Instructions
Read each question carefully. For the first section, fill in the blank or choose the best answer. For the second section, you will need to write or draw your answers. Good luck!
Part 1: Objective Questions
Complete the following number patterns by filling in the blank.
- 5, 10, 15, 20, ___
- 18, 16, 14, 12, ___
- 3, 6, 9, 12, ___
- 50, 60, 70, 80, ___
- 44, 40, 36, 32, ___
- 1, 3, 5, 7, ___
- 25, 30, 35, 40, ___
For questions 8-11, choose the correct answer.
- What is the next number in the pattern: 7, 14, 21, 28, ___?
- A) 30
- B) 35
- C) 42
- What is the missing number: 100, 90, ___, 70, 60?
- A) 85
- B) 80
- C) 75
- Which number breaks the pattern: 2, 4, 6, 8, 9, 12?
- A) 6
- B) 8
- C) 9
- The rule for the pattern 4, 8, 12, 16 is...
- A) Add 2
- B) Add 4
- C) Multiply by 3
Look at the shape patterns and fill in the blank with the name of the next shape.
- Circle, Square, Triangle, Circle, Square, ______________
- Up Arrow, Down Arrow, Up Arrow, Down Arrow, ______________
- Heart, Heart, Star, Heart, Heart, ______________
- Big Circle, Small Circle, Big Circle, Small Circle, ______________
For questions 16-20, choose the correct answer.
- Look at the pattern: â—, â– , â—, â– , ___. What comes next?
- A) â–
- B) â–²
- C) â—
- Look at the pattern: ♥, ♦, ♣, ♥, ♦, ___. What comes next?
- A) ♥
- B) ♣
- C) ♦
- What is the core, repeating part of this pattern: Red, Blue, Green, Red, Blue, Green?
- A) Red, Blue
- B) Red, Blue, Green
- C) Blue, Green
- A pattern shows 1 block, then 3 blocks, then 5 blocks. How many blocks will be next? (The rule is add 2).
- A) 6
- B) 7
- C) 8
- Look at the pattern: →, ↑, â†, ↓, →, ___. What comes next?
- A) ↓
- B) â†
- C) ↑
Part 2: Subjective Questions
Write or draw your answers in the space provided.
- Continue this number pattern with the next three numbers: 11, 22, 33, _____, _____, _____
- What is the rule for the pattern in question 1?
- Create your own number pattern that starts with the number 2 and has a rule of "add 3". Write the first five numbers.
- Find the mistake in this pattern and circle it. Then, write the correct number above it:
5, 10, 15, 21, 25, 30 - What is the rule for this pattern: 99, 88, 77, 66?
- Draw the next two shapes in this pattern: ★, â—, â—, ★, â—, â—, _____, _____
- Look at this shape pattern: Triangle, Triangle, Square, Triangle, Triangle, Square. What is the "rule" or the repeating part of this pattern?
- Create your own shape pattern using only circles and squares. Draw the first six shapes of your pattern.
- Draw what comes next in this growing pattern:
Row 1: O
Row 2: O O
Row 3: O O O
Row 4: _________________________ - Look at this pattern: 1▲, 2▲▲, 3▲▲▲. What will the next two parts of the pattern look like? Draw them.
Answer Key
Part 1: Objective Questions
- 25 (The rule is to add 5)
- 10 (The rule is to subtract 2)
- 15 (The rule is to add 3)
- 90 (The rule is to add 10)
- 28 (The rule is to subtract 4)
- 9 (The rule is to add 2)
- 45 (The rule is to add 5)
- B) 35 (Counting by 7s)
- B) 80 (Counting down by 10s)
- C) 9 (The pattern is counting by 2s. It should be 10.)
- B) Add 4
- Triangle
- Up Arrow
- Star
- Big Circle
- C) â— (The pattern is circle, square, circle, square. The next shape is a circle.)
- B) ♣ (The pattern is Heart, Diamond, Club.)
- B) Red, Blue, Green
- B) 7 (1+2=3, 3+2=5, 5+2=7)
- C) ↑ (The pattern is a rotation: right, up, left, down.)
Part 2: Subjective Questions
- 44, 55, 66
- The rule is to add 11 each time.
- 2, 5, 8, 11, 14
- The number 21 should be circled, and 20 should be written above it.
- The rule is to subtract 11 each time.
- The drawing should show: ★, â—
- The rule is: Triangle, Triangle, Square.
- Answers will vary. Example: Circle, Square, Circle, Square, Circle, Square. OR Circle, Circle, Square, Circle, Circle, Square.
- The drawing should show four circles in a row: O O O O
- The drawing should show: 4▲▲▲▲ and 5▲▲▲▲▲