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