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? 3, 11, 19, 27, ? (a) 36 (b) 43 (c) 27 (d) 35
- 2.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 6 times table? (a) 42 (b) 24 (c) 12 (d) 20
- 3.What comes next? 15, 23, 31, 39, ? (a) 48 (b) 47 (c) 39 (d) 55
- 4.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 5 times table? (a) 30 (b) 35 (c) 41 (d) 20
- 5.What comes next? 1, 4, 9, 16, ? (a) 25 (b) 26 (c) 23 (d) 27
- 6.What comes next? 5, 10, 20, 40, ? (a) 70 (b) 60 (c) 81 (d) 80
- 7.What comes next? 1, 2, 4, 8, ? (a) 16 (b) 17 (c) 12 (d) 14
- 8.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 4 times table? (a) 20 (b) 13 (c) 12 (d) 16
- 9.What comes next? 2, 7, 12, 17, ? (a) 17 (b) 27 (c) 22 (d) 23
- 10.What comes next? 9, 12, 15, 18, ? (a) 24 (b) 21 (c) 18 (d) 22
- 11.What comes next? 10, 18, 26, 34, ? (a) 34 (b) 42 (c) 50 (d) 43
- 12.What comes next? 3, 6, 12, 24, ? (a) 36 (b) 49 (c) 42 (d) 48
- 13.What comes next? 4, 9, 16, 25, ? (a) 37 (b) 38 (c) 34 (d) 36
- 14.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 5 times table? (a) 20 (b) 25 (c) 38 (d) 10
- 15.What comes next? 2, 4, 8, 16, ? (a) 28 (b) 24 (c) 33 (d) 32
- 16.What comes next? 9, 16, 25, 36, ? (a) 50 (b) 47 (c) 51 (d) 49
- 17.What comes next? 7, 13, 19, 25, ? (a) 32 (b) 37 (c) 31 (d) 25
- 18.What comes next? 16, 25, 36, 49, ? (a) 65 (b) 66 (c) 64 (d) 62
- 19.What comes next? 12, 17, 22, 27, ? (a) 33 (b) 37 (c) 32 (d) 27
- 20.What comes next? 17, 24, 31, 38, ? (a) 52 (b) 46 (c) 38 (d) 45
- 21.What comes next? 6, 10, 14, 18, ? (a) 18 (b) 23 (c) 26 (d) 22
- 22.What comes next? 9, 18, 27, 36, ? (a) 54 (b) 46 (c) 45 (d) 36
- 23.What comes next? 11, 16, 21, 26, ? (a) 32 (b) 26 (c) 31 (d) 36
- 24.What comes next? 1, 5, 9, 13, ? (a) 21 (b) 13 (c) 18 (d) 17
- 25.What comes next? 20, 23, 26, 29, ? (a) 33 (b) 29 (c) 35 (d) 32
- 26.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 7 times table? (a) 56 (b) 15 (c) 28 (d) 49
- 27.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 4 times table? (a) 32 (b) 20 (c) 11 (d) 8
- 28.What comes next? 10, 12, 14, 16, ? (a) 18 (b) 20 (c) 16 (d) 19
- 29.What comes next? 18, 20, 22, 24, ? (a) 28 (b) 24 (c) 27 (d) 26
- 30.What comes next? 12, 21, 30, 39, ? (a) 57 (b) 49 (c) 39 (d) 48
- 31.What comes next? 4, 10, 16, 22, ? (a) 34 (b) 29 (c) 28 (d) 22
- 32.What comes next? 16, 19, 22, 25, ? (a) 25 (b) 28 (c) 29 (d) 31
- 33.What comes next? 8, 17, 26, 35, ? (a) 53 (b) 45 (c) 35 (d) 44
- 34.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 5 times table? (a) 20 (b) 10 (c) 25 (d) 26
- 35.What comes next? 4, 8, 16, 32, ? (a) 56 (b) 65 (c) 48 (d) 64
- 36.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 9 times table? (a) 36 (b) 72 (c) 54 (d) 77
- 37.What comes next? 12, 18, 24, 30, ? (a) 36 (b) 37 (c) 42 (d) 30
- 38.What comes next? 7, 11, 15, 19, ? (a) 27 (b) 24 (c) 23 (d) 19
- 39.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 9 times table? (a) 45 (b) 28 (c) 18 (d) 72
- 40.What comes next? 11, 13, 15, 17, ? (a) 19 (b) 21 (c) 20 (d) 17
Answer key
- 35
- 20
- 47
- 41
- 25
- 80
- 16
- 13
- 22
- 21
- 42
- 48
- 36
- 38
- 32
- 49
- 31
- 64
- 32
- 45
- 22
- 45
- 31
- 17
- 32
- 15
- 11
- 18
- 26
- 48
- 28
- 28
- 44
- 26
- 64
- 77
- 36
- 23
- 28
- 19
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