Pattern Completion - Question Bank
1. A pattern shows a single dot. The next figure has two dots. The third has three dots. The fourth has four dots. How many dots are in the fifth figure?
2. Which letter follows the pattern: A, D, G, J, ...?
3. A pattern shows a square divided into four equal parts. In the first step, one part is shaded. In the second, two adjacent parts are shaded. In the third, three adjacent parts are shaded. What is the next step?
4. Observe the sequence: 5, 10, 15, 20. What is the next number?
5. A pattern shows a figure moving one position diagonally upwards and to the right. If it starts at the bottom-left of a 3x3 grid, where will it be after two such moves?
6. Which symbol completes the pattern: Star, Moon, Sun, Star, Moon, ...?
7. A pattern shows a triangle with a dot in the center. The next figure has a square with a dot in the center. What is the next shape in this sequence if the pattern is increasing the number of sides?
8. Observe the sequence: 100, 90, 80, 70. What is the next number?
9. A pattern shows a square with a vertical line in the middle. The next figure has a square with a horizontal line in the middle. What is the next logical step?
10. Which letter follows the sequence: P, Q, R, S, ...?
11. A pattern shows a set of parallel lines. The first has one line. The second has two lines. The third has three lines. How many lines are in the fourth figure?
12. Observe the pattern: Circle, Square, Triangle, Circle, Square, Triangle. What is the next shape?
13. A pattern shows a square with a dot in the center of each side. The next figure has dots in the center of each corner. What is the next logical arrangement of dots?
14. Which number completes the sequence: 1, 1, 2, 3, 5, ...? (Fibonacci sequence)
15. A pattern shows a letter 'S' rotating 90 degrees clockwise in each step. If the first 'S' is upright, what is the orientation of the second 'S'?
16. Consider the sequence: 3, 6, 12, 24. What is the next number?
17. Which figure completes the pattern: A triangle with its apex pointing up, then down, then up. What is the next orientation?
18. A pattern shows a filled square. The next figure is an unfilled square. The third is a filled circle. The fourth is an unfilled circle. What is the next figure?
19. Observe the sequence of numbers: 1, 4, 9, 16. What is the next number?
20. A pattern shows a shape moving one step to the right in each iteration. If it starts at the leftmost position in a 5-position row, where will it be after 3 steps?
21. Which letter follows the alphabetical pattern: A, E, I, M, ...?
22. A pattern shows a square with one diagonal. The next figure has a square with two diagonals. What is the next logical step in this pattern?
23. Observe the sequence: 2, 5, 10, 17. What is the next number?
24. A pattern involves a set of bars. The first has one bar. The second has two bars. The third has three bars. The fourth has four bars. How many bars are in the fifth set?
25. Which figure completes the sequence: Arrow pointing right, Arrow pointing up, Arrow pointing left, Arrow pointing down, ...?
26. A pattern shows a circle with a line segment passing through its center. In the next step, two perpendicular line segments cross at the center. What is the next logical progression?
27. Observe the sequence of numbers: 10, 20, 30, 40. What is the next number?
28. A pattern shows a grid with cells. Cell 1 is shaded. Cell 3 is shaded. Cell 5 is shaded. If the grid has 9 cells in a row, which cell is shaded next?
29. Which letter comes next in the series: B, D, F, H, ...?
30. In a series of shapes, a line segment becomes a V shape, then an inverted V shape. What is the next shape?
31. A pattern shows a clock face. At 1 o'clock, the hour hand points to 1. At 2 o'clock, it points to 2. At 3 o'clock, it points to 3. Where does the hour hand point at 4 o'clock?
32. Which symbol follows the pattern: Triangle, Circle, Square, Triangle, Circle, ...?
33. A pattern shows a triangle with one dot inside. The next figure has a triangle with two dots. The third has three dots. How many dots are in the fourth figure?
34. Observe the sequence: 1, 3, 5, 7. What is the next odd number?
35. A pattern involves a square with a dot. In step 1, the dot is in the center. Step 2, top-left. Step 3, top-right. Step 4, bottom-right. What is the position of the dot in Step 5?
36. Which letter completes the sequence: Z, X, V, T, ...?
37. A pattern shows a letter 'T' being mirrored horizontally in each step. If the first 'T' is upright, what is the orientation of the third 'T'?
38. Consider the sequence: Circle, Square, Triangle. What is the next shape if the pattern is based on the number of sides?
39. A pattern shows a series of squares. The first square has one dot. The second has two dots. The third has three dots. How many dots are in the fourth square?
40. In a sequence of figures, a plus sign (+) alternates with a minus sign (-). If the sequence starts with '+', what is the third symbol?
41. A pattern features a set of concentric circles. The first has one circle. The second has two. The third has three. How many circles are in the fourth figure?
42. Observe the pattern: A, C, E, G. What is the next letter?
43. A figure shows a line segment. In the next step, it becomes a triangle. In the third, a square. What is the next figure?
44. Which number logically follows the sequence: 2, 4, 8, 16, ...?
45. A pattern shows a square divided into four quadrants. In the first step, the top-left quadrant is shaded. In the second, the top-right is shaded. In the third, the bottom-right is shaded. What is the next shaded quadrant?
46. Consider a series of arrows. Arrow 1 points up. Arrow 2 points right. Arrow 3 points down. What is the direction of Arrow 4?
47. A pattern consists of alternating filled and unfilled circles. If the sequence starts with a filled circle, what is the state of the fifth circle?
48. In a series of shapes, a rectangle rotates 90 degrees clockwise in each step. If the first shape is a rectangle with its longer side horizontal, what is the orientation of the third shape?
49. A pattern shows a series of dots arranged in a 2x2 grid. The first figure has one dot in the top-left. The second has dots in the top-left and bottom-right. The third has dots in all four positions. What is the next logical step?
50. Observe the sequence of figures: Triangle, Square, Pentagon. What is the next figure in the sequence?