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? 1, 2, 4, 8, ? (a) 12 (b) 16 (c) 17 (d) 14
- 2.What comes next? 7, 14, 21, 28, ? (a) 28 (b) 35 (c) 36 (d) 42
- 3.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 5 times table? (a) 14 (b) 25 (c) 20 (d) 35
- 4.What comes next? 36, 49, 64, 81, ? (a) 101 (b) 100 (c) 102 (d) 98
- 5.What comes next? 8, 12, 16, 20, ? (a) 24 (b) 28 (c) 25 (d) 20
- 6.What comes next? 25, 36, 49, 64, ? (a) 82 (b) 83 (c) 81 (d) 79
- 7.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 4 times table? (a) 16 (b) 39 (c) 32 (d) 28
- 8.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 7 times table? (a) 18 (b) 14 (c) 28 (d) 42
- 9.What comes next? 4, 9, 16, 25, ? (a) 37 (b) 38 (c) 36 (d) 34
- 10.What comes next? 9, 16, 25, 36, ? (a) 51 (b) 47 (c) 49 (d) 50
- 11.What comes next? 13, 20, 27, 34, ? (a) 42 (b) 34 (c) 41 (d) 48
- 12.What comes next? 1, 4, 9, 16, ? (a) 23 (b) 26 (c) 25 (d) 27
- 13.What comes next? 18, 24, 30, 36, ? (a) 36 (b) 48 (c) 43 (d) 42
- 14.What comes next? 3, 5, 7, 9, ? (a) 13 (b) 11 (c) 12 (d) 9
- 15.What comes next? 1, 4, 7, 10, ? (a) 13 (b) 10 (c) 14 (d) 16
- 16.What comes next? 8, 15, 22, 29, ? (a) 29 (b) 43 (c) 36 (d) 37
- 17.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 9 times table? (a) 36 (b) 54 (c) 81 (d) 25
- 18.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 3 times table? (a) 6 (b) 18 (c) 15 (d) 26
- 19.What comes next? 5, 10, 20, 40, ? (a) 70 (b) 80 (c) 60 (d) 81
- 20.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 3 times table? (a) 15 (b) 13 (c) 24 (d) 9
- 21.What comes next? 2, 7, 12, 17, ? (a) 27 (b) 23 (c) 17 (d) 22
- 22.What comes next? 19, 26, 33, 40, ? (a) 54 (b) 40 (c) 47 (d) 48
- 23.What comes next? 7, 11, 15, 19, ? (a) 27 (b) 19 (c) 23 (d) 24
- 24.What comes next? 2, 4, 8, 16, ? (a) 28 (b) 24 (c) 32 (d) 33
- 25.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 9 times table? (a) 63 (b) 36 (c) 56 (d) 45
- 26.What comes next? 3, 6, 12, 24, ? (a) 42 (b) 36 (c) 49 (d) 48
- 27.What comes next? 12, 16, 20, 24, ? (a) 32 (b) 24 (c) 28 (d) 29
- 28.What comes next? 13, 18, 23, 28, ? (a) 28 (b) 38 (c) 34 (d) 33
- 29.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 9 times table? (a) 63 (b) 45 (c) 27 (d) 21
- 30.What comes next? 9, 15, 21, 27, ? (a) 34 (b) 27 (c) 39 (d) 33
- 31.What comes next? 1, 5, 9, 13, ? (a) 18 (b) 21 (c) 13 (d) 17
- 32.What comes next? 11, 20, 29, 38, ? (a) 47 (b) 38 (c) 48 (d) 56
- 33.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 9 times table? (a) 63 (b) 90 (c) 52 (d) 36
- 34.What comes next? 14, 17, 20, 23, ? (a) 23 (b) 29 (c) 27 (d) 26
- 35.What comes next? 10, 17, 24, 31, ? (a) 45 (b) 38 (c) 39 (d) 31
- 36.What comes next? 14, 18, 22, 26, ? (a) 31 (b) 26 (c) 34 (d) 30
- 37.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 4 times table? (a) 25 (b) 28 (c) 12 (d) 16
- 38.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 9 times table? (a) 81 (b) 32 (c) 54 (d) 27
- 39.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 7 times table? (a) 28 (b) 14 (c) 41 (d) 35
- 40.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 7 times table? (a) 49 (b) 28 (c) 54 (d) 35
Answer key
- 16
- 35
- 14
- 100
- 24
- 81
- 39
- 18
- 36
- 49
- 41
- 25
- 42
- 11
- 13
- 36
- 25
- 26
- 80
- 13
- 22
- 47
- 23
- 32
- 56
- 48
- 28
- 33
- 21
- 33
- 17
- 47
- 52
- 26
- 38
- 30
- 25
- 32
- 41
- 54
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