NumihanaContinue the sequence: -16, -11, -6, .
Answer: ________________
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Sequences through zero.
Continue an integer sequence that may include negative numbers.
Numihana · England Year 5
Sequences through zero
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Name: ______________
Date: ______________
Continue an integer sequence that may include negative numbers.
Continue the sequence: -6, -4, -2, .
Answer: ________________
Continue the sequence: -6, -4, -2, .
Answer: ________________
Continue the sequence: 4, 9, 14, .
Answer: ________________
Continue the sequence: -11, -9, -7, .
Answer: ________________
Continue the sequence: -2, 3, 8, .
Answer: ________________
Numihana · England Year 5
Sequences through zero
Answer key
Name: ______________
Date: ______________
Continue an integer sequence that may include negative numbers.
Continue the sequence: -16, -11, -6, .
Answer: -1
Continue the sequence: -6, -4, -2, .
Answer: 0
Continue the sequence: -6, -4, -2, .
Answer: 0
Continue the sequence: 4, 9, 14, .
Answer: 19
Continue the sequence: -11, -9, -7, .
Answer: -5
Continue the sequence: -2, 3, 8, .
Answer: 13
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Continue an integer sequence that may include negative numbers.
Department for Education: mathematics programmes of study ↗
Year 5 → Number → place value · Selected statutory skill. Pack 2.2.0 · source checked 2026-10-12.
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Find the same change between neighbouring terms and apply it again. Use a number line if the sequence crosses zero.
A common slip
Keep the direction and step size the same at every move.
Worked example
Continue the sequence: -18, -16, -14, .
Answer: -12
Find the same change between neighbouring terms and apply it again. Use a number line if the sequence crosses zero.