Class 6 – Mathematics Test
Chapter: Patterns
Maximum Marks: 40
Time: 1 hour
Name: __________________________
Roll No.: ___________
Date: _______________
Section A: (1 mark each)
(Answer in one word or sentence)
1. What is the next number in the pattern: 2, 4, 6, 8, ___ ?
2. Write the next shape in the pattern: ▲, ▲▲, ▲▲▲, ___
3. Which number completes the pattern: 100, 90, 80, ___, 60?
4. Identify the pattern rule: 1, 3, 6, 10, 15…
5. What comes next in the pattern: A, C, E, G, ___ ?
Section B: (2 marks each)
(Answer in 1-2 sentences)
6. Write the next two terms: 5, 10, 20, 40, ,
7. Draw the next figure in the pattern below:
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8. A pattern increases by adding 5 each time. The first number is 0. What
is the 5th number?
9. Complete the pattern: Z, X, V, ,
10. The number pattern doubles each time: 1, 2, 4, 8, ,
Section C: (3 marks each)
(Show working where needed)
11. Write the next three numbers in the pattern: 81, 27, 9, , , ___
12. A pattern follows the rule “add 2, then multiply by 2”. If the first
number is 1, what are the next 3 numbers?
13. Observe the pattern of squares made with matchsticks:
1 square = 4 sticks
2 squares = 7 sticks
3 squares = 10 sticks
Find the number of sticks for 5 squares.
14. A tiling pattern uses tiles in this order: red, blue, blue, red, blue,
blue… What color is the 10th tile?
Section D: (4 marks each)
(Longer answers – explain your reasoning)
15. A figure pattern starts with 1 dot in the first row, 3 in the second,
5 in the third, and so on.
a) Draw the first 3 rows.
b) How many dots will be in the 6th row?
c) What is the rule of the pattern?
16. A gardener plants trees in a row following a pattern: 1 tree, then
3 more, then 5 more, then 7 more…
a) How many trees are planted after 4 rounds?
b) How many trees will be planted in round 5?
c) What type of pattern is this?
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