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? 11, 13, 15, 17, ? (a) 19 (b) 20 (c) 21 (d) 17
- 2.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 7 times table? (a) 19 (b) 21 (c) 42 (d) 56
- 3.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 3 times table? (a) 13 (b) 18 (c) 9 (d) 21
- 4.What comes next? 1, 4, 9, 16, ? (a) 25 (b) 23 (c) 26 (d) 27
- 5.What comes next? 16, 25, 36, 49, ? (a) 64 (b) 62 (c) 65 (d) 66
- 6.What comes next? 4, 8, 12, 16, ? (a) 16 (b) 21 (c) 24 (d) 20
- 7.What comes next? 15, 24, 33, 42, ? (a) 42 (b) 52 (c) 60 (d) 51
- 8.What comes next? 3, 8, 13, 18, ? (a) 23 (b) 28 (c) 18 (d) 24
- 9.What comes next? 4, 9, 16, 25, ? (a) 37 (b) 34 (c) 36 (d) 38
- 10.What comes next? 17, 22, 27, 32, ? (a) 37 (b) 32 (c) 42 (d) 38
- 11.What comes next? 16, 24, 32, 40, ? (a) 48 (b) 40 (c) 49 (d) 56
- 12.What comes next? 2, 4, 8, 16, ? (a) 24 (b) 32 (c) 28 (d) 33
- 13.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 7 times table? (a) 44 (b) 35 (c) 14 (d) 28
- 14.What comes next? 12, 21, 30, 39, ? (a) 48 (b) 49 (c) 39 (d) 57
- 15.What comes next? 1, 2, 4, 8, ? (a) 16 (b) 14 (c) 12 (d) 17
- 16.What comes next? 9, 14, 19, 24, ? (a) 24 (b) 30 (c) 34 (d) 29
- 17.What comes next? 9, 16, 25, 36, ? (a) 49 (b) 47 (c) 50 (d) 51
- 18.What comes next? 18, 20, 22, 24, ? (a) 28 (b) 24 (c) 27 (d) 26
- 19.What comes next? 25, 36, 49, 64, ? (a) 81 (b) 82 (c) 83 (d) 79
- 20.What comes next? 3, 6, 12, 24, ? (a) 49 (b) 42 (c) 36 (d) 48
- 21.What comes next? 16, 20, 24, 28, ? (a) 28 (b) 33 (c) 32 (d) 36
- 22.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 7 times table? (a) 42 (b) 28 (c) 35 (d) 47
- 23.What comes next? 3, 11, 19, 27, ? (a) 43 (b) 36 (c) 27 (d) 35
- 24.What comes next? 2, 6, 10, 14, ? (a) 19 (b) 14 (c) 22 (d) 18
- 25.What comes next? 11, 18, 25, 32, ? (a) 46 (b) 39 (c) 32 (d) 40
- 26.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 4 times table? (a) 12 (b) 10 (c) 28 (d) 24
- 27.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 6 times table? (a) 38 (b) 48 (c) 24 (d) 42
- 28.What comes next? 5, 10, 20, 40, ? (a) 60 (b) 70 (c) 80 (d) 81
- 29.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 3 times table? (a) 27 (b) 18 (c) 12 (d) 8
- 30.What comes next? 13, 17, 21, 25, ? (a) 33 (b) 25 (c) 30 (d) 29
- 31.What comes next? 1, 5, 9, 13, ? (a) 17 (b) 13 (c) 18 (d) 21
- 32.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 9 times table? (a) 78 (b) 63 (c) 36 (d) 18
- 33.What comes next? 19, 22, 25, 28, ? (a) 34 (b) 32 (c) 28 (d) 31
- 34.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 5 times table? (a) 30 (b) 25 (c) 15 (d) 42
- 35.What comes next? 13, 21, 29, 37, ? (a) 37 (b) 46 (c) 45 (d) 53
- 36.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 9 times table? (a) 49 (b) 36 (c) 54 (d) 27
- 37.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 3 times table? (a) 6 (b) 12 (c) 21 (d) 16
- 38.What comes next? 14, 22, 30, 38, ? (a) 54 (b) 38 (c) 46 (d) 47
- 39.What comes next? 16, 19, 22, 25, ? (a) 31 (b) 25 (c) 29 (d) 28
- 40.What comes next? 4, 8, 16, 32, ? (a) 56 (b) 65 (c) 48 (d) 64
Answer key
- 19
- 19
- 13
- 25
- 64
- 20
- 51
- 23
- 36
- 37
- 48
- 32
- 44
- 48
- 16
- 29
- 49
- 26
- 81
- 48
- 32
- 47
- 35
- 18
- 39
- 10
- 38
- 80
- 8
- 29
- 17
- 78
- 31
- 42
- 45
- 49
- 16
- 46
- 28
- 64
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