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Written Instructions:

For each Multiple Choice Question (MCQ), four options are given. One of them is the correct answer. Make your choice (1,2,3 or 4). Write your answers in the brackets provided..

For each Short Answer Question(SAQ) and Long Answer Question(LAQ), write your answers in the blanks provided.

Leave your answers in the simplest form or correct to two decimal places.



 

1)  

Karna ran 4 laps on Friday, 8 laps on Saturday, 14 laps on Sunday, and 22 laps on Monday. If this pattern continues, how many laps will Karna run on Tuesday


laps



Answer:_______________




2)  

Selvan is planting flowers in his garden. He plants 2 flowers in the first row, 9 flowers in the second row, 16 flowers in the third row, and 23 flowers in the fourth row. If this pattern continues, how many flowers will Selvan plant in the fifth row


flowers



Answer:_______________




3)  

Poongodi is dividing cherries among some bowls. She put 4 cherries in the first bowl, 12 cherries in the second bowl, 36 cherries in the third bowl, and 108 cherries in the fourth bowl. If this pattern continues, how many cherries will Poongodi put in the fifth bowl

bowls



Answer:_______________




4)  

 Jeevini is organising her books and putting them on shelves. She put 4 book on the first shelf, 16 books on the second shelf, 64 books on the third shelf, and 256 books on the fourth shelf. If this pattern continues, how many books will Jeevini put on the fifth shelf

books



Answer:_______________




5)  

Karna ran 3 laps on Friday, 8 laps on Saturday, 15 laps on Sunday, and 24 laps on Monday. If this pattern continues, how many laps will Karna run on Tuesday


laps



Answer:_______________




6)  

Sriram is planting flowers in his garden. He plants 1 flowers in the first row, 11 flowers in the second row, 21 flowers in the third row, and 31 flowers in the fourth row. If this pattern continues, how many flowers will Sriram plant in the fifth row


flowers



Answer:_______________




7)  

Parveen is dividing cherries among some bowls. She put 2 cherries in the first bowl, 8 cherries in the second bowl, 32 cherries in the third bowl, and 128 cherries in the fourth bowl. If this pattern continues, how many cherries will Parveen put in the fifth bowl

bowls



Answer:_______________




8)  

 Tamilselvi is organising her books and putting them on shelves. She put 4 book on the first shelf, 20 books on the second shelf, 100 books on the third shelf, and 500 books on the fourth shelf. If this pattern continues, how many books will Tamilselvi put on the fifth shelf

books



Answer:_______________




9)  

Karna ran 1 laps on Friday, 4 laps on Saturday, 9 laps on Sunday, and 16 laps on Monday. If this pattern continues, how many laps will Karna run on Tuesday


laps



Answer:_______________




10)  

Anand is planting flowers in his garden. He plants 4 flowers in the first row, 17 flowers in the second row, 30 flowers in the third row, and 43 flowers in the fourth row. If this pattern continues, how many flowers will Anand plant in the fifth row


flowers



Answer:_______________




 

1)  

Karna ran 4 laps on Friday, 8 laps on Saturday, 14 laps on Sunday, and 22 laps on Monday. If this pattern continues, how many laps will Karna run on Tuesday


Answer: 32 laps



SOLUTION 1 :

First, look for a pattern. Notice how the amount increases by 4 each time.
 

481422
          
  + 4 +6 + 8  



Add 10 to find the next number:
 

48142232
          
  + 4 + 6 +8 + 10



Karna will run 32 laps on Tuesday.



2)  

Selvan is planting flowers in his garden. He plants 2 flowers in the first row, 9 flowers in the second row, 16 flowers in the third row, and 23 flowers in the fourth row. If this pattern continues, how many flowers will Selvan plant in the fifth row


Answer: 30 flowers



SOLUTION 1 :

First, look for a pattern. Notice how the amount increases by 7 each time.
 

291623
          
  + 7 +7 + 7  



Add 7 to find the next number:
 

29162330
          
  + 7 + 7 +7 + 7



Selvan will plant 30 flowers in the fifth row.



