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? 2, 4, 8, 16, ? (a) 28 (b) 24 (c) 33 (d) 32
- 2.What comes next? 1, 4, 9, 16, ? (a) 27 (b) 26 (c) 23 (d) 25
- 3.What comes next? 19, 26, 33, 40, ? (a) 40 (b) 54 (c) 48 (d) 47
- 4.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 5 times table? (a) 20 (b) 35 (c) 15 (d) 36
- 5.What comes next? 9, 16, 25, 36, ? (a) 51 (b) 49 (c) 47 (d) 50
- 6.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 3 times table? (a) 6 (b) 15 (c) 18 (d) 20
- 7.What comes next? 5, 8, 11, 14, ? (a) 17 (b) 20 (c) 18 (d) 14
- 8.What comes next? 1, 2, 4, 8, ? (a) 17 (b) 12 (c) 14 (d) 16
- 9.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 8 times table? (a) 64 (b) 56 (c) 32 (d) 20
- 10.What comes next? 4, 9, 16, 25, ? (a) 37 (b) 34 (c) 36 (d) 38
- 11.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 6 times table? (a) 36 (b) 30 (c) 24 (d) 43
- 12.What comes next? 3, 6, 12, 24, ? (a) 42 (b) 49 (c) 36 (d) 48
- 13.What comes next? 7, 12, 17, 22, ? (a) 32 (b) 28 (c) 27 (d) 22
- 14.What comes next? 14, 16, 18, 20, ? (a) 23 (b) 20 (c) 24 (d) 22
- 15.What comes next? 14, 18, 22, 26, ? (a) 30 (b) 26 (c) 31 (d) 34
- 16.What comes next? 18, 23, 28, 33, ? (a) 33 (b) 38 (c) 39 (d) 43
- 17.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 8 times table? (a) 64 (b) 30 (c) 48 (d) 24
- 18.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 8 times table? (a) 72 (b) 17 (c) 56 (d) 32
- 19.What comes next? 16, 25, 34, 43, ? (a) 53 (b) 43 (c) 52 (d) 61
- 20.What comes next? 4, 8, 16, 32, ? (a) 56 (b) 64 (c) 65 (d) 48
- 21.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 3 times table? (a) 22 (b) 15 (c) 12 (d) 9
- 22.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 4 times table? (a) 12 (b) 32 (c) 20 (d) 18
- 23.What comes next? 5, 10, 20, 40, ? (a) 80 (b) 60 (c) 81 (d) 70
- 24.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 9 times table? (a) 76 (b) 36 (c) 63 (d) 72
- 25.What comes next? 18, 20, 22, 24, ? (a) 28 (b) 24 (c) 27 (d) 26
- 26.What comes next? 25, 36, 49, 64, ? (a) 79 (b) 82 (c) 83 (d) 81
- 27.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 8 times table? (a) 34 (b) 32 (c) 40 (d) 16
- 28.What comes next? 20, 27, 34, 41, ? (a) 41 (b) 48 (c) 55 (d) 49
- 29.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 6 times table? (a) 12 (b) 42 (c) 55 (d) 30
- 30.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 3 times table? (a) 12 (b) 18 (c) 14 (d) 15
- 31.What comes next? 16, 25, 36, 49, ? (a) 64 (b) 62 (c) 65 (d) 66
- 32.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 4 times table? (a) 8 (b) 28 (c) 9 (d) 16
- 33.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 8 times table? (a) 68 (b) 24 (c) 48 (d) 72
- 34.What comes next? 3, 10, 17, 24, ? (a) 24 (b) 38 (c) 31 (d) 32
- 35.What comes next? 6, 10, 14, 18, ? (a) 23 (b) 18 (c) 22 (d) 26
- 36.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 5 times table? (a) 31 (b) 10 (c) 20 (d) 30
- 37.What comes next? 3, 12, 21, 30, ? (a) 48 (b) 30 (c) 39 (d) 40
- 38.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 6 times table? (a) 60 (b) 29 (c) 42 (d) 24
- 39.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 5 times table? (a) 30 (b) 40 (c) 46 (d) 20
- 40.What comes next? 17, 24, 31, 38, ? (a) 52 (b) 45 (c) 46 (d) 38
Answer key
- 32
- 25
- 47
- 36
- 49
- 20
- 17
- 16
- 20
- 36
- 43
- 48
- 27
- 22
- 30
- 38
- 30
- 17
- 52
- 64
- 22
- 18
- 80
- 76
- 26
- 81
- 34
- 48
- 55
- 14
- 64
- 9
- 68
- 31
- 22
- 31
- 39
- 29
- 46
- 45
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