Addition Patterns Worksheet

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📚 Part 1: Multiple Choice (Choose the best answer)

1. What is the next number in the pattern: 2, 5, 8, 11, ...?

2. Which rule makes this sequence: 3, 6, 9, 12, ...?

Add 2 each time

Add 3 each time

Multiply by 2 each time

3. Which sequence matches the rule "Start at 5, add 2"?

5, 7, 9, 11, 13

5, 10, 15, 20, 25

5, 6, 7, 8, 9

4. Check all sequences that show an equal step (arithmetic pattern):

4, 7, 10, 13

2, 4, 8, 16

9, 12, 15, 18

5. Continue this pattern for four more steps. Show your working: Start 7, add 3 each time.

6. Describe the rule in words and as a number sentence for the pattern: 7, 11, 15, 19.

7. Create your own addition pattern. Write the starting number, the rule (what you add), then list the first six numbers of your pattern.

8. Algorithm challenge: If you start at 4 and follow "add 5" for 6 steps, what number do you get at step 6? Show the steps.

9. Reflection: How can recognising addition patterns help you with mental maths? Give one example.