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? 7, 9, 11, 13, ? (a) 13 (b) 15 (c) 16 (d) 17
- 2.What comes next? 36, 49, 64, 81, ? (a) 102 (b) 100 (c) 101 (d) 98
- 3.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 4 times table? (a) 32 (b) 12 (c) 37 (d) 24
- 4.What comes next? 25, 36, 49, 64, ? (a) 81 (b) 83 (c) 82 (d) 79
- 5.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 7 times table? (a) 28 (b) 35 (c) 20 (d) 42
- 6.What comes next? 18, 25, 32, 39, ? (a) 53 (b) 39 (c) 47 (d) 46
- 7.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 9 times table? (a) 57 (b) 18 (c) 54 (d) 45
- 8.What comes next? 14, 23, 32, 41, ? (a) 50 (b) 59 (c) 51 (d) 41
- 9.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 6 times table? (a) 29 (b) 18 (c) 36 (d) 12
- 10.What comes next? 2, 4, 8, 16, ? (a) 32 (b) 28 (c) 24 (d) 33
- 11.What comes next? 5, 10, 20, 40, ? (a) 80 (b) 60 (c) 81 (d) 70
- 12.What comes next? 17, 26, 35, 44, ? (a) 54 (b) 53 (c) 44 (d) 62
- 13.What comes next? 3, 8, 13, 18, ? (a) 23 (b) 18 (c) 28 (d) 24
- 14.What comes next? 16, 25, 36, 49, ? (a) 66 (b) 62 (c) 64 (d) 65
- 15.What comes next? 3, 6, 12, 24, ? (a) 48 (b) 49 (c) 36 (d) 42
- 16.What comes next? 2, 10, 18, 26, ? (a) 34 (b) 35 (c) 26 (d) 42
- 17.What comes next? 5, 14, 23, 32, ? (a) 32 (b) 42 (c) 41 (d) 50
- 18.What comes next? 1, 4, 9, 16, ? (a) 25 (b) 23 (c) 26 (d) 27
- 19.What comes next? 9, 15, 21, 27, ? (a) 27 (b) 33 (c) 34 (d) 39
- 20.What comes next? 10, 12, 14, 16, ? (a) 18 (b) 19 (c) 20 (d) 16
- 21.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 8 times table? (a) 32 (b) 56 (c) 65 (d) 48
- 22.What comes next? 8, 13, 18, 23, ? (a) 23 (b) 29 (c) 33 (d) 28
- 23.What comes next? 4, 9, 16, 25, ? (a) 38 (b) 37 (c) 34 (d) 36
- 24.What comes next? 6, 9, 12, 15, ? (a) 21 (b) 18 (c) 19 (d) 15
- 25.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 8 times table? (a) 40 (b) 64 (c) 67 (d) 24
- 26.What comes next? 4, 8, 16, 32, ? (a) 64 (b) 56 (c) 48 (d) 65
- 27.What comes next? 11, 17, 23, 29, ? (a) 41 (b) 36 (c) 35 (d) 29
- 28.What comes next? 14, 21, 28, 35, ? (a) 49 (b) 43 (c) 35 (d) 42
- 29.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 8 times table? (a) 18 (b) 24 (c) 64 (d) 40
- 30.What comes next? 2, 8, 14, 20, ? (a) 26 (b) 20 (c) 27 (d) 32
- 31.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 3 times table? (a) 6 (b) 18 (c) 14 (d) 15
- 32.What comes next? 17, 20, 23, 26, ? (a) 32 (b) 30 (c) 26 (d) 29
- 33.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 6 times table? (a) 18 (b) 42 (c) 36 (d) 16
- 34.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 7 times table? (a) 28 (b) 42 (c) 53 (d) 21
- 35.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 9 times table? (a) 45 (b) 72 (c) 49 (d) 36
- 36.What comes next? 8, 17, 26, 35, ? (a) 45 (b) 35 (c) 53 (d) 44
- 37.What comes next? 12, 14, 16, 18, ? (a) 18 (b) 20 (c) 22 (d) 21
- 38.What comes next? 19, 28, 37, 46, ? (a) 64 (b) 46 (c) 55 (d) 56
- 39.What comes next? 1, 5, 9, 13, ? (a) 17 (b) 21 (c) 13 (d) 18
- 40.What comes next? 13, 20, 27, 34, ? (a) 41 (b) 48 (c) 34 (d) 42
Answer key
- 15
- 100
- 37
- 81
- 20
- 46
- 57
- 50
- 29
- 32
- 80
- 53
- 23
- 64
- 48
- 34
- 41
- 25
- 33
- 18
- 65
- 28
- 36
- 18
- 67
- 64
- 35
- 42
- 18
- 26
- 14
- 29
- 16
- 53
- 49
- 44
- 20
- 55
- 17
- 41
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