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, 6, 11, 16, ? (a) 16 (b) 22 (c) 21 (d) 26
- 2.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 3 times table? (a) 21 (b) 8 (c) 12 (d) 30
- 3.What comes next? 1, 2, 4, 8, ? (a) 14 (b) 12 (c) 17 (d) 16
- 4.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 4 times table? (a) 32 (b) 8 (c) 38 (d) 20
- 5.What comes next? 1, 3, 5, 7, ? (a) 10 (b) 7 (c) 11 (d) 9
- 6.What comes next? 3, 6, 9, 12, ? (a) 12 (b) 18 (c) 16 (d) 15
- 7.What comes next? 1, 4, 9, 16, ? (a) 26 (b) 23 (c) 27 (d) 25
- 8.What comes next? 9, 11, 13, 15, ? (a) 19 (b) 15 (c) 17 (d) 18
- 9.What comes next? 36, 49, 64, 81, ? (a) 98 (b) 101 (c) 102 (d) 100
- 10.What comes next? 4, 9, 16, 25, ? (a) 34 (b) 37 (c) 38 (d) 36
- 11.What comes next? 16, 25, 36, 49, ? (a) 65 (b) 66 (c) 62 (d) 64
- 12.What comes next? 4, 8, 16, 32, ? (a) 64 (b) 65 (c) 48 (d) 56
- 13.What comes next? 7, 9, 11, 13, ? (a) 15 (b) 17 (c) 13 (d) 16
- 14.What comes next? 2, 4, 8, 16, ? (a) 28 (b) 33 (c) 32 (d) 24
- 15.What comes next? 4, 11, 18, 25, ? (a) 32 (b) 39 (c) 25 (d) 33
- 16.What comes next? 5, 10, 20, 40, ? (a) 81 (b) 80 (c) 70 (d) 60
- 17.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 9 times table? (a) 18 (b) 36 (c) 63 (d) 82
- 18.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 5 times table? (a) 30 (b) 20 (c) 35 (d) 36
- 19.What comes next? 25, 36, 49, 64, ? (a) 82 (b) 79 (c) 83 (d) 81
- 20.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 3 times table? (a) 11 (b) 21 (c) 18 (d) 9
- 21.What comes next? 19, 28, 37, 46, ? (a) 64 (b) 55 (c) 56 (d) 46
- 22.What comes next? 5, 14, 23, 32, ? (a) 32 (b) 50 (c) 42 (d) 41
- 23.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 3 times table? (a) 25 (b) 6 (c) 12 (d) 18
- 24.What comes next? 9, 16, 25, 36, ? (a) 47 (b) 50 (c) 51 (d) 49
- 25.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 4 times table? (a) 24 (b) 16 (c) 12 (d) 35
- 26.What comes next? 16, 21, 26, 31, ? (a) 31 (b) 36 (c) 41 (d) 37
- 27.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 9 times table? (a) 90 (b) 36 (c) 63 (d) 22
- 28.What comes next? 8, 13, 18, 23, ? (a) 23 (b) 29 (c) 33 (d) 28
- 29.What comes next? 5, 13, 21, 29, ? (a) 37 (b) 38 (c) 29 (d) 45
- 30.What comes next? 10, 18, 26, 34, ? (a) 50 (b) 42 (c) 43 (d) 34
- 31.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 3 times table? (a) 9 (b) 12 (c) 6 (d) 23
- 32.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 7 times table? (a) 42 (b) 63 (c) 15 (d) 21
- 33.What comes next? 3, 6, 12, 24, ? (a) 42 (b) 49 (c) 36 (d) 48
- 34.What comes next? 5, 10, 15, 20, ? (a) 25 (b) 26 (c) 20 (d) 30
- 35.What comes next? 5, 8, 11, 14, ? (a) 18 (b) 17 (c) 20 (d) 14
- 36.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 5 times table? (a) 10 (b) 20 (c) 15 (d) 24
- 37.What comes next? 19, 27, 35, 43, ? (a) 51 (b) 52 (c) 43 (d) 59
- 38.What comes next? 14, 23, 32, 41, ? (a) 59 (b) 51 (c) 41 (d) 50
- 39.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 9 times table? (a) 18 (b) 54 (c) 46 (d) 45
- 40.What comes next? 18, 25, 32, 39, ? (a) 46 (b) 47 (c) 39 (d) 53
Answer key
- 21
- 8
- 16
- 38
- 9
- 15
- 25
- 17
- 100
- 36
- 64
- 64
- 15
- 32
- 32
- 80
- 82
- 36
- 81
- 11
- 55
- 41
- 25
- 49
- 35
- 36
- 22
- 28
- 37
- 42
- 23
- 15
- 48
- 25
- 17
- 24
- 51
- 50
- 46
- 46
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