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? 36, 49, 64, 81, ? (a) 101 (b) 102 (c) 98 (d) 100
- 2.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 3 times table? (a) 12 (b) 18 (c) 9 (d) 26
- 3.What comes next? 1, 2, 4, 8, ? (a) 12 (b) 16 (c) 14 (d) 17
- 4.What comes next? 11, 14, 17, 20, ? (a) 23 (b) 26 (c) 24 (d) 20
- 5.What comes next? 20, 22, 24, 26, ? (a) 28 (b) 29 (c) 26 (d) 30
- 6.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 6 times table? (a) 28 (b) 36 (c) 30 (d) 12
- 7.What comes next? 18, 21, 24, 27, ? (a) 33 (b) 30 (c) 27 (d) 31
- 8.What comes next? 12, 21, 30, 39, ? (a) 49 (b) 48 (c) 57 (d) 39
- 9.What comes next? 17, 22, 27, 32, ? (a) 32 (b) 38 (c) 37 (d) 42
- 10.What comes next? 3, 6, 12, 24, ? (a) 36 (b) 49 (c) 42 (d) 48
- 11.What comes next? 1, 4, 9, 16, ? (a) 27 (b) 25 (c) 26 (d) 23
- 12.What comes next? 4, 11, 18, 25, ? (a) 39 (b) 25 (c) 33 (d) 32
- 13.What comes next? 17, 20, 23, 26, ? (a) 32 (b) 30 (c) 26 (d) 29
- 14.What comes next? 5, 10, 20, 40, ? (a) 80 (b) 81 (c) 70 (d) 60
- 15.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 6 times table? (a) 12 (b) 55 (c) 24 (d) 36
- 16.What comes next? 8, 11, 14, 17, ? (a) 20 (b) 23 (c) 21 (d) 17
- 17.What comes next? 11, 15, 19, 23, ? (a) 27 (b) 31 (c) 28 (d) 23
- 18.What comes next? 2, 4, 8, 16, ? (a) 32 (b) 24 (c) 33 (d) 28
- 19.What comes next? 3, 8, 13, 18, ? (a) 28 (b) 23 (c) 18 (d) 24
- 20.What comes next? 25, 36, 49, 64, ? (a) 79 (b) 83 (c) 81 (d) 82
- 21.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 8 times table? (a) 32 (b) 80 (c) 56 (d) 29
- 22.What comes next? 4, 9, 16, 25, ? (a) 38 (b) 36 (c) 34 (d) 37
- 23.What comes next? 9, 16, 25, 36, ? (a) 51 (b) 50 (c) 49 (d) 47
- 24.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 9 times table? (a) 36 (b) 37 (c) 90 (d) 63
- 25.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 4 times table? (a) 20 (b) 34 (c) 16 (d) 24
- 26.What comes next? 7, 13, 19, 25, ? (a) 25 (b) 32 (c) 37 (d) 31
- 27.What comes next? 20, 28, 36, 44, ? (a) 44 (b) 52 (c) 60 (d) 53
- 28.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 9 times table? (a) 36 (b) 27 (c) 45 (d) 20
- 29.What comes next? 16, 24, 32, 40, ? (a) 48 (b) 56 (c) 49 (d) 40
- 30.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 4 times table? (a) 11 (b) 8 (c) 28 (d) 16
- 31.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 3 times table? (a) 27 (b) 29 (c) 21 (d) 12
- 32.What comes next? 9, 18, 27, 36, ? (a) 46 (b) 54 (c) 45 (d) 36
- 33.What comes next? 13, 22, 31, 40, ? (a) 50 (b) 40 (c) 49 (d) 58
- 34.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 4 times table? (a) 17 (b) 12 (c) 8 (d) 20
- 35.What comes next? 4, 9, 14, 19, ? (a) 29 (b) 19 (c) 24 (d) 25
- 36.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 6 times table? (a) 20 (b) 30 (c) 48 (d) 12
- 37.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 4 times table? (a) 20 (b) 8 (c) 16 (d) 33
- 38.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 6 times table? (a) 46 (b) 24 (c) 48 (d) 36
- 39.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 5 times table? (a) 44 (b) 30 (c) 20 (d) 35
- 40.What comes next? 3, 5, 7, 9, ? (a) 13 (b) 11 (c) 12 (d) 9
Answer key
- 100
- 26
- 16
- 23
- 28
- 28
- 30
- 48
- 37
- 48
- 25
- 32
- 29
- 80
- 55
- 20
- 27
- 32
- 23
- 81
- 29
- 36
- 49
- 37
- 34
- 31
- 52
- 20
- 48
- 11
- 29
- 45
- 49
- 17
- 24
- 20
- 33
- 46
- 44
- 11
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