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? 2, 4, 8, 16, ? (a) 28 (b) 33 (c) 24 (d) 32
- 2.What comes next? 11, 19, 27, 35, ? (a) 44 (b) 35 (c) 43 (d) 51
- 3.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 8 times table? (a) 16 (b) 24 (c) 40 (d) 50
- 4.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 8 times table? (a) 52 (b) 40 (c) 24 (d) 16
- 5.What comes next? 2, 10, 18, 26, ? (a) 26 (b) 42 (c) 34 (d) 35
- 6.What comes next? 9, 16, 25, 36, ? (a) 47 (b) 50 (c) 51 (d) 49
- 7.What comes next? 17, 22, 27, 32, ? (a) 38 (b) 37 (c) 32 (d) 42
- 8.What comes next? 5, 13, 21, 29, ? (a) 29 (b) 45 (c) 37 (d) 38
- 9.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 3 times table? (a) 10 (b) 15 (c) 9 (d) 18
- 10.What comes next? 5, 10, 20, 40, ? (a) 81 (b) 60 (c) 70 (d) 80
- 11.What comes next? 4, 10, 16, 22, ? (a) 28 (b) 29 (c) 22 (d) 34
- 12.What comes next? 3, 6, 12, 24, ? (a) 49 (b) 48 (c) 42 (d) 36
- 13.What comes next? 36, 49, 64, 81, ? (a) 100 (b) 102 (c) 101 (d) 98
- 14.What comes next? 4, 13, 22, 31, ? (a) 41 (b) 49 (c) 40 (d) 31
- 15.What comes next? 25, 36, 49, 64, ? (a) 79 (b) 83 (c) 81 (d) 82
- 16.What comes next? 1, 3, 5, 7, ? (a) 10 (b) 9 (c) 11 (d) 7
- 17.What comes next? 1, 4, 9, 16, ? (a) 26 (b) 25 (c) 23 (d) 27
- 18.What comes next? 4, 9, 16, 25, ? (a) 38 (b) 37 (c) 34 (d) 36
- 19.What comes next? 1, 2, 4, 8, ? (a) 14 (b) 16 (c) 12 (d) 17
- 20.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 9 times table? (a) 36 (b) 27 (c) 18 (d) 41
- 21.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 5 times table? (a) 13 (b) 30 (c) 25 (d) 15
- 22.What comes next? 13, 20, 27, 34, ? (a) 41 (b) 42 (c) 48 (d) 34
- 23.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 7 times table? (a) 28 (b) 42 (c) 47 (d) 49
- 24.What comes next? 13, 19, 25, 31, ? (a) 31 (b) 38 (c) 43 (d) 37
- 25.What comes next? 4, 8, 16, 32, ? (a) 56 (b) 48 (c) 65 (d) 64
- 26.What comes next? 14, 17, 20, 23, ? (a) 29 (b) 27 (c) 23 (d) 26
- 27.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 4 times table? (a) 24 (b) 12 (c) 22 (d) 8
- 28.What comes next? 13, 15, 17, 19, ? (a) 22 (b) 19 (c) 23 (d) 21
- 29.What comes next? 2, 6, 10, 14, ? (a) 19 (b) 14 (c) 22 (d) 18
- 30.What comes next? 5, 7, 9, 11, ? (a) 11 (b) 14 (c) 13 (d) 15
- 31.What comes next? 16, 25, 34, 43, ? (a) 61 (b) 43 (c) 52 (d) 53
- 32.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 7 times table? (a) 35 (b) 14 (c) 56 (d) 18
- 33.What comes next? 19, 24, 29, 34, ? (a) 34 (b) 40 (c) 44 (d) 39
- 34.What comes next? 4, 8, 12, 16, ? (a) 16 (b) 20 (c) 21 (d) 24
- 35.What comes next? 1, 8, 15, 22, ? (a) 30 (b) 36 (c) 29 (d) 22
- 36.What comes next? 13, 17, 21, 25, ? (a) 33 (b) 25 (c) 30 (d) 29
- 37.What comes next? 12, 16, 20, 24, ? (a) 32 (b) 28 (c) 24 (d) 29
- 38.What comes next? 19, 22, 25, 28, ? (a) 34 (b) 31 (c) 32 (d) 28
- 39.What comes next? 7, 15, 23, 31, ? (a) 31 (b) 40 (c) 47 (d) 39
- 40.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 5 times table? (a) 30 (b) 18 (c) 10 (d) 20
Answer key
- 32
- 43
- 50
- 52
- 34
- 49
- 37
- 37
- 10
- 80
- 28
- 48
- 100
- 40
- 81
- 9
- 25
- 36
- 16
- 41
- 13
- 41
- 47
- 37
- 64
- 26
- 22
- 21
- 18
- 13
- 52
- 18
- 39
- 20
- 29
- 29
- 28
- 31
- 39
- 18
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