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? 2, 7, 12, 17, ? (a) 17 (b) 22 (c) 27 (d) 23
- 2.What comes next? 9, 16, 25, 36, ? (a) 49 (b) 50 (c) 51 (d) 47
- 3.What comes next? 9, 12, 15, 18, ? (a) 22 (b) 24 (c) 18 (d) 21
- 4.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 5 times table? (a) 10 (b) 30 (c) 25 (d) 19
- 5.What comes next? 2, 4, 8, 16, ? (a) 33 (b) 32 (c) 28 (d) 24
- 6.What comes next? 17, 19, 21, 23, ? (a) 23 (b) 25 (c) 27 (d) 26
- 7.What comes next? 20, 24, 28, 32, ? (a) 32 (b) 37 (c) 36 (d) 40
- 8.What comes next? 3, 6, 12, 24, ? (a) 36 (b) 42 (c) 48 (d) 49
- 9.What comes next? 16, 25, 36, 49, ? (a) 66 (b) 62 (c) 65 (d) 64
- 10.What comes next? 4, 9, 16, 25, ? (a) 36 (b) 34 (c) 38 (d) 37
- 11.What comes next? 1, 2, 4, 8, ? (a) 14 (b) 17 (c) 12 (d) 16
- 12.What comes next? 25, 36, 49, 64, ? (a) 79 (b) 83 (c) 82 (d) 81
- 13.What comes next? 5, 10, 20, 40, ? (a) 60 (b) 80 (c) 70 (d) 81
- 14.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 4 times table? (a) 12 (b) 16 (c) 38 (d) 28
- 15.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 6 times table? (a) 12 (b) 13 (c) 30 (d) 48
- 16.What comes next? 4, 8, 16, 32, ? (a) 65 (b) 64 (c) 48 (d) 56
- 17.What comes next? 5, 11, 17, 23, ? (a) 35 (b) 30 (c) 23 (d) 29
- 18.What comes next? 3, 9, 15, 21, ? (a) 33 (b) 21 (c) 27 (d) 28
- 19.What comes next? 8, 12, 16, 20, ? (a) 20 (b) 28 (c) 24 (d) 25
- 20.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 4 times table? (a) 8 (b) 34 (c) 12 (d) 24
- 21.What comes next? 1, 4, 9, 16, ? (a) 27 (b) 25 (c) 23 (d) 26
- 22.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 9 times table? (a) 24 (b) 54 (c) 63 (d) 27
- 23.What comes next? 17, 26, 35, 44, ? (a) 62 (b) 44 (c) 54 (d) 53
- 24.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 3 times table? (a) 12 (b) 22 (c) 18 (d) 9
- 25.What comes next? 12, 20, 28, 36, ? (a) 36 (b) 45 (c) 44 (d) 52
- 26.What comes next? 14, 20, 26, 32, ? (a) 32 (b) 38 (c) 39 (d) 44
- 27.What comes next? 6, 9, 12, 15, ? (a) 19 (b) 15 (c) 18 (d) 21
- 28.What comes next? 6, 10, 14, 18, ? (a) 22 (b) 26 (c) 23 (d) 18
- 29.What comes next? 3, 7, 11, 15, ? (a) 23 (b) 20 (c) 19 (d) 15
- 30.What comes next? 3, 11, 19, 27, ? (a) 35 (b) 43 (c) 36 (d) 27
- 31.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 6 times table? (a) 18 (b) 42 (c) 30 (d) 56
- 32.What comes next? 5, 9, 13, 17, ? (a) 22 (b) 21 (c) 17 (d) 25
- 33.What comes next? 8, 10, 12, 14, ? (a) 18 (b) 17 (c) 16 (d) 14
- 34.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 9 times table? (a) 27 (b) 72 (c) 38 (d) 54
- 35.What comes next? 36, 49, 64, 81, ? (a) 100 (b) 98 (c) 102 (d) 101
- 36.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 4 times table? (a) 33 (b) 24 (c) 16 (d) 20
- 37.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 3 times table? (a) 12 (b) 8 (c) 6 (d) 15
- 38.What comes next? 20, 23, 26, 29, ? (a) 29 (b) 32 (c) 35 (d) 33
- 39.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 4 times table? (a) 24 (b) 16 (c) 36 (d) 18
- 40.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 5 times table? (a) 15 (b) 10 (c) 30 (d) 49
Answer key
- 22
- 49
- 21
- 19
- 32
- 25
- 36
- 48
- 64
- 36
- 16
- 81
- 80
- 38
- 13
- 64
- 29
- 27
- 24
- 34
- 25
- 24
- 53
- 22
- 44
- 38
- 18
- 22
- 19
- 35
- 56
- 21
- 16
- 38
- 100
- 33
- 8
- 32
- 18
- 49
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