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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)  

Aravindh ran 3 laps on Friday, 5 laps on Saturday, 9 laps on Sunday, and 15 laps on Monday. If this pattern continues, how many laps will Aravindh run on Tuesday


laps



Answer:_______________




2)  

Kalai is planting flowers in his garden. He plants 1 flowers in the first row, 8 flowers in the second row, 15 flowers in the third row, and 22 flowers in the fourth row. If this pattern continues, how many flowers will Kalai plant in the fifth row


flowers



Answer:_______________




3)  

 Mithra is organising her books and putting them on shelves. She put 1 book on the first shelf, 3 books on the second shelf, 9 books on the third shelf, and 27 books on the fourth shelf. If this pattern continues, how many books will Mithra put on the fifth shelf

books



Answer:_______________




4)  

Jeevini is dividing cherries among some bowls. She put 4 cherries in the first bowl, 20 cherries in the second bowl, 100 cherries in the third bowl, and 500 cherries in the fourth bowl. If this pattern continues, how many cherries will Jeevini put in the fifth bowl

bowls



Answer:_______________




5)  

Narayanan ran 5 laps on Friday, 10 laps on Saturday, 17 laps on Sunday, and 26 laps on Monday. If this pattern continues, how many laps will Narayanan run on Tuesday


laps



Answer:_______________




6)  

Murugan is planting flowers in his garden. He plants 1 flowers in the first row, 14 flowers in the second row, 27 flowers in the third row, and 40 flowers in the fourth row. If this pattern continues, how many flowers will Murugan plant in the fifth row


flowers



Answer:_______________




7)  

 Amutha is organising her books and putting them on shelves. She put 2 book on the first shelf, 4 books on the second shelf, 8 books on the third shelf, and 16 books on the fourth shelf. If this pattern continues, how many books will Amutha put on the fifth shelf

books



Answer:_______________




8)  

Savithri is dividing cherries among some bowls. She put 1 cherries in the first bowl, 2 cherries in the second bowl, 4 cherries in the third bowl, and 8 cherries in the fourth bowl. If this pattern continues, how many cherries will Savithri put in the fifth bowl

bowls



Answer:_______________




9)  

Raj 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 Raj run on Tuesday


laps



Answer:_______________




10)  

Selvan is planting flowers in his garden. He plants 2 flowers in the first row, 14 flowers in the second row, 26 flowers in the third row, and 38 flowers in the fourth row. If this pattern continues, how many flowers will Selvan plant in the fifth row


flowers



Answer:_______________




 

1)  

Aravindh ran 3 laps on Friday, 5 laps on Saturday, 9 laps on Sunday, and 15 laps on Monday. If this pattern continues, how many laps will Aravindh run on Tuesday


Answer: 23 laps



SOLUTION 1 :

First, look for a pattern. Notice how the amount increases by 2 each time.
 

35915
          
  + 2 +4 + 6  



Add 8 to find the next number:
 

3591523
          
  + 2 + 4 +6 + 8



Aravindh will run 23 laps on Tuesday.



2)  

Kalai is planting flowers in his garden. He plants 1 flowers in the first row, 8 flowers in the second row, 15 flowers in the third row, and 22 flowers in the fourth row. If this pattern continues, how many flowers will Kalai plant in the fifth row


Answer: 29 flowers



SOLUTION 1 :

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

181522
          
  + 7 +7 + 7  



Add 7 to find the next number:
 

18152229
          
  + 7 + 7 +7 + 7



Kalai will plant 29 flowers in the fifth row.



3)  

 Mithra is organising her books and putting them on shelves. She put 1 book on the first shelf, 3 books on the second shelf, 9 books on the third shelf, and 27 books on the fourth shelf. If this pattern continues, how many books will Mithra put on the fifth shelf

Answer: 81 books



SOLUTION 1 :

 First, look for a pattern. 

 

13927
          
  × 3 × 3 × 3  



Multiply by 3 to find the next number:

1392781
          
  × 3 × 3 × 3 × 3



Mithra will put 81 books on the fifth shelf.



4)  

Jeevini is dividing cherries among some bowls. She put 4 cherries in the first bowl, 20 cherries in the second bowl, 100 cherries in the third bowl, and 500 cherries in the fourth bowl. If this pattern continues, how many cherries will Jeevini put in the fifth bowl

Answer: 2500 bowls



SOLUTION 1 :

 First, look for a pattern. 

 

420100500
          
  × 5 × 5 × 5  



Multiply by 5 to find the next number:

4201005002500
          
  × 5 × 5 × 5 × 5



Jeevini will put 2500 cherries in the fifth bowl.



5)  

Narayanan ran 5 laps on Friday, 10 laps on Saturday, 17 laps on Sunday, and 26 laps on Monday. If this pattern continues, how many laps will Narayanan run on Tuesday


Answer: 37 laps



SOLUTION 1 :

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

5101726
          
  + 5 +7 + 9  



Add 11 to find the next number:
 

510172637
          
  + 5 + 7 +9 + 11



Narayanan will run 37 laps on Tuesday.



6)  

Murugan is planting flowers in his garden. He plants 1 flowers in the first row, 14 flowers in the second row, 27 flowers in the third row, and 40 flowers in the fourth row. If this pattern continues, how many flowers will Murugan plant in the fifth row


Answer: 53 flowers



SOLUTION 1 :

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

1142740
          
  + 13 +13 + 13  



Add 13 to find the next number:
 

114274053
          
  + 13 + 13 +13 + 13



Murugan will plant 53 flowers in the fifth row.



7)  

 Amutha is organising her books and putting them on shelves. She put 2 book on the first shelf, 4 books on the second shelf, 8 books on the third shelf, and 16 books on the fourth shelf. If this pattern continues, how many books will Amutha put on the fifth shelf

Answer: 32 books



SOLUTION 1 :

 First, look for a pattern. 

 

24816
          
  × 2 × 2 × 2  



Multiply by 2 to find the next number:

2481632
          
  × 2 × 2 × 2 × 2



Amutha will put 32 books on the fifth shelf.



8)  

Savithri is dividing cherries among some bowls. She put 1 cherries in the first bowl, 2 cherries in the second bowl, 4 cherries in the third bowl, and 8 cherries in the fourth bowl. If this pattern continues, how many cherries will Savithri put in the fifth bowl

Answer: 16 bowls



SOLUTION 1 :

 First, look for a pattern. 

 

1248
          
  × 2 × 2 × 2  



Multiply by 2 to find the next number:

124816
          
  × 2 × 2 × 2 × 2



Savithri will put 16 cherries in the fifth bowl.



9)  

Raj 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 Raj 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



Raj will run 25 laps on Tuesday.



10)  

Selvan is planting flowers in his garden. He plants 2 flowers in the first row, 14 flowers in the second row, 26 flowers in the third row, and 38 flowers in the fourth row. If this pattern continues, how many flowers will Selvan plant in the fifth row


Answer: 50 flowers



SOLUTION 1 :

First, look for a pattern. Notice how the amount increases by 12 each time.
 

2142638
          
  + 12 +12 + 12  



Add 12 to find the next number:
 

214263850
          
  + 12 + 12 +12 + 12



Selvan will plant 50 flowers in the fifth row.