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This document contains an 18 question unit test on patterns and algebra. It includes questions about continuing numeric and geometric patterns, finding rules for patterns, comparing increasing and decreasing sequences, calculating lowest common multiples, and solving word problems involving rates and patterns. The test covers key concepts of patterns, sequences, functions and algebraic reasoning.

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Patterns Test

This document contains an 18 question unit test on patterns and algebra. It includes questions about continuing numeric and geometric patterns, finding rules for patterns, comparing increasing and decreasing sequences, calculating lowest common multiples, and solving word problems involving rates and patterns. The test covers key concepts of patterns, sequences, functions and algebraic reasoning.

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Patterns & Algebra


Unit Test
Section A
1.

Name: _____________________________ Date: _________________

Find the amount by which the sequence increases or decreases. In the circle, write a number with a + sign if the sequence increases, and a sign if it decreases.):

a)

12

25

b)

11

2. Continue the following sequences by adding the number given: a) (add 4) c) (add 6) 22, 26, ____, ____, ____ 52, 58, ____, ____, ____ b) (add 9) d) (add 7) 21, 30, ____, ____, ____ 63, 70, ____, ____, ____

3. Continue the following sequences by subtracting the number given: a) (subtract 4) c) (subtract 3) 72, 68, ___, ___, ___ 88, 85, ___, ___, ___ b) (subtract 7) 71, 64, ___, ___, ___

d) (subtract 11) 127, 116, ____, ____, ____

4. For the following pattern, use the first three numbers in the pattern to find the rule. Then continue the pattern by filling in the blanks: a) 62, 57, 52, _____, _____, _____ b) 68, 75, 82, _____, _____, _____ c) 274, 286, 298, _____, _____, _____ d) 528, 519, 510, _____, _____, _____ The rule is: Start at____and______________________ The rule is: ___________________________________ The rule is: ___________________________________ The rule is: ___________________________________

5. Match each sequence with the sentence that describes it. This sequence.... a) A B C ____ ____ ____ ... increases by 5 each time. ... decreases by different amounts. ... increases by different amounts. 17 , 22 , 28 , 32 , 34 ____ 17 , 14 , 10 , 9 , 6 ____ 14 , 19 , 24 , 29 , 34 ____ ____ 19 , 17 , 15 , 13 , 11 9 , 12 , 15 , 18 , 21 10 , 13 , 9 , 7 , 5 21 , 19 , 15 , 13 , 9 b) A B C D ... increases and decreases. ... increases by the same amount. ... decreases by different amounts. ... decreases by the same amount.

Unit Tests Workbook 5, Part I

Patterns & Algebra


Unit Test
Section A (continued)
6. Write a rule for each pattern:
NOTE: One sequence doesnt have a rule see if you can find it.

Name: _____________________________ Date: _________________

a) 18 , 23 , 28 , 33 b) 41 , 34 , 27 , 20 c) 29 , 21 , 17 , 14 , 9 d) 51 , 55 , 59 , 63 7. Extend the number pattern: a)


Figure 1 2 3 Number of Squares 4 11 18

______________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________

b)

Figure 1 2 3

Number of Squares 7 11 15

c)

Figure 1 2 3

Number of Squares 9 14 19

8. Continue the pattern below, then complete the chart: Figure 1

Figure

Number of Triangles

Number of Line Segments

Figure 2

Figure 3 a) How many line segments would Figure 6 have? _______________ b) How many line segments would you need to make a figure with 15 triangles? ______________

Figure 4

Figure 5

Unit Tests Workbook 5, Part I

Patterns & Algebra


Unit Test
Section B
9. The snow is 17 cm deep at 4 pm. 4 cm of snow falls each hour. How deep is the snow at 9 pm?

Name: _____________________________ Date: _________________

10. Zoe saves $55 in August. She saves $8 each month after that. Adrian saves $66 in August. He saves $6 each month after that. Who has saved the most money by the end of November?

11. Explain how you could find the colour of the 43rd block in this pattern without using a hundreds chart:

R R Y Y Y R R Y Y Y

12. What is the 24th coin in this pattern? Explain how you know: 25 10 10 10 25 10 10 10

1 11 21

2 12 22

3 13 23

4 14 24

5 15 25

6 16 26

7 17 27

8 18 28

9 19 29

10 20 30

Unit Tests Workbook 5, Part I

Patterns & Algebra


Unit Test
Section B (continued)

Name: _____________________________ Date: _________________

13. Frances is on a bicycle tour 425 km from her home. She can cycle 75 km each day. If she starts riding towards home on Monday morning, how far from home will she be on Thursday evening? Show your work:

25

50

75

100

125

150

175

200

225

250

275

300

325

350

375

400

425

14. Find the lowest common multiple of each pair of numbers:


Hint: count up by the largest number until you find a number that both numbers divide into.

a) 2 and 8

b) 4 and 12

c) 5 and 4

d) 6 and 9

LCM = ______

LCM = ______

LCM = ______

LCM = ______

15. Jones has piano lessons at 4 oclock every 4th day. Piotr has guitar lessons at 4 oclock every 6th day. They both had a lesson on September 30th. When will they have their next lesson at the same time?

16. You can make a volcano with baking soda, food colouring and vinegar. For every 2 tablespoons of red food colouring, you need 4 tablespoons of baking soda and 5 tablespoons of vinegar. a) If you had 15 tablespoons of vinegar, how many tablespoons each of food colouring and baking soda would you need?

b) If you had 16 tablespoons of baking soda, how many tablespoons each of food colouring and vinegar would you need?

Unit Tests Workbook 5, Part I

Patterns & Algebra


Unit Test
Section B (continued)

Name: _____________________________ Date: _________________

17. a) Which row of the chart has a decreasing pattern (looking left to right)?

0 5

4 6

8 7 6

6 5 4 3 2

2 9 2 9 2

b) Which column has a repeating pattern?

10 8

15 10 5
c) Write pattern rules for the first and second columns:

20 12 4

d) Describe the relationship between the numbers in the third and fourth columns:

e) Describe one other pattern in the chart:

f)

Name a row or column that does not appear to have any pattern:

18.

Hannah makes a Christmas ornament using a trapezoid (the shaded shape) and 3 triangles. She has 5 trapezoids. How many triangles will she need if she plans to use all 5 trapezoids to make ornaments?

Unit Tests Workbook 5, Part I

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