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? 18, 24, 30, 36, ? (a) 48 (b) 36 (c) 43 (d) 42
- 2.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 5 times table? (a) 16 (b) 20 (c) 25 (d) 15
- 3.What comes next? 2, 4, 8, 16, ? (a) 24 (b) 28 (c) 33 (d) 32
- 4.What comes next? 25, 36, 49, 64, ? (a) 79 (b) 81 (c) 83 (d) 82
- 5.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 5 times table? (a) 15 (b) 10 (c) 30 (d) 11
- 6.What comes next? 3, 6, 12, 24, ? (a) 36 (b) 42 (c) 48 (d) 49
- 7.What comes next? 1, 4, 9, 16, ? (a) 23 (b) 27 (c) 25 (d) 26
- 8.What comes next? 9, 16, 25, 36, ? (a) 49 (b) 47 (c) 50 (d) 51
- 9.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 7 times table? (a) 47 (b) 63 (c) 49 (d) 28
- 10.What comes next? 5, 10, 20, 40, ? (a) 70 (b) 80 (c) 60 (d) 81
- 11.What comes next? 36, 49, 64, 81, ? (a) 101 (b) 102 (c) 100 (d) 98
- 12.What comes next? 9, 12, 15, 18, ? (a) 24 (b) 22 (c) 18 (d) 21
- 13.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 6 times table? (a) 38 (b) 48 (c) 24 (d) 36
- 14.What comes next? 4, 8, 16, 32, ? (a) 64 (b) 48 (c) 65 (d) 56
- 15.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 6 times table? (a) 30 (b) 24 (c) 34 (d) 12
- 16.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 8 times table? (a) 24 (b) 56 (c) 51 (d) 40
- 17.What comes next? 1, 2, 4, 8, ? (a) 12 (b) 16 (c) 14 (d) 17
- 18.What comes next? 4, 8, 12, 16, ? (a) 24 (b) 21 (c) 20 (d) 16
- 19.What comes next? 14, 19, 24, 29, ? (a) 39 (b) 35 (c) 29 (d) 34
- 20.What comes next? 12, 19, 26, 33, ? (a) 40 (b) 33 (c) 47 (d) 41
- 21.What comes next? 17, 26, 35, 44, ? (a) 44 (b) 53 (c) 54 (d) 62
- 22.What comes next? 6, 8, 10, 12, ? (a) 16 (b) 15 (c) 14 (d) 12
- 23.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 7 times table? (a) 63 (b) 22 (c) 42 (d) 28
- 24.What comes next? 4, 13, 22, 31, ? (a) 40 (b) 49 (c) 41 (d) 31
- 25.What comes next? 12, 15, 18, 21, ? (a) 21 (b) 27 (c) 25 (d) 24
- 26.What comes next? 16, 25, 36, 49, ? (a) 64 (b) 62 (c) 65 (d) 66
- 27.What comes next? 4, 9, 16, 25, ? (a) 36 (b) 34 (c) 38 (d) 37
- 28.What comes next? 12, 16, 20, 24, ? (a) 32 (b) 24 (c) 29 (d) 28
- 29.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 4 times table? (a) 32 (b) 12 (c) 37 (d) 20
- 30.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 3 times table? (a) 19 (b) 6 (c) 18 (d) 9
- 31.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 6 times table? (a) 24 (b) 14 (c) 12 (d) 36
- 32.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 4 times table? (a) 28 (b) 16 (c) 25 (d) 40
- 33.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 6 times table? (a) 48 (b) 24 (c) 30 (d) 17
- 34.What comes next? 9, 18, 27, 36, ? (a) 45 (b) 54 (c) 36 (d) 46
- 35.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 7 times table? (a) 14 (b) 49 (c) 35 (d) 33
- 36.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 4 times table? (a) 20 (b) 12 (c) 10 (d) 24
- 37.What comes next? 16, 19, 22, 25, ? (a) 25 (b) 29 (c) 28 (d) 31
- 38.What comes next? 10, 12, 14, 16, ? (a) 19 (b) 20 (c) 18 (d) 16
- 39.What comes next? 2, 8, 14, 20, ? (a) 20 (b) 32 (c) 27 (d) 26
- 40.What comes next? 6, 13, 20, 27, ? (a) 27 (b) 35 (c) 41 (d) 34
Answer key
- 42
- 16
- 32
- 81
- 11
- 48
- 25
- 49
- 47
- 80
- 100
- 21
- 38
- 64
- 34
- 51
- 16
- 20
- 34
- 40
- 53
- 14
- 22
- 40
- 24
- 64
- 36
- 28
- 37
- 19
- 14
- 25
- 17
- 45
- 33
- 10
- 28
- 18
- 26
- 34
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