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Spotting Patterns

Learning to Learn · Learning to Learn · ages 7-8

Name ______________________ Date ____________

Which list adds 1 at every step?
- 1, 3, 5, 7, 9
- 1, 2, 3, 4, 5
- 1, 2, 4, 7, 9
Look at this pattern: 5, 10, 15, 20. What is the rule?
- Add 5 each time
- Add 2 each time
- The numbers are random
A pattern can repeat a part or change numbers by the same rule.
Circle one: True False
Cat, hat, and bat share a word ending. Which word has that same ending?
- dog
- run
- sat
This pattern doubles each time: 1, 2, 4, 8. What number comes next?
Answer: ______________
The colors repeat red, blue, blue. Fill the gap: red, blue, blue, red, ___, blue.
- red
- green
- blue
Mia reads 3 more pages than the day before. Day 1: 2 pages. Day 2: 5 pages. Day 3: 8 pages. How many pages will she read on Day 4?
Answer: ______________
Leo suggests add 2 for 3, 6, 9, 12. Check his idea. Which rule fits every step?
- Add 2 at each step
- Add 3 at each step
- Add 4 at each step

Answer key

For grown-ups. Fold this page away before handing over the rest.

1, 2, 3, 4, 5 · Only 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 adds 1 at every step. This checks the stated rule; other lists can follow other rules.
Add 5 each time · Each number is 5 more than the one before it: 5, 10, 15, 20. That is the rule of this pattern.
True · Repeating a part and changing numbers by a rule are both ways to make a pattern.
sat · Cat, hat, bat, and sat all end in 'at'. That is the pattern in the word endings.
16 · Each number is twice the one before it, so 8 doubled is 16.
blue · The repeating part is red, blue, blue. The next part needs blue after its red, so the gap is blue.
11 · Each day adds 3 pages: 2, 5, 8, so Day 4 is 8 + 3 = 11.
Add 3 at each step · 3 + 2 gives 5, not 6. Adding 3 gives 6, then 9, then 12, so add 3 fits every step.