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? 17, 24, 31, 38, ? (a) 38 (b) 52 (c) 46 (d) 45
- 2.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 5 times table? (a) 45 (b) 16 (c) 15 (d) 30
- 3.What comes next? 9, 13, 17, 21, ? (a) 29 (b) 25 (c) 21 (d) 26
- 4.What comes next? 15, 21, 27, 33, ? (a) 40 (b) 33 (c) 45 (d) 39
- 5.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 3 times table? (a) 21 (b) 10 (c) 12 (d) 24
- 6.What comes next? 15, 22, 29, 36, ? (a) 43 (b) 44 (c) 50 (d) 36
- 7.What comes next? 25, 36, 49, 64, ? (a) 81 (b) 83 (c) 79 (d) 82
- 8.What comes next? 4, 8, 16, 32, ? (a) 56 (b) 64 (c) 65 (d) 48
- 9.What comes next? 3, 6, 12, 24, ? (a) 49 (b) 48 (c) 36 (d) 42
- 10.What comes next? 36, 49, 64, 81, ? (a) 101 (b) 102 (c) 98 (d) 100
- 11.What comes next? 1, 2, 4, 8, ? (a) 12 (b) 16 (c) 17 (d) 14
- 12.What comes next? 3, 11, 19, 27, ? (a) 27 (b) 36 (c) 43 (d) 35
- 13.What comes next? 19, 23, 27, 31, ? (a) 39 (b) 36 (c) 31 (d) 35
- 14.What comes next? 4, 9, 16, 25, ? (a) 37 (b) 38 (c) 36 (d) 34
- 15.What comes next? 3, 8, 13, 18, ? (a) 28 (b) 24 (c) 18 (d) 23
- 16.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 8 times table? (a) 72 (b) 24 (c) 69 (d) 48
- 17.What comes next? 16, 25, 36, 49, ? (a) 65 (b) 66 (c) 64 (d) 62
- 18.What comes next? 9, 16, 25, 36, ? (a) 47 (b) 50 (c) 49 (d) 51
- 19.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 9 times table? (a) 36 (b) 81 (c) 63 (d) 60
- 20.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 5 times table? (a) 25 (b) 15 (c) 10 (d) 21
- 21.What comes next? 5, 10, 20, 40, ? (a) 60 (b) 81 (c) 70 (d) 80
- 22.What comes next? 1, 4, 9, 16, ? (a) 27 (b) 25 (c) 23 (d) 26
- 23.What comes next? 5, 13, 21, 29, ? (a) 29 (b) 37 (c) 45 (d) 38
- 24.What comes next? 6, 8, 10, 12, ? (a) 15 (b) 12 (c) 16 (d) 14
- 25.What comes next? 5, 10, 15, 20, ? (a) 26 (b) 20 (c) 30 (d) 25
- 26.What comes next? 1, 3, 5, 7, ? (a) 7 (b) 10 (c) 9 (d) 11
- 27.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 9 times table? (a) 79 (b) 54 (c) 18 (d) 45
- 28.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 7 times table? (a) 14 (b) 35 (c) 26 (d) 28
- 29.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 5 times table? (a) 20 (b) 28 (c) 40 (d) 35
- 30.What comes next? 2, 10, 18, 26, ? (a) 35 (b) 34 (c) 42 (d) 26
- 31.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 8 times table? (a) 64 (b) 32 (c) 47 (d) 40
- 32.What comes next? 1, 10, 19, 28, ? (a) 38 (b) 28 (c) 46 (d) 37
- 33.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 3 times table? (a) 23 (b) 15 (c) 9 (d) 6
- 34.What comes next? 20, 29, 38, 47, ? (a) 56 (b) 47 (c) 57 (d) 65
- 35.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 5 times table? (a) 23 (b) 15 (c) 35 (d) 25
- 36.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 8 times table? (a) 32 (b) 56 (c) 48 (d) 23
- 37.What comes next? 18, 21, 24, 27, ? (a) 31 (b) 27 (c) 30 (d) 33
- 38.What comes next? 13, 16, 19, 22, ? (a) 22 (b) 25 (c) 26 (d) 28
- 39.What comes next? 15, 17, 19, 21, ? (a) 23 (b) 25 (c) 24 (d) 21
- 40.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 8 times table? (a) 56 (b) 19 (c) 24 (d) 40
Answer key
- 45
- 16
- 25
- 39
- 10
- 43
- 81
- 64
- 48
- 100
- 16
- 35
- 35
- 36
- 23
- 69
- 64
- 49
- 60
- 21
- 80
- 25
- 37
- 14
- 25
- 9
- 79
- 26
- 28
- 34
- 47
- 37
- 23
- 56
- 23
- 23
- 30
- 25
- 23
- 19
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