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Free Grade 3 quizzes for Working with Skip Counting: 12 real questions with a full answer key and worked solutions. Counting on means saying the next numbers in order, adding the same amount each time. Counting in 2s, 5s and 10s is the first step towards times tables.

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Free

Difficulty

Foundation

Estimated time

15 min

Total marks

24

Learning objectives

Every objective is checkable, and each one maps to an activity and an assessment.

  • UnderstandExplain working with skip counting

    Explain working with skip counting accurately in a familiar context.

    Assessed by: Exit ticket of four short items

  • ApplyCalculate working with skip counting

    Calculate working with skip counting accurately in a familiar context.

    Assessed by: Exit ticket of four short items

  • AnalyseCompare working with skip counting

    Compare working with skip counting accurately in a familiar context.

    Assessed by: Exit ticket of four short items

  • EvaluateJustify working with skip counting

    Justify working with skip counting accurately in a familiar context.

    Assessed by: Exit ticket of four short items

Prerequisites

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How Working with Skip Counting works

Counting on means saying the next numbers in order, adding the same amount each time. Counting in 2s, 5s and 10s is the first step towards times tables.

Key wordscount oncount backpatternskip counting

12 practice questions

Easy to hard, 24 marks in total. Try them first, then open the answers.

  1. 1.Count on in 1s: 0, 1, 2, 3, __, __[1]
  2. 2.Count on in 1s: 6, 7, 8, 9, __, __[1]
  3. 3.Count on in 1s: 8, 9, 10, 11, __, __[1]
  4. 4.Count on in 1s: 9, 10, 11, 12, __, __[1]
  5. 5.Count on in 5s: 30, 35, 40, 45, __, __[2]
  6. 6.Count on in 5s: 85, 90, 95, 100, __, __[2]
  7. 7.Count on in 5s: 100, 105, 110, 115, __, __[2]
  8. 8.Count on in 5s: 50, 55, 60, 65, __, __[2]
  9. 9.Count on in 5s: 245, 250, 255, 260, __, __[3]
  10. 10.Count on in 10s: 80, 90, 100, 110, __, __[3]
  11. 11.Count on in 10s: 200, 210, 220, 230, __, __[3]
  12. 12.Count on in 10s: 370, 380, 390, 400, __, __[3]
Show answers and working
  1. 1. 4, 5

    Each number is 1 more than the one before. 3 + 1 = 4 4 + 1 = 5

  2. 2. 10, 11

    Each number is 1 more than the one before. 9 + 1 = 10 10 + 1 = 11

  3. 3. 12, 13

    Each number is 1 more than the one before. 11 + 1 = 12 12 + 1 = 13

  4. 4. 13, 14

    Each number is 1 more than the one before. 12 + 1 = 13 13 + 1 = 14

  5. 5. 50, 55

    Each number is 5 more than the one before. 45 + 5 = 50 50 + 5 = 55

  6. 6. 105, 110

    Each number is 5 more than the one before. 100 + 5 = 105 105 + 5 = 110

  7. 7. 120, 125

    Each number is 5 more than the one before. 115 + 5 = 120 120 + 5 = 125

  8. 8. 70, 75

    Each number is 5 more than the one before. 65 + 5 = 70 70 + 5 = 75

  9. 9. 265, 270

    Each number is 5 more than the one before. 260 + 5 = 265 265 + 5 = 270

  10. 10. 120, 130

    Each number is 10 more than the one before. 110 + 10 = 120 120 + 10 = 130

  11. 11. 240, 250

    Each number is 10 more than the one before. 230 + 10 = 240 240 + 10 = 250

  12. 12. 410, 420

    Each number is 10 more than the one before. 400 + 10 = 410 410 + 10 = 420

Worked examples

Easy example

Count on in 2s: 20, 22, 24, 26, __, __

  1. Each number is 2 more than the one before.
  2. 26 + 2 = 28
  3. 28 + 2 = 30
  4. Answer: 28, 30
Medium example

Count on in 2s: 46, 48, 50, 52, __, __

  1. Each number is 2 more than the one before.
  2. 52 + 2 = 54
  3. 54 + 2 = 56
  4. Answer: 54, 56
Hard example

Count on in 5s: 40, 45, 50, 55, __, __

  1. Each number is 5 more than the one before.
  2. 55 + 5 = 60
  3. 60 + 5 = 65
  4. Answer: 60, 65

Interactive practice

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Common mistakes

What learners typically get wrong, and how to fix it.

  • Says the starting number as the first count when counting on.

    Correction: Point to the start number, then say the NEXT number as 'one'.

  • Loses the pattern when crossing a ten (e.g. 28, 29, 20).

    Correction: Use a 100 square so the child sees the row change.

Teacher tips

  • · Use a 100 square and colour each skip-count pattern in a different colour.

Parent tips

  • · Count stairs in 2s or cars in 5s on a walk.

Real-life applications

  • · Counting coins in 5s and 10s, counting pairs of socks in 2s.

Assessment objectives

How mastery is evidenced, and which standards it maps to.

COLLEGE-BOARD COL-721.1 — Mapped statement covering Working with Skip Counting.AQA AQA-156.2 — Mapped statement covering Working with Skip Counting.

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What should a learner already know before this?
Start with Introducing Skip Counting, Counting Backwards. Each one has its own free lesson, worksheet and quiz.
How is the quiz sequenced?
Recognition first, then understanding, application, reasoning and finally mastery — the same ladder used across every free resource on the platform.
What comes next after Working with Skip Counting?
Move on to Skip Counting in Context, Counting Forwards, Counting Backwards, Counting in Groups, which build directly on this idea.

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