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) 32 (c) 24 (d) 33
- 2.What comes next? 25, 36, 49, 64, ? (a) 83 (b) 81 (c) 82 (d) 79
- 3.What comes next? 1, 2, 4, 8, ? (a) 17 (b) 14 (c) 12 (d) 16
- 4.What comes next? 1, 4, 9, 16, ? (a) 25 (b) 27 (c) 23 (d) 26
- 5.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 3 times table? (a) 15 (b) 21 (c) 22 (d) 6
- 6.What comes next? 6, 11, 16, 21, ? (a) 26 (b) 31 (c) 21 (d) 27
- 7.What comes next? 19, 23, 27, 31, ? (a) 35 (b) 36 (c) 39 (d) 31
- 8.What comes next? 3, 6, 12, 24, ? (a) 49 (b) 36 (c) 48 (d) 42
- 9.What comes next? 14, 22, 30, 38, ? (a) 38 (b) 47 (c) 46 (d) 54
- 10.What comes next? 15, 19, 23, 27, ? (a) 27 (b) 32 (c) 35 (d) 31
- 11.What comes next? 1, 6, 11, 16, ? (a) 16 (b) 22 (c) 26 (d) 21
- 12.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 9 times table? (a) 45 (b) 61 (c) 72 (d) 36
- 13.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 4 times table? (a) 12 (b) 24 (c) 20 (d) 25
- 14.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 6 times table? (a) 18 (b) 29 (c) 36 (d) 12
- 15.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 7 times table? (a) 65 (b) 35 (c) 14 (d) 21
- 16.What comes next? 4, 9, 16, 25, ? (a) 37 (b) 34 (c) 36 (d) 38
- 17.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 8 times table? (a) 32 (b) 48 (c) 72 (d) 39
- 18.What comes next? 10, 17, 24, 31, ? (a) 38 (b) 45 (c) 31 (d) 39
- 19.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 9 times table? (a) 36 (b) 63 (c) 18 (d) 84
- 20.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 9 times table? (a) 18 (b) 42 (c) 36 (d) 45
- 21.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 9 times table? (a) 36 (b) 63 (c) 81 (d) 24
- 22.What comes next? 2, 10, 18, 26, ? (a) 26 (b) 35 (c) 42 (d) 34
- 23.What comes next? 9, 16, 25, 36, ? (a) 50 (b) 51 (c) 47 (d) 49
- 24.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 5 times table? (a) 10 (b) 25 (c) 16 (d) 30
- 25.What comes next? 4, 8, 16, 32, ? (a) 64 (b) 56 (c) 48 (d) 65
- 26.What comes next? 16, 25, 36, 49, ? (a) 62 (b) 64 (c) 65 (d) 66
- 27.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 4 times table? (a) 20 (b) 32 (c) 37 (d) 16
- 28.What comes next? 20, 23, 26, 29, ? (a) 35 (b) 33 (c) 29 (d) 32
- 29.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 3 times table? (a) 9 (b) 17 (c) 21 (d) 12
- 30.What comes next? 17, 20, 23, 26, ? (a) 29 (b) 30 (c) 26 (d) 32
- 31.What comes next? 36, 49, 64, 81, ? (a) 101 (b) 102 (c) 98 (d) 100
- 32.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 4 times table? (a) 16 (b) 26 (c) 40 (d) 28
- 33.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 4 times table? (a) 12 (b) 35 (c) 24 (d) 32
- 34.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 9 times table? (a) 56 (b) 27 (c) 81 (d) 54
- 35.What comes next? 14, 16, 18, 20, ? (a) 22 (b) 24 (c) 23 (d) 20
- 36.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 8 times table? (a) 30 (b) 56 (c) 32 (d) 64
- 37.What comes next? 11, 17, 23, 29, ? (a) 29 (b) 36 (c) 35 (d) 41
- 38.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 7 times table? (a) 21 (b) 32 (c) 14 (d) 42
- 39.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 5 times table? (a) 36 (b) 20 (c) 25 (d) 30
- 40.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 3 times table? (a) 16 (b) 9 (c) 18 (d) 21
Answer key
- 32
- 81
- 16
- 25
- 22
- 26
- 35
- 48
- 46
- 31
- 21
- 61
- 25
- 29
- 65
- 36
- 39
- 38
- 84
- 42
- 24
- 34
- 49
- 16
- 64
- 64
- 37
- 32
- 17
- 29
- 100
- 26
- 35
- 56
- 22
- 30
- 35
- 32
- 36
- 16
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