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Math: Elementary School: 1st and 2nd Grade Quiz - Counting in Fives (Questions)

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Counting in fives, both forward and back, is a valuable skill. It is one of the first number patterns children encounter and a good understanding will help with lots of other areas of development, including recognizing sequences, counting forward and back quickly, and five times table recall.

Trying this elementary school Math and Numeracy quiz will improve your child's ability to count in fives.

Can you count up or down in fives?

1. What is the next number in this sequence:
5, 10, 15, 20, __
[ ] 25
[ ] 21
[ ] 19
[ ] 12
2. What are the next two numbers in this sequence:
25, 30, 35, 40, __, __
[ ] 50, 60
[ ] 41, 42
[ ] 45, 50
[ ] 45, 55
3. What are the next three numbers in this sequence:
45, 50, 55, 60, 65, __, __, __
[ ] 65, 66, 67
[ ] 65, 75, 85
[ ] 66, 67, 68
[ ] 70, 75, 80
4. Which numbers are missing from this sequence:
20, 25, __, 35, 40, __, 50
[ ] 30, 40
[ ] 25, 30
[ ] 30, 45
[ ] 35, 45
5. Which numbers are missing from this sequence:
40, __, 50, 55, __, 65, 70, __
[ ] 45, 60, 75
[ ] 50, 60, 70
[ ] 45, 55, 65
[ ] 40, 45, 50
6. Numbers in the five times table always end with __?
[ ] 5 or 7
[ ] 5 or 9
[ ] 2 or 4
[ ] 5 or 0
7. Which of these sets all are part of the five times table?
[ ] 24, 35, 50, 55, 67
[ ] 15, 25, 65, 45, 70
[ ] 80, 70, 66, 55, 44
[ ] 20, 34, 46, 57, 68
8. What is happening in this sequence:
65, 60, 55, 50, 45, 40
[ ] The numbers are going up
[ ] The numbers are all even
[ ] The numbers are going down, not up
[ ] The numbers are going up in twos
9. Continue this sequence:
45, 40, 35, 30
[ ] 25, 20, 15, 10, 5
[ ] 35, 40, 45, 50, 55
[ ] 39, 38, 37, 36, 35
[ ] 30, 20, 10, 0
10. Which number should come at the end of this sequence:
75, 80, 85, 90, 95, __?
[ ] 10
[ ] 96
[ ] 80
[ ] 100
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Math: Elementary School: 1st and 2nd Grade Quiz - Counting in Fives (Answers)
1. What is the next number in this sequence:
5, 10, 15, 20, __
[x] 25
[ ] 21
[ ] 19
[ ] 12
25 is five more than 20
2. What are the next two numbers in this sequence:
25, 30, 35, 40, __, __
[ ] 50, 60
[ ] 41, 42
[x] 45, 50
[ ] 45, 55
Each number increases by 5
3. What are the next three numbers in this sequence:
45, 50, 55, 60, 65, __, __, __
[ ] 65, 66, 67
[ ] 65, 75, 85
[ ] 66, 67, 68
[x] 70, 75, 80
Each number is 5 more than the one before it
4. Which numbers are missing from this sequence:
20, 25, __, 35, 40, __, 50
[ ] 30, 40
[ ] 25, 30
[x] 30, 45
[ ] 35, 45
Looking at the numbers on either side of the missing number might help
5. Which numbers are missing from this sequence:
40, __, 50, 55, __, 65, 70, __
[x] 45, 60, 75
[ ] 50, 60, 70
[ ] 45, 55, 65
[ ] 40, 45, 50
The number before the missing one is 5 less
6. Numbers in the five times table always end with __?
[ ] 5 or 7
[ ] 5 or 9
[ ] 2 or 4
[x] 5 or 0
Numbers in the five times table always end in 5 or 0, even if it's a big number like 4325!
7. Which of these sets all are part of the five times table?
[ ] 24, 35, 50, 55, 67
[x] 15, 25, 65, 45, 70
[ ] 80, 70, 66, 55, 44
[ ] 20, 34, 46, 57, 68
Numbers in the five times table must always end with a 5 or 0
8. What is happening in this sequence:
65, 60, 55, 50, 45, 40
[ ] The numbers are going up
[ ] The numbers are all even
[x] The numbers are going down, not up
[ ] The numbers are going up in twos
Each time, the numbers become five less than the one before
9. Continue this sequence:
45, 40, 35, 30
[x] 25, 20, 15, 10, 5
[ ] 35, 40, 45, 50, 55
[ ] 39, 38, 37, 36, 35
[ ] 30, 20, 10, 0
Each number is five less than the one before it
10. Which number should come at the end of this sequence:
75, 80, 85, 90, 95, __?
[ ] 10
[ ] 96
[ ] 80
[x] 100
100 is 5 more than 95