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What Comes Next?

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Instructions: Given a pattern or sequence of words, numbers, or concepts, can you figure out what comes next? A fun test of pattern recognition!

1.
What comes next in this sequence: Monday, Wednesday, Friday, ___?
A
Tuesday
B
Sunday
C
Thursday
D
Saturday
2.
What comes next: Red, Orange, Yellow, Green, ___?
A
Violet
B
Purple
C
Indigo
D
Blue
3.
What comes next: Do, Re, Mi, Fa, ___?
A
Sol
B
La
C
Ti
D
Si
4.
What comes next: January, March, May, July, ___?
A
September
B
October
C
November
D
August
5.
What comes next in this letter sequence: A, E, I, O, ___?
A
Y
B
P
C
U
D
S
6.
What comes next: Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, ___?
A
Neptune
B
Jupiter
C
Saturn
D
Uranus
7.
What comes next in this letter pattern: Z, Y, X, W, V, ___?
A
S
B
R
C
T
D
U
8.
What comes next: Spring, Summer, Autumn, Winter, ___?
A
Winter
B
Summer
C
Autumn
D
Spring
9.
What comes next: Penny, Nickel, Dime, ___?
A
Half Dollar
B
Silver Dollar
C
Two Bits
D
Quarter
10.
What comes next in this pattern: AB, CD, EF, GH, ___?
A
JK
B
HI
C
IJ
D
KL
11.
What comes next: Hydrogen, Helium, Lithium, Beryllium, ___?
A
Carbon
B
Oxygen
C
Nitrogen
D
Boron
12.
What comes next in this letter pattern: A, C, F, J, ___?
A
M
B
N
C
P
D
O
13.
What comes next: King, Queen, Rook, Bishop, ___?
A
Pawn
B
Ace
C
Knight
D
Jack
14.
What comes next in this pattern: Alpha, Bravo, Charlie, Delta, ___?
A
Echo
B
Foxtrot
C
Eagle
D
Epsilon
15.
What comes next: Ace, Two, Three, Four, Five, Six, Seven, Eight, Nine, Ten, Jack, Queen, ___?
A
Ace
B
King
C
Joker
D
Knave

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