Grade 5 Find the Missing Term Worksheets
The gap is inside the sequence, so the rule has to be read from both sides of it.
Every sheet below is generated fresh with a matching answer key. Pick one of the three levels, preview it, and print or download the PDF — no account, no watermark. For the other grade 5 number patterns skills, see all number patterns worksheets.
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Number Patterns · Grade 5
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Grade 5 · 2 pages · A4What each level generates
Grade 5 find the missing term — the exact skill behind each difficulty setting, straight from the generator.
- Level 1One gap in the middle
- Level 2Two gaps to fill
- Level 3The first term is missing
Grade levels follow the progression common to most English-language curricula — not one specific national curriculum. Every level shows exactly what it generates, so you can check the fit with your own program. See the full scope & sequence →
More Grade 5 number patterns skills
Each one generates a different kind of question, with its own three levels and answer key.
- Continue the SequenceWork out the rule from the terms shown, then write the ones that come next.
- Name the RuleRead a sequence and write, in words, what its rule does at every step.
- Doubling and HalvingRuns that double at every step, and the same runs read backwards.
- Two Rules TogetherPatterns where two different jumps take turns, one term at a time.
Frequently asked questions
▸What number patterns are expected in Grade 5?
Typically increasing and decreasing sequences with larger numbers: halving patterns, and additive steps big enough to cross hundreds. Students should state the rule and extend the sequence in either direction.
▸Why practise halving patterns specifically?
Halving is doubling in reverse and division in disguise. Fluency with sequences like 240, 120, 60 strengthens the mental division that fractions and decimals work will assume.
▸Are these sheets suitable for a 10–11 year old who finds patterns easy?
Open Two Rules Together at its top level, Two jumps, with a gap to fill, and set 14–16 questions as a timed challenge — a gap inside a sequence where two jumps take turns keeps confident students honest. Shuffle gives an endless supply.
▸Does the PDF match what I see on screen?
Exactly. The preview is the worksheet — same problems, same layout on your chosen A4 or US Letter size — and the download reproduces it precisely.
▸Can students mark their own work?
Yes — the answer key prints as a separate numbered page, so you can hand it out after the attempt and have students locate exactly where a sequence went off the rails.