Patterns and Sequences

What are patterns in data?

• General directions that data moves over time

• Labels used for organizing columns

• Repeated arrangements or sequences in the data

• Individual records in a dataset

Identify the pattern in the following sentence: 'She sells sea shells by the sea shore.'

• Alliteration

• Metaphor

• Simile

• Personification

Which of the following sentences contains a sequence of events?

• The sun sets in the west.

• He woke up, brushed his teeth, and went to school.

• The cat is on the mat.

• She likes to read books.

What is the pattern in the rhyme scheme of a Shakespearean sonnet?

• ABABCDCDEFEFGG

• AABBCCDD

• ABBAABBACDCDCD

• ABCABCABC

Choose the sentence that demonstrates parallel structure.

• She likes dancing, to swim, and biking.

• She likes to dance, swim, and bike.

• She likes dancing, swimming, and to bike.

• She likes to dance, swimming, and biking.

Which word completes the pattern in this analogy: 'Cat is to kitten as dog is to ___.'

• Puppy

• Cub

• Calf

• Foal

Identify the sequence in this narrative: 'First, she packed her bags. Then, she called a taxi. Finally, she arrived at the airport.'

• Packed, called, arrived

• Called, packed, arrived

• Arrived, packed, called

• Packed, arrived, called

What is the pattern in the following list of words: 'run, ran, running'?

• Tense

• Number

• Voice

• Mood

Which sentence follows a chronological sequence?

• She will eat dinner after she finishes her homework.

• She eats dinner before she finishes her homework.

• She finishes her homework after she eats dinner.

• She eats dinner and then finishes her homework.

Identify the pattern in this poem excerpt: 'The wind whispers, the leaves dance, the night sings.'

• Personification

• Hyperbole

• Irony

• Oxymoron