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, 8, 16, ? (a) 24 (b) 32 (c) 33 (d) 28
- 2.What comes next? 5, 8, 11, 14, ? (a) 18 (b) 20 (c) 17 (d) 14
- 3.What comes next? 36, 49, 64, 81, ? (a) 101 (b) 102 (c) 100 (d) 98
- 4.What comes next? 1, 2, 4, 8, ? (a) 16 (b) 12 (c) 14 (d) 17
- 5.What comes next? 5, 13, 21, 29, ? (a) 37 (b) 38 (c) 29 (d) 45
- 6.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 6 times table? (a) 30 (b) 18 (c) 36 (d) 23
- 7.What comes next? 4, 9, 16, 25, ? (a) 37 (b) 34 (c) 36 (d) 38
- 8.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 6 times table? (a) 36 (b) 24 (c) 15 (d) 42
- 9.What comes next? 4, 8, 16, 32, ? (a) 56 (b) 65 (c) 48 (d) 64
- 10.What comes next? 16, 25, 36, 49, ? (a) 66 (b) 64 (c) 65 (d) 62
- 11.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 5 times table? (a) 10 (b) 24 (c) 30 (d) 25
- 12.What comes next? 10, 12, 14, 16, ? (a) 16 (b) 19 (c) 20 (d) 18
- 13.What comes next? 5, 10, 20, 40, ? (a) 60 (b) 81 (c) 70 (d) 80
- 14.What comes next? 4, 9, 14, 19, ? (a) 25 (b) 29 (c) 19 (d) 24
- 15.What comes next? 18, 23, 28, 33, ? (a) 39 (b) 33 (c) 43 (d) 38
- 16.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 7 times table? (a) 58 (b) 49 (c) 35 (d) 14
- 17.What comes next? 7, 16, 25, 34, ? (a) 52 (b) 43 (c) 34 (d) 44
- 18.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 9 times table? (a) 36 (b) 90 (c) 80 (d) 63
- 19.What comes next? 25, 36, 49, 64, ? (a) 79 (b) 83 (c) 81 (d) 82
- 20.What comes next? 3, 8, 13, 18, ? (a) 28 (b) 23 (c) 18 (d) 24
- 21.What comes next? 15, 23, 31, 39, ? (a) 55 (b) 47 (c) 39 (d) 48
- 22.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 4 times table? (a) 16 (b) 17 (c) 12 (d) 28
- 23.What comes next? 9, 16, 25, 36, ? (a) 47 (b) 51 (c) 50 (d) 49
- 24.What comes next? 1, 4, 9, 16, ? (a) 25 (b) 26 (c) 23 (d) 27
- 25.What comes next? 6, 9, 12, 15, ? (a) 15 (b) 19 (c) 21 (d) 18
- 26.What comes next? 16, 24, 32, 40, ? (a) 48 (b) 49 (c) 56 (d) 40
- 27.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 7 times table? (a) 21 (b) 56 (c) 42 (d) 26
- 28.What comes next? 8, 13, 18, 23, ? (a) 28 (b) 23 (c) 29 (d) 33
- 29.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 5 times table? (a) 20 (b) 25 (c) 30 (d) 21
- 30.What comes next? 3, 12, 21, 30, ? (a) 40 (b) 48 (c) 39 (d) 30
- 31.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 3 times table? (a) 24 (b) 15 (c) 6 (d) 8
- 32.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 5 times table? (a) 22 (b) 20 (c) 10 (d) 35
- 33.What comes next? 16, 25, 34, 43, ? (a) 52 (b) 61 (c) 53 (d) 43
- 34.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 9 times table? (a) 73 (b) 45 (c) 36 (d) 18
- 35.What comes next? 16, 22, 28, 34, ? (a) 41 (b) 40 (c) 34 (d) 46
- 36.What comes next? 14, 18, 22, 26, ? (a) 34 (b) 26 (c) 30 (d) 31
- 37.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 8 times table? (a) 62 (b) 32 (c) 56 (d) 40
- 38.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 6 times table? (a) 30 (b) 32 (c) 24 (d) 12
- 39.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 4 times table? (a) 24 (b) 16 (c) 18 (d) 36
- 40.What comes next? 13, 20, 27, 34, ? (a) 41 (b) 42 (c) 48 (d) 34
Answer key
- 32
- 17
- 100
- 16
- 37
- 23
- 36
- 15
- 64
- 64
- 24
- 18
- 80
- 24
- 38
- 58
- 43
- 80
- 81
- 23
- 47
- 17
- 49
- 25
- 18
- 48
- 26
- 28
- 21
- 39
- 8
- 22
- 52
- 73
- 40
- 30
- 62
- 32
- 18
- 41
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