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? 4, 9, 16, 25, ? (a) 38 (b) 37 (c) 34 (d) 36
- 2.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 6 times table? (a) 30 (b) 24 (c) 18 (d) 29
- 3.What comes next? 2, 4, 8, 16, ? (a) 28 (b) 32 (c) 24 (d) 33
- 4.What comes next? 1, 4, 7, 10, ? (a) 13 (b) 14 (c) 10 (d) 16
- 5.What comes next? 1, 10, 19, 28, ? (a) 28 (b) 37 (c) 38 (d) 46
- 6.What comes next? 4, 8, 16, 32, ? (a) 56 (b) 65 (c) 64 (d) 48
- 7.What comes next? 25, 36, 49, 64, ? (a) 82 (b) 81 (c) 79 (d) 83
- 8.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 4 times table? (a) 28 (b) 40 (c) 21 (d) 16
- 9.What comes next? 13, 17, 21, 25, ? (a) 25 (b) 33 (c) 30 (d) 29
- 10.What comes next? 16, 25, 36, 49, ? (a) 62 (b) 65 (c) 64 (d) 66
- 11.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 5 times table? (a) 15 (b) 30 (c) 45 (d) 17
- 12.What comes next? 16, 25, 34, 43, ? (a) 61 (b) 43 (c) 52 (d) 53
- 13.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 3 times table? (a) 12 (b) 30 (c) 17 (d) 21
- 14.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 6 times table? (a) 18 (b) 57 (c) 30 (d) 42
- 15.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 8 times table? (a) 56 (b) 40 (c) 73 (d) 32
- 16.What comes next? 3, 6, 12, 24, ? (a) 49 (b) 48 (c) 36 (d) 42
- 17.What comes next? 3, 11, 19, 27, ? (a) 35 (b) 43 (c) 27 (d) 36
- 18.What comes next? 5, 10, 20, 40, ? (a) 81 (b) 80 (c) 70 (d) 60
- 19.What comes next? 17, 21, 25, 29, ? (a) 33 (b) 34 (c) 29 (d) 37
- 20.What comes next? 3, 5, 7, 9, ? (a) 11 (b) 12 (c) 13 (d) 9
- 21.What comes next? 1, 2, 4, 8, ? (a) 17 (b) 16 (c) 12 (d) 14
- 22.What comes next? 1, 4, 9, 16, ? (a) 25 (b) 26 (c) 23 (d) 27
- 23.What comes next? 12, 21, 30, 39, ? (a) 39 (b) 49 (c) 57 (d) 48
- 24.What comes next? 3, 6, 9, 12, ? (a) 12 (b) 15 (c) 18 (d) 16
- 25.What comes next? 19, 23, 27, 31, ? (a) 31 (b) 39 (c) 35 (d) 36
- 26.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 9 times table? (a) 27 (b) 45 (c) 36 (d) 51
- 27.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 3 times table? (a) 12 (b) 21 (c) 11 (d) 27
- 28.What comes next? 11, 13, 15, 17, ? (a) 20 (b) 21 (c) 19 (d) 17
- 29.What comes next? 9, 16, 23, 30, ? (a) 38 (b) 37 (c) 44 (d) 30
- 30.What comes next? 9, 16, 25, 36, ? (a) 50 (b) 51 (c) 47 (d) 49
- 31.What comes next? 15, 24, 33, 42, ? (a) 51 (b) 42 (c) 60 (d) 52
- 32.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 6 times table? (a) 12 (b) 30 (c) 35 (d) 24
- 33.What comes next? 1, 5, 9, 13, ? (a) 18 (b) 21 (c) 13 (d) 17
- 34.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 8 times table? (a) 32 (b) 56 (c) 80 (d) 43
- 35.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 5 times table? (a) 20 (b) 30 (c) 34 (d) 10
- 36.What comes next? 18, 20, 22, 24, ? (a) 24 (b) 26 (c) 28 (d) 27
- 37.What comes next? 7, 9, 11, 13, ? (a) 13 (b) 15 (c) 17 (d) 16
- 38.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 5 times table? (a) 30 (b) 24 (c) 25 (d) 10
- 39.What comes next? 11, 17, 23, 29, ? (a) 36 (b) 29 (c) 41 (d) 35
- 40.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 6 times table? (a) 58 (b) 18 (c) 36 (d) 42
Answer key
- 36
- 29
- 32
- 13
- 37
- 64
- 81
- 21
- 29
- 64
- 17
- 52
- 17
- 57
- 73
- 48
- 35
- 80
- 33
- 11
- 16
- 25
- 48
- 15
- 35
- 51
- 11
- 19
- 37
- 49
- 51
- 35
- 17
- 43
- 34
- 26
- 15
- 24
- 35
- 58
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