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Class 3 Maths — Number patterns

Find the rule in a number pattern and carry the pattern on.

Name: ________________________

  1. 1.The pattern goes 20, 30, 40. Tap where the next number sits.

    Mark the line with an X.

    0102030405060708090100

  2. 2.The pattern goes 2, 4, 6, 8. What comes next?

    • a) 16
    • b) 10
    • c) 9
    • d) 12

  3. 3.Put these numbers in order to make a counting pattern, smallest first.

    • 30
    • 15
    • 45
    • 60

  4. 4.The pattern goes 5, 10, 15, 20. What comes next?

  5. 5.The pattern goes 2, 4, 8, 16. What comes next?

  6. 6.The pattern goes 50, 45, 40, 35. What comes next?

    • a) 34
    • b) 32
    • c) 30
    • d) 25

  7. 7.Match each pattern to the number that comes next.

    • 6, 12, 18
    • 10, 20, 30
    • 7, 14, 21
    • 9, 18, 27
    • 24
    • 36
    • 28
    • 40

  8. 8.The pattern goes 1, 3, 5, 7. What is the rule?

    • a) Add 3
    • b) Add 2
    • c) Double it
    • d) Take away 2

Answer key — Class 3 Maths — Number patterns

  1. 1. 50
  2. 2. b) 10
  3. 3. 1. 15 2. 30 3. 45 4. 60
  4. 4. 25
  5. 5. 32
  6. 6. c) 30
  7. 7. 6, 12, 18 → 24; 10, 20, 30 → 40; 7, 14, 21 → 28; 9, 18, 27 → 36
  8. 8. b) Add 2