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