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) 12 (b) 10 (c) 11 (d) 8
- 2.What comes next? 36, 49, 64, 81, ? (a) 101 (b) 102 (c) 100 (d) 98
- 3.What comes next? 17, 23, 29, 35, ? (a) 47 (b) 35 (c) 41 (d) 42
- 4.What comes next? 1, 2, 4, 8, ? (a) 17 (b) 14 (c) 12 (d) 16
- 5.What comes next? 6, 9, 12, 15, ? (a) 21 (b) 19 (c) 15 (d) 18
- 6.What comes next? 4, 8, 12, 16, ? (a) 24 (b) 20 (c) 16 (d) 21
- 7.What comes next? 25, 36, 49, 64, ? (a) 82 (b) 83 (c) 81 (d) 79
- 8.What comes next? 16, 25, 36, 49, ? (a) 65 (b) 62 (c) 64 (d) 66
- 9.What comes next? 3, 6, 12, 24, ? (a) 48 (b) 42 (c) 49 (d) 36
- 10.What comes next? 4, 9, 16, 25, ? (a) 34 (b) 37 (c) 38 (d) 36
- 11.What comes next? 11, 14, 17, 20, ? (a) 24 (b) 26 (c) 20 (d) 23
- 12.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 7 times table? (a) 21 (b) 49 (c) 28 (d) 44
- 13.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 4 times table? (a) 20 (b) 8 (c) 32 (d) 18
- 14.What comes next? 2, 6, 10, 14, ? (a) 19 (b) 22 (c) 14 (d) 18
- 15.What comes next? 9, 11, 13, 15, ? (a) 19 (b) 15 (c) 18 (d) 17
- 16.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 6 times table? (a) 36 (b) 24 (c) 54 (d) 32
- 17.What comes next? 2, 4, 8, 16, ? (a) 28 (b) 33 (c) 24 (d) 32
- 18.What comes next? 6, 10, 14, 18, ? (a) 18 (b) 26 (c) 22 (d) 23
- 19.What comes next? 12, 18, 24, 30, ? (a) 42 (b) 37 (c) 30 (d) 36
- 20.What comes next? 5, 10, 20, 40, ? (a) 80 (b) 70 (c) 81 (d) 60
- 21.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 8 times table? (a) 24 (b) 56 (c) 28 (d) 48
- 22.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 6 times table? (a) 58 (b) 24 (c) 18 (d) 30
- 23.What comes next? 14, 19, 24, 29, ? (a) 39 (b) 34 (c) 35 (d) 29
- 24.What comes next? 1, 4, 9, 16, ? (a) 25 (b) 26 (c) 27 (d) 23
- 25.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 7 times table? (a) 19 (b) 42 (c) 28 (d) 63
- 26.What comes next? 9, 16, 25, 36, ? (a) 49 (b) 50 (c) 51 (d) 47
- 27.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 7 times table? (a) 65 (b) 49 (c) 35 (d) 14
- 28.What comes next? 15, 18, 21, 24, ? (a) 30 (b) 24 (c) 28 (d) 27
- 29.What comes next? 14, 20, 26, 32, ? (a) 32 (b) 44 (c) 39 (d) 38
- 30.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 3 times table? (a) 12 (b) 21 (c) 10 (d) 27
- 31.What comes next? 12, 14, 16, 18, ? (a) 22 (b) 21 (c) 20 (d) 18
- 32.What comes next? 17, 20, 23, 26, ? (a) 32 (b) 30 (c) 26 (d) 29
- 33.What comes next? 9, 15, 21, 27, ? (a) 39 (b) 34 (c) 27 (d) 33
- 34.What comes next? 4, 8, 16, 32, ? (a) 65 (b) 48 (c) 56 (d) 64
- 35.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 8 times table? (a) 32 (b) 25 (c) 16 (d) 56
- 36.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 7 times table? (a) 35 (b) 21 (c) 39 (d) 56
- 37.What comes next? 1, 7, 13, 19, ? (a) 25 (b) 19 (c) 26 (d) 31
- 38.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 9 times table? (a) 79 (b) 36 (c) 54 (d) 18
- 39.What comes next? 11, 20, 29, 38, ? (a) 38 (b) 48 (c) 56 (d) 47
- 40.What comes next? 20, 25, 30, 35, ? (a) 35 (b) 45 (c) 41 (d) 40
Answer key
- 10
- 100
- 41
- 16
- 18
- 20
- 81
- 64
- 48
- 36
- 23
- 44
- 18
- 18
- 17
- 32
- 32
- 22
- 36
- 80
- 28
- 58
- 34
- 25
- 19
- 49
- 65
- 27
- 38
- 10
- 20
- 29
- 33
- 64
- 25
- 39
- 25
- 79
- 47
- 40
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