

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1, 2, 4, 8, 16

Question 17

What is the rule for this pattern: 5, 10, 15, 20, ...?

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add 5

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multiply by 2

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subtract 5

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divide by 2

Question 18

Which of these is a pattern of shapes?

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Circle, square, triangle

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Red, blue, green

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1, 2, 3

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Car, train, boat

Question 19

Which picture shows a pattern of blue circles and red squares that repeats?

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Image depicting blue circles and red squares alternating in a row

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Image depicting blue circles and red squares scattered randomly

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Image depicting only blue circles

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Image depicting only red squares

Question 20

Which of these follows the pattern ABAB?

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Blue, red, blue, red

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Blue, blue, red, red

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Blue, red, blue, green

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Red, blue, red, blue

Question 21

Which thing in the picture has stripes?

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Image of a striped T-shirt

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Image of a polka-dotted dress

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Image of a plain blue mug

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Image of a checked tablecloth

Question 22

What color is the third thing in the pattern: red, blue, yellow, ...?

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Yellow

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Red

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Blue

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Green

Question 23

What number comes next in this sequence: 2, 4, 6?

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8

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7

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9

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10

Question 24

What colour comes next in this pattern: red, yellow, blue, red?

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yellow

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blue

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green

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purple

Question 25

What is the next shape in the pattern: square, circle, square?

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circle

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square

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triangle

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star

Question 26

We have a number sequence: 5, 10, 15, 20, 25, ... What do we add to each number to get the next one?

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Add 5

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Add 1

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Multiply by 2

Question 27

Which shape should come after the triangle in the pattern: Square, circle, triangle, ...?

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Square

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Circle

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Triangle

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Star

Question 28

What should come after 'long' in the pattern: Short, long, short, long, ...?

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Short

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Long

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Medium

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Tiny

Question 29

Which of these is a different kind of pattern from the others?

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Cat, dog, bird, fish, car, ...

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Blue, red, blue, red, blue, ...

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Small, big, small, big, small, ...

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1, 2, 3, 4, 5, ...

Question 30

What movement should come after 'down' in the pattern: Up, down, up, down, ...?

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Up

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Down

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Left

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Right

Question 31

We have a pattern: Circle, Square, Circle, Square, ___, Square. What shape should come next?

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Circle

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Triangle

Question 32

What day comes after Sunday in this pattern?

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Monday

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Tuesday

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Wednesday

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Thursday

Question 33

Which of these is NOT a pattern?

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A clock

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The days of the week

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A rainbow

Question 34

Look at the patterns below. Which one has a mistake?

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Square, triangle, square, triangle, circle

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1, 3, 5, 7, 9

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Red, blue, yellow, blue, red

Question 35

What shape comes next in the pattern: Circle, square, circle, square, ...?

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Circle

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Square

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Triangle

Question 36

Which of the following shows a pattern of getting bigger?

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Small, medium, large

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Small, medium, small

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Large, small, large

Question 37

What is the rule for the pattern: 10, 9, 8, 7, ...?

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Take away 1

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Add 1

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Take away 2

Question 38

Which of the following is a pattern of odd numbers?

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1, 3, 5

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2, 4, 6

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0, 2, 4

Question 39

What comes next in the pattern: Circle, circle, triangle, triangle, ...?

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Triangle

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Circle

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Square

Question 40

Which pattern repeats every 2 shapes?

Accepted Answer

ABABAB

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ABCABC

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ABCDABCD

Question 41

Which picture shows the pattern of red, yellow, red, yellow?

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A picture with red, yellow, red, yellow pattern

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A picture with red, blue, red, blue pattern

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A picture with red, yellow, blue, yellow pattern

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A picture with blue, red, blue, red pattern

Question 42

Which pattern is different from the others?

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Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Tuesday, ...

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Red, orange, yellow, green, ...

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1, 2, 3, 4, ...

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Up, down, up, down, ...

Question 43

What is the missing shape in this pattern: circle, square, circle, triangle, ?, circle

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Triangle

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Square

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Rectangle

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Star

Question 44

Which pattern shows a decreasing number of objects?

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5, 4, 3, 2, 1

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2, 4, 6, 8, 10

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Red, blue, green, yellow, red

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Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday

Question 45

What is the next color in this pattern: red, orange, yellow, green, ...?

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Blue

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Purple

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Pink

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Brown

Question 46

Which pattern has only fruits?

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Apple, banana, orange, apple, banana, ...

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Apple, book, banana, pencil, orange, ...

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Car, apple, house, banana, tree, ...

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Red, green, blue, yellow, orange, ...

Question 47

What shape comes next in this pattern: Circle, square, circle, ...?

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Circle

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Square

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Triangle

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Rectangle

Question 48

Which of these is NOT a pattern?

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Cat, Cat, Dog, Fish

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ABAB

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1212

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Blue, Yellow, Green

Question 49

What is the rule for this pattern? 5, 10, 15, 20, ___

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Add 5

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Add 3

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Add 7

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Add 9

Question 50

Which of these patterns shows fewer and fewer circles?

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●●●●

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●●●●●●

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●●●●●

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●●●●●●●

Question 51

We have a pattern of colors - red, orange, yellow, green, blue, indigo, violet. What is the order of the colors in this pattern?

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The colors are the same as the order of the colors in a rainbow.

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The colors are getting darker as the pattern goes on.

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All the colors in this pattern are primary colors.

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The colors in this pattern are arranged in alphabetical order.

Question 52

Which number pattern increases by 2?

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2, 4, 6...

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1, 3, 5...

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5, 10, 15...

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10, 9, 8...

Question 53

Which of these is a decreasing pattern?

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5, 4, 3...

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1, 2, 3...

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Big, bigger, biggest...

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Red, blue, yellow...

Question 54

Which shape is missing in the pattern: square, triangle, ?, circle

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Rectangle

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Oval

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Star

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Heart

Question 55

What shape should come next in this pattern: circle, square, triangle, circle, square, triangle?

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Square

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Rectangle

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Star

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Cross

Question 56

Which color pattern should you use to color the stripes on the United Kingdom's flag?

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Red, white, blue, red, white, blue

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Blue, yellow, red, green, purple, orange

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Circle, square, triangle, circle, square, triangle

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Up, down, up, down, up, down

Question 57

What number should come next in the number pattern 2, 4, 6, ... ?

Accepted Answer

8

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7

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5

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9

Question 58

Which shape has the same pattern of black and white squares?

Accepted Answer

Image of a square with alternating black and white squares

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Image of a circle with alternating green and yellow circles

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Image of a triangle with alternating red and blue triangles

Question 59

What shape is missing in the pattern: Square, Circle, Triangle, ... ?

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Rectangle

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Star

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Oval

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Heart

Question 60

Which of these is a pattern of repeating sounds?

Accepted Answer

Ba-ba-ba-ba-ba

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Red-blue-red-blue-red

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Square-circle-square-circle-square

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1-2-3-4-5

Question 61

How many red circles are in the pattern below?

Image of a pattern with 3 red circles and 2 blue circles

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3

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2

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4

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5

Question 62

Which picture comes next to complete the pattern of red apple, orange, and banana?

Accepted Answer

Image of a banana

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Image of a pineapple

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Image of a strawberry

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Image of an apple

Question 63

Which picture shows a pattern of decreasing size?

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Image of three decreasing circles

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Image of three circles of the same size

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Image of three increasing squares

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Image of three squares of the same size

Question 64

What is the next number in the pattern: 2, 4, 6, ...?

Accepted Answer

8

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7

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9

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5