3)  

Poongodi is dividing cherries among some bowls. She put 4 cherries in the first bowl, 12 cherries in the second bowl, 36 cherries in the third bowl, and 108 cherries in the fourth bowl. If this pattern continues, how many cherries will Poongodi put in the fifth bowl

Answer: 324 bowls



SOLUTION 1 :

 First, look for a pattern. 

 

41236108
          
  × 3 × 3 × 3  



Multiply by 3 to find the next number:

41236108324
          
  × 3 × 3 × 3 × 3



Poongodi will put 324 cherries in the fifth bowl.



4)  

 Jeevini is organising her books and putting them on shelves. She put 4 book on the first shelf, 16 books on the second shelf, 64 books on the third shelf, and 256 books on the fourth shelf. If this pattern continues, how many books will Jeevini put on the fifth shelf

Answer: 1024 books



SOLUTION 1 :

 First, look for a pattern. 

 

41664256
          
  × 4 × 4 × 4  



Multiply by 4 to find the next number:

416642561024
          
  × 4 × 4 × 4 × 4



Jeevini will put 1024 books on the fifth shelf.



5)  

Karna ran 3 laps on Friday, 8 laps on Saturday, 15 laps on Sunday, and 24 laps on Monday. If this pattern continues, how many laps will Karna run on Tuesday


Answer: 35 laps



SOLUTION 1 :

First, look for a pattern. Notice how the amount increases by 5 each time.
 

381524
          
  + 5 +7 + 9  



Add 11 to find the next number:
 

38152435
          
  + 5 + 7 +9 + 11



Karna will run 35 laps on Tuesday.



6)  

Sriram is planting flowers in his garden. He plants 1 flowers in the first row, 11 flowers in the second row, 21 flowers in the third row, and 31 flowers in the fourth row. If this pattern continues, how many flowers will Sriram plant in the fifth row


Answer: 41 flowers



SOLUTION 1 :

First, look for a pattern. Notice how the amount increases by 10 each time.
 

1112131
          
  + 10 +10 + 10  



Add 10 to find the next number:
 

111213141
          
  + 10 + 10 +10 + 10



Sriram will plant 41 flowers in the fifth row.



7)  

Parveen is dividing cherries among some bowls. She put 2 cherries in the first bowl, 8 cherries in the second bowl, 32 cherries in the third bowl, and 128 cherries in the fourth bowl. If this pattern continues, how many cherries will Parveen put in the fifth bowl

Answer: 512 bowls



SOLUTION 1 :

 First, look for a pattern. 

 

2832128
          
  × 4 × 4 × 4  



Multiply by 4 to find the next number:

2832128512
          
  × 4 × 4 × 4 × 4



Parveen will put 512 cherries in the fifth bowl.



8)  

 Tamilselvi is organising her books and putting them on shelves. She put 4 book on the first shelf, 20 books on the second shelf, 100 books on the third shelf, and 500 books on the fourth shelf. If this pattern continues, how many books will Tamilselvi put on the fifth shelf

Answer: 2500 books



SOLUTION 1 :

 First, look for a pattern. 

 

420100500
          
  × 5 × 5 × 5  



Multiply by 5 to find the next number:

4201005002500
          
  × 5 × 5 × 5 × 5



Tamilselvi will put 2500 books on the fifth shelf.



9)  

Karna ran 1 laps on Friday, 4 laps on Saturday, 9 laps on Sunday, and 16 laps on Monday. If this pattern continues, how many laps will Karna run on Tuesday


Answer: 25 laps



SOLUTION 1 :

First, look for a pattern. Notice how the amount increases by 3 each time.
 

14916
          
  + 3 +5 + 7  



Add 9 to find the next number:
 

1491625
          
  + 3 + 5 +7 + 9



Karna will run 25 laps on Tuesday.



10)  

Anand is planting flowers in his garden. He plants 4 flowers in the first row, 17 flowers in the second row, 30 flowers in the third row, and 43 flowers in the fourth row. If this pattern continues, how many flowers will Anand plant in the fifth row


Answer: 56 flowers



SOLUTION 1 :

First, look for a pattern. Notice how the amount increases by 13 each time.
 

4173043
          
  + 13 +13 + 13  



Add 13 to find the next number:
 

417304356
          
  + 13 + 13 +13 + 13



Anand will plant 56 flowers in the fifth row.