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) 24 (b) 28 (c) 32 (d) 33
- 2.What comes next? 19, 25, 31, 37, ? (a) 49 (b) 37 (c) 43 (d) 44
- 3.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 6 times table? (a) 30 (b) 48 (c) 12 (d) 34
- 4.What comes next? 4, 8, 12, 16, ? (a) 24 (b) 20 (c) 16 (d) 21
- 5.What comes next? 2, 6, 10, 14, ? (a) 14 (b) 22 (c) 19 (d) 18
- 6.What comes next? 1, 4, 9, 16, ? (a) 25 (b) 23 (c) 26 (d) 27
- 7.What comes next? 4, 8, 16, 32, ? (a) 56 (b) 64 (c) 48 (d) 65
- 8.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 9 times table? (a) 45 (b) 27 (c) 21 (d) 18
- 9.What comes next? 12, 17, 22, 27, ? (a) 32 (b) 37 (c) 27 (d) 33
- 10.What comes next? 3, 6, 12, 24, ? (a) 36 (b) 48 (c) 49 (d) 42
- 11.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 3 times table? (a) 8 (b) 9 (c) 21 (d) 12
- 12.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 5 times table? (a) 10 (b) 15 (c) 25 (d) 17
- 13.What comes next? 5, 12, 19, 26, ? (a) 33 (b) 40 (c) 34 (d) 26
- 14.What comes next? 16, 19, 22, 25, ? (a) 25 (b) 28 (c) 29 (d) 31
- 15.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 4 times table? (a) 16 (b) 31 (c) 36 (d) 28
- 16.What comes next? 4, 9, 16, 25, ? (a) 37 (b) 38 (c) 36 (d) 34
- 17.What comes next? 1, 2, 4, 8, ? (a) 12 (b) 17 (c) 14 (d) 16
- 18.What comes next? 11, 20, 29, 38, ? (a) 56 (b) 38 (c) 47 (d) 48
- 19.What comes next? 19, 21, 23, 25, ? (a) 27 (b) 29 (c) 25 (d) 28
- 20.What comes next? 5, 10, 20, 40, ? (a) 60 (b) 80 (c) 70 (d) 81
- 21.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 8 times table? (a) 17 (b) 48 (c) 24 (d) 56
- 22.What comes next? 6, 9, 12, 15, ? (a) 21 (b) 18 (c) 19 (d) 15
- 23.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 9 times table? (a) 72 (b) 18 (c) 45 (d) 68
- 24.What comes next? 36, 49, 64, 81, ? (a) 98 (b) 102 (c) 101 (d) 100
- 25.What comes next? 16, 25, 36, 49, ? (a) 62 (b) 64 (c) 65 (d) 66
- 26.What comes next? 20, 24, 28, 32, ? (a) 40 (b) 32 (c) 36 (d) 37
- 27.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 8 times table? (a) 24 (b) 72 (c) 48 (d) 47
- 28.What comes next? 17, 25, 33, 41, ? (a) 50 (b) 57 (c) 41 (d) 49
- 29.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 6 times table? (a) 30 (b) 20 (c) 12 (d) 18
- 30.What comes next? 3, 12, 21, 30, ? (a) 40 (b) 48 (c) 30 (d) 39
- 31.What comes next? 6, 13, 20, 27, ? (a) 34 (b) 41 (c) 27 (d) 35
- 32.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 9 times table? (a) 72 (b) 36 (c) 31 (d) 45
- 33.What comes next? 18, 24, 30, 36, ? (a) 48 (b) 42 (c) 43 (d) 36
- 34.What comes next? 1, 6, 11, 16, ? (a) 21 (b) 16 (c) 26 (d) 22
- 35.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 5 times table? (a) 24 (b) 30 (c) 10 (d) 15
- 36.What comes next? 9, 15, 21, 27, ? (a) 39 (b) 27 (c) 33 (d) 34
- 37.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 4 times table? (a) 11 (b) 16 (c) 20 (d) 28
- 38.What comes next? 2, 8, 14, 20, ? (a) 26 (b) 27 (c) 32 (d) 20
- 39.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 3 times table? (a) 9 (b) 12 (c) 25 (d) 18
- 40.What comes next? 25, 36, 49, 64, ? (a) 83 (b) 79 (c) 81 (d) 82
Answer key
- 32
- 43
- 34
- 20
- 18
- 25
- 64
- 21
- 32
- 48
- 8
- 17
- 33
- 28
- 31
- 36
- 16
- 47
- 27
- 80
- 17
- 18
- 68
- 100
- 64
- 36
- 47
- 49
- 20
- 39
- 34
- 31
- 42
- 21
- 24
- 33
- 11
- 26
- 25
- 81
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