Worked example
An adult reads this repeating pattern: red, blue, red, blue, red, ___. What comes next?
Answer & why
Answer: blue
The repeated part is red, blue. After red, the next item is blue.
Preschool · Math
Continue a repeating two-item pattern
Notice and continue a pattern that repeats the same two items in order.
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Question 1
An adult reads this repeating pattern: big, small, big, small, big, ___. What comes next?
- big
- Use both words together.
- Stop the pattern.
- small
A hint
Find the little part that repeats.
Answer & why
Answer: small
The repeated part is big, small. After big, the next item is small.
Question 2
An adult reads this repeating pattern: clap, tap, clap, tap, clap, ___. What comes next?
- Use both words together.
- Stop the pattern.
- clap
- tap
A hint
Find the little part that repeats.
Answer & why
Answer: tap
The repeated part is clap, tap. After clap, the next item is tap.
Question 3
An adult reads this repeating pattern: green, yellow, green, yellow, green, ___. What comes next?
- Stop the pattern.
- green
- yellow
- Use both words together.
A hint
Find the little part that repeats.
Answer & why
Answer: yellow
The repeated part is green, yellow. After green, the next item is yellow.
Question 4
An adult reads this repeating pattern: star, heart, star, heart, star, ___. What comes next?
- Stop the pattern.
- Use both words together.
- heart
- star
A hint
Find the little part that repeats.
Answer & why
Answer: heart
The repeated part is star, heart. After star, the next item is heart.
Question 5
An adult reads this repeating pattern: red, blue, red, blue, red, ___. What comes next?
- red
- blue
- Stop the pattern.
- Use both words together.
A hint
Find the little part that repeats.
Answer & why
Answer: blue
The repeated part is red, blue. After red, the next item is blue.
Question 6
An adult reads this repeating pattern: circle, square, circle, square, circle, ___. What comes next?
- Stop the pattern.
- circle
- Use both words together.
- square
A hint
Find the little part that repeats.
Answer & why
Answer: square
The repeated part is circle, square. After circle, the next item is square.