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) 16 (b) 17 (c) 12 (d) 14
- 2.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 4 times table? (a) 8 (b) 25 (c) 16 (d) 28
- 3.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 9 times table? (a) 36 (b) 81 (c) 80 (d) 63
- 4.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 7 times table? (a) 49 (b) 70 (c) 28 (d) 48
- 5.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 7 times table? (a) 21 (b) 28 (c) 38 (d) 42
- 6.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 5 times table? (a) 35 (b) 30 (c) 11 (d) 15
- 7.What comes next? 16, 25, 36, 49, ? (a) 62 (b) 66 (c) 64 (d) 65
- 8.What comes next? 13, 21, 29, 37, ? (a) 37 (b) 53 (c) 46 (d) 45
- 9.What comes next? 3, 6, 12, 24, ? (a) 48 (b) 36 (c) 49 (d) 42
- 10.What comes next? 36, 49, 64, 81, ? (a) 102 (b) 101 (c) 100 (d) 98
- 11.What comes next? 15, 17, 19, 21, ? (a) 24 (b) 25 (c) 21 (d) 23
- 12.What comes next? 8, 10, 12, 14, ? (a) 17 (b) 18 (c) 14 (d) 16
- 13.What comes next? 14, 23, 32, 41, ? (a) 50 (b) 59 (c) 41 (d) 51
- 14.What comes next? 4, 9, 16, 25, ? (a) 34 (b) 36 (c) 37 (d) 38
- 15.What comes next? 14, 19, 24, 29, ? (a) 29 (b) 35 (c) 34 (d) 39
- 16.What comes next? 13, 18, 23, 28, ? (a) 34 (b) 28 (c) 33 (d) 38
- 17.What comes next? 4, 8, 16, 32, ? (a) 56 (b) 65 (c) 48 (d) 64
- 18.What comes next? 2, 4, 8, 16, ? (a) 28 (b) 24 (c) 32 (d) 33
- 19.What comes next? 6, 8, 10, 12, ? (a) 16 (b) 15 (c) 14 (d) 12
- 20.What comes next? 9, 17, 25, 33, ? (a) 49 (b) 41 (c) 42 (d) 33
- 21.What comes next? 5, 10, 20, 40, ? (a) 70 (b) 81 (c) 60 (d) 80
- 22.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 5 times table? (a) 15 (b) 20 (c) 34 (d) 25
- 23.What comes next? 25, 36, 49, 64, ? (a) 82 (b) 81 (c) 83 (d) 79
- 24.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 7 times table? (a) 35 (b) 14 (c) 58 (d) 56
- 25.What comes next? 11, 15, 19, 23, ? (a) 23 (b) 28 (c) 27 (d) 31
- 26.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 4 times table? (a) 20 (b) 29 (c) 8 (d) 32
- 27.What comes next? 9, 16, 25, 36, ? (a) 51 (b) 50 (c) 47 (d) 49
- 28.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 6 times table? (a) 30 (b) 36 (c) 45 (d) 18
- 29.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 4 times table? (a) 20 (b) 12 (c) 8 (d) 23
- 30.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 7 times table? (a) 28 (b) 35 (c) 42 (d) 40
- 31.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 6 times table? (a) 18 (b) 15 (c) 24 (d) 42
- 32.What comes next? 3, 8, 13, 18, ? (a) 18 (b) 23 (c) 28 (d) 24
- 33.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 4 times table? (a) 13 (b) 16 (c) 28 (d) 24
- 34.What comes next? 1, 4, 9, 16, ? (a) 26 (b) 27 (c) 25 (d) 23
- 35.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 5 times table? (a) 20 (b) 14 (c) 35 (d) 45
- 36.What comes next? 3, 5, 7, 9, ? (a) 13 (b) 9 (c) 11 (d) 12
- 37.What comes next? 3, 6, 9, 12, ? (a) 18 (b) 12 (c) 15 (d) 16
- 38.What comes next? 2, 6, 10, 14, ? (a) 19 (b) 22 (c) 18 (d) 14
- 39.What comes next? 18, 20, 22, 24, ? (a) 27 (b) 24 (c) 28 (d) 26
- 40.What comes next? 12, 17, 22, 27, ? (a) 33 (b) 27 (c) 37 (d) 32
Answer key
- 16
- 25
- 80
- 48
- 38
- 11
- 64
- 45
- 48
- 100
- 23
- 16
- 50
- 36
- 34
- 33
- 64
- 32
- 14
- 41
- 80
- 34
- 81
- 58
- 27
- 29
- 49
- 45
- 23
- 40
- 15
- 23
- 13
- 25
- 14
- 11
- 15
- 18
- 26
- 32
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