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) 17 (b) 14 (c) 12 (d) 16
- 2.What comes next? 2, 4, 8, 16, ? (a) 24 (b) 28 (c) 32 (d) 33
- 3.What comes next? 9, 14, 19, 24, ? (a) 29 (b) 34 (c) 30 (d) 24
- 4.What comes next? 4, 9, 16, 25, ? (a) 34 (b) 37 (c) 38 (d) 36
- 5.What comes next? 3, 6, 12, 24, ? (a) 48 (b) 36 (c) 42 (d) 49
- 6.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 7 times table? (a) 35 (b) 29 (c) 14 (d) 49
- 7.What comes next? 9, 13, 17, 21, ? (a) 29 (b) 25 (c) 21 (d) 26
- 8.What comes next? 14, 22, 30, 38, ? (a) 47 (b) 46 (c) 54 (d) 38
- 9.What comes next? 10, 15, 20, 25, ? (a) 35 (b) 31 (c) 25 (d) 30
- 10.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 7 times table? (a) 70 (b) 68 (c) 28 (d) 49
- 11.What comes next? 1, 4, 9, 16, ? (a) 26 (b) 23 (c) 27 (d) 25
- 12.What comes next? 4, 8, 16, 32, ? (a) 65 (b) 48 (c) 64 (d) 56
- 13.What comes next? 25, 36, 49, 64, ? (a) 82 (b) 81 (c) 79 (d) 83
- 14.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 8 times table? (a) 57 (b) 56 (c) 48 (d) 32
- 15.What comes next? 16, 25, 36, 49, ? (a) 66 (b) 62 (c) 65 (d) 64
- 16.What comes next? 20, 24, 28, 32, ? (a) 40 (b) 32 (c) 36 (d) 37
- 17.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 6 times table? (a) 42 (b) 30 (c) 12 (d) 49
- 18.What comes next? 5, 10, 20, 40, ? (a) 81 (b) 80 (c) 60 (d) 70
- 19.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 5 times table? (a) 15 (b) 48 (c) 30 (d) 45
- 20.What comes next? 15, 17, 19, 21, ? (a) 21 (b) 23 (c) 25 (d) 24
- 21.What comes next? 1, 3, 5, 7, ? (a) 10 (b) 7 (c) 9 (d) 11
- 22.What comes next? 7, 16, 25, 34, ? (a) 44 (b) 43 (c) 34 (d) 52
- 23.What comes next? 15, 18, 21, 24, ? (a) 27 (b) 30 (c) 28 (d) 24
- 24.What comes next? 18, 24, 30, 36, ? (a) 36 (b) 43 (c) 48 (d) 42
- 25.What comes next? 3, 6, 9, 12, ? (a) 18 (b) 15 (c) 16 (d) 12
- 26.What comes next? 19, 28, 37, 46, ? (a) 46 (b) 56 (c) 64 (d) 55
- 27.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 3 times table? (a) 11 (b) 6 (c) 12 (d) 21
- 28.What comes next? 9, 16, 25, 36, ? (a) 49 (b) 47 (c) 51 (d) 50
- 29.What comes next? 4, 13, 22, 31, ? (a) 49 (b) 31 (c) 41 (d) 40
- 30.What comes next? 1, 4, 7, 10, ? (a) 13 (b) 16 (c) 14 (d) 10
- 31.What comes next? 18, 26, 34, 42, ? (a) 58 (b) 51 (c) 42 (d) 50
- 32.What comes next? 3, 5, 7, 9, ? (a) 9 (b) 11 (c) 13 (d) 12
- 33.What comes next? 16, 21, 26, 31, ? (a) 41 (b) 31 (c) 36 (d) 37
- 34.What comes next? 8, 10, 12, 14, ? (a) 18 (b) 17 (c) 14 (d) 16
- 35.What comes next? 7, 11, 15, 19, ? (a) 24 (b) 27 (c) 19 (d) 23
- 36.What comes next? 11, 19, 27, 35, ? (a) 43 (b) 35 (c) 44 (d) 51
- 37.What comes next? 36, 49, 64, 81, ? (a) 101 (b) 100 (c) 102 (d) 98
- 38.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 6 times table? (a) 39 (b) 42 (c) 24 (d) 18
- 39.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 8 times table? (a) 42 (b) 80 (c) 32 (d) 56
- 40.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 9 times table? (a) 52 (b) 18 (c) 27 (d) 36
Answer key
- 16
- 32
- 29
- 36
- 48
- 29
- 25
- 46
- 30
- 68
- 25
- 64
- 81
- 57
- 64
- 36
- 49
- 80
- 48
- 23
- 9
- 43
- 27
- 42
- 15
- 55
- 11
- 49
- 40
- 13
- 50
- 11
- 36
- 16
- 23
- 43
- 100
- 39
- 42
- 52
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