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? 9, 16, 23, 30, ? (a) 30 (b) 38 (c) 44 (d) 37
- 2.What comes next? 1, 2, 4, 8, ? (a) 12 (b) 14 (c) 16 (d) 17
- 3.What comes next? 9, 16, 25, 36, ? (a) 50 (b) 51 (c) 49 (d) 47
- 4.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 7 times table? (a) 64 (b) 21 (c) 49 (d) 28
- 5.What comes next? 4, 9, 16, 25, ? (a) 38 (b) 37 (c) 34 (d) 36
- 6.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 4 times table? (a) 20 (b) 12 (c) 22 (d) 8
- 7.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 6 times table? (a) 12 (b) 24 (c) 18 (d) 32
- 8.What comes next? 4, 8, 16, 32, ? (a) 48 (b) 64 (c) 56 (d) 65
- 9.What comes next? 9, 12, 15, 18, ? (a) 21 (b) 22 (c) 24 (d) 18
- 10.What comes next? 36, 49, 64, 81, ? (a) 102 (b) 98 (c) 100 (d) 101
- 11.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 6 times table? (a) 18 (b) 20 (c) 30 (d) 36
- 12.What comes next? 16, 21, 26, 31, ? (a) 41 (b) 37 (c) 36 (d) 31
- 13.What comes next? 12, 20, 28, 36, ? (a) 45 (b) 36 (c) 52 (d) 44
- 14.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 4 times table? (a) 36 (b) 28 (c) 16 (d) 37
- 15.What comes next? 2, 8, 14, 20, ? (a) 20 (b) 32 (c) 27 (d) 26
- 16.What comes next? 5, 8, 11, 14, ? (a) 18 (b) 14 (c) 20 (d) 17
- 17.What comes next? 16, 19, 22, 25, ? (a) 25 (b) 31 (c) 28 (d) 29
- 18.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 3 times table? (a) 6 (b) 19 (c) 21 (d) 15
- 19.What comes next? 16, 25, 36, 49, ? (a) 65 (b) 64 (c) 66 (d) 62
- 20.What comes next? 2, 6, 10, 14, ? (a) 22 (b) 18 (c) 19 (d) 14
- 21.What comes next? 2, 10, 18, 26, ? (a) 35 (b) 34 (c) 26 (d) 42
- 22.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 9 times table? (a) 18 (b) 36 (c) 64 (d) 63
- 23.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 9 times table? (a) 88 (b) 63 (c) 45 (d) 36
- 24.What comes next? 13, 20, 27, 34, ? (a) 41 (b) 42 (c) 34 (d) 48
- 25.What comes next? 4, 9, 14, 19, ? (a) 25 (b) 24 (c) 29 (d) 19
- 26.What comes next? 9, 13, 17, 21, ? (a) 26 (b) 21 (c) 29 (d) 25
- 27.What comes next? 2, 4, 8, 16, ? (a) 28 (b) 33 (c) 32 (d) 24
- 28.What comes next? 1, 4, 9, 16, ? (a) 27 (b) 26 (c) 25 (d) 23
- 29.What comes next? 5, 14, 23, 32, ? (a) 50 (b) 41 (c) 42 (d) 32
- 30.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 8 times table? (a) 72 (b) 48 (c) 24 (d) 78
- 31.What comes next? 10, 13, 16, 19, ? (a) 19 (b) 23 (c) 22 (d) 25
- 32.What comes next? 3, 6, 12, 24, ? (a) 42 (b) 49 (c) 36 (d) 48
- 33.What comes next? 5, 9, 13, 17, ? (a) 22 (b) 21 (c) 17 (d) 25
- 34.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 5 times table? (a) 15 (b) 48 (c) 20 (d) 10
- 35.What comes next? 5, 10, 20, 40, ? (a) 81 (b) 80 (c) 60 (d) 70
- 36.What comes next? 25, 36, 49, 64, ? (a) 81 (b) 83 (c) 79 (d) 82
- 37.What comes next? 3, 12, 21, 30, ? (a) 48 (b) 40 (c) 30 (d) 39
- 38.What comes next? 9, 18, 27, 36, ? (a) 36 (b) 46 (c) 45 (d) 54
- 39.What comes next? 8, 14, 20, 26, ? (a) 26 (b) 33 (c) 38 (d) 32
- 40.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 3 times table? (a) 15 (b) 10 (c) 9 (d) 12
Answer key
- 37
- 16
- 49
- 64
- 36
- 22
- 32
- 64
- 21
- 100
- 20
- 36
- 44
- 37
- 26
- 17
- 28
- 19
- 64
- 18
- 34
- 64
- 88
- 41
- 24
- 25
- 32
- 25
- 41
- 78
- 22
- 48
- 21
- 48
- 80
- 81
- 39
- 45
- 32
- 10
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