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) 30 (b) 34 (c) 24 (d) 29
- 2.What comes next? 20, 22, 24, 26, ? (a) 26 (b) 29 (c) 30 (d) 28
- 3.What comes next? 3, 6, 12, 24, ? (a) 49 (b) 42 (c) 48 (d) 36
- 4.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 4 times table? (a) 35 (b) 28 (c) 16 (d) 32
- 5.What comes next? 16, 25, 36, 49, ? (a) 65 (b) 62 (c) 64 (d) 66
- 6.What comes next? 16, 22, 28, 34, ? (a) 34 (b) 46 (c) 41 (d) 40
- 7.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 3 times table? (a) 12 (b) 18 (c) 6 (d) 26
- 8.What comes next? 1, 4, 9, 16, ? (a) 25 (b) 23 (c) 27 (d) 26
- 9.What comes next? 1, 2, 4, 8, ? (a) 12 (b) 17 (c) 14 (d) 16
- 10.What comes next? 2, 4, 8, 16, ? (a) 28 (b) 33 (c) 32 (d) 24
- 11.What comes next? 9, 16, 25, 36, ? (a) 50 (b) 47 (c) 51 (d) 49
- 12.What comes next? 5, 10, 20, 40, ? (a) 70 (b) 60 (c) 81 (d) 80
- 13.What comes next? 4, 8, 16, 32, ? (a) 65 (b) 64 (c) 56 (d) 48
- 14.What comes next? 25, 36, 49, 64, ? (a) 81 (b) 82 (c) 83 (d) 79
- 15.What comes next? 3, 7, 11, 15, ? (a) 19 (b) 20 (c) 15 (d) 23
- 16.What comes next? 3, 5, 7, 9, ? (a) 9 (b) 11 (c) 13 (d) 12
- 17.What comes next? 10, 12, 14, 16, ? (a) 19 (b) 16 (c) 20 (d) 18
- 18.What comes next? 4, 9, 16, 25, ? (a) 38 (b) 37 (c) 36 (d) 34
- 19.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 6 times table? (a) 12 (b) 30 (c) 36 (d) 16
- 20.What comes next? 3, 10, 17, 24, ? (a) 24 (b) 38 (c) 31 (d) 32
- 21.What comes next? 9, 18, 27, 36, ? (a) 36 (b) 46 (c) 45 (d) 54
- 22.What comes next? 17, 26, 35, 44, ? (a) 62 (b) 53 (c) 44 (d) 54
- 23.What comes next? 4, 10, 16, 22, ? (a) 22 (b) 29 (c) 28 (d) 34
- 24.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 7 times table? (a) 53 (b) 42 (c) 21 (d) 56
- 25.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 5 times table? (a) 15 (b) 20 (c) 25 (d) 38
- 26.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 4 times table? (a) 12 (b) 16 (c) 31 (d) 8
- 27.What comes next? 15, 18, 21, 24, ? (a) 30 (b) 28 (c) 24 (d) 27
- 28.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 7 times table? (a) 49 (b) 27 (c) 28 (d) 70
- 29.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 3 times table? (a) 7 (b) 9 (c) 6 (d) 18
- 30.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 5 times table? (a) 22 (b) 15 (c) 25 (d) 40
- 31.What comes next? 4, 7, 10, 13, ? (a) 16 (b) 13 (c) 19 (d) 17
- 32.What comes next? 19, 23, 27, 31, ? (a) 36 (b) 31 (c) 35 (d) 39
- 33.What comes next? 16, 20, 24, 28, ? (a) 32 (b) 33 (c) 28 (d) 36
- 34.What comes next? 36, 49, 64, 81, ? (a) 101 (b) 102 (c) 98 (d) 100
- 35.What comes next? 15, 19, 23, 27, ? (a) 31 (b) 35 (c) 27 (d) 32
- 36.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 3 times table? (a) 10 (b) 15 (c) 6 (d) 24
- 37.What comes next? 20, 26, 32, 38, ? (a) 45 (b) 44 (c) 38 (d) 50
- 38.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 6 times table? (a) 26 (b) 42 (c) 60 (d) 24
- 39.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 4 times table? (a) 39 (b) 24 (c) 8 (d) 12
- 40.What comes next? 2, 9, 16, 23, ? (a) 31 (b) 23 (c) 37 (d) 30
Answer key
- 29
- 28
- 48
- 35
- 64
- 40
- 26
- 25
- 16
- 32
- 49
- 80
- 64
- 81
- 19
- 11
- 18
- 36
- 16
- 31
- 45
- 53
- 28
- 53
- 38
- 31
- 27
- 27
- 7
- 22
- 16
- 35
- 32
- 100
- 31
- 10
- 44
- 26
- 39
- 30
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