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? 16, 25, 36, 49, ? (a) 66 (b) 62 (c) 64 (d) 65
- 2.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 6 times table? (a) 36 (b) 42 (c) 14 (d) 24
- 3.What comes next? 25, 36, 49, 64, ? (a) 82 (b) 83 (c) 79 (d) 81
- 4.What comes next? 13, 17, 21, 25, ? (a) 33 (b) 30 (c) 29 (d) 25
- 5.What comes next? 9, 11, 13, 15, ? (a) 15 (b) 18 (c) 19 (d) 17
- 6.What comes next? 16, 22, 28, 34, ? (a) 41 (b) 34 (c) 40 (d) 46
- 7.What comes next? 3, 6, 12, 24, ? (a) 36 (b) 42 (c) 49 (d) 48
- 8.What comes next? 6, 11, 16, 21, ? (a) 31 (b) 27 (c) 21 (d) 26
- 9.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 6 times table? (a) 18 (b) 24 (c) 42 (d) 32
- 10.What comes next? 4, 9, 16, 25, ? (a) 37 (b) 38 (c) 34 (d) 36
- 11.What comes next? 9, 16, 25, 36, ? (a) 50 (b) 51 (c) 47 (d) 49
- 12.What comes next? 1, 2, 4, 8, ? (a) 14 (b) 17 (c) 16 (d) 12
- 13.What comes next? 8, 13, 18, 23, ? (a) 29 (b) 23 (c) 28 (d) 33
- 14.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 3 times table? (a) 6 (b) 18 (c) 9 (d) 13
- 15.What comes next? 1, 4, 9, 16, ? (a) 27 (b) 26 (c) 25 (d) 23
- 16.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 4 times table? (a) 8 (b) 20 (c) 9 (d) 12
- 17.What comes next? 36, 49, 64, 81, ? (a) 100 (b) 102 (c) 98 (d) 101
- 18.What comes next? 5, 10, 20, 40, ? (a) 60 (b) 81 (c) 80 (d) 70
- 19.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 3 times table? (a) 15 (b) 24 (c) 7 (d) 6
- 20.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 7 times table? (a) 57 (b) 14 (c) 28 (d) 21
- 21.What comes next? 12, 18, 24, 30, ? (a) 37 (b) 36 (c) 42 (d) 30
- 22.What comes next? 7, 16, 25, 34, ? (a) 52 (b) 44 (c) 43 (d) 34
- 23.What comes next? 10, 13, 16, 19, ? (a) 19 (b) 22 (c) 23 (d) 25
- 24.What comes next? 2, 10, 18, 26, ? (a) 42 (b) 35 (c) 26 (d) 34
- 25.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 7 times table? (a) 21 (b) 42 (c) 35 (d) 34
- 26.What comes next? 3, 6, 9, 12, ? (a) 12 (b) 15 (c) 16 (d) 18
- 27.What comes next? 2, 4, 8, 16, ? (a) 33 (b) 24 (c) 32 (d) 28
- 28.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 8 times table? (a) 72 (b) 48 (c) 32 (d) 23
- 29.What comes next? 17, 23, 29, 35, ? (a) 42 (b) 35 (c) 41 (d) 47
- 30.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 3 times table? (a) 18 (b) 25 (c) 6 (d) 12
- 31.What comes next? 3, 11, 19, 27, ? (a) 35 (b) 27 (c) 43 (d) 36
- 32.What comes next? 12, 16, 20, 24, ? (a) 24 (b) 32 (c) 29 (d) 28
- 33.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 3 times table? (a) 18 (b) 21 (c) 12 (d) 10
- 34.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 3 times table? (a) 27 (b) 18 (c) 22 (d) 9
- 35.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 9 times table? (a) 72 (b) 36 (c) 63 (d) 73
- 36.What comes next? 13, 19, 25, 31, ? (a) 37 (b) 43 (c) 31 (d) 38
- 37.What comes next? 1, 8, 15, 22, ? (a) 30 (b) 22 (c) 29 (d) 36
- 38.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 4 times table? (a) 8 (b) 16 (c) 31 (d) 20
- 39.What comes next? 13, 16, 19, 22, ? (a) 22 (b) 28 (c) 26 (d) 25
- 40.What comes next? 16, 25, 34, 43, ? (a) 53 (b) 52 (c) 61 (d) 43
Answer key
- 64
- 14
- 81
- 29
- 17
- 40
- 48
- 26
- 32
- 36
- 49
- 16
- 28
- 13
- 25
- 9
- 100
- 80
- 7
- 57
- 36
- 43
- 22
- 34
- 34
- 15
- 32
- 23
- 41
- 25
- 35
- 28
- 10
- 22
- 73
- 37
- 29
- 31
- 25
- 52
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