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Tessellations and Patterns

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1.
Which shape can tessellate on its own without gaps or overlaps?
(a) Regular pentagon(b) Regular hexagon(c) Regular octagon(d) Circle
2.
What is the rule for a tessellation?
(a) Shapes must be colourful(b) Shapes must overlap slightly(c) Shapes must cover the plane with no gaps or overlaps(d) Shapes must be the same colour
3.
Can a regular pentagon tessellate by itself?
(a) Yes, always(b) No, never(c) Only with hexagons(d) Only with triangles
4.
In a repeating pattern: △ ○ □ △ ○ □ △ ○ ___ , what comes next?
(a) △(b) ○(c) □(d) ⬟
5.
A pattern uses alternating black and white squares in a row: B W B W B W. What is the colour of the 15th square?
Answer: ____________________________________
6.
Which regular polygon has interior angles that add to exactly 360° at a vertex to tessellate?
(a) Triangle (60°)(b) Square (90°)(c) Both triangle and square(d) None of the above
7.
A number pattern: 3, 7, 11, 15, 19, ... What is the 8th term?
Answer: ____________________________________
8.
Squares tessellate. If each square tile has side 5 cm, how many tiles cover a 50 cm × 30 cm floor?
Answer: ____________________________________
9.
In a growing pattern of squares: 1, 4, 9, 16, ... What is the next term?
(a) 20(b) 24(c) 25(d) 30
10.
A tessellation uses equilateral triangles. How many triangles meet at each interior vertex point?
Answer: ____________________________________

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Answer key — P4 Math: Tessellations and Patterns

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1.(b) Regular hexagon

2.(c) Shapes must cover the plane with no gaps or overlaps

3.(b) No, never

4.(c) □

5.Black

6.(c) Both triangle and square

7.31

8.60

9.(c) 25

10.6

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