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, 9, 16, 25, ? (a) 34 (b) 37 (c) 38 (d) 36
- 2.What comes next? 36, 49, 64, 81, ? (a) 100 (b) 98 (c) 102 (d) 101
- 3.What comes next? 17, 25, 33, 41, ? (a) 57 (b) 41 (c) 49 (d) 50
- 4.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 9 times table? (a) 63 (b) 29 (c) 54 (d) 36
- 5.What comes next? 4, 8, 16, 32, ? (a) 48 (b) 64 (c) 65 (d) 56
- 6.What comes next? 16, 25, 36, 49, ? (a) 65 (b) 66 (c) 62 (d) 64
- 7.What comes next? 1, 2, 4, 8, ? (a) 17 (b) 16 (c) 14 (d) 12
- 8.What comes next? 17, 26, 35, 44, ? (a) 62 (b) 54 (c) 44 (d) 53
- 9.What comes next? 25, 36, 49, 64, ? (a) 83 (b) 79 (c) 82 (d) 81
- 10.What comes next? 7, 10, 13, 16, ? (a) 16 (b) 19 (c) 20 (d) 22
- 11.What comes next? 5, 10, 20, 40, ? (a) 70 (b) 80 (c) 81 (d) 60
- 12.What comes next? 19, 25, 31, 37, ? (a) 37 (b) 43 (c) 49 (d) 44
- 13.What comes next? 20, 22, 24, 26, ? (a) 29 (b) 30 (c) 26 (d) 28
- 14.What comes next? 19, 27, 35, 43, ? (a) 59 (b) 51 (c) 52 (d) 43
- 15.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 7 times table? (a) 35 (b) 21 (c) 67 (d) 28
- 16.What comes next? 9, 16, 25, 36, ? (a) 51 (b) 47 (c) 49 (d) 50
- 17.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 6 times table? (a) 36 (b) 24 (c) 12 (d) 17
- 18.What comes next? 3, 6, 12, 24, ? (a) 36 (b) 48 (c) 49 (d) 42
- 19.What comes next? 2, 10, 18, 26, ? (a) 42 (b) 26 (c) 35 (d) 34
- 20.What comes next? 1, 4, 9, 16, ? (a) 25 (b) 23 (c) 26 (d) 27
- 21.What comes next? 1, 3, 5, 7, ? (a) 9 (b) 10 (c) 7 (d) 11
- 22.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 3 times table? (a) 16 (b) 15 (c) 18 (d) 12
- 23.What comes next? 2, 4, 8, 16, ? (a) 28 (b) 32 (c) 33 (d) 24
- 24.What comes next? 4, 8, 12, 16, ? (a) 20 (b) 24 (c) 16 (d) 21
- 25.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 4 times table? (a) 14 (b) 28 (c) 16 (d) 12
- 26.What comes next? 2, 8, 14, 20, ? (a) 20 (b) 27 (c) 32 (d) 26
- 27.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 6 times table? (a) 13 (b) 42 (c) 24 (d) 18
- 28.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 7 times table? (a) 25 (b) 35 (c) 28 (d) 56
- 29.What comes next? 4, 12, 20, 28, ? (a) 37 (b) 36 (c) 44 (d) 28
- 30.What comes next? 16, 25, 34, 43, ? (a) 43 (b) 52 (c) 61 (d) 53
- 31.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 6 times table? (a) 36 (b) 41 (c) 24 (d) 30
- 32.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 6 times table? (a) 18 (b) 37 (c) 42 (d) 30
- 33.What comes next? 9, 17, 25, 33, ? (a) 49 (b) 33 (c) 42 (d) 41
- 34.What comes next? 15, 23, 31, 39, ? (a) 48 (b) 47 (c) 55 (d) 39
- 35.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 6 times table? (a) 36 (b) 24 (c) 47 (d) 48
- 36.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 5 times table? (a) 25 (b) 20 (c) 15 (d) 49
- 37.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 5 times table? (a) 45 (b) 11 (c) 30 (d) 15
- 38.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 7 times table? (a) 62 (b) 21 (c) 63 (d) 42
- 39.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 3 times table? (a) 15 (b) 6 (c) 11 (d) 18
- 40.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 7 times table? (a) 28 (b) 21 (c) 35 (d) 52
Answer key
- 36
- 100
- 49
- 29
- 64
- 64
- 16
- 53
- 81
- 19
- 80
- 43
- 28
- 51
- 67
- 49
- 17
- 48
- 34
- 25
- 9
- 16
- 32
- 20
- 14
- 26
- 13
- 25
- 36
- 52
- 41
- 37
- 41
- 47
- 47
- 49
- 11
- 62
- 11
- 52
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