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.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 4 times table? (a) 12 (b) 24 (c) 20 (d) 17
- 2.What comes next? 4, 9, 16, 25, ? (a) 37 (b) 38 (c) 36 (d) 34
- 3.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 9 times table? (a) 63 (b) 43 (c) 81 (d) 36
- 4.What comes next? 16, 25, 36, 49, ? (a) 62 (b) 66 (c) 65 (d) 64
- 5.What comes next? 9, 16, 25, 36, ? (a) 51 (b) 47 (c) 50 (d) 49
- 6.What comes next? 3, 6, 12, 24, ? (a) 42 (b) 36 (c) 49 (d) 48
- 7.What comes next? 11, 16, 21, 26, ? (a) 32 (b) 26 (c) 36 (d) 31
- 8.What comes next? 1, 2, 4, 8, ? (a) 17 (b) 12 (c) 14 (d) 16
- 9.What comes next? 5, 10, 20, 40, ? (a) 60 (b) 70 (c) 81 (d) 80
- 10.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 7 times table? (a) 35 (b) 56 (c) 14 (d) 23
- 11.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 4 times table? (a) 20 (b) 16 (c) 28 (d) 15
- 12.What comes next? 1, 4, 9, 16, ? (a) 23 (b) 25 (c) 26 (d) 27
- 13.What comes next? 12, 18, 24, 30, ? (a) 36 (b) 42 (c) 37 (d) 30
- 14.What comes next? 19, 28, 37, 46, ? (a) 64 (b) 56 (c) 55 (d) 46
- 15.What comes next? 18, 21, 24, 27, ? (a) 33 (b) 27 (c) 31 (d) 30
- 16.What comes next? 3, 5, 7, 9, ? (a) 13 (b) 12 (c) 9 (d) 11
- 17.What comes next? 15, 22, 29, 36, ? (a) 44 (b) 50 (c) 43 (d) 36
- 18.What comes next? 4, 8, 16, 32, ? (a) 56 (b) 64 (c) 65 (d) 48
- 19.What comes next? 20, 27, 34, 41, ? (a) 41 (b) 49 (c) 48 (d) 55
- 20.What comes next? 2, 9, 16, 23, ? (a) 23 (b) 37 (c) 30 (d) 31
- 21.What comes next? 2, 6, 10, 14, ? (a) 22 (b) 18 (c) 19 (d) 14
- 22.What comes next? 5, 9, 13, 17, ? (a) 25 (b) 21 (c) 22 (d) 17
- 23.What comes next? 11, 13, 15, 17, ? (a) 21 (b) 20 (c) 17 (d) 19
- 24.What comes next? 2, 4, 8, 16, ? (a) 32 (b) 28 (c) 33 (d) 24
- 25.What comes next? 8, 12, 16, 20, ? (a) 24 (b) 28 (c) 25 (d) 20
- 26.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 7 times table? (a) 70 (b) 49 (c) 39 (d) 28
- 27.What comes next? 36, 49, 64, 81, ? (a) 102 (b) 101 (c) 100 (d) 98
- 28.What comes next? 19, 27, 35, 43, ? (a) 59 (b) 51 (c) 43 (d) 52
- 29.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 3 times table? (a) 6 (b) 9 (c) 28 (d) 15
- 30.What comes next? 14, 22, 30, 38, ? (a) 38 (b) 54 (c) 47 (d) 46
- 31.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 7 times table? (a) 28 (b) 49 (c) 63 (d) 16
- 32.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 6 times table? (a) 42 (b) 38 (c) 12 (d) 30
- 33.What comes next? 1, 4, 7, 10, ? (a) 14 (b) 16 (c) 10 (d) 13
- 34.What comes next? 6, 10, 14, 18, ? (a) 22 (b) 23 (c) 26 (d) 18
- 35.What comes next? 15, 23, 31, 39, ? (a) 48 (b) 39 (c) 47 (d) 55
- 36.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 8 times table? (a) 64 (b) 40 (c) 35 (d) 32
- 37.What comes next? 1, 3, 5, 7, ? (a) 7 (b) 11 (c) 9 (d) 10
- 38.What comes next? 10, 16, 22, 28, ? (a) 34 (b) 28 (c) 40 (d) 35
- 39.What comes next? 14, 19, 24, 29, ? (a) 29 (b) 34 (c) 39 (d) 35
- 40.What comes next? 5, 10, 15, 20, ? (a) 20 (b) 30 (c) 26 (d) 25
Answer key
- 17
- 36
- 43
- 64
- 49
- 48
- 31
- 16
- 80
- 23
- 15
- 25
- 36
- 55
- 30
- 11
- 43
- 64
- 48
- 30
- 18
- 21
- 19
- 32
- 24
- 39
- 100
- 51
- 28
- 46
- 16
- 38
- 13
- 22
- 47
- 35
- 9
- 34
- 34
- 25
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