Questions: Recognizing ABC Repeating Patterns

Question 1

A pattern goes: triangle, circle, square, triangle, circle, square, triangle... What comes next?

• A. triangle
• B. circle
• C. square
• D. star

Answer: (B)

The core of this ABC pattern is triangle-circle-square. After triangle comes circle — we're at position 2 in the core. The pattern continues: triangle (pos 1), circle (pos 2), square (pos 3), then repeat.

Question 2

In the pattern red-blue-green-red-blue-green, what color is the 9th element?

• A. red
• B. blue
• C. green
• D. yellow

Answer: (C)

The core is red-blue-green (3 elements). 9 ÷ 3 = 3 with no remainder, so the 9th element is at position 3 in the core, which is green.