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? 2, 4, 8, 16, ? (a) 28 (b) 33 (c) 24 (d) 32
- 2.What comes next? 13, 17, 21, 25, ? (a) 33 (b) 25 (c) 29 (d) 30
- 3.What comes next? 1, 4, 9, 16, ? (a) 25 (b) 23 (c) 27 (d) 26
- 4.What comes next? 5, 10, 20, 40, ? (a) 70 (b) 81 (c) 60 (d) 80
- 5.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 7 times table? (a) 55 (b) 14 (c) 35 (d) 28
- 6.What comes next? 4, 8, 16, 32, ? (a) 56 (b) 64 (c) 65 (d) 48
- 7.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 8 times table? (a) 16 (b) 34 (c) 56 (d) 32
- 8.What comes next? 25, 36, 49, 64, ? (a) 83 (b) 82 (c) 81 (d) 79
- 9.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 8 times table? (a) 32 (b) 56 (c) 64 (d) 69
- 10.What comes next? 18, 24, 30, 36, ? (a) 36 (b) 42 (c) 43 (d) 48
- 11.What comes next? 1, 2, 4, 8, ? (a) 12 (b) 14 (c) 17 (d) 16
- 12.What comes next? 36, 49, 64, 81, ? (a) 102 (b) 100 (c) 101 (d) 98
- 13.What comes next? 5, 11, 17, 23, ? (a) 30 (b) 35 (c) 29 (d) 23
- 14.What comes next? 9, 16, 25, 36, ? (a) 51 (b) 47 (c) 50 (d) 49
- 15.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 9 times table? (a) 45 (b) 67 (c) 27 (d) 72
- 16.What comes next? 16, 25, 36, 49, ? (a) 66 (b) 62 (c) 65 (d) 64
- 17.What comes next? 2, 7, 12, 17, ? (a) 22 (b) 23 (c) 17 (d) 27
- 18.What comes next? 20, 23, 26, 29, ? (a) 33 (b) 29 (c) 32 (d) 35
- 19.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 6 times table? (a) 16 (b) 24 (c) 42 (d) 18
- 20.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 7 times table? (a) 42 (b) 67 (c) 35 (d) 28
- 21.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 5 times table? (a) 47 (b) 30 (c) 10 (d) 15
- 22.What comes next? 13, 15, 17, 19, ? (a) 19 (b) 23 (c) 21 (d) 22
- 23.What comes next? 14, 21, 28, 35, ? (a) 49 (b) 35 (c) 42 (d) 43
- 24.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 3 times table? (a) 17 (b) 15 (c) 9 (d) 24
- 25.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 9 times table? (a) 18 (b) 27 (c) 54 (d) 38
- 26.What comes next? 4, 9, 16, 25, ? (a) 38 (b) 37 (c) 36 (d) 34
- 27.What comes next? 4, 12, 20, 28, ? (a) 44 (b) 28 (c) 37 (d) 36
- 28.What comes next? 17, 23, 29, 35, ? (a) 41 (b) 35 (c) 42 (d) 47
- 29.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 3 times table? (a) 16 (b) 12 (c) 15 (d) 24
- 30.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 8 times table? (a) 16 (b) 22 (c) 24 (d) 48
- 31.What comes next? 3, 6, 12, 24, ? (a) 36 (b) 48 (c) 49 (d) 42
- 32.What comes next? 11, 15, 19, 23, ? (a) 28 (b) 31 (c) 23 (d) 27
- 33.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 9 times table? (a) 36 (b) 35 (c) 63 (d) 90
- 34.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 6 times table? (a) 12 (b) 30 (c) 18 (d) 21
- 35.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 8 times table? (a) 18 (b) 56 (c) 32 (d) 16
- 36.What comes next? 14, 18, 22, 26, ? (a) 31 (b) 34 (c) 30 (d) 26
- 37.What comes next? 16, 22, 28, 34, ? (a) 41 (b) 40 (c) 46 (d) 34
- 38.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 6 times table? (a) 30 (b) 41 (c) 12 (d) 24
- 39.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 6 times table? (a) 18 (b) 24 (c) 49 (d) 36
- 40.What comes next? 17, 19, 21, 23, ? (a) 23 (b) 27 (c) 26 (d) 25
Answer key
- 32
- 29
- 25
- 80
- 55
- 64
- 34
- 81
- 69
- 42
- 16
- 100
- 29
- 49
- 67
- 64
- 22
- 32
- 16
- 67
- 47
- 21
- 42
- 17
- 38
- 36
- 36
- 41
- 16
- 22
- 48
- 27
- 35
- 21
- 18
- 30
- 40
- 41
- 49
- 25
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