Patterns Worksheet 1: Identify and continue the pattern by coloring the correct shape.

Let’s go row by row and find the pattern for each one. We’ll look at what repeats, then figure out what should come next.

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Row 1: Circles
Pattern: Blue, Yellow, Blue, Yellow, Blue, ?
→ It alternates: Blue → Yellow → Blue → Yellow → Blue → Yellow
So the last circle should be yellow.

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Row 2: Stars
Pattern: Red, Green, Red, Green, Red, ?
→ Alternates: Red → Green → Red → Green → Red → Green
Last star should be green.

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Row 3: Triangles
Pattern: Yellow, Purple, Pink, Purple, Yellow, ?
Let’s write it out:
1. Yellow
2. Purple
3. Pink
4. Purple
5. Yellow
6. ?

Look closely — this looks like a mirror or palindrome pattern:
Yellow – Purple – Pink – Purple – Yellow – Purple? Wait, let’s check again.

Actually, maybe it’s symmetric around the middle (Pink). So:

Position 1: Yellow
Position 2: Purple
Position 3: Pink ← center
Position 4: Purple (same as pos 2)
Position 5: Yellow (same as pos 1)
Then Position 6 should match Position 2? No — that would break symmetry.

Wait — if it’s symmetric, after position 5 (Yellow), we might expect to repeat the sequence backward? But there are only 6 shapes total.

Alternative idea: Maybe it’s repeating every 4? Let’s test:

Positions 1–4: Y, P, Pi, P
Positions 5–8: Y, ?, ?, ? — doesn’t fit.

Another approach: Look at positions 1, 3, 5: Yellow, Pink, Yellow → so odd positions alternate Yellow-Pink-Yellow... then next odd (position 7) would be Pink — but we’re only at position 6.

Even positions: 2=Purple, 4=Purple → so position 6 should also be Purple?

But wait — position 5 is Yellow (like position 1), so maybe the pattern resets? Then position 6 = position 2 = Purple.

Yes! That makes sense. The pattern is:
[Yellow, Purple, Pink, Purple] then repeats starting with Yellow again at position 5.

So:
Pos 1: Yellow
Pos 2: Purple
Pos 3: Pink
Pos 4: Purple
Pos 5: Yellow (start of repeat)
Pos 6: Purple (should match pos 2)

✔ So triangle #6 should be purple.

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Row 4: Squares
Pattern: Orange, Green, Green, Orange, Green, ?
Write them:
1. Orange
2. Green
3. Green
4. Orange
5. Green
6. ?

Looks like groups of three? Or maybe alternating blocks?

Check: Positions 1–3: O, G, G
Positions 4–6: O, G, ?

If same pattern: O, G, G → then next group starts with O (pos 4), then G (pos 5), then should be G (pos 6).

Yes! Pattern is: [Orange, Green, Green] repeated.

So pos 6 = Green

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Row 5: Hearts
Pattern: Red, Purple, Yellow, Red, Purple, ?
Write:
1. Red
2. Purple
3. Yellow
4. Red
5. Purple
6. ?

This looks like a repeating cycle of 3: Red → Purple → Yellow → then repeat.

So:
Pos 1: Red
Pos 2: Purple
Pos 3: Yellow
Pos 4: Red (start over)
Pos 5: Purple
Pos 6: Yellow

✔ Last heart should be yellow

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Now double-check all:

Row 1: Blue, Yellow, Blue, Yellow, Blue → next = Yellow ✔️
Row 2: Red, Green, Red, Green, Red → next = Green ✔️
Row 3: Yellow, Purple, Pink, Purple, Yellow → next = Purple ✔️
Row 4: Orange, Green, Green, Orange, Green → next = Green ✔️
Row 5: Red, Purple, Yellow, Red, Purple → next = Yellow ✔️

All patterns verified.

Final Answer:
The missing colors in order from top to bottom are:
Yellow, Green, Purple, Green, Yellow