Test questions: Identifying and extending number patterns (Grade 3)

📚 Quick Study Guide

• 🔢 A number pattern is a sequence of numbers that follow a specific rule.
• ➕ The rule could involve adding the same number each time (e.g., 2, 4, 6, 8... add 2).
• ➖ The rule could involve subtracting the same number each time (e.g., 10, 8, 6, 4... subtract 2).
• ✖️ The rule could involve multiplying by the same number each time (e.g. 1, 2, 4, 8... multiply by 2).
• ➗ The rule could involve dividing by the same number each time (e.g. 16, 8, 4, 2... divide by 2).
• ➕ Sometimes, the pattern might involve more than one operation!
• 💡 To extend a pattern, figure out the rule and apply it to the last number in the sequence.

📝 Practice Quiz

1. What is the next number in the pattern: 3, 6, 9, 12, __?
1. 13
2. 14
3. 15
4. 16
2. What is the next number in the pattern: 20, 18, 16, 14, __?
1. 10
2. 11
3. 12
4. 13
3. What is the next number in the pattern: 1, 3, 5, 7, __?
1. 6
2. 8
3. 9
4. 10
4. What is the next number in the pattern: 5, 10, 15, 20, __?
1. 22
2. 23
3. 24
4. 25
5. What is the next number in the pattern: 24, 21, 18, 15, __?
1. 10
2. 11
3. 12
4. 13
6. What is the next number in the pattern: 2, 4, 8, 16, __?
1. 24
2. 28
3. 30
4. 32
7. What is the next number in the pattern: 81, 27, 9, 3, __?
1. 0
2. 1
3. 2
4. 6