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Grade 4 Letter & Number Series Gifted & Talented Worksheets

Grade 4 verbal reasoning for gifted and talented tests (CogAT, OLSAT, GATE): Study each sequence and choose the term that comes next.

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Study each sequence and choose the term that comes next. These examples come from the Easy setting; each level draws a fresh set.

Study each sequence and choose the term that comes next.
1
What letter comes next? D, F, H, J, ___
AKBMCNDL
2
What number comes next? 1, 11, 21, 31, ___
A51B41C61D42
3
What letter comes next? L, O, R, U, ___
AYBWCXDZ
4
What number comes next? 4, 14, 24, 34, ___
A54B64C45D44
5
What number comes next? 8, 19, 30, 41, ___
A52B74C53D41
6
What number comes next? 8, 11, 14, 17, ___
A20B19C18D23
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1
What letter comes next? D, F, H, J, ___
Answer: D — L
The letters move forward 2 places each step, so the next letter is L.
2
What number comes next? 1, 11, 21, 31, ___
Answer: B — 41
The pattern adds 10 each time, so the next number is 41.
3
What letter comes next? L, O, R, U, ___
Answer: C — X
The letters move forward 3 places each step, so the next letter is X.
4
What number comes next? 4, 14, 24, 34, ___
Answer: D — 44
The pattern adds 10 each time, so the next number is 44.
5
What number comes next? 8, 19, 30, 41, ___
Answer: A — 52
The pattern adds 11 each time, so the next number is 52.
6
What number comes next? 8, 11, 14, 17, ___
Answer: A — 20
The pattern adds 3 each time, so the next number is 20.

Practice focus

Verbal Reasoning builds the reasoning skills that gifted-and-talented tests such as CogAT, OLSAT and GATE assess. Study each sequence and choose the term that comes next.

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About these worksheets

These Grade 4 gifted and talented worksheets practice letter & number series in the style of CogAT, OLSAT and GATE test questions.

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How this practice can help students

Reasoning practice helps learners recognise the question types and strategies common on gifted and talented screening tests. Short, regular practice builds familiarity and reduces test-day surprises.

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Letter & Number Series in Grade 4

Grade 4 verbal reasoning for gifted and talented tests (CogAT, OLSAT, GATE): Study each sequence and choose the term that comes next.

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