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