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.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 5 times table? (a) 15 (b) 17 (c) 10 (d) 25
- 2.What comes next? 6, 13, 20, 27, ? (a) 34 (b) 41 (c) 35 (d) 27
- 3.What comes next? 4, 11, 18, 25, ? (a) 32 (b) 25 (c) 39 (d) 33
- 4.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 3 times table? (a) 22 (b) 6 (c) 9 (d) 15
- 5.What comes next? 4, 9, 16, 25, ? (a) 34 (b) 36 (c) 38 (d) 37
- 6.What comes next? 36, 49, 64, 81, ? (a) 101 (b) 100 (c) 102 (d) 98
- 7.What comes next? 14, 19, 24, 29, ? (a) 39 (b) 29 (c) 34 (d) 35
- 8.What comes next? 15, 21, 27, 33, ? (a) 45 (b) 33 (c) 40 (d) 39
- 9.What comes next? 9, 16, 25, 36, ? (a) 51 (b) 50 (c) 49 (d) 47
- 10.What comes next? 7, 9, 11, 13, ? (a) 16 (b) 15 (c) 13 (d) 17
- 11.What comes next? 7, 15, 23, 31, ? (a) 40 (b) 47 (c) 39 (d) 31
- 12.What comes next? 19, 28, 37, 46, ? (a) 46 (b) 56 (c) 55 (d) 64
- 13.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 9 times table? (a) 72 (b) 45 (c) 83 (d) 36
- 14.What comes next? 2, 4, 8, 16, ? (a) 28 (b) 33 (c) 32 (d) 24
- 15.What comes next? 25, 36, 49, 64, ? (a) 83 (b) 79 (c) 81 (d) 82
- 16.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 6 times table? (a) 48 (b) 42 (c) 21 (d) 24
- 17.What comes next? 16, 25, 36, 49, ? (a) 66 (b) 64 (c) 65 (d) 62
- 18.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 6 times table? (a) 12 (b) 26 (c) 18 (d) 24
- 19.What comes next? 3, 6, 12, 24, ? (a) 42 (b) 36 (c) 49 (d) 48
- 20.What comes next? 4, 8, 16, 32, ? (a) 48 (b) 64 (c) 65 (d) 56
- 21.What comes next? 18, 22, 26, 30, ? (a) 38 (b) 35 (c) 30 (d) 34
- 22.What comes next? 6, 8, 10, 12, ? (a) 12 (b) 15 (c) 14 (d) 16
- 23.What comes next? 17, 25, 33, 41, ? (a) 50 (b) 41 (c) 49 (d) 57
- 24.What comes next? 4, 10, 16, 22, ? (a) 28 (b) 22 (c) 29 (d) 34
- 25.What comes next? 12, 15, 18, 21, ? (a) 21 (b) 27 (c) 24 (d) 25
- 26.What comes next? 17, 21, 25, 29, ? (a) 37 (b) 29 (c) 34 (d) 33
- 27.What comes next? 5, 10, 20, 40, ? (a) 60 (b) 70 (c) 80 (d) 81
- 28.What comes next? 20, 28, 36, 44, ? (a) 60 (b) 52 (c) 44 (d) 53
- 29.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 8 times table? (a) 53 (b) 72 (c) 48 (d) 32
- 30.What comes next? 1, 6, 11, 16, ? (a) 26 (b) 22 (c) 21 (d) 16
- 31.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 4 times table? (a) 40 (b) 16 (c) 27 (d) 28
- 32.What comes next? 2, 5, 8, 11, ? (a) 17 (b) 11 (c) 14 (d) 15
- 33.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 8 times table? (a) 64 (b) 56 (c) 32 (d) 47
- 34.What comes next? 1, 4, 9, 16, ? (a) 25 (b) 26 (c) 23 (d) 27
- 35.What comes next? 4, 12, 20, 28, ? (a) 44 (b) 37 (c) 36 (d) 28
- 36.What comes next? 1, 2, 4, 8, ? (a) 17 (b) 14 (c) 16 (d) 12
- 37.What comes next? 11, 17, 23, 29, ? (a) 41 (b) 35 (c) 36 (d) 29
- 38.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 9 times table? (a) 54 (b) 80 (c) 27 (d) 18
- 39.What comes next? 10, 14, 18, 22, ? (a) 27 (b) 30 (c) 26 (d) 22
- 40.What comes next? 12, 14, 16, 18, ? (a) 18 (b) 20 (c) 22 (d) 21
Answer key
- 17
- 34
- 32
- 22
- 36
- 100
- 34
- 39
- 49
- 15
- 39
- 55
- 83
- 32
- 81
- 21
- 64
- 26
- 48
- 64
- 34
- 14
- 49
- 28
- 24
- 33
- 80
- 52
- 53
- 21
- 27
- 14
- 47
- 25
- 36
- 16
- 35
- 80
- 26
- 20
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