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Alternating Operations: Worksheet 2 - Beginner Practice Alternating Operations BEGINNER

Ready to master Alternating Operations? This entry level practice worksheet (2/10) presents 20 beginner-level challenges. Focus area: pattern recognition. Learn to solve alternating operations reasoning questions, handle alternating operations practice, and perfect alternating operations for competitive exams with our step-by-step solutions.

📝 Worksheet 2 of 10 • 20 questions • ⏱️ Estimated time: 20 minutes • 🎯 Beginner level

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Question 1

What is the next term in this alternating sequence: 2, 4, 6, 12, 10, 36, 14, 108, ?
Two interleaved sequences:
- Sequence A: 2, 6, 10, 14, 18 (add 4 each time)
- Sequence B: 4, 12, 36, 108, 324 (multiply by 3 each time)
Next term is from Sequence B: 324

Question 2

What is the next term in this alternating sequence: 2, 2, 4, 6, 6, 18, 8, 54, ?
Two interleaved sequences:
- Sequence A: 2, 4, 6, 8, 10 (add 2 each time)
- Sequence B: 2, 6, 18, 54, 162 (multiply by 3 each time)
Next term is from Sequence B: 162

Question 3

What is the next term in this alternating sequence: 1, 3, 5, 6, 9, 12, 13, 24, ?
Two interleaved sequences:
- Sequence A: 1, 5, 9, 13, 17 (add 4 each time)
- Sequence B: 3, 6, 12, 24, 48 (multiply by 2 each time)
Next term is from Sequence B: 48

Question 4

What is the next term in this alternating sequence: 1, 2, 4, 6, 7, 18, 10, 54, ?
Two interleaved sequences:
- Sequence A: 1, 4, 7, 10, 13 (add 3 each time)
- Sequence B: 2, 6, 18, 54, 162 (multiply by 3 each time)
Next term is from Sequence B: 162

Question 5

What is the next term in this alternating sequence: 3, 2, 7, 6, 11, 18, 15, 54, ?
Two interleaved sequences:
- Sequence A: 3, 7, 11, 15, 19 (add 4 each time)
- Sequence B: 2, 6, 18, 54, 162 (multiply by 3 each time)
Next term is from Sequence B: 162

Question 6

What is the next term in this alternating sequence: 3, 2, 5, 4, 7, 8, 9, 16, ?
Two interleaved sequences:
- Sequence A: 3, 5, 7, 9, 11 (add 2 each time)
- Sequence B: 2, 4, 8, 16, 32 (multiply by 2 each time)
Next term is from Sequence B: 32

Question 7

What is the next term in this alternating sequence: 3, 2, 7, 4, 11, 8, 15, 16, ?
Two interleaved sequences:
- Sequence A: 3, 7, 11, 15, 19 (add 4 each time)
- Sequence B: 2, 4, 8, 16, 32 (multiply by 2 each time)
Next term is from Sequence B: 32

Question 8

What is the next term in this alternating sequence: 1, 4, 4, 8, 7, 16, 10, 32, ?
Two interleaved sequences:
- Sequence A: 1, 4, 7, 10, 13 (add 3 each time)
- Sequence B: 4, 8, 16, 32, 64 (multiply by 2 each time)
Next term is from Sequence B: 64

Question 9

What is the next term in this alternating sequence: 1, 6, 3, 11, 5, 16, 7, 21, ?
Two interleaved sequences:
- Sequence A: 1, 3, 5, 7 (add 2 each time)
- Sequence B: 6, 11, 16, 21 (add 5 each time)
Next term is from Sequence B: 26

Question 10

What is the next term in this alternating sequence: 2, 2, 4, 6, 6, 18, 8, 54, ?
Two interleaved sequences:
- Sequence A: 2, 4, 6, 8, 10 (add 2 each time)
- Sequence B: 2, 6, 18, 54, 162 (multiply by 3 each time)
Next term is from Sequence B: 162

Question 11

What is the next term in this alternating sequence: 4, 6, 7, 10, 10, 14, 13, 18, ?
Two interleaved sequences:
- Sequence A: 4, 7, 10, 13 (add 3 each time)
- Sequence B: 6, 10, 14, 18 (add 4 each time)
Next term is from Sequence B: 22

Question 12

What is the next term in this alternating sequence: 5, 4, 7, 7, 9, 10, 11, 13, ?
Two interleaved sequences:
- Sequence A: 5, 7, 9, 11 (add 2 each time)
- Sequence B: 4, 7, 10, 13 (add 3 each time)
Next term is from Sequence B: 16

Question 13

What is the next term in this alternating sequence: 2, 4, 6, 8, 10, 16, 14, 32, ?
Two interleaved sequences:
- Sequence A: 2, 6, 10, 14, 18 (add 4 each time)
- Sequence B: 4, 8, 16, 32, 64 (multiply by 2 each time)
Next term is from Sequence B: 64

Question 14

What is the next term in this alternating sequence: 5, 2, 8, 6, 11, 10, 14, 14, ?
Two interleaved sequences:
- Sequence A: 5, 8, 11, 14 (add 3 each time)
- Sequence B: 2, 6, 10, 14 (add 4 each time)
Next term is from Sequence B: 18

Question 15

What is the next term in this alternating sequence: 2, 3, 5, 9, 8, 27, 11, 81, ?
Two interleaved sequences:
- Sequence A: 2, 5, 8, 11, 14 (add 3 each time)
- Sequence B: 3, 9, 27, 81, 243 (multiply by 3 each time)
Next term is from Sequence B: 243

Question 16

What is the next term in this alternating sequence: 5, 3, 7, 7, 9, 11, 11, 15, ?
Two interleaved sequences:
- Sequence A: 5, 7, 9, 11 (add 2 each time)
- Sequence B: 3, 7, 11, 15 (add 4 each time)
Next term is from Sequence B: 19

Question 17

What is the next term in this alternating sequence: 1, 4, 5, 12, 9, 36, 13, 108, ?
Two interleaved sequences:
- Sequence A: 1, 5, 9, 13, 17 (add 4 each time)
- Sequence B: 4, 12, 36, 108, 324 (multiply by 3 each time)
Next term is from Sequence B: 324

Question 18

What is the next term in this alternating sequence: 3, 6, 5, 10, 7, 14, 9, 18, ?
Two interleaved sequences:
- Sequence A: 3, 5, 7, 9 (add 2 each time)
- Sequence B: 6, 10, 14, 18 (add 4 each time)
Next term is from Sequence B: 22

Question 19

What is the next term in this alternating sequence: 2, 3, 4, 6, 6, 12, 8, 24, ?
Two interleaved sequences:
- Sequence A: 2, 4, 6, 8, 10 (add 2 each time)
- Sequence B: 3, 6, 12, 24, 48 (multiply by 2 each time)
Next term is from Sequence B: 48

Question 20

What is the next term in this alternating sequence: 1, 3, 4, 7, 7, 11, 10, 15, ?
Two interleaved sequences:
- Sequence A: 1, 4, 7, 10 (add 3 each time)
- Sequence B: 3, 7, 11, 15 (add 4 each time)
Next term is from Sequence B: 19
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