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? 5, 14, 23, 32, ? (a) 42 (b) 32 (c) 41 (d) 50
- 2.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 3 times table? (a) 9 (b) 6 (c) 12 (d) 26
- 3.What comes next? 3, 6, 12, 24, ? (a) 36 (b) 48 (c) 49 (d) 42
- 4.What comes next? 3, 11, 19, 27, ? (a) 35 (b) 43 (c) 27 (d) 36
- 5.What comes next? 25, 36, 49, 64, ? (a) 83 (b) 81 (c) 79 (d) 82
- 6.What comes next? 9, 16, 25, 36, ? (a) 50 (b) 51 (c) 49 (d) 47
- 7.What comes next? 16, 19, 22, 25, ? (a) 29 (b) 25 (c) 31 (d) 28
- 8.What comes next? 2, 4, 6, 8, ? (a) 12 (b) 11 (c) 10 (d) 8
- 9.What comes next? 19, 26, 33, 40, ? (a) 40 (b) 54 (c) 48 (d) 47
- 10.What comes next? 1, 4, 9, 16, ? (a) 27 (b) 23 (c) 26 (d) 25
- 11.What comes next? 10, 19, 28, 37, ? (a) 46 (b) 47 (c) 55 (d) 37
- 12.What comes next? 12, 15, 18, 21, ? (a) 27 (b) 24 (c) 25 (d) 21
- 13.What comes next? 1, 2, 4, 8, ? (a) 17 (b) 16 (c) 14 (d) 12
- 14.What comes next? 16, 18, 20, 22, ? (a) 24 (b) 26 (c) 22 (d) 25
- 15.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 4 times table? (a) 8 (b) 24 (c) 16 (d) 21
- 16.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 7 times table? (a) 21 (b) 56 (c) 17 (d) 42
- 17.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 6 times table? (a) 53 (b) 18 (c) 24 (d) 12
- 18.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 7 times table? (a) 42 (b) 21 (c) 35 (d) 37
- 19.What comes next? 3, 12, 21, 30, ? (a) 39 (b) 40 (c) 30 (d) 48
- 20.What comes next? 10, 14, 18, 22, ? (a) 22 (b) 26 (c) 27 (d) 30
- 21.What comes next? 20, 29, 38, 47, ? (a) 56 (b) 57 (c) 65 (d) 47
- 22.What comes next? 2, 4, 8, 16, ? (a) 28 (b) 24 (c) 33 (d) 32
- 23.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 6 times table? (a) 36 (b) 12 (c) 23 (d) 18
- 24.What comes next? 4, 9, 16, 25, ? (a) 38 (b) 37 (c) 34 (d) 36
- 25.What comes next? 36, 49, 64, 81, ? (a) 102 (b) 101 (c) 100 (d) 98
- 26.What comes next? 18, 21, 24, 27, ? (a) 31 (b) 30 (c) 33 (d) 27
- 27.What comes next? 6, 9, 12, 15, ? (a) 15 (b) 19 (c) 18 (d) 21
- 28.What comes next? 1, 10, 19, 28, ? (a) 28 (b) 38 (c) 46 (d) 37
- 29.What comes next? 3, 7, 11, 15, ? (a) 23 (b) 19 (c) 20 (d) 15
- 30.What comes next? 16, 25, 34, 43, ? (a) 53 (b) 61 (c) 52 (d) 43
- 31.What comes next? 10, 12, 14, 16, ? (a) 20 (b) 16 (c) 19 (d) 18
- 32.What comes next? 5, 9, 13, 17, ? (a) 17 (b) 25 (c) 22 (d) 21
- 33.What comes next? 4, 8, 16, 32, ? (a) 65 (b) 64 (c) 48 (d) 56
- 34.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 8 times table? (a) 75 (b) 32 (c) 48 (d) 72
- 35.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 9 times table? (a) 27 (b) 18 (c) 36 (d) 80
- 36.What comes next? 5, 10, 20, 40, ? (a) 70 (b) 60 (c) 81 (d) 80
- 37.What comes next? 9, 16, 23, 30, ? (a) 44 (b) 38 (c) 37 (d) 30
- 38.What comes next? 16, 25, 36, 49, ? (a) 64 (b) 65 (c) 62 (d) 66
- 39.What comes next? 2, 7, 12, 17, ? (a) 23 (b) 27 (c) 17 (d) 22
- 40.What comes next? 1, 6, 11, 16, ? (a) 21 (b) 16 (c) 26 (d) 22
Answer key
- 41
- 26
- 48
- 35
- 81
- 49
- 28
- 10
- 47
- 25
- 46
- 24
- 16
- 24
- 21
- 17
- 53
- 37
- 39
- 26
- 56
- 32
- 23
- 36
- 100
- 30
- 18
- 37
- 19
- 52
- 18
- 21
- 64
- 75
- 80
- 80
- 37
- 64
- 22
- 21
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