4th Grade Number and Shape Patterns Quiz: 10 Questions with Answers

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This 4th grade patterns quiz covers number and shape patterns (Common Core 4.OA.C.5), with a free PDF to print.

Key takeaway: This quiz helps fourth grade students quickly check how well they can build patterns from rules, find rules, and describe features.

Topic: Number and Shape Patterns (4th grade)
Content: 10 multiple-choice questions with instant explanations
Standards: 4.OA.C.5
Answers: Explanations included
Format: Free printable PDF, US Letter, black and white

This quiz helps fourth grade students quickly check how well they can build patterns from rules, find rules, and describe features. Also, it has 10 multiple choice questions, and the wrong answers come from real mistakes, such as adding when the rule says multiply.

The questions cover listing terms, finding a term of a multiplying pattern, reading the next term in a picture, deciding which number is in a pattern, finding a rule, counting toothpicks, subtracting repeatedly, and odd and even features. Then, one question is a pool problem with a start and a rate. Also, plan about 10 minutes and read each explanation.

Choose the best answer for each of the 10 questions on number and shape patterns. Read the explanation after each question to learn from any mistake.

Grade 4 · Common Core State Standards: 4.OA.C.5

4th grade patterns quiz: 10 questions

Question 1

Start at 6 and add 5 each time. Which list shows the first four numbers?

Question 2

Start at 2 and multiply by 3 each time. What is the fourth number?

Question 3

Number pattern.

Which number comes next in the pattern?

Question 4

Start at 4 and add 3 each time. Which number is in the pattern?

Question 5

Start at 1 and add 2 each time. Which feature is true for every number?

Question 6 and after

Question 6

An input-output table.

What is the rule?

Question 7

Toothpick squares.

How many toothpicks make 5 squares in a row?

Question 8

Start at 100 and subtract 12 each time. What is the fifth number?

Question 9

Start at 3 and add 5 each time. Which statement is true?

Question 10

A pool has 10 gallons of water. Each minute 6 more gallons are added. How many gallons are in the pool after 5 minutes?

Remember

A pattern rule gives a starting number and an operation to repeat.
Next, each number in a pattern is called a term.
Adding an odd number makes terms alternate odd and even; adding an even number keeps them all odd or all even.
Then, in an input-output table, the same rule turns every input into its output.
Shape patterns grow by adding the same number of pieces at each step.

Common mistakes with this 4th grade patterns quiz

Students add each time when the rule says multiply. Also, read the operation twice before you list terms.
Students choose a number that is not reached by the steps. Instead, subtract the start and check that the difference is a multiple of the step.
Students count only the squares in a toothpick picture. Also, use the rule that each new square adds a fixed number of toothpicks.
Students forget the starting amount in a tank story. Instead, add the total change to the amount that was already there.

Tips to get a high score

Write the first four terms before you choose an answer. Then, seeing the terms helps you eliminate wrong choices.
For a picture pattern, count the parts and look for what changes each step. That change is the rule.
Teachers can use an odd and even question to discuss why terms alternate when adding an odd number.

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4th grade patterns quiz: frequently asked questions

How do you find a later term when subtracting the same number each time?

Take one fewer step than the term number, since the first term is the start. Starting at 90 and subtracting 10, the fourth term takes three steps, so it is 90 minus 30, or 60.

What is the rule if a pattern goes 4, 11, 18, 25?

The rule is add 7, because each term is 7 more than the one before. Start at 4. You can check by subtracting neighboring terms and seeing a difference of 7 each time. A quick check like this takes only a few seconds and prevents most errors.

How do you know whether the terms alternate between odd and even?

Look at the rule. Adding an odd number to an odd term gives an even term, and adding it to an even term gives an odd term. Starting at 2 and adding 3 gives 2, 5, 8, 11, 14, which alternate.

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