Year 5 Numeracy: Patterns

7 practice questions on patterns for Year 5 students, aligned to the Australian Curriculum V9 NAPLAN assessment framework.

Sample Year 5 Numeracy — Patterns Questions

Question 1Mediumpatterns

In a sequence, each term is found by adding the two previous terms. The 5th term is 13 and the 6th term is 21. What is the 8th term?

Question 2Hardpatterns

A pattern starts at 3 and follows the rule: multiply by 2 then subtract 1. What is the 5th term in the pattern?

Question 3Mediumpatterns

The first number in a pattern is 1.4. Each number is formed by adding 0.3 to the previous number. What is the fifth number in this pattern?

Question 4Hardpatterns

A sequence follows the rule: multiply by 2 and add 3. Starting with 1, what is the 5th term?

Question 5Mediumpatterns

A pattern starts at 256 and each term is halved. What are the next two terms after 256, 128?

Question 6Mediumpatterns

Look at the number pattern: 1, 3, 7, 13, 21, ___. What is the next number?

Question 7Mediumpatterns

Look at this pattern: 6, 11, 16, 21, __. What is the next number?

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All questions are aligned to the Australian Curriculum Version 9.0 (ACARA) and mapped to the NAPLAN Assessment Framework.

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