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) 56 (b) 64 (c) 48 (d) 65
- 2.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 7 times table? (a) 35 (b) 21 (c) 39 (d) 14
- 3.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 5 times table? (a) 25 (b) 43 (c) 30 (d) 10
- 4.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 4 times table? (a) 28 (b) 16 (c) 36 (d) 34
- 5.What comes next? 18, 23, 28, 33, ? (a) 39 (b) 33 (c) 43 (d) 38
- 6.What comes next? 3, 6, 12, 24, ? (a) 42 (b) 36 (c) 49 (d) 48
- 7.What comes next? 11, 14, 17, 20, ? (a) 24 (b) 23 (c) 20 (d) 26
- 8.What comes next? 5, 10, 20, 40, ? (a) 81 (b) 60 (c) 80 (d) 70
- 9.What comes next? 3, 7, 11, 15, ? (a) 15 (b) 23 (c) 19 (d) 20
- 10.What comes next? 19, 22, 25, 28, ? (a) 34 (b) 28 (c) 32 (d) 31
- 11.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 9 times table? (a) 71 (b) 54 (c) 72 (d) 36
- 12.What comes next? 6, 10, 14, 18, ? (a) 26 (b) 18 (c) 23 (d) 22
- 13.What comes next? 2, 4, 8, 16, ? (a) 28 (b) 32 (c) 24 (d) 33
- 14.What comes next? 9, 16, 25, 36, ? (a) 51 (b) 47 (c) 49 (d) 50
- 15.What comes next? 1, 4, 9, 16, ? (a) 27 (b) 25 (c) 26 (d) 23
- 16.What comes next? 5, 10, 15, 20, ? (a) 20 (b) 25 (c) 30 (d) 26
- 17.What comes next? 4, 9, 16, 25, ? (a) 36 (b) 34 (c) 37 (d) 38
- 18.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 5 times table? (a) 11 (b) 20 (c) 25 (d) 15
- 19.What comes next? 1, 10, 19, 28, ? (a) 28 (b) 38 (c) 37 (d) 46
- 20.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 8 times table? (a) 40 (b) 24 (c) 19 (d) 32
- 21.What comes next? 15, 18, 21, 24, ? (a) 28 (b) 27 (c) 24 (d) 30
- 22.What comes next? 36, 49, 64, 81, ? (a) 98 (b) 100 (c) 101 (d) 102
- 23.What comes next? 16, 25, 36, 49, ? (a) 62 (b) 66 (c) 64 (d) 65
- 24.What comes next? 2, 5, 8, 11, ? (a) 11 (b) 17 (c) 14 (d) 15
- 25.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 4 times table? (a) 20 (b) 32 (c) 8 (d) 22
- 26.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 3 times table? (a) 12 (b) 30 (c) 7 (d) 21
- 27.What comes next? 3, 5, 7, 9, ? (a) 11 (b) 13 (c) 9 (d) 12
- 28.What comes next? 1, 2, 4, 8, ? (a) 17 (b) 16 (c) 14 (d) 12
- 29.What comes next? 6, 9, 12, 15, ? (a) 18 (b) 19 (c) 21 (d) 15
- 30.What comes next? 1, 4, 7, 10, ? (a) 13 (b) 10 (c) 14 (d) 16
- 31.What comes next? 3, 9, 15, 21, ? (a) 28 (b) 33 (c) 21 (d) 27
- 32.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 9 times table? (a) 63 (b) 18 (c) 37 (d) 36
- 33.What comes next? 7, 15, 23, 31, ? (a) 31 (b) 39 (c) 40 (d) 47
- 34.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 8 times table? (a) 40 (b) 64 (c) 16 (d) 62
- 35.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 3 times table? (a) 16 (b) 12 (c) 18 (d) 21
- 36.What comes next? 4, 7, 10, 13, ? (a) 17 (b) 13 (c) 16 (d) 19
- 37.What comes next? 6, 15, 24, 33, ? (a) 42 (b) 33 (c) 43 (d) 51
- 38.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 6 times table? (a) 30 (b) 20 (c) 18 (d) 24
- 39.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 6 times table? (a) 21 (b) 30 (c) 12 (d) 24
- 40.What comes next? 14, 23, 32, 41, ? (a) 59 (b) 41 (c) 50 (d) 51
Answer key
- 64
- 39
- 43
- 34
- 38
- 48
- 23
- 80
- 19
- 31
- 71
- 22
- 32
- 49
- 25
- 25
- 36
- 11
- 37
- 19
- 27
- 100
- 64
- 14
- 22
- 7
- 11
- 16
- 18
- 13
- 27
- 37
- 39
- 62
- 16
- 16
- 42
- 20
- 21
- 50
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