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? 6, 10, 14, 18, ? (a) 26 (b) 18 (c) 22 (d) 23
- 2.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 4 times table? (a) 12 (b) 28 (c) 19 (d) 24
- 3.What comes next? 25, 36, 49, 64, ? (a) 82 (b) 83 (c) 81 (d) 79
- 4.What comes next? 19, 24, 29, 34, ? (a) 39 (b) 44 (c) 40 (d) 34
- 5.What comes next? 4, 8, 16, 32, ? (a) 48 (b) 64 (c) 56 (d) 65
- 6.What comes next? 1, 2, 4, 8, ? (a) 12 (b) 16 (c) 14 (d) 17
- 7.What comes next? 15, 24, 33, 42, ? (a) 51 (b) 42 (c) 60 (d) 52
- 8.What comes next? 5, 10, 20, 40, ? (a) 81 (b) 70 (c) 80 (d) 60
- 9.What comes next? 3, 6, 12, 24, ? (a) 36 (b) 48 (c) 42 (d) 49
- 10.What comes next? 1, 4, 9, 16, ? (a) 26 (b) 27 (c) 25 (d) 23
- 11.What comes next? 1, 4, 7, 10, ? (a) 13 (b) 16 (c) 10 (d) 14
- 12.What comes next? 2, 4, 8, 16, ? (a) 24 (b) 33 (c) 28 (d) 32
- 13.What comes next? 12, 14, 16, 18, ? (a) 22 (b) 20 (c) 18 (d) 21
- 14.What comes next? 1, 10, 19, 28, ? (a) 37 (b) 38 (c) 28 (d) 46
- 15.What comes next? 8, 16, 24, 32, ? (a) 48 (b) 32 (c) 41 (d) 40
- 16.What comes next? 15, 18, 21, 24, ? (a) 30 (b) 27 (c) 24 (d) 28
- 17.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 8 times table? (a) 40 (b) 16 (c) 41 (d) 24
- 18.What comes next? 7, 12, 17, 22, ? (a) 32 (b) 22 (c) 28 (d) 27
- 19.What comes next? 36, 49, 64, 81, ? (a) 102 (b) 100 (c) 98 (d) 101
- 20.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 8 times table? (a) 26 (b) 64 (c) 40 (d) 32
- 21.What comes next? 5, 8, 11, 14, ? (a) 18 (b) 14 (c) 20 (d) 17
- 22.What comes next? 1, 6, 11, 16, ? (a) 22 (b) 16 (c) 26 (d) 21
- 23.What comes next? 11, 16, 21, 26, ? (a) 32 (b) 26 (c) 31 (d) 36
- 24.What comes next? 9, 13, 17, 21, ? (a) 25 (b) 29 (c) 21 (d) 26
- 25.What comes next? 13, 16, 19, 22, ? (a) 26 (b) 28 (c) 25 (d) 22
- 26.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 3 times table? (a) 9 (b) 21 (c) 12 (d) 28
- 27.What comes next? 4, 7, 10, 13, ? (a) 16 (b) 17 (c) 19 (d) 13
- 28.What comes next? 2, 6, 10, 14, ? (a) 19 (b) 18 (c) 14 (d) 22
- 29.What comes next? 20, 25, 30, 35, ? (a) 41 (b) 45 (c) 35 (d) 40
- 30.What comes next? 9, 16, 25, 36, ? (a) 51 (b) 50 (c) 49 (d) 47
- 31.What comes next? 13, 20, 27, 34, ? (a) 48 (b) 34 (c) 42 (d) 41
- 32.What comes next? 9, 11, 13, 15, ? (a) 15 (b) 18 (c) 17 (d) 19
- 33.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 7 times table? (a) 29 (b) 35 (c) 28 (d) 21
- 34.What comes next? 2, 7, 12, 17, ? (a) 22 (b) 27 (c) 23 (d) 17
- 35.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 5 times table? (a) 30 (b) 15 (c) 40 (d) 12
- 36.What comes next? 4, 9, 16, 25, ? (a) 34 (b) 38 (c) 37 (d) 36
- 37.What comes next? 3, 10, 17, 24, ? (a) 38 (b) 24 (c) 32 (d) 31
- 38.What comes next? 14, 22, 30, 38, ? (a) 47 (b) 46 (c) 38 (d) 54
- 39.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 3 times table? (a) 14 (b) 12 (c) 18 (d) 27
- 40.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 5 times table? (a) 20 (b) 25 (c) 10 (d) 36
Answer key
- 22
- 19
- 81
- 39
- 64
- 16
- 51
- 80
- 48
- 25
- 13
- 32
- 20
- 37
- 40
- 27
- 41
- 27
- 100
- 26
- 17
- 21
- 31
- 25
- 25
- 28
- 16
- 18
- 40
- 49
- 41
- 17
- 29
- 22
- 12
- 36
- 31
- 46
- 14
- 36
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