Cross-Curricular Reading Comprehension Worksheets B-30 of 36

Extending Patterns
Name: _________________________________
Cross-Curricular Focus: Mathematics

Answer the following questions based on the

reading passage. Don’t forget to go back to the
There are many different kinds of patterns. They are passage whenever necessary to find or confirm
your answers.
all around you. If you look for them, they will be easy to
find. You can see shapes like circles, squares, triangles 1) Why are patterns used on buildings?
and rectangles in the shapes of buildings. They can be
____________________________________
used in a pattern to make the building beautiful or
interesting. Shapes can also be seen in every day ____________________________________
objects. Look around you and see if you can find 2) If you already have beads on the string that are
any patterns. red, blue, red, blue, red, what should the next four
If you make jewelry, you use patterns, too. When beads be?
you string beads on a thread, you choose the color of the ____________________________________
bead that should come next. Many beautiful bracelets
3) If you have a number pattern that starts 5, 10,
and necklaces follow a pattern. The pattern can be
15, 20, what should the next four numbers be?
simple or complex. A simple pattern could be one red,
one blue, one red, one blue and so on until the string is ____________________________________
done. A more complex pattern is red, red, blue, red, red, 4) If you have a shape pattern that begins
blue. A pattern is any color grouping that repeats. , what should the next four shapes be?
Patterns can be extended on paper. You can play with ____________________________________
them like puzzles. Patterns on paper can be shapes or
5) Make a repeating pattern of your own:
drawings. They can also be numbers. Counting by 2s
is a pattern. You count 2, 4, 6, 8, 10, 12, going up by
2 each time. Patterns are a fun and creative part of
math.

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 Cross-Curricular Reading Comprehension Worksheets B-30 of 36

Extending Patterns Key

Name: _________________________________
Cross-Curricular Focus: Mathematics

Answer the following questions based on the

reading passage. Don’t forget to go back to the
There are many different kinds of patterns. They are passage whenever necessary to find or confirm
your answers.
all around you. If you look for them, they will be easy to
find. You can see shapes like circles, squares, triangles 1) Why are patterns used on buildings?
and rectangles in the shapes of buildings. They can be
to make them more beautiful or
____________________________________
used in a pattern to make the building beautiful or
interesting
____________________________________
interesting. Shapes can also be seen in every
day objects. Look around you and see if you can 2) If you already have beads on the string that are
find any patterns. red, blue, red, blue, red, what should the next four
If you jewelry, you use patterns, too. When beads be?
you string beads on a thread, you choose the color of the blue, red, blue, red
____________________________________
bead that should come next. Many beautiful bracelets
3) If you have a number pattern that starts 5, 10,
and necklaces follow a pattern. The pattern can be
15, 20, what should the next four numbers be?
simple or complex. A simple pattern could be one red,
25, 30, 35, 40
____________________________________
one blue, one red, one blue and so on until the string is
done. A more complex pattern is red, red, blue, red, red, 4) If you have a shape pattern that begins
blue. A pattern is any color grouping that repeats. , what should the next four shapes be?
Patterns can be extended on paper. You can play with square, rectangle, triangle, square
____________________________________
them like puzzles. Patterns on paper can be shapes or
5) Make a repeating pattern of your own:
drawings. They can also be numbers. Counting by 2s
is a pattern. You count 2, 4, 6, 8, 10, 12, going up by
student’s choice
2 each time. Patterns are a fun and creative part of
math.

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