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, 20, 23, 26, ? (a) 30 (b) 26 (c) 32 (d) 29
- 2.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 3 times table? (a) 6 (b) 15 (c) 9 (d) 17
- 3.What comes next? 2, 4, 8, 16, ? (a) 24 (b) 28 (c) 32 (d) 33
- 4.What comes next? 16, 20, 24, 28, ? (a) 33 (b) 36 (c) 32 (d) 28
- 5.What comes next? 12, 17, 22, 27, ? (a) 32 (b) 37 (c) 33 (d) 27
- 6.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 7 times table? (a) 28 (b) 21 (c) 42 (d) 52
- 7.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 3 times table? (a) 6 (b) 12 (c) 15 (d) 25
- 8.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 4 times table? (a) 32 (b) 20 (c) 39 (d) 12
- 9.What comes next? 3, 6, 12, 24, ? (a) 49 (b) 42 (c) 48 (d) 36
- 10.What comes next? 5, 11, 17, 23, ? (a) 23 (b) 29 (c) 35 (d) 30
- 11.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 5 times table? (a) 30 (b) 15 (c) 40 (d) 27
- 12.What comes next? 4, 9, 16, 25, ? (a) 36 (b) 37 (c) 38 (d) 34
- 13.What comes next? 25, 36, 49, 64, ? (a) 83 (b) 82 (c) 81 (d) 79
- 14.What comes next? 16, 25, 36, 49, ? (a) 65 (b) 66 (c) 62 (d) 64
- 15.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 9 times table? (a) 27 (b) 87 (c) 36 (d) 63
- 16.What comes next? 7, 9, 11, 13, ? (a) 15 (b) 16 (c) 13 (d) 17
- 17.What comes next? 1, 5, 9, 13, ? (a) 13 (b) 18 (c) 21 (d) 17
- 18.What comes next? 19, 24, 29, 34, ? (a) 34 (b) 39 (c) 44 (d) 40
- 19.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 6 times table? (a) 12 (b) 13 (c) 42 (d) 30
- 20.What comes next? 8, 11, 14, 17, ? (a) 20 (b) 17 (c) 23 (d) 21
- 21.What comes next? 5, 10, 20, 40, ? (a) 70 (b) 81 (c) 60 (d) 80
- 22.What comes next? 7, 14, 21, 28, ? (a) 36 (b) 28 (c) 35 (d) 42
- 23.What comes next? 1, 2, 4, 8, ? (a) 16 (b) 12 (c) 14 (d) 17
- 24.What comes next? 7, 12, 17, 22, ? (a) 32 (b) 28 (c) 27 (d) 22
- 25.What comes next? 4, 8, 16, 32, ? (a) 65 (b) 56 (c) 48 (d) 64
- 26.What comes next? 3, 8, 13, 18, ? (a) 28 (b) 24 (c) 23 (d) 18
- 27.What comes next? 36, 49, 64, 81, ? (a) 102 (b) 101 (c) 100 (d) 98
- 28.What comes next? 9, 16, 25, 36, ? (a) 51 (b) 50 (c) 47 (d) 49
- 29.What comes next? 20, 29, 38, 47, ? (a) 47 (b) 65 (c) 56 (d) 57
- 30.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 3 times table? (a) 15 (b) 13 (c) 9 (d) 12
- 31.What comes next? 14, 18, 22, 26, ? (a) 34 (b) 31 (c) 30 (d) 26
- 32.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 9 times table? (a) 54 (b) 18 (c) 83 (d) 45
- 33.What comes next? 4, 6, 8, 10, ? (a) 10 (b) 13 (c) 12 (d) 14
- 34.What comes next? 14, 21, 28, 35, ? (a) 49 (b) 42 (c) 35 (d) 43
- 35.What comes next? 7, 15, 23, 31, ? (a) 47 (b) 40 (c) 39 (d) 31
- 36.What comes next? 17, 23, 29, 35, ? (a) 35 (b) 47 (c) 41 (d) 42
- 37.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 7 times table? (a) 49 (b) 21 (c) 40 (d) 28
- 38.What comes next? 10, 13, 16, 19, ? (a) 25 (b) 22 (c) 19 (d) 23
- 39.What comes next? 12, 18, 24, 30, ? (a) 30 (b) 36 (c) 42 (d) 37
- 40.What comes next? 9, 15, 21, 27, ? (a) 27 (b) 34 (c) 33 (d) 39
Answer key
- 29
- 17
- 32
- 32
- 32
- 52
- 25
- 39
- 48
- 29
- 27
- 36
- 81
- 64
- 87
- 15
- 17
- 39
- 13
- 20
- 80
- 35
- 16
- 27
- 64
- 23
- 100
- 49
- 56
- 13
- 30
- 83
- 12
- 42
- 39
- 41
- 40
- 22
- 36
- 33
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