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General Information
Related Benchmark: MAFS.5.OA.2.3
Reporting Category: Operations and Algebraic Thinking
Type: ETC: Editing Task Choice
Difficulty: N/A
Question:

Kaiya and Deangelo each create a number pattern.

  • Kaiya's pattern uses the rule "Add 2" and has a first term of 6.
  • Deangelo's pattern uses the rule "Add 4" and has a first term of 5.
Complete the statement that describes the relationship between the two number patterns. For each blank, fill in the circle before the word or phrase that is correct.

The two patterns      A. have terms in common because

      B. do not have

 

Kaiya's pattern has    A. only odd numbers and

      B. only even

      C. both odd and even 

 

Deangelo's pattern has A. only odd numbers.

B. only even

C. both odd and even