Patterns
8 free practice questions with explanations
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Patterns: example questions & answers
8 worked examples with answers and explanations below. Practise them in the browser with instant feedback on every answer.
Look at this pattern: triangle, circle, triangle, circle, triangle - what comes next?
- ASquare
- BCircle✓
- CStar
- DTriangle
Answer: The pattern goes triangle, circle, triangle, circle, so a circle comes next.
What comes next: apple, apple, banana, apple, apple, banana, apple, apple, ___?
- AGrape
- BApple
- CBanana✓
- DOrange
Answer: The pattern is two apples then a banana, repeating, so a banana comes next.
Which number continues this pattern: 2, 4, 6, 8, ___?
- A10✓
- B12
- C7
- D9
Answer: The numbers go up by 2 each time, so after 8 comes 10.
Look at the colours: red, red, blue, red, red, blue. What are the next TWO colours?
- Ared, blue
- Bblue, red
- Cblue, blue
- Dred, red✓
Answer: The pattern repeats red, red, blue, so the next two are red and red.
A pattern goes: black, white, black, ___, black, white. What is the MISSING colour?
- ARed
- BWhite✓
- CBlack
- DGreen
Answer: The pattern is black, white, repeating, so the missing one is white.
In a pattern the circles get bigger each time: tiny, small, medium. What comes next?
- AA tiny circle
- BThe same size circle
- CA bigger circle✓
- DA square
Answer: Each circle is bigger than the last, so the next one should be even bigger.
Which letter comes next: A, B, C, D, ___?
- AE✓
- BF
- CD
- DC
Answer: The letters go in alphabet order, so after D comes E.
A pattern goes: clap, stomp, stomp, clap, stomp, stomp. What action comes next?
- Ajump
- Bspin
- Cstomp
- Dclap✓
Answer: The pattern repeats clap, stomp, stomp, so the next action starts again with a clap.