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, 2, 4, 8, ? (a) 14 (b) 17 (c) 16 (d) 12
- 2.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 8 times table? (a) 32 (b) 56 (c) 40 (d) 63
- 3.What comes next? 4, 10, 16, 22, ? (a) 34 (b) 28 (c) 22 (d) 29
- 4.What comes next? 13, 17, 21, 25, ? (a) 25 (b) 33 (c) 30 (d) 29
- 5.What comes next? 3, 6, 12, 24, ? (a) 42 (b) 36 (c) 49 (d) 48
- 6.What comes next? 1, 8, 15, 22, ? (a) 30 (b) 22 (c) 36 (d) 29
- 7.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 5 times table? (a) 25 (b) 48 (c) 10 (d) 30
- 8.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 8 times table? (a) 24 (b) 48 (c) 64 (d) 73
- 9.What comes next? 1, 7, 13, 19, ? (a) 26 (b) 31 (c) 19 (d) 25
- 10.What comes next? 36, 49, 64, 81, ? (a) 102 (b) 100 (c) 101 (d) 98
- 11.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 9 times table? (a) 38 (b) 18 (c) 27 (d) 45
- 12.What comes next? 4, 9, 16, 25, ? (a) 36 (b) 38 (c) 34 (d) 37
- 13.What comes next? 9, 16, 25, 36, ? (a) 47 (b) 49 (c) 50 (d) 51
- 14.What comes next? 16, 25, 36, 49, ? (a) 66 (b) 65 (c) 64 (d) 62
- 15.What comes next? 25, 36, 49, 64, ? (a) 79 (b) 83 (c) 81 (d) 82
- 16.What comes next? 4, 8, 16, 32, ? (a) 65 (b) 64 (c) 56 (d) 48
- 17.What comes next? 18, 23, 28, 33, ? (a) 38 (b) 39 (c) 33 (d) 43
- 18.What comes next? 5, 10, 20, 40, ? (a) 60 (b) 81 (c) 80 (d) 70
- 19.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 4 times table? (a) 24 (b) 13 (c) 12 (d) 8
- 20.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 9 times table? (a) 54 (b) 27 (c) 81 (d) 37
- 21.What comes next? 2, 4, 8, 16, ? (a) 28 (b) 24 (c) 33 (d) 32
- 22.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 4 times table? (a) 20 (b) 14 (c) 24 (d) 8
- 23.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 9 times table? (a) 63 (b) 54 (c) 66 (d) 36
- 24.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 7 times table? (a) 14 (b) 34 (c) 42 (d) 28
- 25.What comes next? 1, 5, 9, 13, ? (a) 13 (b) 21 (c) 18 (d) 17
- 26.What comes next? 12, 14, 16, 18, ? (a) 21 (b) 20 (c) 18 (d) 22
- 27.What comes next? 11, 18, 25, 32, ? (a) 46 (b) 40 (c) 39 (d) 32
- 28.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 4 times table? (a) 32 (b) 20 (c) 33 (d) 16
- 29.What comes next? 11, 14, 17, 20, ? (a) 20 (b) 26 (c) 23 (d) 24
- 30.What comes next? 8, 14, 20, 26, ? (a) 33 (b) 38 (c) 26 (d) 32
- 31.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 5 times table? (a) 15 (b) 25 (c) 21 (d) 40
- 32.What comes next? 5, 9, 13, 17, ? (a) 22 (b) 21 (c) 25 (d) 17
- 33.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 3 times table? (a) 18 (b) 6 (c) 9 (d) 10
- 34.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 3 times table? (a) 26 (b) 21 (c) 12 (d) 24
- 35.What comes next? 7, 12, 17, 22, ? (a) 28 (b) 27 (c) 22 (d) 32
- 36.What comes next? 20, 24, 28, 32, ? (a) 40 (b) 37 (c) 32 (d) 36
- 37.What comes next? 1, 4, 9, 16, ? (a) 26 (b) 27 (c) 23 (d) 25
- 38.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 4 times table? (a) 20 (b) 12 (c) 27 (d) 16
- 39.What comes next? 18, 21, 24, 27, ? (a) 30 (b) 27 (c) 31 (d) 33
- 40.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 6 times table? (a) 42 (b) 18 (c) 30 (d) 59
Answer key
- 16
- 63
- 28
- 29
- 48
- 29
- 48
- 73
- 25
- 100
- 38
- 36
- 49
- 64
- 81
- 64
- 38
- 80
- 13
- 37
- 32
- 14
- 66
- 34
- 17
- 20
- 39
- 33
- 23
- 32
- 21
- 21
- 10
- 26
- 27
- 36
- 25
- 27
- 30
- 59
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