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, 4, 9, 16, ? (a) 23 (b) 26 (c) 27 (d) 25
- 2.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 7 times table? (a) 63 (b) 49 (c) 54 (d) 28
- 3.What comes next? 4, 8, 16, 32, ? (a) 65 (b) 64 (c) 56 (d) 48
- 4.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 5 times table? (a) 25 (b) 35 (c) 32 (d) 10
- 5.What comes next? 2, 4, 8, 16, ? (a) 33 (b) 24 (c) 32 (d) 28
- 6.What comes next? 7, 14, 21, 28, ? (a) 36 (b) 35 (c) 42 (d) 28
- 7.What comes next? 25, 36, 49, 64, ? (a) 83 (b) 79 (c) 82 (d) 81
- 8.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 6 times table? (a) 30 (b) 31 (c) 24 (d) 18
- 9.What comes next? 19, 22, 25, 28, ? (a) 34 (b) 31 (c) 28 (d) 32
- 10.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 8 times table? (a) 32 (b) 79 (c) 24 (d) 40
- 11.What comes next? 5, 8, 11, 14, ? (a) 17 (b) 20 (c) 18 (d) 14
- 12.What comes next? 9, 13, 17, 21, ? (a) 26 (b) 25 (c) 21 (d) 29
- 13.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 9 times table? (a) 63 (b) 36 (c) 31 (d) 18
- 14.What comes next? 3, 5, 7, 9, ? (a) 13 (b) 12 (c) 11 (d) 9
- 15.What comes next? 7, 9, 11, 13, ? (a) 17 (b) 13 (c) 16 (d) 15
- 16.What comes next? 16, 25, 36, 49, ? (a) 66 (b) 64 (c) 65 (d) 62
- 17.What comes next? 13, 16, 19, 22, ? (a) 26 (b) 25 (c) 28 (d) 22
- 18.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 5 times table? (a) 20 (b) 30 (c) 26 (d) 10
- 19.What comes next? 5, 10, 20, 40, ? (a) 70 (b) 80 (c) 60 (d) 81
- 20.What comes next? 4, 9, 16, 25, ? (a) 37 (b) 38 (c) 36 (d) 34
- 21.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 4 times table? (a) 15 (b) 8 (c) 24 (d) 20
- 22.What comes next? 9, 16, 25, 36, ? (a) 51 (b) 49 (c) 50 (d) 47
- 23.What comes next? 1, 10, 19, 28, ? (a) 28 (b) 37 (c) 38 (d) 46
- 24.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 4 times table? (a) 28 (b) 26 (c) 36 (d) 16
- 25.What comes next? 8, 13, 18, 23, ? (a) 33 (b) 23 (c) 29 (d) 28
- 26.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 8 times table? (a) 33 (b) 64 (c) 48 (d) 24
- 27.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 9 times table? (a) 54 (b) 65 (c) 63 (d) 27
- 28.What comes next? 2, 5, 8, 11, ? (a) 17 (b) 15 (c) 14 (d) 11
- 29.What comes next? 8, 11, 14, 17, ? (a) 17 (b) 20 (c) 23 (d) 21
- 30.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 3 times table? (a) 19 (b) 18 (c) 9 (d) 12
- 31.What comes next? 3, 6, 12, 24, ? (a) 48 (b) 42 (c) 36 (d) 49
- 32.What comes next? 15, 18, 21, 24, ? (a) 28 (b) 24 (c) 30 (d) 27
- 33.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 6 times table? (a) 30 (b) 37 (c) 12 (d) 36
- 34.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 3 times table? (a) 9 (b) 20 (c) 18 (d) 24
- 35.What comes next? 19, 26, 33, 40, ? (a) 48 (b) 54 (c) 40 (d) 47
- 36.What comes next? 20, 25, 30, 35, ? (a) 41 (b) 40 (c) 45 (d) 35
- 37.What comes next? 2, 9, 16, 23, ? (a) 37 (b) 23 (c) 30 (d) 31
- 38.What comes next? 17, 20, 23, 26, ? (a) 30 (b) 32 (c) 29 (d) 26
- 39.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 9 times table? (a) 72 (b) 36 (c) 42 (d) 63
- 40.What comes next? 8, 17, 26, 35, ? (a) 35 (b) 45 (c) 53 (d) 44
Answer key
- 25
- 54
- 64
- 32
- 32
- 35
- 81
- 31
- 31
- 79
- 17
- 25
- 31
- 11
- 15
- 64
- 25
- 26
- 80
- 36
- 15
- 49
- 37
- 26
- 28
- 33
- 65
- 14
- 20
- 19
- 48
- 27
- 37
- 20
- 47
- 40
- 30
- 29
- 42
- 44
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