Reception Repeating Patterns Worksheet — Getting Started — Practice Set 2 — Answers
Answer sheet with worked solutions for the Reception patterns & sequences worksheet.
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Find the part that repeats. Then circle the shape that comes next or fills the gap.
1.What comes next? ★ ▲ ★ ▲ ★ ▲ ★ (answer space)
- A★
- B▲
Answer: ▲
The part that repeats is ★ ▲.
2.What comes next? ● ★ ● ★ ● ★ ● (answer space)
- A●
- B★
Answer: ★
The part that repeats is ● ★.
3.What comes next? ● ■ ● ■ ● ■ ● (answer space)
- A●
- B■
Answer: ■
The part that repeats is ● ■.
4.What comes next? ● ◆ ● ◆ ● ◆ ● ◆ (answer space)
- A●
- B◆
Answer: ●
The part that repeats is ● ◆.
5.What comes next? ▲ ◆ ▲ ◆ ▲ ◆ ▲ ◆ (answer space)
- A◆
- B▲
Answer: ▲
The part that repeats is ▲ ◆.
6.What comes next? ★ ▲ ★ ▲ ★ ▲ ★ ▲ (answer space)
- A★
- B▲
Answer: ★
The part that repeats is ★ ▲.
7.What comes next? ♥ ▲ ♥ ▲ ♥ ▲ ♥ (answer space)
- A▲
- B♥
Answer: ▲
The part that repeats is ♥ ▲.
8.What comes next? ★ ■ ★ ■ ★ ■ ★ (answer space)
- A■
- B★
Answer: ■
The part that repeats is ★ ■.
9.What comes next? ■ ▲ ■ ▲ ■ ▲ ■ (answer space)
- A■
- B▲
Answer: ▲
The part that repeats is ■ ▲.
10.What comes next? ■ ◆ ■ ◆ ■ ◆ ■ (answer space)
- A■
- B◆
Answer: ◆
The part that repeats is ■ ◆.
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