Lesson T2.5.1

T2.5.1 Generating terms of sequences Quiz: KS3 Maths, Unit 2

20 questions

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The 20 questions

  1. What is the next term in the sequence 3, 7, 11, 15, …?

    • 19
    • 22
    • 18
    • 20
  2. What is the next term in the sequence 2, 6, 18, …?

    • 54
    • 36
    • 24
    • 21
  3. The nth term of a sequence is 3n + 1. What is the 4th term?

    • 12
    • 9
    • 16
    • 13
  4. What are the first three terms of the sequence with nth term 5n - 2?

    • 3, 7, 11
    • -2, 3, 8
    • 5, 10, 15
    • 3, 8, 13
  5. What is the 7th term of the sequence with nth term n²?

    • 42
    • 14
    • 49
    • 64
  6. The nth term of a sequence is n² + 1. What is its 4th term?

    • 17
    • 16
    • 15
    • 13
  7. A sequence starts at 100 and subtracts 7 each time. What is the 4th term?

    • 65
    • 81
    • 79
    • 72
  8. What is the 4th term of the sequence 64, 32, 16, …?

    • 16
    • 4
    • 12
    • 8
  9. For the sequence with nth term 4n - 1, which term equals 47?

    • The 11th term
    • The 13th term
    • The 47th term
    • The 12th term
  10. What is the next term in the sequence 1, 1, 2, 3, 5, …?

    • 10
    • 7
    • 8
    • 6
  11. The nth term of a sequence is 2n + 3. What is the first term?

    • 3
    • 5
    • 2
    • 1
  12. What is the term-to-term rule for 5, 9, 13, 17?

    • Multiply by 4
    • Subtract 4
    • Add 5
    • Add 4
  13. Squares are arranged in a pattern with 1, 3, 5, 7, … squares. How many squares are in pattern number 10?

    • 20
    • 21
    • 19
    • 10
  14. The nth term of a sequence is 20 - 3n. What is the first term?

    • 20
    • -3
    • 17
    • 23
  15. Which sequence is generated by the rule 'start at 1 and multiply by 10 each time'?

    • 1, 10, 100, 1000
    • 10, 20, 30, 40
    • 1, 11, 21, 31
    • 1, 10, 20, 30
  16. The nth term of a sequence is 3n² - 1. What is the 3rd term?

    • 8
    • 26
    • 20
    • 11
  17. Each term of a sequence is the sum of the two terms before it: 2, 5, 7, 12, 19, … What is the next term?

    • 30
    • 26
    • 31
    • 24
  18. Which term of the sequence 7, 12, 17, 22, … equals 52?

    • The 10th term
    • The 9th term
    • The 12th term
    • The 11th term
  19. Which number appears in both sequences 1, 5, 9, 13, … and 4, 7, 10, 13, …?

    • 13
    • 9
    • 17
    • 21
  20. What is the 5th term of the sequence with nth term 2n²?

    • 10
    • 25
    • 50
    • 32

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