Patterns and sequences quiz

Question 1

What is a pattern?

Accepted Answer

Something that repeats again and again

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A kind of food

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A loud noise

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A color we never see

Question 2

In the pattern 'circle, square, circle, square', what shape comes next?

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Circle

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Triangle

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Star

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Square

Question 3

What comes next in the number sequence 1, 2, 3, 4, ___?

Accepted Answer

5

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6

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10

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0

Question 4

What comes next: 2, 4, 6, 8, ___?

Accepted Answer

10

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9

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12

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11

Question 5

A sequence means things put in a special ___.

Accepted Answer

Order

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Color

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Box

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Song

Question 6

Why do computers like to find patterns?

Accepted Answer

To guess what comes next

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To eat the numbers

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To go to sleep

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To make noise

Question 7

In the pattern 'clap, stomp, clap, stomp', what comes after the next clap?

Accepted Answer

Stomp

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Jump

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Clap

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Sit

Question 8

What is the missing color in 'red, yellow, red, ___, red, yellow'?

Accepted Answer

Yellow

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Blue

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Green

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Red

Question 9

Which of these is a pattern?

Accepted Answer

Stripes on a zebra

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A puddle of mud

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A random scribble

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A pile of leaves

Question 10

What comes next in the days: Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, ___?

Accepted Answer

Thursday

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Sunday

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Friday

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Monday

Question 11

In the pattern 'big, small, big, small', what size comes after a big?

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Small

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Big

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Tall

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Round

Question 12

What comes next: 5, 10, 15, 20, ___?

Accepted Answer

25

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21

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30

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22

Question 13

If you teach a computer the pattern 'cat, cat, dog, cat, cat, dog', what comes after the next two cats?

Accepted Answer

Dog

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Cat

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Bird

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Fish

Question 14

What is a 'rule' in a pattern?

Accepted Answer

The idea that tells how a pattern works

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A toy

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A color

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A song

Question 15

What number is missing: 10, 20, ___, 40, 50?

Accepted Answer

30

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25

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35

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45

Question 16

In the bead pattern 'AB AB AB', what letter comes next after the last B?

Accepted Answer

A

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B

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C

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D

Question 17

What pattern do traffic lights follow?

Accepted Answer

A repeating color pattern

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A random order

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No pattern at all

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Only red forever

Question 18

What comes next: triangle, triangle, square, triangle, triangle, ___?

Accepted Answer

Square

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Triangle

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Circle

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Star

Question 19

How does a phone guess the next word you want to type?

Accepted Answer

It uses patterns of words

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It reads your mind

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It guesses randomly

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It calls a friend

Question 20

What comes next: 1, 3, 5, 7, ___?

Accepted Answer

9

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8

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10

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11

Question 21

What is the same in every pattern?

Accepted Answer

Something repeats

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It is always red

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It is always loud

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It never changes size

Question 22

In the growing pattern 1, 2, 4, the numbers double. What comes next?

Accepted Answer

8

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6

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7

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5

Question 23

What is wrong with this pattern: 'red, blue, red, GREEN, red, blue'?

Accepted Answer

The green should be blue

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Nothing is wrong

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Red is wrong

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Blue is wrong

Question 24

What comes next in the sequence of seasons: Spring, Summer, Autumn, ___?

Accepted Answer

Winter

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Spring

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Summer

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Autumn

Question 25

Why is finding patterns a smart skill for both people and computers?

Accepted Answer

It helps guess what happens next

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It makes us tired

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It is only for math class

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It has no use

Question 26

In the pattern 'up, up, down, up, up, down', what comes after the next down?

Accepted Answer

Up

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Down

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Stop

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Left

Question 27

What number is missing: 3, 6, 9, ___, 15?

Accepted Answer

12

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10

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11

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13

Question 28

What kind of pattern is a drumbeat that goes 'boom, tap, boom, tap'?

Accepted Answer

A sound pattern

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A color pattern

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A number pattern

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A shape pattern

Question 29

If a robot sees toys lined up 'big, big, small, big, big, small', what should it put next after two big toys?

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A small toy

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A big toy

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No toy

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Two toys

Question 30

What comes next in this counting-down sequence: 10, 9, 8, 7, ___?

Accepted Answer

6

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5

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8

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11

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