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? 13, 15, 17, 19, ? (a) 23 (b) 21 (c) 19 (d) 22
- 2.What comes next? 1, 4, 7, 10, ? (a) 10 (b) 13 (c) 16 (d) 14
- 3.What comes next? 16, 25, 36, 49, ? (a) 62 (b) 66 (c) 64 (d) 65
- 4.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 9 times table? (a) 27 (b) 54 (c) 81 (d) 32
- 5.What comes next? 4, 8, 16, 32, ? (a) 65 (b) 64 (c) 56 (d) 48
- 6.What comes next? 3, 6, 12, 24, ? (a) 36 (b) 49 (c) 42 (d) 48
- 7.What comes next? 11, 17, 23, 29, ? (a) 35 (b) 41 (c) 36 (d) 29
- 8.What comes next? 1, 4, 9, 16, ? (a) 27 (b) 23 (c) 26 (d) 25
- 9.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 4 times table? (a) 16 (b) 12 (c) 8 (d) 37
- 10.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 3 times table? (a) 22 (b) 9 (c) 12 (d) 6
- 11.What comes next? 36, 49, 64, 81, ? (a) 100 (b) 98 (c) 101 (d) 102
- 12.What comes next? 2, 4, 6, 8, ? (a) 11 (b) 12 (c) 10 (d) 8
- 13.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 8 times table? (a) 65 (b) 24 (c) 16 (d) 48
- 14.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 7 times table? (a) 28 (b) 39 (c) 42 (d) 35
- 15.What comes next? 4, 9, 16, 25, ? (a) 34 (b) 38 (c) 37 (d) 36
- 16.What comes next? 5, 10, 20, 40, ? (a) 70 (b) 60 (c) 80 (d) 81
- 17.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 8 times table? (a) 66 (b) 24 (c) 64 (d) 40
- 18.What comes next? 11, 20, 29, 38, ? (a) 48 (b) 38 (c) 47 (d) 56
- 19.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 9 times table? (a) 45 (b) 28 (c) 54 (d) 18
- 20.What comes next? 12, 16, 20, 24, ? (a) 32 (b) 28 (c) 24 (d) 29
- 21.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 6 times table? (a) 48 (b) 30 (c) 24 (d) 16
- 22.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 4 times table? (a) 20 (b) 33 (c) 8 (d) 28
- 23.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 9 times table? (a) 63 (b) 27 (c) 36 (d) 64
- 24.What comes next? 5, 8, 11, 14, ? (a) 20 (b) 14 (c) 17 (d) 18
- 25.What comes next? 1, 2, 4, 8, ? (a) 16 (b) 17 (c) 14 (d) 12
- 26.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 3 times table? (a) 13 (b) 21 (c) 12 (d) 6
- 27.What comes next? 6, 8, 10, 12, ? (a) 14 (b) 16 (c) 15 (d) 12
- 28.What comes next? 2, 4, 8, 16, ? (a) 24 (b) 28 (c) 33 (d) 32
- 29.What comes next? 20, 22, 24, 26, ? (a) 29 (b) 30 (c) 28 (d) 26
- 30.What comes next? 2, 6, 10, 14, ? (a) 18 (b) 19 (c) 22 (d) 14
- 31.What comes next? 3, 10, 17, 24, ? (a) 38 (b) 31 (c) 32 (d) 24
- 32.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 4 times table? (a) 28 (b) 16 (c) 32 (d) 11
- 33.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 3 times table? (a) 12 (b) 9 (c) 21 (d) 11
- 34.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 7 times table? (a) 14 (b) 42 (c) 35 (d) 31
- 35.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 7 times table? (a) 42 (b) 28 (c) 56 (d) 69
- 36.What comes next? 17, 22, 27, 32, ? (a) 37 (b) 42 (c) 32 (d) 38
- 37.What comes next? 19, 23, 27, 31, ? (a) 31 (b) 39 (c) 35 (d) 36
- 38.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 7 times table? (a) 28 (b) 43 (c) 42 (d) 56
- 39.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 3 times table? (a) 25 (b) 9 (c) 6 (d) 18
- 40.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 7 times table? (a) 14 (b) 42 (c) 52 (d) 21
Answer key
- 21
- 13
- 64
- 32
- 64
- 48
- 35
- 25
- 37
- 22
- 100
- 10
- 65
- 39
- 36
- 80
- 66
- 47
- 28
- 28
- 16
- 33
- 64
- 17
- 16
- 13
- 14
- 32
- 28
- 18
- 31
- 11
- 11
- 31
- 69
- 37
- 35
- 43
- 25
- 52
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