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? 9, 16, 25, 36, ? (a) 47 (b) 49 (c) 51 (d) 50
- 2.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 9 times table? (a) 54 (b) 36 (c) 39 (d) 18
- 3.What comes next? 5, 10, 20, 40, ? (a) 60 (b) 80 (c) 70 (d) 81
- 4.What comes next? 4, 9, 16, 25, ? (a) 37 (b) 38 (c) 36 (d) 34
- 5.What comes next? 6, 12, 18, 24, ? (a) 36 (b) 31 (c) 24 (d) 30
- 6.What comes next? 3, 6, 12, 24, ? (a) 36 (b) 49 (c) 42 (d) 48
- 7.What comes next? 14, 18, 22, 26, ? (a) 34 (b) 31 (c) 30 (d) 26
- 8.What comes next? 8, 17, 26, 35, ? (a) 45 (b) 53 (c) 44 (d) 35
- 9.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 3 times table? (a) 12 (b) 15 (c) 21 (d) 19
- 10.What comes next? 1, 4, 9, 16, ? (a) 25 (b) 26 (c) 27 (d) 23
- 11.What comes next? 25, 36, 49, 64, ? (a) 81 (b) 79 (c) 83 (d) 82
- 12.What comes next? 9, 16, 23, 30, ? (a) 30 (b) 37 (c) 44 (d) 38
- 13.What comes next? 1, 2, 4, 8, ? (a) 16 (b) 12 (c) 14 (d) 17
- 14.What comes next? 2, 4, 8, 16, ? (a) 32 (b) 33 (c) 24 (d) 28
- 15.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 7 times table? (a) 37 (b) 21 (c) 28 (d) 14
- 16.What comes next? 10, 17, 24, 31, ? (a) 39 (b) 38 (c) 45 (d) 31
- 17.What comes next? 5, 11, 17, 23, ? (a) 30 (b) 35 (c) 29 (d) 23
- 18.What comes next? 16, 25, 36, 49, ? (a) 65 (b) 66 (c) 64 (d) 62
- 19.What comes next? 6, 11, 16, 21, ? (a) 21 (b) 31 (c) 27 (d) 26
- 20.What comes next? 16, 21, 26, 31, ? (a) 31 (b) 37 (c) 36 (d) 41
- 21.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 3 times table? (a) 9 (b) 12 (c) 16 (d) 6
- 22.What comes next? 13, 16, 19, 22, ? (a) 26 (b) 28 (c) 22 (d) 25
- 23.What comes next? 18, 25, 32, 39, ? (a) 46 (b) 47 (c) 39 (d) 53
- 24.What comes next? 3, 12, 21, 30, ? (a) 39 (b) 40 (c) 30 (d) 48
- 25.What comes next? 11, 19, 27, 35, ? (a) 35 (b) 51 (c) 43 (d) 44
- 26.What comes next? 9, 11, 13, 15, ? (a) 15 (b) 18 (c) 17 (d) 19
- 27.What comes next? 4, 8, 16, 32, ? (a) 65 (b) 48 (c) 64 (d) 56
- 28.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 4 times table? (a) 24 (b) 16 (c) 21 (d) 32
- 29.What comes next? 13, 17, 21, 25, ? (a) 33 (b) 30 (c) 25 (d) 29
- 30.What comes next? 12, 15, 18, 21, ? (a) 21 (b) 27 (c) 25 (d) 24
- 31.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 9 times table? (a) 18 (b) 34 (c) 36 (d) 45
- 32.What comes next? 7, 15, 23, 31, ? (a) 47 (b) 40 (c) 39 (d) 31
- 33.What comes next? 8, 13, 18, 23, ? (a) 33 (b) 29 (c) 28 (d) 23
- 34.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 5 times table? (a) 20 (b) 15 (c) 10 (d) 27
- 35.What comes next? 20, 27, 34, 41, ? (a) 49 (b) 55 (c) 41 (d) 48
- 36.What comes next? 14, 23, 32, 41, ? (a) 51 (b) 41 (c) 50 (d) 59
- 37.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 4 times table? (a) 16 (b) 24 (c) 39 (d) 12
- 38.What comes next? 14, 20, 26, 32, ? (a) 44 (b) 39 (c) 38 (d) 32
- 39.What comes next? 20, 28, 36, 44, ? (a) 44 (b) 60 (c) 53 (d) 52
- 40.What comes next? 16, 18, 20, 22, ? (a) 26 (b) 25 (c) 24 (d) 22
Answer key
- 49
- 39
- 80
- 36
- 30
- 48
- 30
- 44
- 19
- 25
- 81
- 37
- 16
- 32
- 37
- 38
- 29
- 64
- 26
- 36
- 16
- 25
- 46
- 39
- 43
- 17
- 64
- 21
- 29
- 24
- 34
- 39
- 28
- 27
- 48
- 50
- 39
- 38
- 52
- 24
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