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? 5, 12, 19, 26, ? (a) 26 (b) 33 (c) 34 (d) 40
- 2.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 3 times table? (a) 23 (b) 18 (c) 15 (d) 12
- 3.What comes next? 2, 5, 8, 11, ? (a) 15 (b) 17 (c) 14 (d) 11
- 4.What comes next? 5, 10, 20, 40, ? (a) 70 (b) 81 (c) 60 (d) 80
- 5.What comes next? 3, 6, 12, 24, ? (a) 42 (b) 48 (c) 36 (d) 49
- 6.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 8 times table? (a) 40 (b) 38 (c) 64 (d) 24
- 7.What comes next? 14, 16, 18, 20, ? (a) 20 (b) 22 (c) 23 (d) 24
- 8.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 6 times table? (a) 19 (b) 36 (c) 24 (d) 54
- 9.What comes next? 8, 12, 16, 20, ? (a) 28 (b) 20 (c) 25 (d) 24
- 10.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 4 times table? (a) 20 (b) 16 (c) 8 (d) 21
- 11.What comes next? 1, 2, 4, 8, ? (a) 14 (b) 12 (c) 17 (d) 16
- 12.What comes next? 15, 23, 31, 39, ? (a) 47 (b) 55 (c) 48 (d) 39
- 13.What comes next? 4, 8, 16, 32, ? (a) 48 (b) 56 (c) 65 (d) 64
- 14.What comes next? 14, 20, 26, 32, ? (a) 38 (b) 32 (c) 44 (d) 39
- 15.What comes next? 9, 16, 25, 36, ? (a) 51 (b) 50 (c) 49 (d) 47
- 16.What comes next? 1, 6, 11, 16, ? (a) 22 (b) 21 (c) 26 (d) 16
- 17.What comes next? 17, 19, 21, 23, ? (a) 27 (b) 26 (c) 23 (d) 25
- 18.What comes next? 36, 49, 64, 81, ? (a) 102 (b) 98 (c) 101 (d) 100
- 19.What comes next? 7, 14, 21, 28, ? (a) 36 (b) 35 (c) 28 (d) 42
- 20.What comes next? 2, 6, 10, 14, ? (a) 19 (b) 14 (c) 22 (d) 18
- 21.What comes next? 3, 10, 17, 24, ? (a) 32 (b) 31 (c) 24 (d) 38
- 22.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 9 times table? (a) 36 (b) 63 (c) 46 (d) 90
- 23.What comes next? 17, 26, 35, 44, ? (a) 53 (b) 54 (c) 44 (d) 62
- 24.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 6 times table? (a) 48 (b) 12 (c) 30 (d) 27
- 25.What comes next? 1, 4, 9, 16, ? (a) 26 (b) 27 (c) 23 (d) 25
- 26.What comes next? 11, 14, 17, 20, ? (a) 26 (b) 24 (c) 20 (d) 23
- 27.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 4 times table? (a) 12 (b) 24 (c) 16 (d) 23
- 28.What comes next? 2, 7, 12, 17, ? (a) 17 (b) 23 (c) 22 (d) 27
- 29.What comes next? 4, 9, 16, 25, ? (a) 34 (b) 38 (c) 36 (d) 37
- 30.What comes next? 3, 12, 21, 30, ? (a) 30 (b) 48 (c) 39 (d) 40
- 31.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 5 times table? (a) 20 (b) 30 (c) 41 (d) 15
- 32.What comes next? 25, 36, 49, 64, ? (a) 79 (b) 83 (c) 81 (d) 82
- 33.What comes next? 12, 19, 26, 33, ? (a) 47 (b) 41 (c) 40 (d) 33
- 34.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 7 times table? (a) 14 (b) 16 (c) 35 (d) 56
- 35.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 7 times table? (a) 35 (b) 40 (c) 21 (d) 56
- 36.What comes next? 16, 25, 36, 49, ? (a) 66 (b) 64 (c) 62 (d) 65
- 37.What comes next? 9, 17, 25, 33, ? (a) 49 (b) 33 (c) 42 (d) 41
- 38.What comes next? 8, 17, 26, 35, ? (a) 45 (b) 53 (c) 35 (d) 44
- 39.What comes next? 9, 14, 19, 24, ? (a) 30 (b) 29 (c) 34 (d) 24
- 40.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 4 times table? (a) 40 (b) 29 (c) 16 (d) 28
Answer key
- 33
- 23
- 14
- 80
- 48
- 38
- 22
- 19
- 24
- 21
- 16
- 47
- 64
- 38
- 49
- 21
- 25
- 100
- 35
- 18
- 31
- 46
- 53
- 27
- 25
- 23
- 23
- 22
- 36
- 39
- 41
- 81
- 40
- 16
- 40
- 64
- 41
- 44
- 29
- 29
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