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? 1, 2, 4, 8, ? (a) 14 (b) 16 (c) 12 (d) 17
- 2.What comes next? 4, 8, 16, 32, ? (a) 56 (b) 65 (c) 48 (d) 64
- 3.What comes next? 20, 26, 32, 38, ? (a) 38 (b) 45 (c) 44 (d) 50
- 4.What comes next? 12, 18, 24, 30, ? (a) 30 (b) 42 (c) 36 (d) 37
- 5.What comes next? 1, 4, 9, 16, ? (a) 27 (b) 25 (c) 23 (d) 26
- 6.What comes next? 13, 18, 23, 28, ? (a) 38 (b) 34 (c) 33 (d) 28
- 7.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 9 times table? (a) 81 (b) 47 (c) 54 (d) 36
- 8.What comes next? 18, 27, 36, 45, ? (a) 63 (b) 45 (c) 54 (d) 55
- 9.What comes next? 18, 26, 34, 42, ? (a) 58 (b) 42 (c) 51 (d) 50
- 10.What comes next? 10, 16, 22, 28, ? (a) 28 (b) 34 (c) 40 (d) 35
- 11.What comes next? 4, 9, 16, 25, ? (a) 38 (b) 34 (c) 36 (d) 37
- 12.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 7 times table? (a) 56 (b) 28 (c) 49 (d) 24
- 13.What comes next? 10, 12, 14, 16, ? (a) 19 (b) 16 (c) 20 (d) 18
- 14.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 3 times table? (a) 21 (b) 11 (c) 9 (d) 15
- 15.What comes next? 9, 16, 25, 36, ? (a) 47 (b) 51 (c) 50 (d) 49
- 16.What comes next? 6, 9, 12, 15, ? (a) 15 (b) 19 (c) 21 (d) 18
- 17.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 5 times table? (a) 30 (b) 36 (c) 20 (d) 40
- 18.What comes next? 6, 12, 18, 24, ? (a) 36 (b) 31 (c) 24 (d) 30
- 19.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 7 times table? (a) 42 (b) 21 (c) 14 (d) 53
- 20.What comes next? 36, 49, 64, 81, ? (a) 98 (b) 100 (c) 102 (d) 101
- 21.What comes next? 3, 8, 13, 18, ? (a) 18 (b) 23 (c) 28 (d) 24
- 22.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 5 times table? (a) 25 (b) 15 (c) 30 (d) 38
- 23.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 6 times table? (a) 30 (b) 12 (c) 36 (d) 14
- 24.What comes next? 25, 36, 49, 64, ? (a) 82 (b) 83 (c) 79 (d) 81
- 25.What comes next? 4, 13, 22, 31, ? (a) 31 (b) 40 (c) 49 (d) 41
- 26.What comes next? 16, 25, 36, 49, ? (a) 62 (b) 65 (c) 66 (d) 64
- 27.What comes next? 18, 23, 28, 33, ? (a) 43 (b) 39 (c) 38 (d) 33
- 28.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 3 times table? (a) 29 (b) 9 (c) 12 (d) 6
- 29.What comes next? 1, 3, 5, 7, ? (a) 10 (b) 11 (c) 7 (d) 9
- 30.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 8 times table? (a) 16 (b) 73 (c) 48 (d) 40
- 31.What comes next? 2, 4, 6, 8, ? (a) 8 (b) 12 (c) 11 (d) 10
- 32.What comes next? 19, 24, 29, 34, ? (a) 44 (b) 40 (c) 39 (d) 34
- 33.What comes next? 15, 17, 19, 21, ? (a) 23 (b) 24 (c) 25 (d) 21
- 34.What comes next? 8, 12, 16, 20, ? (a) 25 (b) 28 (c) 20 (d) 24
- 35.What comes next? 3, 6, 12, 24, ? (a) 49 (b) 48 (c) 36 (d) 42
- 36.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 6 times table? (a) 42 (b) 58 (c) 18 (d) 36
- 37.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 7 times table? (a) 42 (b) 35 (c) 15 (d) 21
- 38.What comes next? 7, 11, 15, 19, ? (a) 19 (b) 24 (c) 27 (d) 23
- 39.What comes next? 11, 13, 15, 17, ? (a) 17 (b) 20 (c) 19 (d) 21
- 40.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 6 times table? (a) 30 (b) 24 (c) 52 (d) 12
Answer key
- 16
- 64
- 44
- 36
- 25
- 33
- 47
- 54
- 50
- 34
- 36
- 24
- 18
- 11
- 49
- 18
- 36
- 30
- 53
- 100
- 23
- 38
- 14
- 81
- 40
- 64
- 38
- 29
- 9
- 73
- 10
- 39
- 23
- 24
- 48
- 58
- 15
- 23
- 19
- 52
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