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? 17, 22, 27, 32, ? (a) 38 (b) 42 (c) 32 (d) 37
- 2.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 3 times table? (a) 15 (b) 6 (c) 18 (d) 25
- 3.What comes next? 1, 2, 4, 8, ? (a) 14 (b) 17 (c) 16 (d) 12
- 4.What comes next? 16, 22, 28, 34, ? (a) 34 (b) 40 (c) 41 (d) 46
- 5.What comes next? 3, 6, 12, 24, ? (a) 42 (b) 36 (c) 49 (d) 48
- 6.What comes next? 14, 18, 22, 26, ? (a) 34 (b) 30 (c) 26 (d) 31
- 7.What comes next? 4, 8, 16, 32, ? (a) 56 (b) 64 (c) 48 (d) 65
- 8.What comes next? 11, 19, 27, 35, ? (a) 35 (b) 43 (c) 51 (d) 44
- 9.What comes next? 25, 36, 49, 64, ? (a) 82 (b) 81 (c) 79 (d) 83
- 10.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 9 times table? (a) 31 (b) 36 (c) 81 (d) 54
- 11.What comes next? 10, 12, 14, 16, ? (a) 16 (b) 18 (c) 19 (d) 20
- 12.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 6 times table? (a) 36 (b) 51 (c) 48 (d) 18
- 13.What comes next? 9, 16, 25, 36, ? (a) 51 (b) 50 (c) 49 (d) 47
- 14.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 8 times table? (a) 48 (b) 16 (c) 17 (d) 40
- 15.What comes next? 2, 4, 8, 16, ? (a) 32 (b) 28 (c) 33 (d) 24
- 16.What comes next? 5, 9, 13, 17, ? (a) 21 (b) 22 (c) 17 (d) 25
- 17.What comes next? 9, 14, 19, 24, ? (a) 24 (b) 29 (c) 30 (d) 34
- 18.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 5 times table? (a) 30 (b) 10 (c) 38 (d) 20
- 19.What comes next? 1, 4, 9, 16, ? (a) 25 (b) 23 (c) 27 (d) 26
- 20.What comes next? 6, 12, 18, 24, ? (a) 30 (b) 31 (c) 24 (d) 36
- 21.What comes next? 17, 26, 35, 44, ? (a) 62 (b) 54 (c) 53 (d) 44
- 22.What comes next? 4, 12, 20, 28, ? (a) 36 (b) 37 (c) 44 (d) 28
- 23.What comes next? 5, 13, 21, 29, ? (a) 45 (b) 38 (c) 37 (d) 29
- 24.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 3 times table? (a) 21 (b) 29 (c) 15 (d) 12
- 25.What comes next? 16, 25, 36, 49, ? (a) 62 (b) 65 (c) 64 (d) 66
- 26.What comes next? 11, 20, 29, 38, ? (a) 38 (b) 56 (c) 47 (d) 48
- 27.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 7 times table? (a) 28 (b) 37 (c) 35 (d) 14
- 28.What comes next? 5, 10, 20, 40, ? (a) 70 (b) 80 (c) 60 (d) 81
- 29.What comes next? 15, 21, 27, 33, ? (a) 40 (b) 45 (c) 33 (d) 39
- 30.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 5 times table? (a) 37 (b) 40 (c) 15 (d) 25
- 31.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 9 times table? (a) 36 (b) 54 (c) 63 (d) 69
- 32.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 3 times table? (a) 18 (b) 19 (c) 12 (d) 15
- 33.What comes next? 14, 23, 32, 41, ? (a) 51 (b) 50 (c) 41 (d) 59
- 34.What comes next? 10, 18, 26, 34, ? (a) 50 (b) 43 (c) 34 (d) 42
- 35.What comes next? 15, 20, 25, 30, ? (a) 35 (b) 30 (c) 36 (d) 40
- 36.What comes next? 18, 21, 24, 27, ? (a) 30 (b) 31 (c) 27 (d) 33
- 37.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 3 times table? (a) 11 (b) 12 (c) 21 (d) 9
- 38.What comes next? 4, 9, 16, 25, ? (a) 34 (b) 36 (c) 38 (d) 37
- 39.What comes next? 36, 49, 64, 81, ? (a) 102 (b) 101 (c) 100 (d) 98
- 40.What comes next? 20, 29, 38, 47, ? (a) 65 (b) 47 (c) 57 (d) 56
Answer key
- 37
- 25
- 16
- 40
- 48
- 30
- 64
- 43
- 81
- 31
- 18
- 51
- 49
- 17
- 32
- 21
- 29
- 38
- 25
- 30
- 53
- 36
- 37
- 29
- 64
- 47
- 37
- 80
- 39
- 37
- 69
- 19
- 50
- 42
- 35
- 30
- 11
- 36
- 100
- 56
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