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, 8, 16, 32, ? (a) 48 (b) 56 (c) 65 (d) 64
- 2.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 3 times table? (a) 6 (b) 15 (c) 21 (d) 26
- 3.What comes next? 36, 49, 64, 81, ? (a) 98 (b) 100 (c) 102 (d) 101
- 4.What comes next? 9, 15, 21, 27, ? (a) 33 (b) 34 (c) 39 (d) 27
- 5.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 7 times table? (a) 42 (b) 63 (c) 28 (d) 22
- 6.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 6 times table? (a) 18 (b) 12 (c) 36 (d) 17
- 7.What comes next? 15, 19, 23, 27, ? (a) 35 (b) 27 (c) 32 (d) 31
- 8.What comes next? 2, 5, 8, 11, ? (a) 11 (b) 14 (c) 17 (d) 15
- 9.What comes next? 2, 4, 8, 16, ? (a) 32 (b) 24 (c) 33 (d) 28
- 10.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 6 times table? (a) 18 (b) 45 (c) 30 (d) 12
- 11.What comes next? 5, 11, 17, 23, ? (a) 23 (b) 30 (c) 29 (d) 35
- 12.What comes next? 15, 24, 33, 42, ? (a) 60 (b) 51 (c) 52 (d) 42
- 13.What comes next? 4, 8, 12, 16, ? (a) 21 (b) 16 (c) 20 (d) 24
- 14.What comes next? 3, 6, 12, 24, ? (a) 48 (b) 49 (c) 36 (d) 42
- 15.What comes next? 16, 25, 36, 49, ? (a) 62 (b) 64 (c) 66 (d) 65
- 16.What comes next? 1, 4, 9, 16, ? (a) 26 (b) 25 (c) 27 (d) 23
- 17.What comes next? 1, 2, 4, 8, ? (a) 14 (b) 16 (c) 12 (d) 17
- 18.What comes next? 4, 9, 16, 25, ? (a) 37 (b) 38 (c) 34 (d) 36
- 19.What comes next? 19, 21, 23, 25, ? (a) 27 (b) 29 (c) 28 (d) 25
- 20.What comes next? 10, 17, 24, 31, ? (a) 38 (b) 39 (c) 31 (d) 45
- 21.What comes next? 4, 10, 16, 22, ? (a) 22 (b) 29 (c) 34 (d) 28
- 22.What comes next? 5, 10, 20, 40, ? (a) 60 (b) 80 (c) 81 (d) 70
- 23.What comes next? 10, 13, 16, 19, ? (a) 22 (b) 25 (c) 23 (d) 19
- 24.What comes next? 11, 19, 27, 35, ? (a) 44 (b) 43 (c) 35 (d) 51
- 25.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 4 times table? (a) 20 (b) 28 (c) 11 (d) 16
- 26.What comes next? 12, 17, 22, 27, ? (a) 37 (b) 27 (c) 32 (d) 33
- 27.What comes next? 10, 16, 22, 28, ? (a) 28 (b) 40 (c) 35 (d) 34
- 28.What comes next? 19, 26, 33, 40, ? (a) 47 (b) 48 (c) 54 (d) 40
- 29.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 4 times table? (a) 20 (b) 24 (c) 23 (d) 16
- 30.What comes next? 20, 24, 28, 32, ? (a) 37 (b) 36 (c) 40 (d) 32
- 31.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 5 times table? (a) 49 (b) 40 (c) 25 (d) 20
- 32.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 4 times table? (a) 27 (b) 16 (c) 8 (d) 24
- 33.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 4 times table? (a) 30 (b) 16 (c) 8 (d) 12
- 34.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 4 times table? (a) 10 (b) 28 (c) 20 (d) 16
- 35.What comes next? 25, 36, 49, 64, ? (a) 81 (b) 82 (c) 83 (d) 79
- 36.What comes next? 7, 14, 21, 28, ? (a) 42 (b) 36 (c) 35 (d) 28
- 37.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 5 times table? (a) 35 (b) 20 (c) 42 (d) 50
- 38.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 8 times table? (a) 21 (b) 48 (c) 16 (d) 24
- 39.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 3 times table? (a) 10 (b) 6 (c) 12 (d) 9
- 40.What comes next? 9, 16, 25, 36, ? (a) 49 (b) 51 (c) 50 (d) 47
Answer key
- 64
- 26
- 100
- 33
- 22
- 17
- 31
- 14
- 32
- 45
- 29
- 51
- 20
- 48
- 64
- 25
- 16
- 36
- 27
- 38
- 28
- 80
- 22
- 43
- 11
- 32
- 34
- 47
- 23
- 36
- 49
- 27
- 30
- 10
- 81
- 35
- 42
- 21
- 10
- 49
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