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Compare Two Rules is a free printable Grade 5 maths worksheet on relating one pattern to another, aligned to Common Core standard 5.OA.B.3. It prints 8 questions with an answer key on its own sheet of paper, in 25 versions that each ask different questions, so no two pupils in the class work from the same page. Print it from the browser or download it as a PDF — no account, no email.

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Compare Two Rules

5.OA.B.3

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Write the rule and the next number.

1.7, 34, 61, 88, 115, ___ What is the rule?
2.1, 26, 51, 76, 101, ___ What is the rule?
3.4, 30, 56, 82, 108, ___ What is the rule?
4.5, 21, 37, 53, 69, ___ What is the rule?
5.4, 32, 60, 88, 116, ___ What is the rule?
6.8, 37, 66, 95, 124, ___ What is the rule?
7.2, 20, 38, 56, 74, ___ What is the rule?
8.4, 33, 62, 91, 120, ___ What is the rule?

LessonPrint · 5.OA.B.3 · Set 1 · free to copy for classroom use

Answer key — Compare Two Rules

Set 1. Prints on its own sheet.

  1. 1.add 27; next is 142
  2. 2.add 25; next is 126
  3. 3.add 26; next is 134
  4. 4.add 16; next is 85
  5. 5.add 28; next is 144
  6. 6.add 29; next is 153
  7. 7.add 18; next is 92
  8. 8.add 29; next is 149

Questions about Compare Two Rules

What does the Compare Two Rules worksheet cover?

It practises relating one pattern to another — 8 questions for Grade 5, all on Common Core 5.OA.B.3: Make and compare two number patterns. The instruction to pupils is “Write the rule and the next number”, and the answer key follows on the next sheet.

Which Common Core standard does Compare Two Rules practise?

CCSS.MATH.CONTENT.5.OA.B.3 — 5.OA.B.3, in the Operations & Algebraic Thinking domain for Grade 5. The published standard reads: “Generate two numerical patterns using two given rules. Identify apparent relationships between corresponding terms.” The worksheet assesses that standard rather than a paraphrase of it.

What age or grade is this worksheet for?

Compare Two Rules is written for Grade 5, typically ages 10-11. It is one of the sheets on 5.OA.B.3, so it suits any pupil working at that standard — including older pupils revisiting it and younger ones working ahead.

Does Compare Two Rules come with an answer key?

Yes. All 8 answers are generated from the same problems as the questions, so the key cannot drift out of step with the sheet. It starts on a fresh sheet of paper, after the questions, so it is not handed out with the class by accident.

How many different versions of Compare Two Rules can I print?

25 — one per pupil, and all 25 ask different questions. Set 1 downloads the whole class as a single PDF. Every version is fixed to its own address, so a sheet printed today holds the same problems when you reopen it next week.

Is Compare Two Rules free to print and photocopy?

Yes. Compare Two Rules, its answer key and its 25 versions are free to print and photocopy for your own class, with no account, no email capture and no subscription at the download step. Please do not resell them or republish them as your own.

Is there a lesson plan to teach 5.OA.B.3?

Yes — “Comparing Two Number Patterns” is a 50-minute Grade 5 plan for 5.OA.B.3, timed section by section, with the misconceptions to expect and an exit ticket. Compare Two Rules is the practice that follows it.

More practice for 5.OA.B.3

Make and compare two number patterns.

Teaching this next? Comparing Two Number Patterns is the 50-minute plan for it, with the misconceptions to expect.

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Last reviewed 2026-09-05. Aligned to 5.OA.B.3 of the Common Core State Standards for mathematics.