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) 32 (b) 33 (c) 28 (d) 24
- 2.What comes next? 4, 9, 16, 25, ? (a) 34 (b) 38 (c) 37 (d) 36
- 3.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 8 times table? (a) 24 (b) 51 (c) 40 (d) 32
- 4.What comes next? 16, 25, 36, 49, ? (a) 65 (b) 62 (c) 66 (d) 64
- 5.What comes next? 17, 19, 21, 23, ? (a) 25 (b) 26 (c) 23 (d) 27
- 6.What comes next? 3, 10, 17, 24, ? (a) 24 (b) 31 (c) 38 (d) 32
- 7.What comes next? 3, 6, 12, 24, ? (a) 42 (b) 36 (c) 48 (d) 49
- 8.What comes next? 9, 16, 25, 36, ? (a) 50 (b) 49 (c) 51 (d) 47
- 9.What comes next? 1, 2, 4, 8, ? (a) 17 (b) 16 (c) 12 (d) 14
- 10.What comes next? 5, 10, 20, 40, ? (a) 70 (b) 60 (c) 81 (d) 80
- 11.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 3 times table? (a) 15 (b) 23 (c) 12 (d) 24
- 12.What comes next? 13, 21, 29, 37, ? (a) 53 (b) 37 (c) 45 (d) 46
- 13.What comes next? 4, 8, 16, 32, ? (a) 65 (b) 64 (c) 56 (d) 48
- 14.What comes next? 11, 16, 21, 26, ? (a) 32 (b) 31 (c) 36 (d) 26
- 15.What comes next? 1, 4, 9, 16, ? (a) 25 (b) 23 (c) 26 (d) 27
- 16.What comes next? 5, 11, 17, 23, ? (a) 35 (b) 23 (c) 29 (d) 30
- 17.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 5 times table? (a) 30 (b) 40 (c) 15 (d) 31
- 18.What comes next? 16, 19, 22, 25, ? (a) 28 (b) 29 (c) 25 (d) 31
- 19.What comes next? 4, 13, 22, 31, ? (a) 31 (b) 49 (c) 40 (d) 41
- 20.What comes next? 6, 10, 14, 18, ? (a) 22 (b) 18 (c) 23 (d) 26
- 21.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 5 times table? (a) 12 (b) 35 (c) 30 (d) 20
- 22.What comes next? 14, 20, 26, 32, ? (a) 32 (b) 38 (c) 39 (d) 44
- 23.What comes next? 7, 13, 19, 25, ? (a) 37 (b) 32 (c) 25 (d) 31
- 24.What comes next? 9, 18, 27, 36, ? (a) 46 (b) 36 (c) 45 (d) 54
- 25.What comes next? 18, 26, 34, 42, ? (a) 51 (b) 58 (c) 42 (d) 50
- 26.What comes next? 7, 16, 25, 34, ? (a) 43 (b) 44 (c) 34 (d) 52
- 27.What comes next? 8, 11, 14, 17, ? (a) 23 (b) 17 (c) 21 (d) 20
- 28.What comes next? 7, 15, 23, 31, ? (a) 47 (b) 31 (c) 39 (d) 40
- 29.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 5 times table? (a) 30 (b) 35 (c) 20 (d) 13
- 30.What comes next? 16, 24, 32, 40, ? (a) 56 (b) 49 (c) 40 (d) 48
- 31.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 4 times table? (a) 28 (b) 20 (c) 9 (d) 16
- 32.What comes next? 4, 12, 20, 28, ? (a) 44 (b) 36 (c) 28 (d) 37
- 33.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 9 times table? (a) 36 (b) 72 (c) 54 (d) 20
- 34.What comes next? 25, 36, 49, 64, ? (a) 79 (b) 81 (c) 82 (d) 83
- 35.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 8 times table? (a) 48 (b) 29 (c) 24 (d) 64
- 36.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 9 times table? (a) 54 (b) 36 (c) 45 (d) 49
- 37.What comes next? 2, 6, 10, 14, ? (a) 22 (b) 14 (c) 18 (d) 19
- 38.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 9 times table? (a) 45 (b) 18 (c) 56 (d) 54
- 39.What comes next? 13, 15, 17, 19, ? (a) 22 (b) 23 (c) 19 (d) 21
- 40.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 4 times table? (a) 20 (b) 12 (c) 16 (d) 18
Answer key
- 32
- 36
- 51
- 64
- 25
- 31
- 48
- 49
- 16
- 80
- 23
- 45
- 64
- 31
- 25
- 29
- 31
- 28
- 40
- 22
- 12
- 38
- 31
- 45
- 50
- 43
- 20
- 39
- 13
- 48
- 9
- 36
- 20
- 81
- 29
- 49
- 18
- 56
- 21
- 18
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