Drills

Maths drill

Sequences & Terms

Spot the pattern, then find any term you like.

How it works

  • 1A sequence is a list of numbers that follows a pattern: 2, 4, 6, 8 goes up in 2s.
  • 2Find the pattern by looking at the jump between two neighbours.
  • 3A term is a position in the list — 1st, 2nd, 3rd. In 5, 10, 15, 20 the 2nd term is 10.
  • 4To find a later term, just keep the pattern going on paper.

Worked example

5, 10, 15, 20, __
Jump: 10 − 5 = 5 (add 5)
Next: 20 + 5 = 25
The 2nd term is 10