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, 7, 9, 11, ? (a) 14 (b) 15 (c) 11 (d) 13
- 2.What comes next? 1, 2, 4, 8, ? (a) 14 (b) 16 (c) 17 (d) 12
- 3.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 7 times table? (a) 49 (b) 28 (c) 36 (d) 63
- 4.What comes next? 11, 14, 17, 20, ? (a) 24 (b) 23 (c) 20 (d) 26
- 5.What comes next? 13, 16, 19, 22, ? (a) 26 (b) 22 (c) 25 (d) 28
- 6.What comes next? 8, 10, 12, 14, ? (a) 18 (b) 17 (c) 16 (d) 14
- 7.What comes next? 36, 49, 64, 81, ? (a) 98 (b) 100 (c) 101 (d) 102
- 8.What comes next? 7, 9, 11, 13, ? (a) 13 (b) 15 (c) 16 (d) 17
- 9.What comes next? 10, 16, 22, 28, ? (a) 35 (b) 28 (c) 34 (d) 40
- 10.What comes next? 5, 10, 20, 40, ? (a) 70 (b) 80 (c) 81 (d) 60
- 11.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 8 times table? (a) 32 (b) 37 (c) 40 (d) 64
- 12.What comes next? 1, 4, 9, 16, ? (a) 25 (b) 23 (c) 27 (d) 26
- 13.What comes next? 3, 6, 12, 24, ? (a) 42 (b) 49 (c) 48 (d) 36
- 14.What comes next? 4, 8, 16, 32, ? (a) 65 (b) 48 (c) 56 (d) 64
- 15.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 9 times table? (a) 36 (b) 45 (c) 54 (d) 55
- 16.What comes next? 4, 9, 16, 25, ? (a) 34 (b) 38 (c) 36 (d) 37
- 17.What comes next? 9, 11, 13, 15, ? (a) 17 (b) 18 (c) 19 (d) 15
- 18.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 7 times table? (a) 42 (b) 27 (c) 35 (d) 14
- 19.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 9 times table? (a) 18 (b) 45 (c) 63 (d) 80
- 20.What comes next? 8, 13, 18, 23, ? (a) 23 (b) 33 (c) 28 (d) 29
- 21.What comes next? 3, 10, 17, 24, ? (a) 32 (b) 24 (c) 38 (d) 31
- 22.What comes next? 19, 25, 31, 37, ? (a) 43 (b) 49 (c) 44 (d) 37
- 23.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 9 times table? (a) 36 (b) 27 (c) 45 (d) 24
- 24.What comes next? 2, 4, 8, 16, ? (a) 32 (b) 28 (c) 24 (d) 33
- 25.What comes next? 14, 19, 24, 29, ? (a) 29 (b) 39 (c) 34 (d) 35
- 26.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 7 times table? (a) 29 (b) 21 (c) 49 (d) 42
- 27.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 9 times table? (a) 45 (b) 63 (c) 36 (d) 49
- 28.What comes next? 16, 20, 24, 28, ? (a) 28 (b) 33 (c) 36 (d) 32
- 29.What comes next? 11, 17, 23, 29, ? (a) 29 (b) 36 (c) 41 (d) 35
- 30.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 8 times table? (a) 32 (b) 56 (c) 40 (d) 27
- 31.What comes next? 9, 16, 25, 36, ? (a) 49 (b) 47 (c) 50 (d) 51
- 32.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 3 times table? (a) 9 (b) 21 (c) 13 (d) 18
- 33.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 6 times table? (a) 12 (b) 30 (c) 24 (d) 33
- 34.What comes next? 3, 12, 21, 30, ? (a) 40 (b) 48 (c) 39 (d) 30
- 35.What comes next? 1, 8, 15, 22, ? (a) 30 (b) 36 (c) 29 (d) 22
- 36.What comes next? 12, 17, 22, 27, ? (a) 27 (b) 33 (c) 37 (d) 32
- 37.What comes next? 9, 16, 23, 30, ? (a) 30 (b) 38 (c) 44 (d) 37
- 38.What comes next? 17, 20, 23, 26, ? (a) 32 (b) 30 (c) 26 (d) 29
- 39.What comes next? 2, 9, 16, 23, ? (a) 31 (b) 23 (c) 37 (d) 30
- 40.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 3 times table? (a) 12 (b) 6 (c) 21 (d) 8
Answer key
- 13
- 16
- 36
- 23
- 25
- 16
- 100
- 15
- 34
- 80
- 37
- 25
- 48
- 64
- 55
- 36
- 17
- 27
- 80
- 28
- 31
- 43
- 24
- 32
- 34
- 29
- 49
- 32
- 35
- 27
- 49
- 13
- 33
- 39
- 29
- 32
- 37
- 29
- 30
- 8
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