Number Pattern Puzzles Worksheet
The trick (Find the rule): Find the gap between neighbours. The same jump? Add it again. Each number double the last? Double again. 1, 4, 9, 16? They are square numbers. Odd one out: test each number — which one breaks the rule?
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- 1.What comes next? 1, 4, 9, 16, ? (a) 26 (b) 27 (c) 23 (d) 25
- 2.What comes next? 4, 8, 16, 32, ? (a) 65 (b) 64 (c) 56 (d) 48
- 3.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 8 times table? (a) 66 (b) 32 (c) 56 (d) 40
- 4.What comes next? 36, 49, 64, 81, ? (a) 98 (b) 101 (c) 102 (d) 100
- 5.What comes next? 19, 25, 31, 37, ? (a) 49 (b) 44 (c) 43 (d) 37
- 6.What comes next? 1, 2, 4, 8, ? (a) 16 (b) 12 (c) 17 (d) 14
- 7.What comes next? 4, 9, 16, 25, ? (a) 36 (b) 37 (c) 38 (d) 34
- 8.What comes next? 3, 6, 12, 24, ? (a) 49 (b) 36 (c) 42 (d) 48
- 9.What comes next? 4, 9, 14, 19, ? (a) 29 (b) 25 (c) 24 (d) 19
- 10.What comes next? 20, 26, 32, 38, ? (a) 44 (b) 45 (c) 38 (d) 50
- 11.What comes next? 5, 8, 11, 14, ? (a) 20 (b) 14 (c) 17 (d) 18
- 12.What comes next? 7, 15, 23, 31, ? (a) 39 (b) 40 (c) 47 (d) 31
- 13.What comes next? 8, 15, 22, 29, ? (a) 37 (b) 43 (c) 36 (d) 29
- 14.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 8 times table? (a) 48 (b) 24 (c) 16 (d) 65
- 15.What comes next? 5, 10, 20, 40, ? (a) 81 (b) 80 (c) 70 (d) 60
- 16.What comes next? 25, 36, 49, 64, ? (a) 83 (b) 82 (c) 79 (d) 81
- 17.What comes next? 6, 12, 18, 24, ? (a) 31 (b) 24 (c) 30 (d) 36
- 18.What comes next? 2, 4, 8, 16, ? (a) 33 (b) 32 (c) 24 (d) 28
- 19.What comes next? 2, 6, 10, 14, ? (a) 22 (b) 18 (c) 19 (d) 14
- 20.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 8 times table? (a) 48 (b) 24 (c) 21 (d) 40
- 21.What comes next? 16, 25, 36, 49, ? (a) 66 (b) 64 (c) 65 (d) 62
- 22.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 5 times table? (a) 35 (b) 44 (c) 25 (d) 20
- 23.What comes next? 2, 8, 14, 20, ? (a) 26 (b) 20 (c) 27 (d) 32
- 24.What comes next? 8, 12, 16, 20, ? (a) 28 (b) 24 (c) 25 (d) 20
- 25.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 4 times table? (a) 12 (b) 16 (c) 34 (d) 8
- 26.What comes next? 11, 14, 17, 20, ? (a) 26 (b) 23 (c) 20 (d) 24
- 27.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 6 times table? (a) 30 (b) 18 (c) 58 (d) 12
- 28.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 7 times table? (a) 18 (b) 28 (c) 21 (d) 14
- 29.What comes next? 2, 11, 20, 29, ? (a) 29 (b) 38 (c) 47 (d) 39
- 30.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 3 times table? (a) 12 (b) 21 (c) 27 (d) 26
- 31.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 9 times table? (a) 54 (b) 50 (c) 27 (d) 63
- 32.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 5 times table? (a) 25 (b) 47 (c) 35 (d) 10
- 33.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 3 times table? (a) 15 (b) 24 (c) 28 (d) 6
- 34.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 4 times table? (a) 32 (b) 20 (c) 26 (d) 8
- 35.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 9 times table? (a) 51 (b) 36 (c) 18 (d) 54
- 36.What comes next? 7, 13, 19, 25, ? (a) 32 (b) 25 (c) 31 (d) 37
- 37.What comes next? 1, 9, 17, 25, ? (a) 41 (b) 33 (c) 25 (d) 34
- 38.What comes next? 9, 16, 25, 36, ? (a) 47 (b) 50 (c) 51 (d) 49
- 39.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 8 times table? (a) 70 (b) 40 (c) 24 (d) 64
- 40.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 3 times table? (a) 12 (b) 18 (c) 19 (d) 21
Answer key
- 25
- 64
- 66
- 100
- 43
- 16
- 36
- 48
- 24
- 44
- 17
- 39
- 36
- 65
- 80
- 81
- 30
- 32
- 18
- 21
- 64
- 44
- 26
- 24
- 34
- 23
- 58
- 18
- 38
- 26
- 50
- 47
- 28
- 26
- 51
- 31
- 33
- 49
- 70
- 19
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