Patterns in Art: A Guide for 1st Graders

Question 1

Which pattern repeats the same colors over and over again?

Accepted Answer

ABA

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ABC

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ACB

Question 2

What color comes next in the pattern: blue, red, blue, red?

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Red

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Yellow

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Blue

Question 3

Which of these is not a pattern?

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Dog, Cat, Pizza, Book

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1, 2, 3, 4

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Apple, Banana, Apple, Banana

Question 4

What comes next in the pattern: Up, Up, Down, Up, Up, Down?

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Up

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Down

Question 5

Which pattern has two sides that match?

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A butterfly with matching wings

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A zig-zag line

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A random assortment of shapes

Question 6

Which shape will come next in this pattern: Square, Circle, Square, Circle, Square?

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Circle

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Square

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Triangle

Question 7

Which of these is NOT a way to make a pattern?

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Drawing without a plan

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Repeating shapes

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Changing colors

Question 8

What shape should come next in this alternating pattern: Red, Blue, Green, _, Yellow?

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Blue

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Red

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Green

Question 9

Which of these shows a random pattern?

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Dots scattered on a page

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Lines drawn in a straight row

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Squares arranged in a grid

Question 10

What is an example of a pattern where the same elements are repeated over and over again?

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ABABAB

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ABCABC

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ABCA

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ABCB

Question 11

Which of the following is not a characteristic of a random pattern?

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The spacing between elements is consistent.

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The order of elements is not predictable.

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There are no repeating elements.

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The pattern includes many different elements.

Question 12

What's the difference between a repeating pattern and an alternating pattern?

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A repeating pattern uses the same element over and over, while an alternating pattern uses two or more elements that repeat.

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An alternating pattern uses the same element over and over, while a repeating pattern uses two or more elements that repeat.

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A repeating pattern is used in art, while an alternating pattern is used in music.

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An alternating pattern is used in art, while a repeating pattern is used in music.

Question 13

Which picture shows a repeating pattern?

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Image of a row of red, blue, and green squares repeating

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Image of a row of red, blue, yellow, purple, orange, and green squares next to each other

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Image of a row of just red squares

Question 14

Which of these is NOT a pattern?

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Numbers written in any order

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1, 2, 3, 4, 5

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Blue, red, blue, red, blue

Question 15

What is another name for a pattern that repeats?

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Repeating pattern

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Alternating pattern

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Random pattern

Question 16

What does it mean when a pattern is random?

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The pattern has no specific order

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The pattern repeats every few elements

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The pattern alternates between two or more elements

Question 17

What is the first thing in this repeating pattern: red, blue, red, blue, red?

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Red

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Blue

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Green

Question 18

Which of these does NOT help us to find a pattern?

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Looking for no order

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Looking for the same things

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Looking for different things in turns

Question 19

Which pattern shows the same thing happening again and again?

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A-B-C-D-A-B-C-D

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X-Y-Z-A-B-C

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1-2-3-4-5-6-7-8

Question 20

Which of these pictures shows a pattern where the colors change back and forth?

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A row of squares where the colors repeat red, blue, red, blue

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A row of squares where each square has a different color

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A row of squares where all the squares are the same color

Question 21

Which of these is NOT a type of pattern we have learned about?

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Sequential

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Repeating

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Alternating

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Random

Question 22

In the pattern ABABAB, what letter comes after 'B'?

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A

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B

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C

Question 23

Which picture shows a pattern where the colors appear in no particular order?

Accepted Answer

A row of shapes where the colors change in no predictable way

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A row of squares where each square has a different color

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A row of stars that repeats the color red over and over again

Question 24

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

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Square

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Star

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Pentagon

Question 25

Which of these pictures shows a pattern that looks like a rainbow?

Accepted Answer

An image of a colorful arc with the colors of the rainbow

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An image of a square that is all one color

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An image of a flower with different colored petals

Question 26

What color should come next in the pattern: red, blue, red, blue, ?

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Red

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Blue

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Yellow

Question 27

Which of these patterns changes between two different elements repeatedly?

Accepted Answer

ABABAB

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ABCABC

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AABBCC

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ABAABA

Question 28

Which of the following patterns repeats itself over and over?

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ABABAB

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ABCABC

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ABCBCA

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ABBACA

Question 29

In the pattern ABAB, what comes next?

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B

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A

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AB

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BA

Question 30

Which of the following does NOT have a pattern?

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dog, cat, fish, elephant, dog

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1, 2, 3, 4

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red, blue, yellow, red

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circle, square, triangle, circle

Question 31

Look at the pattern: red, orange, yellow, green, blue, indigo, violet. What color comes before yellow?

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orange

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red

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blue

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violet

Question 32

Look at the pattern: 1, 3, 5, 7, 9. What is the next number?

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11

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10

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12

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13

Question 33

Look at the pattern: red, blue, yellow, red, blue. What is the pattern rule?

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Repeat the colors in order

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Alternate the colors red and blue

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Choose the colors randomly

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There is no pattern

Question 34

What is a pattern that repeats the same things over and over again?

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Repeating pattern

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Random pattern

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Alternating pattern

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Mixed-up pattern

Question 35

What is a pattern?

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A pattern is like a plan for arranging things.

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A pattern is a type of picture.

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A pattern is a type of number.

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A pattern is a type of song.

Question 36

Look at the picture. What kind of pattern is this, where the same elements repeat in the same order?

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Repeating

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Geometric

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Random

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Alternating

Question 37

Which one is NOT a repeating pattern?

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ABCDE, FGHIJ, KLMNO

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12345, 67890, 111213

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Circle, Square, Triangle, Circle, Square

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Red, Blue, Green, Red, Blue

Question 38

Which type of pattern would you use to create a border around a picture?

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Repeating

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Alternating

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Random

Question 39

In the pattern square, triangle, square, triangle, what shape comes next?

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Square

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Heart

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Circle

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Star

Question 40

Which shape does not belong in the pattern: circle, square, star, triangle, circle?

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Star

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Square

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Triangle

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Circle

Question 41

Which of the following sequences represents a random pattern?

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1, 4, 7, 3, 8, 5, 2, 9, 6...

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

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1, 3, 5, 7, 9, 2, 4, 6, 8...

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1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9...

Question 42

Look at the pattern: Circle, Square, Circle, Square. What shape comes next?

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Circle

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Star

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Rectangle

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Triangle

Question 43

Look at the pattern: Red, Blue, Red, Blue. Which color comes next?

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Red

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Yellow

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Blue

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Green

Question 44

Which pattern is created by repeating this shape: Square?

Accepted Answer

☐☐☐☐☐

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☐☐

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☐ ☐ ☐ ☐

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☐ ☐ ☐

Question 45

Which of these shows a pattern with a color change?

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Red, Yellow, Red, Yellow

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Purple, Purple, Purple, Purple

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Blue, Blue, Blue, Blue

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Green, Green, Green, Green

Question 46

What pattern is created when you alternate between these shapes: Circle and Square?

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Circle, Square, Circle, Square

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Square, Circle, Square, Circle

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Circle, Circle, Circle, Circle

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Square, Square, Square, Square

Question 47

Which of these shows a pattern using shapes?

Accepted Answer

Triangle, Square, Triangle, Square

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Star, Star, Star, Star

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Circle, Circle, Circle, Circle