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