2 Write the first five terms in each sequence.

Year 8 A The first term is 8

Sequences Each term is 5 more than the previous one.
Award 1 mark for 1 error
Name 8 , 13 , 18 , 23 , 28 2 marks

1 Work out the missing terms in each sequence. The first term is 8
Each term is 4 more than double the previous
A 16, 12, 8, 4, 0 ,… term.
Award 1 mark for 1 error
B 5, 10, 20, 40, 80 , …

C 1 , 4, 7, 10 , 13, … 3 marks
8 , 20 , 44 , 92 , 188 2 marks

Is each sequence linear or non-linear? 3 A sequence is given by the rule 4𝑛 − 5

Tick your answers.
What is the 10th term in the sequence?
Linear Non-linear
35 1 mark
Sequence A ✓ What is the 20th term in the sequence?
75 1 mark
Sequence B ✓ Will the number 25 be a term in the sequence?
Explain why or why not.
No because 30 isn’t a multiple of 4
Sequence C ✓
1 mark

1 mark
4 Dora and Amir want to know which term in the 6 The fifth term of each of the sequences has been
sequence 3𝑛 + 8 will be the first term above 30 calculated.
Match the 5th term of each sequence to the
correct algebraic rule.
The first term above
30 is the 10th term. 4𝑛2 30
Dora
The first term above Amir 𝑛(𝑛 + 3) 40
30 is the 9th term.

5 + 𝑛2 100
Show that they are both wrong. 2 marks
Award 1 mark for 11, 14, 17, 20, 23, 26, 29, 32 Award 1 mark for 1 correct match
7 Find rules for the 𝑛th term of each sequence.
Award 2nd mark for e.g. “The first term above 30
is 32 and this is the 8th term of the sequence” H
6, 11, 16, 21, 26, …
2 marks

5 Write the first three terms of the sequence 𝑛2 + 3 5𝑛 + 1

40, 35, 30, 25, …

Award 1 mark for 2 correct terms Award 1 mark for −5𝑛 ± 𝑘

−5𝑛 + 45
4 , 7 , 12 , … 3 marks
2 marks

Total marks A