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, 6, 12, 24, ? (a) 42 (b) 36 (c) 49 (d) 48
- 2.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 6 times table? (a) 30 (b) 18 (c) 12 (d) 57
- 3.What comes next? 4, 12, 20, 28, ? (a) 37 (b) 44 (c) 28 (d) 36
- 4.What comes next? 3, 11, 19, 27, ? (a) 35 (b) 36 (c) 43 (d) 27
- 5.What comes next? 6, 8, 10, 12, ? (a) 16 (b) 12 (c) 14 (d) 15
- 6.What comes next? 25, 36, 49, 64, ? (a) 79 (b) 81 (c) 83 (d) 82
- 7.What comes next? 17, 19, 21, 23, ? (a) 27 (b) 25 (c) 23 (d) 26
- 8.What comes next? 13, 18, 23, 28, ? (a) 34 (b) 38 (c) 33 (d) 28
- 9.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 9 times table? (a) 36 (b) 34 (c) 81 (d) 63
- 10.What comes next? 15, 19, 23, 27, ? (a) 31 (b) 27 (c) 35 (d) 32
- 11.What comes next? 20, 22, 24, 26, ? (a) 29 (b) 28 (c) 26 (d) 30
- 12.What comes next? 1, 4, 9, 16, ? (a) 26 (b) 23 (c) 25 (d) 27
- 13.What comes next? 36, 49, 64, 81, ? (a) 101 (b) 100 (c) 102 (d) 98
- 14.What comes next? 2, 4, 8, 16, ? (a) 32 (b) 24 (c) 28 (d) 33
- 15.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 6 times table? (a) 42 (b) 54 (c) 52 (d) 24
- 16.What comes next? 20, 28, 36, 44, ? (a) 53 (b) 52 (c) 44 (d) 60
- 17.What comes next? 18, 26, 34, 42, ? (a) 42 (b) 50 (c) 58 (d) 51
- 18.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 3 times table? (a) 21 (b) 6 (c) 15 (d) 7
- 19.What comes next? 1, 5, 9, 13, ? (a) 18 (b) 13 (c) 21 (d) 17
- 20.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 5 times table? (a) 30 (b) 25 (c) 20 (d) 47
- 21.What comes next? 4, 9, 16, 25, ? (a) 34 (b) 38 (c) 37 (d) 36
- 22.What comes next? 15, 21, 27, 33, ? (a) 40 (b) 45 (c) 39 (d) 33
- 23.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 3 times table? (a) 27 (b) 18 (c) 9 (d) 25
- 24.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 6 times table? (a) 36 (b) 18 (c) 48 (d) 31
- 25.What comes next? 1, 2, 4, 8, ? (a) 14 (b) 12 (c) 17 (d) 16
- 26.What comes next? 9, 16, 25, 36, ? (a) 49 (b) 50 (c) 51 (d) 47
- 27.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 5 times table? (a) 40 (b) 35 (c) 20 (d) 12
- 28.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 5 times table? (a) 15 (b) 30 (c) 24 (d) 40
- 29.What comes next? 16, 25, 36, 49, ? (a) 66 (b) 62 (c) 65 (d) 64
- 30.What comes next? 5, 10, 20, 40, ? (a) 60 (b) 80 (c) 70 (d) 81
- 31.What comes next? 4, 8, 16, 32, ? (a) 64 (b) 48 (c) 56 (d) 65
- 32.What comes next? 10, 17, 24, 31, ? (a) 39 (b) 38 (c) 45 (d) 31
- 33.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 4 times table? (a) 12 (b) 20 (c) 32 (d) 11
- 34.What comes next? 16, 25, 34, 43, ? (a) 61 (b) 52 (c) 43 (d) 53
- 35.What comes next? 7, 14, 21, 28, ? (a) 36 (b) 42 (c) 35 (d) 28
- 36.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 6 times table? (a) 30 (b) 18 (c) 12 (d) 25
- 37.What comes next? 11, 19, 27, 35, ? (a) 51 (b) 43 (c) 44 (d) 35
- 38.What comes next? 20, 29, 38, 47, ? (a) 57 (b) 47 (c) 65 (d) 56
- 39.What comes next? 5, 8, 11, 14, ? (a) 17 (b) 18 (c) 14 (d) 20
- 40.What comes next? 2, 11, 20, 29, ? (a) 47 (b) 38 (c) 29 (d) 39
Answer key
- 48
- 57
- 36
- 35
- 14
- 81
- 25
- 33
- 34
- 31
- 28
- 25
- 100
- 32
- 52
- 52
- 50
- 7
- 17
- 47
- 36
- 39
- 25
- 31
- 16
- 49
- 12
- 24
- 64
- 80
- 64
- 38
- 11
- 52
- 35
- 25
- 43
- 56
- 17
- 38
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