📝 Worksheet – Patterns in Mathematics
📘 Chapter 1 | Ganita Prakash – Grade 6 | Reprint 2025–26
Total Marks: 50
🔶 Section A: Multiple Choice Questions (1 mark each)
(Attempt all questions – 1 × 5 = 5 marks)
1. What is the pattern in the sequence 1, 3, 5, 7, 9...?
A) Even numbers
B) Prime numbers
C) Odd numbers
D) Squares
2. Which of the following is a square number?
A) 8
B) 16
C) 6
D) 12
3. The pattern 1, 2, 3, 5, 8, 13, 21... is known as:
A) Triangular Numbers
B) Powers of 2
C) Virahanka Numbers
D) Counting Numbers
4. The number of sides in a nonagon is:
A) 8
B) 10
C) 9
D) 7
5. What is the next number in the cube number pattern: 1, 8, 27, 64, ...?
A) 81
B) 100
C) 125
D) 144
🔷 Section B: Short Answer Questions
✳️2 Marks Each (4 × 2 = 8 marks)
6. Write the next 3 numbers in the following sequence and state the rule:
2, 4, 6, 8, 10
7. What do we call the numbers that can be arranged in the shape of a triangle?
Give the first 5 such numbers.
8. Fill in the blank: The number of sides in regular polygons increases by __ in each step
starting from triangle.
9. Give one example where mathematics has helped in daily life, as mentioned in the
chapter.
✳️3 Marks Each (3 × 3 = 9 marks)
10. Explain how adding odd numbers gives square numbers with an example and a picture.
11. What happens when you add counting numbers up and down like this:
1+2+3+2+1=?
Why is the result always a square number?
12. Identify the sequence: 1, 7, 19, 37.
What is it called and what comes next? Draw its pictorial pattern.
🔶 Section C: Long Answer Questions
✳️5 Marks Each (3 × 5 = 15 marks)
13. Draw pictures of the following number patterns using dots:
(A) Square Numbers
(B) Triangular Numbers
Explain what makes them square and triangular.
14. In your own words, explain why the following happens:
1+3=4
1+3+5=9
1 + 3 + 5 + 7 = 16
Why does this pattern continue forever? Support your answer with drawings.
15. Look at the Koch Snowflake shape sequence shown in the book.
How does the number of line segments grow?
What is the number sequence?
Why does the number of segments grow so fast?
Explain with an example and diagram.
🔷 Bonus Activity (Optional – 3 marks)
16. Create your own pattern of shapes or numbers (at least 4 steps).
Describe the pattern clearly.
What is the rule?
Can it be continued forever?
