This worksheet challenges students to identify complex patterns involving shape, color, and orientation to determine the next items in the sequence.
Year 3 shape pattern worksheet with geometric shapes and arrows for pattern recognition exercises.
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Let’s solve each pattern one by one. We’re looking for the next two shapes in each sequence.
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Pattern 1:
🟦 🔺 🔺 🟢 🟢 🟦 🔺 ___ ___
Look at the groups:
- First group: 1 blue square, 2 red triangles → total 3 shapes
- Second group: 3 green circles → total 3 shapes
- Third group: 1 blue square, 1 red triangle → so far 2 shapes… what’s missing?
Wait — maybe it’s repeating a cycle of “blue square + red triangles” and “green circles”?
Actually, let’s count positions:
Positions:
1: 🟦
2: 🔺
3: 🔺
4:
5: 🟢
6:
7: 🟦
8:
9: ?
10: ?
Notice: After position 6 (end of green circles), we restart with 🟦 then 🔺 — same as start.
So pattern is:
[🟦, 🔺, 🔺] → [🟢, , 🟢] → [, 🔺, ???]
After 🟦 and 🔺, next should be another 🔺 to complete the first group again.
Then after that, we’d start the green circle group again? But wait — the pattern might be alternating between “triangle group” and “circle group”, but the triangle group has 3 items: square + 2 triangles.
Actually, let’s see the full repetition:
Group A: 🟦, 🔺, 🔺 → 3 items
Group B: 🟢, 🟢, 🟢 → 3 items
Then Group A again: 🟦, 🔺, ___ → so next is 🔺 (to make 2 triangles)
Then Group B again: 🟢, , 🟢 — but we only need next TWO shapes.
So after position 8 (🔺), position 9 should be 🔺 (completing the second triangle in the triangle-group), and position 10 should be 🟢 (starting the next circle-group).
But wait — look at the sequence again:
1: 🟦
2: 🔺
3: 🔺
→ That’s Group A done.
4:
5: 🟢
6:
→ Group B done.
7: 🟦
8: 🔺
→ Start of Group A again — needs one more 🔺 to finish.
Then next would be start of Group B: 🟢
So positions 9 and 10: 🔺 and
✔ Pattern 1 answer: 🔺, 🟢
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Pattern 2:
➡️ ⬆️ ️ ⬇️ ➡️ ⬆️ ___ ___
This looks like directions cycling: right, up, left, down — then repeats.
Sequence:
1: ️ (right)
2: ️ (up)
3: ️ (left)
4: ️ (down)
5: ️ (right) ← starts over
6: ⬆️ (up)
7: ? → should be ⬅️ (left)
8: ? → should be ⬇️ (down)
✔ Pattern 2 answer: ️, ⬇️
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Pattern 3:
⭐ 🌙 🌙 ◆ ⭐ ___ ___
Let’s list them:
1: ⭐ (green star)
2: 💜 (purple star)
3: 🌙 (blue moon)
4: (orange moon)
5: ◆ (yellow diamond)
6: 🔴 (red diamond)
7: ⭐ (green star) ← back to start?
If it’s repeating every 6 shapes, then:
Shape 7 = Shape 1 → ⭐
Shape 8 = Shape 2 →
Shape 9 = Shape 3 →
Shape 10 = Shape 4 → 🌙
We need shapes 8 and 9? Wait — no, we have 7 given, need 8th and 9th.
Given: positions 1 to 7 are filled. Need 8 and 9.
Since shape 7 = shape 1, then:
shape 8 = shape 2 →
shape 9 = shape 3 →
✔ Pattern 3 answer: 💜, 🌙
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Pattern 4:
🔵 🔵 🟩 🔴 🔵 🔵 🟩 ___ ___
List:
1:
2: 🔵
3:
4: 🔴
5:
6: 🔵
7:
8: 🔴
→ So it’s repeating every 4 shapes: [, 🔵, 🟩, ]
Positions 5–8 repeat 1–4.
So position 9 = position 1 = 🔵
position 10 = position 2 = 🔵
✔ Pattern 4 answer: 🔵, 🔵
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Pattern 5:
🔺 ▼ 🟩 ⬆️ ⬇️ ___ ___
List:
1: 🔺 (red up-triangle)
2: ▼ (red down-triangle)
3: 🟩 (green pentagon)
4: 🟩 (green pentagon)
5: ⬆️ (orange up-arrow)
6: ⬇️ (orange down-arrow)
7: ?
8: ?
Looks like pairs:
Pair 1: 🔺, ▼ → up/down triangle
Pair 2: , 🟩 → two pentagons
Pair 3: ⬆️, ️ → up/down arrow
Then probably repeats?
So after pair 3, we go back to pair 1: 🔺, ▼
Thus, position 7 = 🔺, position 8 = ▼
✔ Pattern 5 answer: 🔺, ▼
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Pattern 6:
❤️ ➕ 🟢 🟦 ❤️ ➕ 🟢 ___ ___
List:
1: ❤️
2:
3: 🟢
4:
5: ❤️
6: ➕
7: 🟢
8: ?
9: ?
