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? 3, 11, 19, 27, ? (a) 36 (b) 35 (c) 27 (d) 43
- 2.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 8 times table? (a) 56 (b) 32 (c) 37 (d) 80
- 3.What comes next? 15, 23, 31, 39, ? (a) 55 (b) 39 (c) 48 (d) 47
- 4.What comes next? 3, 6, 12, 24, ? (a) 49 (b) 42 (c) 36 (d) 48
- 5.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 7 times table? (a) 50 (b) 42 (c) 35 (d) 28
- 6.What comes next? 1, 4, 7, 10, ? (a) 10 (b) 13 (c) 16 (d) 14
- 7.What comes next? 9, 18, 27, 36, ? (a) 36 (b) 46 (c) 45 (d) 54
- 8.What comes next? 4, 9, 16, 25, ? (a) 37 (b) 38 (c) 36 (d) 34
- 9.What comes next? 9, 16, 25, 36, ? (a) 50 (b) 51 (c) 49 (d) 47
- 10.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 9 times table? (a) 72 (b) 36 (c) 37 (d) 63
- 11.What comes next? 2, 11, 20, 29, ? (a) 47 (b) 29 (c) 38 (d) 39
- 12.What comes next? 1, 8, 15, 22, ? (a) 30 (b) 29 (c) 36 (d) 22
- 13.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 6 times table? (a) 48 (b) 30 (c) 18 (d) 53
- 14.What comes next? 1, 4, 9, 16, ? (a) 25 (b) 23 (c) 26 (d) 27
- 15.What comes next? 4, 8, 16, 32, ? (a) 56 (b) 48 (c) 65 (d) 64
- 16.What comes next? 14, 16, 18, 20, ? (a) 23 (b) 24 (c) 22 (d) 20
- 17.What comes next? 25, 36, 49, 64, ? (a) 79 (b) 82 (c) 81 (d) 83
- 18.What comes next? 16, 22, 28, 34, ? (a) 34 (b) 46 (c) 41 (d) 40
- 19.What comes next? 4, 8, 12, 16, ? (a) 21 (b) 24 (c) 20 (d) 16
- 20.What comes next? 20, 24, 28, 32, ? (a) 40 (b) 32 (c) 37 (d) 36
- 21.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 8 times table? (a) 24 (b) 32 (c) 16 (d) 28
- 22.What comes next? 5, 10, 20, 40, ? (a) 70 (b) 60 (c) 80 (d) 81
- 23.What comes next? 2, 5, 8, 11, ? (a) 15 (b) 17 (c) 14 (d) 11
- 24.What comes next? 36, 49, 64, 81, ? (a) 102 (b) 100 (c) 98 (d) 101
- 25.What comes next? 3, 9, 15, 21, ? (a) 21 (b) 28 (c) 27 (d) 33
- 26.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 8 times table? (a) 32 (b) 41 (c) 40 (d) 64
- 27.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 7 times table? (a) 21 (b) 49 (c) 42 (d) 15
- 28.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 7 times table? (a) 21 (b) 63 (c) 23 (d) 42
- 29.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 6 times table? (a) 12 (b) 38 (c) 36 (d) 18
- 30.What comes next? 10, 15, 20, 25, ? (a) 30 (b) 31 (c) 35 (d) 25
- 31.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 3 times table? (a) 9 (b) 6 (c) 19 (d) 12
- 32.What comes next? 1, 2, 4, 8, ? (a) 12 (b) 16 (c) 17 (d) 14
- 33.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 8 times table? (a) 18 (b) 48 (c) 32 (d) 64
- 34.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 5 times table? (a) 30 (b) 20 (c) 17 (d) 15
- 35.What comes next? 10, 12, 14, 16, ? (a) 19 (b) 20 (c) 16 (d) 18
- 36.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 4 times table? (a) 8 (b) 21 (c) 28 (d) 16
- 37.What comes next? 2, 8, 14, 20, ? (a) 32 (b) 26 (c) 20 (d) 27
- 38.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 5 times table? (a) 40 (b) 20 (c) 14 (d) 25
- 39.What comes next? 2, 4, 8, 16, ? (a) 24 (b) 33 (c) 28 (d) 32
- 40.What comes next? 1, 6, 11, 16, ? (a) 21 (b) 26 (c) 22 (d) 16
Answer key
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- 50
- 13
- 45
- 36
- 49
- 37
- 38
- 29
- 53
- 25
- 64
- 22
- 81
- 40
- 20
- 36
- 28
- 80
- 14
- 100
- 27
- 41
- 15
- 23
- 38
- 30
- 19
- 16
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- 26
- 14
- 32
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