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? 1, 2, 4, 8, ? (a) 14 (b) 17 (c) 16 (d) 12
- 2.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 3 times table? (a) 18 (b) 9 (c) 10 (d) 15
- 3.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 3 times table? (a) 13 (b) 6 (c) 21 (d) 15
- 4.What comes next? 20, 26, 32, 38, ? (a) 38 (b) 44 (c) 45 (d) 50
- 5.What comes next? 4, 8, 16, 32, ? (a) 64 (b) 65 (c) 48 (d) 56
- 6.What comes next? 16, 20, 24, 28, ? (a) 33 (b) 28 (c) 36 (d) 32
- 7.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 7 times table? (a) 48 (b) 14 (c) 21 (d) 35
- 8.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 4 times table? (a) 28 (b) 16 (c) 36 (d) 17
- 9.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 5 times table? (a) 13 (b) 15 (c) 10 (d) 25
- 10.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 9 times table? (a) 45 (b) 65 (c) 54 (d) 18
- 11.What comes next? 4, 9, 16, 25, ? (a) 38 (b) 34 (c) 37 (d) 36
- 12.What comes next? 4, 13, 22, 31, ? (a) 41 (b) 49 (c) 31 (d) 40
- 13.What comes next? 25, 36, 49, 64, ? (a) 82 (b) 83 (c) 81 (d) 79
- 14.What comes next? 16, 23, 30, 37, ? (a) 44 (b) 37 (c) 45 (d) 51
- 15.What comes next? 3, 6, 12, 24, ? (a) 49 (b) 48 (c) 36 (d) 42
- 16.What comes next? 6, 9, 12, 15, ? (a) 18 (b) 21 (c) 15 (d) 19
- 17.What comes next? 2, 4, 8, 16, ? (a) 24 (b) 33 (c) 28 (d) 32
- 18.What comes next? 9, 16, 25, 36, ? (a) 49 (b) 50 (c) 47 (d) 51
- 19.What comes next? 6, 10, 14, 18, ? (a) 22 (b) 23 (c) 26 (d) 18
- 20.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 7 times table? (a) 70 (b) 19 (c) 49 (d) 28
- 21.What comes next? 5, 10, 20, 40, ? (a) 80 (b) 81 (c) 70 (d) 60
- 22.What comes next? 16, 25, 36, 49, ? (a) 65 (b) 64 (c) 66 (d) 62
- 23.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 7 times table? (a) 28 (b) 66 (c) 35 (d) 14
- 24.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 5 times table? (a) 15 (b) 14 (c) 25 (d) 10
- 25.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 9 times table? (a) 54 (b) 36 (c) 72 (d) 80
- 26.What comes next? 15, 20, 25, 30, ? (a) 35 (b) 30 (c) 36 (d) 40
- 27.What comes next? 1, 4, 9, 16, ? (a) 26 (b) 25 (c) 27 (d) 23
- 28.What comes next? 3, 5, 7, 9, ? (a) 13 (b) 9 (c) 11 (d) 12
- 29.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 8 times table? (a) 26 (b) 32 (c) 56 (d) 48
- 30.What comes next? 7, 10, 13, 16, ? (a) 16 (b) 19 (c) 20 (d) 22
- 31.What comes next? 13, 18, 23, 28, ? (a) 34 (b) 28 (c) 38 (d) 33
- 32.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 6 times table? (a) 30 (b) 42 (c) 17 (d) 12
- 33.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 5 times table? (a) 45 (b) 30 (c) 33 (d) 20
- 34.What comes next? 3, 10, 17, 24, ? (a) 38 (b) 32 (c) 24 (d) 31
- 35.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 4 times table? (a) 31 (b) 32 (c) 12 (d) 20
- 36.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 6 times table? (a) 18 (b) 36 (c) 49 (d) 30
- 37.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 6 times table? (a) 18 (b) 52 (c) 36 (d) 12
- 38.What comes next? 36, 49, 64, 81, ? (a) 100 (b) 101 (c) 98 (d) 102
- 39.What comes next? 9, 18, 27, 36, ? (a) 45 (b) 36 (c) 54 (d) 46
- 40.What comes next? 9, 11, 13, 15, ? (a) 18 (b) 19 (c) 17 (d) 15
Answer key
- 16
- 10
- 13
- 44
- 64
- 32
- 48
- 17
- 13
- 65
- 36
- 40
- 81
- 44
- 48
- 18
- 32
- 49
- 22
- 19
- 80
- 64
- 66
- 14
- 80
- 35
- 25
- 11
- 26
- 19
- 33
- 17
- 33
- 31
- 31
- 49
- 52
- 100
- 45
- 17
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