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, 4, 9, 16, ? (a) 26 (b) 25 (c) 23 (d) 27
- 2.What comes next? 5, 10, 15, 20, ? (a) 26 (b) 30 (c) 20 (d) 25
- 3.What comes next? 4, 8, 16, 32, ? (a) 56 (b) 65 (c) 64 (d) 48
- 4.What comes next? 36, 49, 64, 81, ? (a) 100 (b) 102 (c) 101 (d) 98
- 5.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 9 times table? (a) 18 (b) 38 (c) 27 (d) 36
- 6.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 3 times table? (a) 9 (b) 13 (c) 18 (d) 21
- 7.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 3 times table? (a) 6 (b) 9 (c) 28 (d) 18
- 8.What comes next? 15, 22, 29, 36, ? (a) 50 (b) 36 (c) 44 (d) 43
- 9.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 8 times table? (a) 32 (b) 53 (c) 72 (d) 56
- 10.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 7 times table? (a) 21 (b) 56 (c) 35 (d) 23
- 11.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 4 times table? (a) 8 (b) 16 (c) 35 (d) 20
- 12.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 6 times table? (a) 24 (b) 58 (c) 30 (d) 12
- 13.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 3 times table? (a) 15 (b) 9 (c) 14 (d) 18
- 14.What comes next? 14, 19, 24, 29, ? (a) 35 (b) 34 (c) 29 (d) 39
- 15.What comes next? 16, 21, 26, 31, ? (a) 41 (b) 31 (c) 37 (d) 36
- 16.What comes next? 5, 10, 20, 40, ? (a) 81 (b) 70 (c) 80 (d) 60
- 17.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 6 times table? (a) 30 (b) 36 (c) 41 (d) 12
- 18.What comes next? 1, 2, 4, 8, ? (a) 14 (b) 17 (c) 16 (d) 12
- 19.What comes next? 9, 16, 25, 36, ? (a) 47 (b) 49 (c) 51 (d) 50
- 20.What comes next? 20, 23, 26, 29, ? (a) 29 (b) 35 (c) 32 (d) 33
- 21.What comes next? 18, 23, 28, 33, ? (a) 43 (b) 39 (c) 33 (d) 38
- 22.What comes next? 2, 4, 6, 8, ? (a) 12 (b) 8 (c) 11 (d) 10
- 23.What comes next? 18, 27, 36, 45, ? (a) 55 (b) 63 (c) 54 (d) 45
- 24.What comes next? 12, 15, 18, 21, ? (a) 27 (b) 21 (c) 24 (d) 25
- 25.What comes next? 18, 25, 32, 39, ? (a) 53 (b) 47 (c) 39 (d) 46
- 26.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 9 times table? (a) 18 (b) 36 (c) 27 (d) 30
- 27.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 6 times table? (a) 30 (b) 18 (c) 48 (d) 56
- 28.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 3 times table? (a) 12 (b) 21 (c) 30 (d) 7
- 29.What comes next? 3, 6, 12, 24, ? (a) 36 (b) 48 (c) 49 (d) 42
- 30.What comes next? 25, 36, 49, 64, ? (a) 83 (b) 81 (c) 82 (d) 79
- 31.What comes next? 17, 21, 25, 29, ? (a) 37 (b) 29 (c) 34 (d) 33
- 32.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 9 times table? (a) 36 (b) 18 (c) 54 (d) 80
- 33.What comes next? 19, 23, 27, 31, ? (a) 31 (b) 39 (c) 36 (d) 35
- 34.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 8 times table? (a) 32 (b) 33 (c) 16 (d) 40
- 35.What comes next? 15, 18, 21, 24, ? (a) 27 (b) 24 (c) 28 (d) 30
- 36.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 5 times table? (a) 42 (b) 15 (c) 20 (d) 10
- 37.What comes next? 17, 23, 29, 35, ? (a) 47 (b) 41 (c) 42 (d) 35
- 38.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 3 times table? (a) 18 (b) 6 (c) 29 (d) 9
- 39.What comes next? 4, 9, 16, 25, ? (a) 34 (b) 38 (c) 37 (d) 36
- 40.What comes next? 11, 17, 23, 29, ? (a) 35 (b) 36 (c) 29 (d) 41
Answer key
- 25
- 25
- 64
- 100
- 38
- 13
- 28
- 43
- 53
- 23
- 35
- 58
- 14
- 34
- 36
- 80
- 41
- 16
- 49
- 32
- 38
- 10
- 54
- 24
- 46
- 30
- 56
- 7
- 48
- 81
- 33
- 80
- 35
- 33
- 27
- 42
- 41
- 29
- 36
- 35
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