Practice Problems — Set 12
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: 13, 15, 17, ___, ___ 2. Rule: add 4 each time. Next after 23? ___ 3. Shape pattern: triangle, square, triangle, square, ___
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Written practice
1. Continue the pattern: 12, 14, 16, ___, ___ 2. Rule: add 3 each time. Next after 22? ___ 3. Shape pattern: triangle, square, triangle, square, ___ 4. Input 14 → output 28. Input 17 → output ___ 5. Find the missing term: 17, ___, 23, 26 6. Write the rule in words for today's pattern. ___ 7. Continue the pattern: 15, 17, 19, ___, ___ 8. Rule: add 6 each time. Next after 25? ___
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More written practice
1. Input 17 → output 34. Input 20 → output ___ 2. Find the missing term: 20, ___, 26, 29 3. Continue the pattern: 18, 20, 22, ___, ___ 4. Rule: add 5 each time. Next after 28? ___ 5. Input 20 → output 40. Input 23 → output ___ 6. Find the missing term: 23, ___, 29, 32
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Patterns and rules
1. Continue the pattern: 29, 31, 33, ___, ___ 2. Rule: add 4 each time. Next after 39? ___ 3. Shape pattern: triangle, square, triangle, square, ___
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Parent tip: Build growing patterns with blocks or drawings