Repeating every 4 shapes: [❤️, ➕, 🟢, 🟦]
Position 5 = position 1 → ❤️
Position 6 = position 2 → ➕
Position 7 = position 3 → 🟢
Position 8 = position 4 → 🟦
Position 9 = position 1 → ❤️
We need positions 8 and 9: 🟦 and ❤️
✔ Pattern 6 answer: 🟦, ❤️
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Final Answer:
1. 🔺, 🟢
2. ️, ⬇️
3. 💜, 🌙
4. , 🔵
5. 🔺, ▼
6. 🟦, ❤️
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Pattern 1:
🟦 🔺 🔺 🟢 🟢 🟦 🔺 ___ ___
Look at the groups:
- First group: 1 blue square, 2 red triangles → total 3 shapes
- Second group: 3 green circles → total 3 shapes
- Third group: 1 blue square, 1 red triangle → so far 2 shapes… what’s missing?
Wait — maybe it’s repeating a cycle of “blue square + red triangles” and “green circles”?
Actually, let’s count positions:
Positions:
1: 🟦
2: 🔺
3: 🔺
4:
5: 🟢
6:
7: 🟦
8:
9: ?
10: ?
Notice: After position 6 (end of green circles), we restart with 🟦 then 🔺 — same as start.
So pattern is:
[🟦, 🔺, 🔺] → [🟢, , 🟢] → [, 🔺, ???]
After 🟦 and 🔺, next should be another 🔺 to complete the first group again.
Then after that, we’d start the green circle group again? But wait — the pattern might be alternating between “triangle group” and “circle group”, but the triangle group has 3 items: square + 2 triangles.
Actually, let’s see the full repetition:
Group A: 🟦, 🔺, 🔺 → 3 items
Group B: 🟢, 🟢, 🟢 → 3 items
Then Group A again: 🟦, 🔺, ___ → so next is 🔺 (to make 2 triangles)
Then Group B again: 🟢, , 🟢 — but we only need next TWO shapes.
So after position 8 (🔺), position 9 should be 🔺 (completing the second triangle in the triangle-group), and position 10 should be 🟢 (starting the next circle-group).
But wait — look at the sequence again:
1: 🟦
2: 🔺
3: 🔺
→ That’s Group A done.
4:
5: 🟢
6:
→ Group B done.
7: 🟦
8: 🔺
→ Start of Group A again — needs one more 🔺 to finish.
Then next would be start of Group B: 🟢
So positions 9 and 10: 🔺 and
✔ Pattern 1 answer: 🔺, 🟢
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Pattern 2:
➡️ ⬆️ ️ ⬇️ ➡️ ⬆️ ___ ___
This looks like directions cycling: right, up, left, down — then repeats.
Sequence:
1: ️ (right)
2: ️ (up)
3: ️ (left)
4: ️ (down)
5: ️ (right) ← starts over
6: ⬆️ (up)
7: ? → should be ⬅️ (left)
8: ? → should be ⬇️ (down)
✔ Pattern 2 answer: ️, ⬇️
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Pattern 3:
⭐ 🌙 🌙 ◆ ⭐ ___ ___
Let’s list them:
1: ⭐ (green star)
2: 💜 (purple star)
3: 🌙 (blue moon)
4: (orange moon)
5: ◆ (yellow diamond)
6: 🔴 (red diamond)
7: ⭐ (green star) ← back to start?
If it’s repeating every 6 shapes, then:
Shape 7 = Shape 1 → ⭐
Shape 8 = Shape 2 →
Shape 9 = Shape 3 →
Shape 10 = Shape 4 → 🌙
We need shapes 8 and 9? Wait — no, we have 7 given, need 8th and 9th.
Given: positions 1 to 7 are filled. Need 8 and 9.
Since shape 7 = shape 1, then:
shape 8 = shape 2 →
shape 9 = shape 3 →
✔ Pattern 3 answer: 💜, 🌙
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Pattern 4:
🔵 🔵 🟩 🔴 🔵 🔵 🟩 ___ ___
List:
1:
2: 🔵
3:
4: 🔴
5:
6: 🔵
7:
8: 🔴
→ So it’s repeating every 4 shapes: [, 🔵, 🟩, ]
Positions 5–8 repeat 1–4.
So position 9 = position 1 = 🔵
position 10 = position 2 = 🔵
✔ Pattern 4 answer: 🔵, 🔵
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Pattern 5:
🔺 ▼ 🟩 ⬆️ ⬇️ ___ ___
List:
1: 🔺 (red up-triangle)
2: ▼ (red down-triangle)
3: 🟩 (green pentagon)
4: 🟩 (green pentagon)
5: ⬆️ (orange up-arrow)
6: ⬇️ (orange down-arrow)
7: ?
8: ?
Looks like pairs:
Pair 1: 🔺, ▼ → up/down triangle
Pair 2: , 🟩 → two pentagons
Pair 3: ⬆️, ️ → up/down arrow
Then probably repeats?
So after pair 3, we go back to pair 1: 🔺, ▼
Thus, position 7 = 🔺, position 8 = ▼
✔ Pattern 5 answer: 🔺, ▼
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Pattern 6:
❤️ ➕ 🟢 🟦 ❤️ ➕ 🟢 ___ ___
List:
1: ❤️
2:
3: 🟢
4:
5: ❤️
6: ➕
7: 🟢
8: ?
9: ?
Repeating every 4 shapes: [❤️, ➕, 🟢, 🟦]
Position 5 = position 1 → ❤️
Position 6 = position 2 → ➕
Position 7 = position 3 → 🟢
Position 8 = position 4 → 🟦
Position 9 = position 1 → ❤️
We need positions 8 and 9: 🟦 and ❤️
✔ Pattern 6 answer: 🟦, ❤️
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Final Answer:
1. 🔺, 🟢
2. ️, ⬇️
3. 💜, 🌙
4. , 🔵
5. 🔺, ▼
6. 🟦, ❤️
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