IDENTIFY IF THE GIVEN PATTERN IS REPEATING OR GROWING online ... - Free Printable

Let’s go row by row and figure out what comes next in each pattern. We’ll also decide if it’s Repeating (R) or Growing (G).

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Row 1:
Shapes: Blue Square, Red Star, Blue Square, Red Star, Blue Square
→ It goes: Square, Star, Square, Star, Square... so the next should be Red Star.
Pattern type: It keeps repeating the same two shapes → Repeating (R)

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Row 2:
Shapes: Green rectangle with 1 purple square, then 2 purple squares, then 3 purple squares
→ The green part stays the same, but the purple squares are increasing by 1 each time.
So next should be: Green rectangle with 4 purple squares.
Pattern type: Something is getting bigger → Growing (G)

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Row 3:
Shapes: Orange Circle, Pink Parallelogram, Pink Parallelogram, Orange Circle, Pink Parallelogram
→ Let’s see the order: Circle, Para, Para, Circle, Para...
It looks like it repeats every 3: [Circle, Para, Para] then again [Circle, Para, ?] → so next should be Pink Parallelogram to complete the group.
Pattern type: Same group repeats → Repeating (R)

Wait — let’s double-check:

Position 1: Circle
Position 2: Para
Position 3: Para
Position 4: Circle (start of repeat)
Position 5: Para
Position 6: Should be Para → yes! So next is Pink Parallelogram

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Row 4:
Dots: First has 1 dot, then 3 dots (in L shape), then 5 dots (bigger L)
→ Count: 1, then 3, then 5 → increasing by 2 each time.
Next should have 7 dots — probably an even bigger L shape with 4 on vertical and 3 on horizontal (or vice versa, matching the pattern).
Pattern type: Number of dots is growing → Growing (G)

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Row 5:
Shapes: Red Rectangle, Blue Pentagon, Red Rectangle, Red Rectangle, Blue Pentagon
→ Let’s list them:
1. Red Rect
2. Blue Pent
3. Red Rect
4. Red Rect
5. Blue Pent

Hmm… maybe it’s grouped as: [Red Rect, Blue Pent], then [Red Rect, Red Rect, Blue Pent]? That doesn’t seem right.

Wait — look again:

Actually, positions:
1. Red Rect
2. Blue Pent
3. Red Rect
4. Red Rect
5. Blue Pent

Maybe it’s a repeating pattern of 3? Let’s try grouping:

Group 1: Red Rect, Blue Pent, Red Rect
Group 2: Red Rect, Blue Pent, ??? → so next should be Red Rect to match first group.

But wait — position 3 is Red Rect, position 4 is Red Rect — that breaks the simple repeat.

Alternative idea: Maybe it’s alternating but with a twist?

Let’s write indices:

1: R
2: B
3: R
4: R
5: B
6: ?

If we think of it as: R, B, R, R, B, R → that would make sense if it’s “R, B” then “R, R, B” — not consistent.

Another way: Look at where the pentagon appears — positions 2 and 5. Difference of 3. So maybe next pentagon at 8? Then between them: after pos 5 (B), we need two red rects? But pos 3 and 4 are both red rects already.

Wait — perhaps the pattern is:
[Red Rect, Blue Pent] — then [Red Rect, Red Rect, Blue Pent] — so next might start a new group? But that seems messy.

Let me count how many red rects between blues:

After first blue (pos 2): one red rect (pos 3), then another red rect (pos 4), then blue (pos 5). So between blue at 2 and blue at 5, there are two red rects.

Before first blue: one red rect (pos 1).

Not clear.

Alternative approach: Maybe it’s a repeating pattern of 3:
Positions 1-3: R, B, R
Positions 4-6: R, B, ? → so position 6 should be R to match position 3.

Yes! That makes sense.

So:
Group 1: 1=R, 2=B, 3=R
Group 2: 4=R, 5=B, 6=? → should be R

So next shape is Red Rectangle

And since the same 3-shape group repeats → Repeating (R)

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Now let’s summarize:

Row 1: Next = Red Star, Type = R
Row 2: Next = Green + 4 purple squares, Type = G
Row 3: Next = Pink Parallelogram, Type = R
Row 4: Next = 7 dots (L shape), Type = G
Row 5: Next = Red Rectangle, Type = R

Final Answer:

Row 1: Red Star, R
Row 2: Green rectangle with 4 purple squares, G
Row 3: Pink Parallelogram, R
Row 4: 7 dots arranged in larger L shape, G
Row 5: Red Rectangle, R