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? 9, 14, 19, 24, ? (a) 24 (b) 34 (c) 29 (d) 30
- 2.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 8 times table? (a) 56 (b) 32 (c) 80 (d) 70
- 3.What comes next? 2, 4, 8, 16, ? (a) 24 (b) 32 (c) 33 (d) 28
- 4.What comes next? 1, 2, 4, 8, ? (a) 16 (b) 14 (c) 17 (d) 12
- 5.What comes next? 20, 25, 30, 35, ? (a) 45 (b) 35 (c) 41 (d) 40
- 6.What comes next? 3, 6, 12, 24, ? (a) 48 (b) 49 (c) 42 (d) 36
- 7.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 3 times table? (a) 21 (b) 15 (c) 9 (d) 13
- 8.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 9 times table? (a) 27 (b) 66 (c) 45 (d) 18
- 9.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 7 times table? (a) 49 (b) 28 (c) 60 (d) 63
- 10.What comes next? 4, 8, 16, 32, ? (a) 65 (b) 56 (c) 48 (d) 64
- 11.What comes next? 18, 20, 22, 24, ? (a) 26 (b) 27 (c) 24 (d) 28
- 12.What comes next? 4, 9, 14, 19, ? (a) 29 (b) 19 (c) 24 (d) 25
- 13.What comes next? 36, 49, 64, 81, ? (a) 100 (b) 102 (c) 98 (d) 101
- 14.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 6 times table? (a) 24 (b) 30 (c) 36 (d) 55
- 15.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 8 times table? (a) 40 (b) 23 (c) 16 (d) 24
- 16.What comes next? 20, 28, 36, 44, ? (a) 53 (b) 44 (c) 60 (d) 52
- 17.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 3 times table? (a) 6 (b) 18 (c) 26 (d) 9
- 18.What comes next? 9, 16, 25, 36, ? (a) 49 (b) 50 (c) 47 (d) 51
- 19.What comes next? 2, 10, 18, 26, ? (a) 42 (b) 26 (c) 34 (d) 35
- 20.What comes next? 8, 13, 18, 23, ? (a) 33 (b) 29 (c) 28 (d) 23
- 21.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 5 times table? (a) 35 (b) 16 (c) 10 (d) 20
- 22.What comes next? 1, 4, 9, 16, ? (a) 26 (b) 23 (c) 25 (d) 27
- 23.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 4 times table? (a) 8 (b) 24 (c) 29 (d) 20
- 24.What comes next? 7, 9, 11, 13, ? (a) 16 (b) 17 (c) 15 (d) 13
- 25.What comes next? 16, 25, 36, 49, ? (a) 66 (b) 64 (c) 65 (d) 62
- 26.What comes next? 8, 16, 24, 32, ? (a) 48 (b) 40 (c) 41 (d) 32
- 27.What comes next? 11, 14, 17, 20, ? (a) 26 (b) 20 (c) 24 (d) 23
- 28.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 6 times table? (a) 58 (b) 12 (c) 18 (d) 24
- 29.What comes next? 25, 36, 49, 64, ? (a) 79 (b) 83 (c) 82 (d) 81
- 30.What comes next? 5, 10, 20, 40, ? (a) 60 (b) 80 (c) 70 (d) 81
- 31.What comes next? 17, 22, 27, 32, ? (a) 42 (b) 32 (c) 38 (d) 37
- 32.What comes next? 10, 18, 26, 34, ? (a) 50 (b) 42 (c) 43 (d) 34
- 33.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 5 times table? (a) 37 (b) 20 (c) 35 (d) 10
- 34.What comes next? 18, 22, 26, 30, ? (a) 34 (b) 30 (c) 38 (d) 35
- 35.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 8 times table? (a) 32 (b) 50 (c) 40 (d) 56
- 36.What comes next? 1, 4, 7, 10, ? (a) 16 (b) 14 (c) 10 (d) 13
- 37.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 3 times table? (a) 12 (b) 14 (c) 18 (d) 9
- 38.What comes next? 4, 9, 16, 25, ? (a) 34 (b) 36 (c) 38 (d) 37
- 39.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 8 times table? (a) 24 (b) 78 (c) 16 (d) 40
- 40.What comes next? 2, 8, 14, 20, ? (a) 26 (b) 27 (c) 32 (d) 20
Answer key
- 29
- 70
- 32
- 16
- 40
- 48
- 13
- 66
- 60
- 64
- 26
- 24
- 100
- 55
- 23
- 52
- 26
- 49
- 34
- 28
- 16
- 25
- 29
- 15
- 64
- 40
- 23
- 58
- 81
- 80
- 37
- 42
- 37
- 34
- 50
- 13
- 14
- 36
- 78
- 26
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