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, 24, 31, 38, ? (a) 45 (b) 46 (c) 38 (d) 52
- 2.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 6 times table? (a) 13 (b) 30 (c) 12 (d) 42
- 3.What comes next? 1, 4, 9, 16, ? (a) 27 (b) 23 (c) 26 (d) 25
- 4.What comes next? 36, 49, 64, 81, ? (a) 100 (b) 101 (c) 98 (d) 102
- 5.What comes next? 1, 2, 4, 8, ? (a) 17 (b) 12 (c) 16 (d) 14
- 6.What comes next? 4, 8, 16, 32, ? (a) 65 (b) 56 (c) 64 (d) 48
- 7.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 6 times table? (a) 42 (b) 24 (c) 37 (d) 12
- 8.What comes next? 17, 19, 21, 23, ? (a) 26 (b) 23 (c) 25 (d) 27
- 9.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 5 times table? (a) 10 (b) 15 (c) 14 (d) 30
- 10.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 3 times table? (a) 18 (b) 24 (c) 25 (d) 9
- 11.What comes next? 2, 6, 10, 14, ? (a) 19 (b) 18 (c) 14 (d) 22
- 12.What comes next? 16, 25, 36, 49, ? (a) 65 (b) 64 (c) 66 (d) 62
- 13.What comes next? 2, 9, 16, 23, ? (a) 23 (b) 31 (c) 30 (d) 37
- 14.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 3 times table? (a) 18 (b) 21 (c) 11 (d) 12
- 15.What comes next? 5, 10, 20, 40, ? (a) 81 (b) 70 (c) 60 (d) 80
- 16.What comes next? 25, 36, 49, 64, ? (a) 83 (b) 82 (c) 81 (d) 79
- 17.What comes next? 16, 19, 22, 25, ? (a) 28 (b) 25 (c) 29 (d) 31
- 18.What comes next? 4, 6, 8, 10, ? (a) 10 (b) 14 (c) 13 (d) 12
- 19.What comes next? 1, 4, 7, 10, ? (a) 14 (b) 10 (c) 16 (d) 13
- 20.What comes next? 10, 19, 28, 37, ? (a) 55 (b) 47 (c) 46 (d) 37
- 21.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 6 times table? (a) 12 (b) 18 (c) 36 (d) 39
- 22.What comes next? 12, 18, 24, 30, ? (a) 36 (b) 42 (c) 37 (d) 30
- 23.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 7 times table? (a) 49 (b) 42 (c) 28 (d) 19
- 24.What comes next? 3, 6, 12, 24, ? (a) 48 (b) 36 (c) 42 (d) 49
- 25.What comes next? 20, 28, 36, 44, ? (a) 44 (b) 53 (c) 60 (d) 52
- 26.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 7 times table? (a) 27 (b) 28 (c) 35 (d) 42
- 27.What comes next? 3, 9, 15, 21, ? (a) 28 (b) 21 (c) 33 (d) 27
- 28.What comes next? 19, 21, 23, 25, ? (a) 29 (b) 25 (c) 28 (d) 27
- 29.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 6 times table? (a) 18 (b) 38 (c) 12 (d) 36
- 30.What comes next? 10, 18, 26, 34, ? (a) 42 (b) 43 (c) 34 (d) 50
- 31.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 6 times table? (a) 18 (b) 30 (c) 36 (d) 40
- 32.What comes next? 9, 16, 25, 36, ? (a) 51 (b) 50 (c) 47 (d) 49
- 33.What comes next? 2, 4, 8, 16, ? (a) 28 (b) 33 (c) 32 (d) 24
- 34.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 5 times table? (a) 10 (b) 20 (c) 11 (d) 15
- 35.What comes next? 12, 14, 16, 18, ? (a) 21 (b) 18 (c) 22 (d) 20
- 36.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 7 times table? (a) 35 (b) 42 (c) 21 (d) 22
- 37.What comes next? 8, 11, 14, 17, ? (a) 21 (b) 23 (c) 17 (d) 20
- 38.What comes next? 5, 8, 11, 14, ? (a) 20 (b) 17 (c) 18 (d) 14
- 39.What comes next? 19, 25, 31, 37, ? (a) 44 (b) 37 (c) 43 (d) 49
- 40.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 9 times table? (a) 25 (b) 45 (c) 27 (d) 72
Answer key
- 45
- 13
- 25
- 100
- 16
- 64
- 37
- 25
- 14
- 25
- 18
- 64
- 30
- 11
- 80
- 81
- 28
- 12
- 13
- 46
- 39
- 36
- 19
- 48
- 52
- 27
- 27
- 27
- 38
- 42
- 40
- 49
- 32
- 11
- 20
- 22
- 20
- 17
- 43
- 25
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