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? 1, 2, 4, 8, ? (a) 17 (b) 16 (c) 12 (d) 14
- 2.What comes next? 4, 8, 16, 32, ? (a) 56 (b) 48 (c) 64 (d) 65
- 3.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 5 times table? (a) 35 (b) 50 (c) 16 (d) 20
- 4.What comes next? 36, 49, 64, 81, ? (a) 98 (b) 100 (c) 101 (d) 102
- 5.What comes next? 19, 25, 31, 37, ? (a) 49 (b) 43 (c) 37 (d) 44
- 6.What comes next? 5, 9, 13, 17, ? (a) 25 (b) 17 (c) 22 (d) 21
- 7.What comes next? 2, 4, 8, 16, ? (a) 24 (b) 33 (c) 28 (d) 32
- 8.What comes next? 4, 9, 16, 25, ? (a) 36 (b) 34 (c) 38 (d) 37
- 9.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 6 times table? (a) 30 (b) 36 (c) 24 (d) 17
- 10.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 5 times table? (a) 30 (b) 36 (c) 25 (d) 20
- 11.What comes next? 5, 11, 17, 23, ? (a) 30 (b) 29 (c) 35 (d) 23
- 12.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 5 times table? (a) 15 (b) 35 (c) 30 (d) 46
- 13.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 6 times table? (a) 42 (b) 12 (c) 26 (d) 24
- 14.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 4 times table? (a) 20 (b) 12 (c) 17 (d) 8
- 15.What comes next? 9, 16, 25, 36, ? (a) 49 (b) 51 (c) 47 (d) 50
- 16.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 7 times table? (a) 14 (b) 35 (c) 56 (d) 24
- 17.What comes next? 16, 21, 26, 31, ? (a) 41 (b) 36 (c) 37 (d) 31
- 18.What comes next? 1, 4, 9, 16, ? (a) 27 (b) 25 (c) 26 (d) 23
- 19.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 3 times table? (a) 15 (b) 9 (c) 21 (d) 23
- 20.What comes next? 9, 17, 25, 33, ? (a) 49 (b) 42 (c) 41 (d) 33
- 21.What comes next? 11, 15, 19, 23, ? (a) 28 (b) 31 (c) 23 (d) 27
- 22.What comes next? 3, 5, 7, 9, ? (a) 13 (b) 11 (c) 9 (d) 12
- 23.What comes next? 16, 25, 36, 49, ? (a) 62 (b) 64 (c) 66 (d) 65
- 24.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 8 times table? (a) 18 (b) 16 (c) 40 (d) 56
- 25.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 7 times table? (a) 70 (b) 44 (c) 49 (d) 28
- 26.What comes next? 13, 16, 19, 22, ? (a) 22 (b) 26 (c) 25 (d) 28
- 27.What comes next? 18, 23, 28, 33, ? (a) 38 (b) 33 (c) 39 (d) 43
- 28.What comes next? 17, 26, 35, 44, ? (a) 53 (b) 62 (c) 54 (d) 44
- 29.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 7 times table? (a) 42 (b) 51 (c) 28 (d) 35
- 30.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 9 times table? (a) 18 (b) 35 (c) 45 (d) 72
- 31.What comes next? 1, 5, 9, 13, ? (a) 13 (b) 21 (c) 17 (d) 18
- 32.What comes next? 1, 3, 5, 7, ? (a) 11 (b) 10 (c) 7 (d) 9
- 33.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 3 times table? (a) 9 (b) 6 (c) 20 (d) 18
- 34.What comes next? 3, 10, 17, 24, ? (a) 31 (b) 38 (c) 24 (d) 32
- 35.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 3 times table? (a) 12 (b) 30 (c) 13 (d) 21
- 36.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 3 times table? (a) 9 (b) 12 (c) 15 (d) 16
- 37.What comes next? 13, 22, 31, 40, ? (a) 50 (b) 58 (c) 40 (d) 49
- 38.What comes next? 3, 6, 12, 24, ? (a) 36 (b) 42 (c) 49 (d) 48
- 39.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 4 times table? (a) 12 (b) 28 (c) 33 (d) 16
- 40.What comes next? 16, 22, 28, 34, ? (a) 46 (b) 41 (c) 34 (d) 40
Answer key
- 16
- 64
- 16
- 100
- 43
- 21
- 32
- 36
- 17
- 36
- 29
- 46
- 26
- 17
- 49
- 24
- 36
- 25
- 23
- 41
- 27
- 11
- 64
- 18
- 44
- 25
- 38
- 53
- 51
- 35
- 17
- 9
- 20
- 31
- 13
- 16
- 49
- 48
- 33
- 40
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