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Test: Number sequences and patterns

Dynamic tasks help students recognise number patterns, find missing terms, continue increasing and decreasing sequences, and understand input-output tables.

Question qty: 10
Duration in minutes: 13
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Sample questions

  • What is the next term of the sequence? seka, ...
  • Which operation is performed each time to obtain the next term? seka
  • What is the next term of the increasing sequence? seka, ...
  • Find the pattern and determine the missing value in the table. lentele
  • What is the next term of the decreasing sequence? seka, ...
  • Which number is missing from the sequence? seka
  • The sequence alternates between two different operations. What is its next term? seka, ...
  • Which number does not follow the sequence pattern? seka

Number sequences

A number sequence is an ordered list of terms. To continue a sequence, find a rule connecting consecutive terms. The rule may involve constant increase or decrease, multiplication, division or a repeating pattern of operations.

How can the rule be found?

  • Calculate differences between consecutive terms.
  • If differences vary, check multiplication or repeating operations.
  • Test the rule on every given term, not only the first two.

A missing term can sometimes be found more easily by working backwards with an inverse operation. Several rules may fit only a few numbers, so select the simplest rule that matches the complete sequence shown.