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Class 1 Maths — Patterns that repeat

Spot the part of a pattern that repeats, or the jump it climbs by, and say what comes next.

Name: ________________________

  1. 1.What comes next? clap, stamp, stamp, clap, stamp, stamp, __

    • a) stamp
    • b) clap
    • c) hop
    • d) jump

  2. 2.Sort each pattern by how many shapes are in the part that repeats.

    Groups: Repeats every 2 · Repeats every 3

    • ■ ■ ▲ ■ ■ ▲
    • ★ ★ ■ ★ ★ ■
    • ▲ ● ● ▲ ● ●
    • ● ▲ ● ▲ ● ▲
    • ★ ● ★ ● ★ ●
    • ■ ● ■ ● ■ ●

  3. 3.What comes next? 3, 6, 9, 12, __

  4. 4.What comes next? 5, 10, 15, 20, __

  5. 5.What comes next? ★ ★ ■ ★ ★ ■ ★ __

    • a) ★
    • b) ▲
    • c) ●
    • d) ■

  6. 6.This pattern goes up in tens. Put the cards in order, smallest first.

    • 10
    • 40
    • 30
    • 20

  7. 7.What comes next? 10, 9, 8, 7, __

  8. 8.What comes next? red, blue, red, blue, red, __

    • a) blue
    • b) yellow
    • c) green
    • d) red

Answer key — Class 1 Maths — Patterns that repeat

  1. 1. b) clap
  2. 2. ● ▲ ● ▲ ● ▲ → Repeats every 2; ★ ★ ■ ★ ★ ■ → Repeats every 3; ■ ● ■ ● ■ ● → Repeats every 2; ▲ ● ● ▲ ● ● → Repeats every 3; ★ ● ★ ● ★ ● → Repeats every 2; ■ ■ ▲ ■ ■ ▲ → Repeats every 3
  3. 3. 15
  4. 4. 25
  5. 5. a) ★
  6. 6. 1. 10 2. 20 3. 30 4. 40
  7. 7. 6
  8. 8. a) blue