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? 3, 6, 12, 24, ? (a) 48 (b) 49 (c) 36 (d) 42
- 2.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 5 times table? (a) 17 (b) 30 (c) 40 (d) 20
- 3.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 4 times table? (a) 16 (b) 15 (c) 24 (d) 28
- 4.What comes next? 7, 11, 15, 19, ? (a) 23 (b) 27 (c) 24 (d) 19
- 5.What comes next? 1, 4, 9, 16, ? (a) 26 (b) 27 (c) 23 (d) 25
- 6.What comes next? 10, 18, 26, 34, ? (a) 34 (b) 42 (c) 43 (d) 50
- 7.What comes next? 1, 2, 4, 8, ? (a) 12 (b) 17 (c) 16 (d) 14
- 8.What comes next? 5, 10, 20, 40, ? (a) 70 (b) 60 (c) 80 (d) 81
- 9.What comes next? 2, 9, 16, 23, ? (a) 30 (b) 23 (c) 37 (d) 31
- 10.What comes next? 10, 16, 22, 28, ? (a) 28 (b) 40 (c) 35 (d) 34
- 11.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 6 times table? (a) 18 (b) 24 (c) 42 (d) 13
- 12.What comes next? 16, 18, 20, 22, ? (a) 26 (b) 24 (c) 22 (d) 25
- 13.What comes next? 16, 25, 36, 49, ? (a) 65 (b) 66 (c) 64 (d) 62
- 14.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 3 times table? (a) 27 (b) 12 (c) 14 (d) 18
- 15.What comes next? 3, 10, 17, 24, ? (a) 38 (b) 32 (c) 24 (d) 31
- 16.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 7 times table? (a) 14 (b) 21 (c) 42 (d) 61
- 17.What comes next? 13, 17, 21, 25, ? (a) 30 (b) 25 (c) 29 (d) 33
- 18.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 8 times table? (a) 16 (b) 25 (c) 32 (d) 40
- 19.What comes next? 18, 21, 24, 27, ? (a) 30 (b) 33 (c) 31 (d) 27
- 20.What comes next? 1, 5, 9, 13, ? (a) 17 (b) 21 (c) 13 (d) 18
- 21.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 8 times table? (a) 40 (b) 56 (c) 70 (d) 32
- 22.What comes next? 5, 14, 23, 32, ? (a) 42 (b) 50 (c) 41 (d) 32
- 23.What comes next? 9, 11, 13, 15, ? (a) 18 (b) 19 (c) 15 (d) 17
- 24.What comes next? 2, 10, 18, 26, ? (a) 42 (b) 34 (c) 35 (d) 26
- 25.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 8 times table? (a) 64 (b) 40 (c) 24 (d) 75
- 26.What comes next? 4, 9, 16, 25, ? (a) 34 (b) 36 (c) 37 (d) 38
- 27.What comes next? 17, 21, 25, 29, ? (a) 37 (b) 29 (c) 34 (d) 33
- 28.What comes next? 2, 4, 8, 16, ? (a) 32 (b) 33 (c) 28 (d) 24
- 29.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 9 times table? (a) 45 (b) 63 (c) 69 (d) 18
- 30.What comes next? 10, 15, 20, 25, ? (a) 35 (b) 25 (c) 31 (d) 30
- 31.What comes next? 9, 16, 25, 36, ? (a) 51 (b) 49 (c) 47 (d) 50
- 32.What comes next? 15, 17, 19, 21, ? (a) 23 (b) 24 (c) 25 (d) 21
- 33.What comes next? 18, 20, 22, 24, ? (a) 24 (b) 28 (c) 27 (d) 26
- 34.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 6 times table? (a) 24 (b) 30 (c) 12 (d) 45
- 35.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 6 times table? (a) 30 (b) 16 (c) 24 (d) 18
- 36.What comes next? 15, 19, 23, 27, ? (a) 31 (b) 35 (c) 27 (d) 32
- 37.What comes next? 36, 49, 64, 81, ? (a) 102 (b) 100 (c) 101 (d) 98
- 38.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 6 times table? (a) 18 (b) 52 (c) 24 (d) 42
- 39.What comes next? 7, 14, 21, 28, ? (a) 28 (b) 42 (c) 36 (d) 35
- 40.What comes next? 5, 13, 21, 29, ? (a) 37 (b) 29 (c) 45 (d) 38
Answer key
- 48
- 17
- 15
- 23
- 25
- 42
- 16
- 80
- 30
- 34
- 13
- 24
- 64
- 14
- 31
- 61
- 29
- 25
- 30
- 17
- 70
- 41
- 17
- 34
- 75
- 36
- 33
- 32
- 69
- 30
- 49
- 23
- 26
- 45
- 16
- 31
- 100
- 52
- 35
- 37
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