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Class 4 Maths — Patterns and tiling

Continue number and shape patterns, work out a later term in a pattern, and tell which shapes tile without leaving gaps.

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  1. 1.Which capital letter has no line of symmetry at all?

    • a) A
    • b) F
    • c) H
    • d) T

  2. 2.A pattern goes 2, 4, 8, 16, ... What number comes next?

  3. 3.A pattern goes 3, 6, 9, 12, ... What number comes next?

  4. 4.Put these shapes in order by how many lines of symmetry they have, fewest first.

    • An equilateral triangle
    • A scalene triangle
    • A rectangle that is not a square
    • An isosceles triangle
    • A square

  5. 5.How many lines of symmetry does a rectangle that is not a square have?

    • a) 4
    • b) 0
    • c) 2
    • d) 1

  6. 6.A pattern of squares uses 1 square, then 4, then 9, then 16. How many squares does the fifth shape use?

  7. 7.A pattern goes 100, 90, 80, 70, ... What number comes next?

  8. 8.Which of these shapes will tile a floor with no gaps at all?

    • a) A regular octagon
    • b) A circle
    • c) A regular hexagon
    • d) A regular pentagon

Answer key — Class 4 Maths — Patterns and tiling

  1. 1. b) F
  2. 2. 32
  3. 3. 15
  4. 4. 1. A scalene triangle 2. An isosceles triangle 3. A rectangle that is not a square 4. An equilateral triangle 5. A square
  5. 5. c) 2
  6. 6. 25
  7. 7. 60
  8. 8. c) A regular hexagon