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? 2, 4, 8, 16, ? (a) 24 (b) 28 (c) 32 (d) 33
- 2.What comes next? 4, 8, 16, 32, ? (a) 48 (b) 56 (c) 65 (d) 64
- 3.What comes next? 1, 2, 4, 8, ? (a) 14 (b) 17 (c) 16 (d) 12
- 4.What comes next? 1, 4, 9, 16, ? (a) 27 (b) 26 (c) 23 (d) 25
- 5.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 8 times table? (a) 48 (b) 56 (c) 24 (d) 46
- 6.What comes next? 16, 25, 36, 49, ? (a) 64 (b) 65 (c) 66 (d) 62
- 7.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 7 times table? (a) 56 (b) 35 (c) 52 (d) 28
- 8.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 4 times table? (a) 16 (b) 20 (c) 32 (d) 34
- 9.What comes next? 11, 19, 27, 35, ? (a) 35 (b) 44 (c) 51 (d) 43
- 10.What comes next? 5, 10, 20, 40, ? (a) 70 (b) 60 (c) 81 (d) 80
- 11.What comes next? 19, 26, 33, 40, ? (a) 40 (b) 54 (c) 48 (d) 47
- 12.What comes next? 6, 9, 12, 15, ? (a) 21 (b) 15 (c) 18 (d) 19
- 13.What comes next? 4, 9, 14, 19, ? (a) 19 (b) 29 (c) 25 (d) 24
- 14.What comes next? 11, 15, 19, 23, ? (a) 31 (b) 23 (c) 27 (d) 28
- 15.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 6 times table? (a) 12 (b) 36 (c) 39 (d) 30
- 16.What comes next? 18, 25, 32, 39, ? (a) 39 (b) 46 (c) 47 (d) 53
- 17.What comes next? 3, 7, 11, 15, ? (a) 19 (b) 20 (c) 23 (d) 15
- 18.What comes next? 25, 36, 49, 64, ? (a) 82 (b) 81 (c) 79 (d) 83
- 19.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 3 times table? (a) 9 (b) 7 (c) 18 (d) 21
- 20.What comes next? 18, 24, 30, 36, ? (a) 43 (b) 42 (c) 48 (d) 36
- 21.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 8 times table? (a) 24 (b) 16 (c) 48 (d) 55
- 22.What comes next? 2, 6, 10, 14, ? (a) 22 (b) 14 (c) 18 (d) 19
- 23.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 3 times table? (a) 24 (b) 18 (c) 26 (d) 9
- 24.What comes next? 10, 15, 20, 25, ? (a) 30 (b) 31 (c) 35 (d) 25
- 25.What comes next? 3, 6, 12, 24, ? (a) 36 (b) 49 (c) 42 (d) 48
- 26.What comes next? 4, 11, 18, 25, ? (a) 25 (b) 32 (c) 33 (d) 39
- 27.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 5 times table? (a) 20 (b) 45 (c) 18 (d) 35
- 28.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 4 times table? (a) 8 (b) 20 (c) 32 (d) 22
- 29.What comes next? 12, 16, 20, 24, ? (a) 24 (b) 32 (c) 28 (d) 29
- 30.What comes next? 7, 12, 17, 22, ? (a) 22 (b) 32 (c) 27 (d) 28
- 31.What comes next? 16, 25, 34, 43, ? (a) 61 (b) 53 (c) 43 (d) 52
- 32.What comes next? 9, 16, 25, 36, ? (a) 49 (b) 51 (c) 47 (d) 50
- 33.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 8 times table? (a) 56 (b) 80 (c) 32 (d) 53
- 34.What comes next? 4, 9, 16, 25, ? (a) 36 (b) 34 (c) 38 (d) 37
- 35.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 7 times table? (a) 21 (b) 17 (c) 56 (d) 35
- 36.What comes next? 16, 23, 30, 37, ? (a) 51 (b) 44 (c) 45 (d) 37
- 37.What comes next? 6, 11, 16, 21, ? (a) 26 (b) 21 (c) 27 (d) 31
- 38.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 7 times table? (a) 39 (b) 63 (c) 42 (d) 21
- 39.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 9 times table? (a) 78 (b) 72 (c) 18 (d) 45
- 40.What comes next? 19, 24, 29, 34, ? (a) 34 (b) 39 (c) 40 (d) 44
Answer key
- 32
- 64
- 16
- 25
- 46
- 64
- 52
- 34
- 43
- 80
- 47
- 18
- 24
- 27
- 39
- 46
- 19
- 81
- 7
- 42
- 55
- 18
- 26
- 30
- 48
- 32
- 18
- 22
- 28
- 27
- 52
- 49
- 53
- 36
- 17
- 44
- 26
- 39
- 78
- 39
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