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K2 Mathematics · Repeating patterns

Name: ______________________

Date: ____________

1. Red, blue, red, blue, red, ___. What comes next?
- ☐ (a) red
- ☐ (b) blue
- ☐ (c) green
2. Clap, stamp, clap, stamp, clap, ___. What comes next?
3. Which of these is a repeating pattern?
- ☐ (a) cat, dog, dog, cat, cat
- ☐ (b) cat, dog, cat, dog, cat, dog
- ☐ (c) dog, dog, cat, dog, cat, cat
4. Circle, square, circle, square, circle, ___. What shape comes next?
5. Big, small, small, big, small, small, big, ___. What comes next?
- ☐ (a) big
- ☐ (b) small
- ☐ (c) medium
6. In the pattern jump, sit, jump, sit, jump, sit, what is the part that repeats?
- ☐ (a) jump, jump
- ☐ (b) sit, sit
- ☐ (c) jump, sit
7. Apple, banana, apple, banana, ___. What fruit comes next?
8. Red, red, yellow, red, red, yellow, red, red, ___. What comes next?
- ☐ (a) yellow
- ☐ (b) red
- ☐ (c) blue

Answer sheet

1. blue — The part that repeats is red, blue. After red comes blue.
2. stamp — The pattern is clap, stamp. After clap always comes stamp.
3. cat, dog, cat, dog, cat, dog — Cat, dog, cat, dog, cat, dog repeats 'cat, dog' the same way every time.
4. square — The part that repeats is circle, square. After circle comes square.
5. small — The part that repeats is big, small, small. After big comes small.
6. jump, sit — Jump, sit happens again and again, so 'jump, sit' is the part that repeats.
7. apple — The pattern is apple, banana. After banana the pattern starts again with apple.
8. yellow — The part that repeats is red, red, yellow. After two reds comes yellow.