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? 5, 11, 17, 23, ? (a) 35 (b) 23 (c) 29 (d) 30
- 2.What comes next? 13, 18, 23, 28, ? (a) 38 (b) 28 (c) 33 (d) 34
- 3.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 3 times table? (a) 6 (b) 15 (c) 7 (d) 21
- 4.What comes next? 3, 6, 12, 24, ? (a) 36 (b) 49 (c) 42 (d) 48
- 5.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 6 times table? (a) 24 (b) 54 (c) 42 (d) 57
- 6.What comes next? 2, 10, 18, 26, ? (a) 42 (b) 26 (c) 34 (d) 35
- 7.What comes next? 5, 10, 20, 40, ? (a) 70 (b) 80 (c) 81 (d) 60
- 8.What comes next? 19, 27, 35, 43, ? (a) 51 (b) 59 (c) 52 (d) 43
- 9.What comes next? 1, 4, 9, 16, ? (a) 26 (b) 27 (c) 25 (d) 23
- 10.What comes next? 9, 16, 25, 36, ? (a) 47 (b) 51 (c) 50 (d) 49
- 11.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 9 times table? (a) 36 (b) 18 (c) 27 (d) 35
- 12.What comes next? 1, 3, 5, 7, ? (a) 10 (b) 7 (c) 11 (d) 9
- 13.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 6 times table? (a) 13 (b) 24 (c) 42 (d) 18
- 14.What comes next? 2, 5, 8, 11, ? (a) 14 (b) 11 (c) 17 (d) 15
- 15.What comes next? 14, 18, 22, 26, ? (a) 26 (b) 31 (c) 34 (d) 30
- 16.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 9 times table? (a) 36 (b) 76 (c) 18 (d) 63
- 17.What comes next? 11, 19, 27, 35, ? (a) 43 (b) 35 (c) 44 (d) 51
- 18.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 9 times table? (a) 54 (b) 36 (c) 63 (d) 83
- 19.What comes next? 17, 23, 29, 35, ? (a) 35 (b) 42 (c) 41 (d) 47
- 20.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 9 times table? (a) 37 (b) 36 (c) 27 (d) 54
- 21.What comes next? 1, 9, 17, 25, ? (a) 33 (b) 41 (c) 34 (d) 25
- 22.What comes next? 36, 49, 64, 81, ? (a) 101 (b) 102 (c) 98 (d) 100
- 23.What comes next? 2, 4, 8, 16, ? (a) 28 (b) 33 (c) 32 (d) 24
- 24.What comes next? 4, 9, 16, 25, ? (a) 37 (b) 38 (c) 36 (d) 34
- 25.What comes next? 19, 24, 29, 34, ? (a) 40 (b) 34 (c) 44 (d) 39
- 26.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 5 times table? (a) 20 (b) 45 (c) 26 (d) 35
- 27.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 6 times table? (a) 42 (b) 24 (c) 59 (d) 48
- 28.What comes next? 18, 23, 28, 33, ? (a) 33 (b) 43 (c) 39 (d) 38
- 29.What comes next? 18, 27, 36, 45, ? (a) 45 (b) 55 (c) 54 (d) 63
- 30.What comes next? 1, 2, 4, 8, ? (a) 17 (b) 16 (c) 14 (d) 12
- 31.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 3 times table? (a) 24 (b) 13 (c) 15 (d) 6
- 32.What comes next? 16, 25, 36, 49, ? (a) 65 (b) 64 (c) 62 (d) 66
- 33.What comes next? 4, 8, 16, 32, ? (a) 48 (b) 64 (c) 65 (d) 56
- 34.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 5 times table? (a) 25 (b) 17 (c) 35 (d) 10
- 35.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 6 times table? (a) 30 (b) 18 (c) 38 (d) 48
- 36.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 3 times table? (a) 15 (b) 14 (c) 18 (d) 12
- 37.What comes next? 16, 18, 20, 22, ? (a) 22 (b) 26 (c) 24 (d) 25
- 38.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 6 times table? (a) 24 (b) 55 (c) 12 (d) 18
- 39.What comes next? 10, 12, 14, 16, ? (a) 18 (b) 20 (c) 16 (d) 19
- 40.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 3 times table? (a) 9 (b) 18 (c) 25 (d) 27
Answer key
- 29
- 33
- 7
- 48
- 57
- 34
- 80
- 51
- 25
- 49
- 35
- 9
- 13
- 14
- 30
- 76
- 43
- 83
- 41
- 37
- 33
- 100
- 32
- 36
- 39
- 26
- 59
- 38
- 54
- 16
- 13
- 64
- 64
- 17
- 38
- 14
- 24
- 55
- 18
- 25
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