Practice Simple Patterns in Math
Use these practice problems to test your method after reviewing the concept explanation and worked examples.
Quick Recap
A repeating pattern is a sequence of elements (colors, shapes, numbers, or sounds) that repeats in a predictable cycle.
Patterns are like the beat of a song—clap-snap-clap-snap repeats over and over. Once you hear the rhythm, you can predict what comes next without looking.
Showing a random 20 of 64 problems.
Example 1
easyWhat is the rule for this pattern: ?
Example 2
mediumA pattern repeats every shapes: star, moon, sun, cloud. What is the 10th shape?
Example 3
mediumA growing pattern adds more dot each figure than the time before: 1, 2, 4, 7, 11, ___. What is the next number?
Example 4
easyFind the next two terms: circle, circle, square, circle, circle, square, ___, ___.
Example 5
mediumLook at the train: big, small, big, small, ___. What car is next?
Example 6
easyWhat comes next? cat, dog, cat, dog, cat, ___.
Example 7
challengeA pattern repeats every beads: red, red, blue, green, green. In the first beads, how many are green?
Example 8
mediumFind the missing numbers: 5, 10, ___, 20, ___, 30.
Example 9
easyWhich is an AB pattern: (a) X O X O, or (b) X X O X X O?
Example 10
easyLook at the pattern: red, blue, red, blue, red, ___. What color is next?
Example 11
easyLook at the pattern: circle, square, circle, square, circle, ___. What shape comes next?
Example 12
easyA pattern goes red, blue, red, blue, red, ___. What color is next?
Example 13
mediumA pattern is square, circle, square, square, circle, square, square, circle, square. What pattern core repeats?
Example 14
easyA piggy bank holds cents on the first four days. How many cents will it hold on day ?
Example 15
challengePattern A repeats every (X, O) and pattern B repeats every (1, 2, 3) side by side. At what position do X and 1 first line up again together after position 1?
Example 16
easyWhat is the repeating core of: A, A, B, A, A, B, A, A, B?
Example 17
easyA column on a 100-chart shows 7, 17, 27, ___, 47. Fill in the blank.
Example 18
mediumWhat number comes next: 0, 5, 10, 15, 20, 25, ___?
Example 19
easyFind the next two numbers: 2, 4, 6, 8, ___, ___.
Example 20
mediumContinue the pattern: 2, 4, 6, 8, 10, ___, ___, ___.