Skip counting & sequences

Counting forwards and backwards in steps of 2, 3, 4, 5, 8, 10, 50 and 100

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Count in 5s: 15, 20, 25, ___ 15, 20, 25, ___
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Count in 10s: 130, 140, 150, ___ 130, 140, 150, ___
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Which number comes next? 12, 16, 20, 24, ___ A) 25 B) 26 C) 28 D) 30
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Count in 2s: 14, 16, 18, ___ 14, 16, 18, ___
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Count backwards in 3s: 30, 27, 24, ___ 30, 27, 24, ___
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Put these numbers in the correct order for counting in 8s. Put these in order: 32, 16, 24, 8, 40
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Which number is NOT in the 3 times table count? 3, 6, 9, 12, 15, 18... A) 21 B) 24 C) 25 D) 27
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Maya counts in 4s starting from 0. Will she say the number 30? A) Yes, because 30 is in the count B) Yes, because 30 is even C) No, because 30 is not a multiple of 4 D) No, because 30 is too big
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9
A bus leaves every 8 minutes. It left at 9:00. What time does the third bus leave? Write just the minutes past 9. Third bus leaves at 9:___ (write the minutes)
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A class lines up in groups of 4. There are 28 children. How many groups can they make? A) 5 B) 6 C) 7 D) 8
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Answer key

Skip counting & sequences · for parents and teachers

1
30
The pattern adds 5 each time. 25 + 5 = 30.
2
160
Adding 10 each time: 150 + 10 = 160.
3
28
The sequence counts in 4s. 24 + 4 = 28.
4
20
18 + 2 = 20.
5
21
Counting backwards in 3s: 24 - 3 = 21.
6
8, 16, 24, 32, 40
Counting in 8s: 8, 16, 24, 32, 40. Each step adds 8.
7
25
25 is not a multiple of 3. All the others (21, 24, 27) are.
8
No, because 30 is not a multiple of 4
Multiples of 4 near 30 are 28 and 32. 30 is not a multiple of 4 (4 x 7 = 28, 4 x 8 = 32).
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24
First bus: 9:08, second bus: 9:16, third bus: 9:24. Count three 8s: 8, 16, 24.
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7
28 ÷ 4 = 7 groups (4, 8, 12, 16, 20, 24, 28).