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? 19, 24, 29, 34, ? (a) 34 (b) 39 (c) 44 (d) 40
- 2.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 8 times table? (a) 48 (b) 76 (c) 24 (d) 32
- 3.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 7 times table? (a) 21 (b) 42 (c) 56 (d) 37
- 4.What comes next? 4, 7, 10, 13, ? (a) 13 (b) 16 (c) 17 (d) 19
- 5.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 4 times table? (a) 24 (b) 13 (c) 20 (d) 8
- 6.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 7 times table? (a) 42 (b) 21 (c) 49 (d) 69
- 7.What comes next? 2, 4, 8, 16, ? (a) 33 (b) 28 (c) 24 (d) 32
- 8.What comes next? 1, 4, 9, 16, ? (a) 27 (b) 25 (c) 26 (d) 23
- 9.What comes next? 6, 14, 22, 30, ? (a) 30 (b) 39 (c) 46 (d) 38
- 10.What comes next? 18, 21, 24, 27, ? (a) 31 (b) 33 (c) 27 (d) 30
- 11.What comes next? 9, 11, 13, 15, ? (a) 15 (b) 18 (c) 17 (d) 19
- 12.What comes next? 16, 25, 36, 49, ? (a) 62 (b) 64 (c) 66 (d) 65
- 13.What comes next? 4, 9, 16, 25, ? (a) 37 (b) 34 (c) 38 (d) 36
- 14.What comes next? 5, 10, 20, 40, ? (a) 80 (b) 81 (c) 60 (d) 70
- 15.What comes next? 5, 9, 13, 17, ? (a) 25 (b) 17 (c) 21 (d) 22
- 16.What comes next? 3, 6, 12, 24, ? (a) 36 (b) 42 (c) 48 (d) 49
- 17.What comes next? 1, 2, 4, 8, ? (a) 16 (b) 12 (c) 14 (d) 17
- 18.What comes next? 36, 49, 64, 81, ? (a) 98 (b) 100 (c) 101 (d) 102
- 19.What comes next? 11, 17, 23, 29, ? (a) 41 (b) 35 (c) 36 (d) 29
- 20.What comes next? 5, 10, 15, 20, ? (a) 25 (b) 20 (c) 30 (d) 26
- 21.What comes next? 4, 13, 22, 31, ? (a) 41 (b) 40 (c) 49 (d) 31
- 22.What comes next? 17, 24, 31, 38, ? (a) 52 (b) 46 (c) 45 (d) 38
- 23.What comes next? 19, 22, 25, 28, ? (a) 32 (b) 34 (c) 28 (d) 31
- 24.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 4 times table? (a) 16 (b) 28 (c) 20 (d) 11
- 25.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 9 times table? (a) 18 (b) 72 (c) 45 (d) 68
- 26.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 5 times table? (a) 35 (b) 40 (c) 31 (d) 20
- 27.What comes next? 2, 10, 18, 26, ? (a) 42 (b) 26 (c) 34 (d) 35
- 28.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 6 times table? (a) 35 (b) 48 (c) 12 (d) 30
- 29.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 7 times table? (a) 47 (b) 21 (c) 14 (d) 35
- 30.What comes next? 10, 18, 26, 34, ? (a) 50 (b) 34 (c) 43 (d) 42
- 31.What comes next? 8, 16, 24, 32, ? (a) 32 (b) 41 (c) 48 (d) 40
- 32.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 5 times table? (a) 10 (b) 12 (c) 30 (d) 25
- 33.What comes next? 25, 36, 49, 64, ? (a) 82 (b) 79 (c) 83 (d) 81
- 34.What comes next? 7, 12, 17, 22, ? (a) 32 (b) 22 (c) 27 (d) 28
- 35.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 4 times table? (a) 24 (b) 16 (c) 36 (d) 21
- 36.What comes next? 7, 16, 25, 34, ? (a) 34 (b) 52 (c) 44 (d) 43
- 37.What comes next? 16, 19, 22, 25, ? (a) 29 (b) 28 (c) 25 (d) 31
- 38.What comes next? 16, 21, 26, 31, ? (a) 36 (b) 41 (c) 37 (d) 31
- 39.What comes next? 5, 13, 21, 29, ? (a) 37 (b) 38 (c) 45 (d) 29
- 40.What comes next? 4, 8, 16, 32, ? (a) 64 (b) 56 (c) 48 (d) 65
Answer key
- 39
- 76
- 37
- 16
- 13
- 69
- 32
- 25
- 38
- 30
- 17
- 64
- 36
- 80
- 21
- 48
- 16
- 100
- 35
- 25
- 40
- 45
- 31
- 11
- 68
- 31
- 34
- 35
- 47
- 42
- 40
- 12
- 81
- 27
- 21
- 43
- 28
- 36
- 37
- 64
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