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? 36, 49, 64, 81, ? (a) 98 (b) 101 (c) 100 (d) 102
- 2.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 5 times table? (a) 35 (b) 20 (c) 46 (d) 30
- 3.What comes next? 4, 8, 16, 32, ? (a) 64 (b) 56 (c) 65 (d) 48
- 4.What comes next? 5, 10, 20, 40, ? (a) 81 (b) 60 (c) 70 (d) 80
- 5.What comes next? 9, 13, 17, 21, ? (a) 29 (b) 26 (c) 21 (d) 25
- 6.What comes next? 4, 13, 22, 31, ? (a) 41 (b) 40 (c) 49 (d) 31
- 7.What comes next? 6, 11, 16, 21, ? (a) 21 (b) 31 (c) 26 (d) 27
- 8.What comes next? 2, 4, 8, 16, ? (a) 28 (b) 32 (c) 24 (d) 33
- 9.What comes next? 5, 11, 17, 23, ? (a) 35 (b) 23 (c) 29 (d) 30
- 10.What comes next? 1, 2, 4, 8, ? (a) 16 (b) 12 (c) 17 (d) 14
- 11.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 8 times table? (a) 46 (b) 24 (c) 56 (d) 40
- 12.What comes next? 2, 11, 20, 29, ? (a) 47 (b) 39 (c) 38 (d) 29
- 13.What comes next? 10, 16, 22, 28, ? (a) 35 (b) 28 (c) 34 (d) 40
- 14.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 5 times table? (a) 23 (b) 30 (c) 15 (d) 10
- 15.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 3 times table? (a) 12 (b) 28 (c) 21 (d) 15
- 16.What comes next? 10, 17, 24, 31, ? (a) 45 (b) 39 (c) 31 (d) 38
- 17.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 7 times table? (a) 65 (b) 56 (c) 28 (d) 35
- 18.What comes next? 7, 16, 25, 34, ? (a) 44 (b) 43 (c) 52 (d) 34
- 19.What comes next? 7, 14, 21, 28, ? (a) 28 (b) 36 (c) 42 (d) 35
- 20.What comes next? 1, 10, 19, 28, ? (a) 37 (b) 38 (c) 28 (d) 46
- 21.What comes next? 25, 36, 49, 64, ? (a) 79 (b) 81 (c) 82 (d) 83
- 22.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 9 times table? (a) 77 (b) 54 (c) 27 (d) 81
- 23.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 7 times table? (a) 56 (b) 48 (c) 49 (d) 28
- 24.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 9 times table? (a) 45 (b) 63 (c) 36 (d) 32
- 25.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 6 times table? (a) 42 (b) 24 (c) 48 (d) 20
- 26.What comes next? 16, 25, 36, 49, ? (a) 65 (b) 64 (c) 62 (d) 66
- 27.What comes next? 3, 7, 11, 15, ? (a) 23 (b) 19 (c) 20 (d) 15
- 28.What comes next? 19, 23, 27, 31, ? (a) 39 (b) 35 (c) 36 (d) 31
- 29.What comes next? 13, 21, 29, 37, ? (a) 46 (b) 53 (c) 45 (d) 37
- 30.What comes next? 4, 9, 16, 25, ? (a) 38 (b) 37 (c) 36 (d) 34
- 31.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 4 times table? (a) 19 (b) 24 (c) 36 (d) 16
- 32.What comes next? 2, 8, 14, 20, ? (a) 32 (b) 20 (c) 26 (d) 27
- 33.What comes next? 2, 5, 8, 11, ? (a) 17 (b) 14 (c) 15 (d) 11
- 34.What comes next? 12, 16, 20, 24, ? (a) 24 (b) 28 (c) 29 (d) 32
- 35.What comes next? 4, 12, 20, 28, ? (a) 28 (b) 37 (c) 36 (d) 44
- 36.What comes next? 14, 19, 24, 29, ? (a) 34 (b) 39 (c) 29 (d) 35
- 37.What comes next? 14, 17, 20, 23, ? (a) 26 (b) 27 (c) 23 (d) 29
- 38.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 6 times table? (a) 53 (b) 30 (c) 12 (d) 18
- 39.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 8 times table? (a) 24 (b) 48 (c) 16 (d) 67
- 40.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 4 times table? (a) 8 (b) 12 (c) 20 (d) 25
Answer key
- 100
- 46
- 64
- 80
- 25
- 40
- 26
- 32
- 29
- 16
- 46
- 38
- 34
- 23
- 28
- 38
- 65
- 43
- 35
- 37
- 81
- 77
- 48
- 32
- 20
- 64
- 19
- 35
- 45
- 36
- 19
- 26
- 14
- 28
- 36
- 34
- 26
- 53
- 67
- 25
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