Practice Problems — Set 3
4.OA.C.5 · Generate a number or shape pattern that follows a given rule
Print and write your answers. Use diagrams to show thinking.
Warm-up
1. Continue the pattern: 4, 6, 8, ___, ___ 2. Rule: add 3 each time. Next after 14? ___ 3. Shape pattern: triangle, square, triangle, square, ___
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Written practice
1. Continue the pattern: 3, 5, 7, ___, ___ 2. Rule: add 6 each time. Next after 13? ___ 3. Shape pattern: triangle, square, triangle, square, ___ 4. Input 5 → output 10. Input 8 → output ___ 5. Find the missing term: 8, ___, 14, 17 6. Write the rule in words for today's pattern. ___ 7. Continue the pattern: 6, 8, 10, ___, ___ 8. Rule: add 5 each time. Next after 16? ___
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More written practice
1. Input 8 → output 16. Input 11 → output ___ 2. Find the missing term: 11, ___, 17, 20 3. Continue the pattern: 9, 11, 13, ___, ___ 4. Rule: add 4 each time. Next after 19? ___ 5. Input 11 → output 22. Input 14 → output ___ 6. Find the missing term: 14, ___, 20, 23
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Patterns and rules
1. Continue the pattern: 20, 22, 24, ___, ___ 2. Rule: add 3 each time. Next after 30? ___ 3. Shape pattern: triangle, square, triangle, square, ___
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Parent tip: Build growing patterns with blocks or drawings