Computational Thinking Progress Test 2

What is pattern recognition?

• Breaking down a complex problem into smaller problems

• Building models from patterns

• Looking for similarities among and within problems

• A way of shopping for nice curtains

Why do we need to look for patterns in problems?

• Patterns make it easier for us to solve complex problems

• Patterns make it more difficult to solve complex problems

• We don't need to look for patterns

Which of the following contains a pattern?

• All cars have wheels

• My car is blue

• My friend's car is a Tesla

Which of the following contains a pattern?

• My house has a garden

• My house and my friend's house have gardens

• My friend's house has a garden

Which of the following contains a pattern?

• This parrot is blue and green

• All parrots have wings

• My parrot can say "Hello, boys!"

Which of the following contains a pattern? (You may choose more than one)

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Which of the following does NOT contain a pattern?

• 1,4,7,10,13,16,19,22,25

• 1, 4, 9, 16, 25, 36, 49, 64, 81, 100

• 44, 84, 16, 9, 100, 81, 17, 94, 5, 14, 47

Which of the following does NOT contain a pattern?

• All dogs have tails

• Our dogs like walks

• My dog likes swimming

Which of the following does NOT contain a pattern?

• Some clocks have alarms

• Some clocks are digital

• This clock has hands

Pattern recognition means we can cut down on _____________ of tasks or actions, making our problem-solving more efficient.

• repetition

• decomposition

• calculation