Patterns

Practice Questions on Patterns

1. Find the missing number in the given number pattern.

a) 25
b) 26
c) 27
d) 28

Answer: a) 25

Explanation: In this specific pattern, we keep increasing the number by 4 with each move.

Therefore, 17 + 4 = 21
21 + 4 = 25
25 + 4 = 29
29 + 4 = 31
So, the answer is 31.

2. What comes next in the given pattern?

a) ABCD
b) ABCDEF
c) ABCDE
d) ABCDF

Answer: c) ABCDE

Explanation: In the above pattern, the next letter is increasing continuously.

A, AB, ABC, ABCD, ABCDE

Therefore, the next term will be ABCDE.

3. What comes after the following series?

a) A Kite with four number
b) A Kite with five number
c) A Kite with six number
d) A Kite with seven number

Answer: d) A with seven number

Explanation: The given pattern follows the rule:

1 + 2 = 3
3 + 2 = 5
5 + 2 = 7

Hence, 7 will be the answer.

4. Find the missing term.

1, 12, 121, ___, 12121, 121212.

a) 1231
b) 1221
c) 1232
d) 1212

Answer: d) 1212

Explanation: The rule of the pattern is given below:

121

1212

12121

Therefore, 1212 will be the required answer.

5. What comes after the following series?

a) Rhombus shape
b) Hexagon shape
c) Pentagon shape
d) Square shape

Answer: c) Pentagon figure

Explanation: The pattern of the question is:

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