Patterns with Shapes and Colors Worksheet

Question 1

Look at the pattern: red circle, blue square, red circle, blue square, red circle. What comes next?

Accepted Answer

The next item is a blue square because the pattern repeats red circle, then blue square.

Question 2

Look at the pattern: triangle, triangle, star, triangle, triangle, star. What are the next three shapes?

Accepted Answer

The next three shapes are triangle, triangle, star because that group repeats.

Question 3

Look at the color pattern: green, yellow, yellow, green, yellow, yellow. What color comes next?

Accepted Answer

The next color is green because the repeating pattern is green, yellow, yellow.

Question 4

Maya makes this pattern with blocks: small red square, large red square, small red square, large red square. What is the rule?

Accepted Answer

The rule is to repeat a small red square and then a large red square.

Question 5

Continue the pattern by writing the next four items: blue circle, blue circle, orange triangle, blue circle, blue circle, orange triangle.

Accepted Answer

The next four items are blue circle, blue circle, orange triangle, blue circle because the pattern repeats blue circle, blue circle, orange triangle.

Question 6

Look at the pattern: red heart, yellow star, green heart, red heart, yellow star, green heart. What is the repeating unit?

Accepted Answer

The repeating unit is red heart, yellow star, green heart because those three items repeat in order.

Question 7

A pattern starts with square, circle, circle, square, circle, circle. Which shape is in the 9th place?

Accepted Answer

The shape in the 9th place is a circle. The pattern repeats square, circle, circle, so places 7, 8, and 9 are square, circle, circle.

Question 8

Find the missing item: purple triangle, purple square, purple triangle, blank, purple triangle, purple square.

Accepted Answer

The missing item is a purple square because the pattern repeats purple triangle, then purple square.

Question 9

Look at the pattern: red, blue, green, red, blue, green, red. What are the next two colors?

Accepted Answer

The next two colors are blue and green because the pattern repeats red, blue, green.

Question 10

Sam draws this shape pattern: circle, square, triangle, circle, square, triangle. If he keeps going, what shape will be in the 10th place?

Accepted Answer

The shape in the 10th place is a circle. The first 9 shapes make three full groups of circle, square, triangle, so the 10th shape starts the next group.

Question 11

Choose the pattern that follows the rule 'red circle, then two blue squares': A: red circle, blue square, blue square, red circle, blue square, blue square. B: red circle, blue square, red circle, blue square, blue square, red circle.

Accepted Answer

Pattern A follows the rule because it repeats red circle, blue square, blue square in the correct order.

Question 12

Look at the growing pattern: 1 star, 2 stars, 3 stars, 4 stars. How many stars should be in the next group?

Accepted Answer

The next group should have 5 stars because the pattern grows by adding 1 star each time.

Question 13

A bracelet has beads in this order: pink, white, pink, white, pink, white. If the 7th bead is added, what color should it be?

Accepted Answer

The 7th bead should be pink because the colors alternate pink and white, and a new pair starts with pink.

Question 14

Look at the pattern: yellow hexagon, green hexagon, green hexagon, yellow hexagon, green hexagon, green hexagon. What comes after the next yellow hexagon?

Accepted Answer

After the next yellow hexagon, the next item is a green hexagon because the pattern repeats yellow hexagon, green hexagon, green hexagon.

Question 15

Create your own repeating pattern using two shapes and two colors. Write at least six items and explain the rule.

Accepted Answer

One possible answer is red circle, blue square, red circle, blue square, red circle, blue square. The rule is to repeat red circle and then blue square.

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