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? 16, 23, 30, 37, ? (a) 44 (b) 37 (c) 51 (d) 45
- 2.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 7 times table? (a) 49 (b) 42 (c) 53 (d) 28
- 3.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 9 times table? (a) 39 (b) 54 (c) 45 (d) 36
- 4.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 4 times table? (a) 16 (b) 12 (c) 20 (d) 13
- 5.What comes next? 1, 2, 4, 8, ? (a) 14 (b) 17 (c) 12 (d) 16
- 6.What comes next? 9, 16, 25, 36, ? (a) 47 (b) 51 (c) 50 (d) 49
- 7.What comes next? 3, 11, 19, 27, ? (a) 36 (b) 35 (c) 43 (d) 27
- 8.What comes next? 4, 8, 16, 32, ? (a) 48 (b) 65 (c) 64 (d) 56
- 9.What comes next? 4, 9, 16, 25, ? (a) 38 (b) 36 (c) 37 (d) 34
- 10.What comes next? 9, 18, 27, 36, ? (a) 45 (b) 36 (c) 54 (d) 46
- 11.What comes next? 6, 15, 24, 33, ? (a) 51 (b) 33 (c) 42 (d) 43
- 12.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 4 times table? (a) 20 (b) 11 (c) 12 (d) 8
- 13.What comes next? 13, 18, 23, 28, ? (a) 33 (b) 28 (c) 38 (d) 34
- 14.What comes next? 5, 10, 20, 40, ? (a) 80 (b) 70 (c) 60 (d) 81
- 15.What comes next? 3, 6, 12, 24, ? (a) 42 (b) 48 (c) 49 (d) 36
- 16.What comes next? 25, 36, 49, 64, ? (a) 79 (b) 83 (c) 81 (d) 82
- 17.What comes next? 12, 15, 18, 21, ? (a) 24 (b) 27 (c) 25 (d) 21
- 18.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 8 times table? (a) 48 (b) 38 (c) 32 (d) 16
- 19.What comes next? 2, 8, 14, 20, ? (a) 27 (b) 26 (c) 20 (d) 32
- 20.What comes next? 36, 49, 64, 81, ? (a) 101 (b) 100 (c) 98 (d) 102
- 21.What comes next? 2, 4, 8, 16, ? (a) 28 (b) 24 (c) 32 (d) 33
- 22.What comes next? 1, 4, 9, 16, ? (a) 23 (b) 26 (c) 25 (d) 27
- 23.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 8 times table? (a) 40 (b) 16 (c) 79 (d) 64
- 24.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 4 times table? (a) 20 (b) 28 (c) 19 (d) 8
- 25.What comes next? 16, 18, 20, 22, ? (a) 26 (b) 24 (c) 22 (d) 25
- 26.What comes next? 1, 3, 5, 7, ? (a) 10 (b) 7 (c) 11 (d) 9
- 27.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 7 times table? (a) 61 (b) 42 (c) 35 (d) 14
- 28.What comes next? 2, 11, 20, 29, ? (a) 29 (b) 38 (c) 47 (d) 39
- 29.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 4 times table? (a) 12 (b) 31 (c) 20 (d) 28
- 30.What comes next? 3, 9, 15, 21, ? (a) 27 (b) 28 (c) 33 (d) 21
- 31.What comes next? 11, 17, 23, 29, ? (a) 35 (b) 29 (c) 36 (d) 41
- 32.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 5 times table? (a) 45 (b) 15 (c) 26 (d) 30
- 33.What comes next? 14, 17, 20, 23, ? (a) 29 (b) 27 (c) 26 (d) 23
- 34.What comes next? 10, 17, 24, 31, ? (a) 39 (b) 45 (c) 38 (d) 31
- 35.What comes next? 13, 20, 27, 34, ? (a) 48 (b) 41 (c) 34 (d) 42
- 36.What comes next? 13, 17, 21, 25, ? (a) 30 (b) 25 (c) 29 (d) 33
- 37.What comes next? 8, 11, 14, 17, ? (a) 20 (b) 23 (c) 17 (d) 21
- 38.What comes next? 17, 25, 33, 41, ? (a) 49 (b) 57 (c) 50 (d) 41
- 39.What comes next? 19, 27, 35, 43, ? (a) 43 (b) 51 (c) 59 (d) 52
- 40.What comes next? 16, 25, 34, 43, ? (a) 53 (b) 61 (c) 52 (d) 43
Answer key
- 44
- 53
- 39
- 13
- 16
- 49
- 35
- 64
- 36
- 45
- 42
- 11
- 33
- 80
- 48
- 81
- 24
- 38
- 26
- 100
- 32
- 25
- 79
- 19
- 24
- 9
- 61
- 38
- 31
- 27
- 35
- 26
- 26
- 38
- 41
- 29
- 20
- 49
- 51
- 52
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