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, 4, 8, 16, ? (a) 32 (b) 24 (c) 28 (d) 33
- 2.What comes next? 36, 49, 64, 81, ? (a) 98 (b) 100 (c) 102 (d) 101
- 3.What comes next? 4, 9, 16, 25, ? (a) 38 (b) 36 (c) 37 (d) 34
- 4.What comes next? 3, 6, 12, 24, ? (a) 36 (b) 42 (c) 48 (d) 49
- 5.What comes next? 3, 10, 17, 24, ? (a) 32 (b) 38 (c) 24 (d) 31
- 6.What comes next? 5, 10, 20, 40, ? (a) 60 (b) 81 (c) 70 (d) 80
- 7.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 4 times table? (a) 8 (b) 20 (c) 28 (d) 39
- 8.What comes next? 4, 8, 16, 32, ? (a) 65 (b) 56 (c) 64 (d) 48
- 9.What comes next? 4, 13, 22, 31, ? (a) 40 (b) 49 (c) 41 (d) 31
- 10.What comes next? 10, 16, 22, 28, ? (a) 28 (b) 40 (c) 35 (d) 34
- 11.What comes next? 9, 16, 25, 36, ? (a) 49 (b) 47 (c) 51 (d) 50
- 12.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 4 times table? (a) 8 (b) 20 (c) 19 (d) 32
- 13.What comes next? 6, 12, 18, 24, ? (a) 36 (b) 24 (c) 30 (d) 31
- 14.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 9 times table? (a) 18 (b) 45 (c) 72 (d) 29
- 15.What comes next? 1, 4, 9, 16, ? (a) 26 (b) 27 (c) 23 (d) 25
- 16.What comes next? 19, 24, 29, 34, ? (a) 34 (b) 39 (c) 40 (d) 44
- 17.What comes next? 16, 25, 36, 49, ? (a) 66 (b) 64 (c) 62 (d) 65
- 18.What comes next? 19, 27, 35, 43, ? (a) 43 (b) 52 (c) 59 (d) 51
- 19.What comes next? 25, 36, 49, 64, ? (a) 79 (b) 81 (c) 82 (d) 83
- 20.What comes next? 1, 2, 4, 8, ? (a) 17 (b) 12 (c) 14 (d) 16
- 21.What comes next? 15, 21, 27, 33, ? (a) 33 (b) 39 (c) 40 (d) 45
- 22.What comes next? 14, 17, 20, 23, ? (a) 23 (b) 26 (c) 29 (d) 27
- 23.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 6 times table? (a) 23 (b) 54 (c) 36 (d) 18
- 24.What comes next? 17, 26, 35, 44, ? (a) 62 (b) 53 (c) 44 (d) 54
- 25.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 3 times table? (a) 15 (b) 12 (c) 10 (d) 6
- 26.What comes next? 20, 26, 32, 38, ? (a) 45 (b) 38 (c) 50 (d) 44
- 27.What comes next? 2, 7, 12, 17, ? (a) 17 (b) 23 (c) 22 (d) 27
- 28.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 3 times table? (a) 15 (b) 29 (c) 9 (d) 21
- 29.What comes next? 1, 5, 9, 13, ? (a) 17 (b) 21 (c) 13 (d) 18
- 30.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 3 times table? (a) 27 (b) 22 (c) 21 (d) 12
- 31.What comes next? 13, 16, 19, 22, ? (a) 28 (b) 26 (c) 25 (d) 22
- 32.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 7 times table? (a) 53 (b) 49 (c) 14 (d) 35
- 33.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 4 times table? (a) 26 (b) 8 (c) 20 (d) 32
- 34.What comes next? 5, 12, 19, 26, ? (a) 26 (b) 34 (c) 40 (d) 33
- 35.What comes next? 17, 20, 23, 26, ? (a) 30 (b) 29 (c) 26 (d) 32
- 36.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 5 times table? (a) 30 (b) 15 (c) 45 (d) 28
- 37.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 3 times table? (a) 9 (b) 6 (c) 12 (d) 28
- 38.What comes next? 18, 24, 30, 36, ? (a) 36 (b) 42 (c) 43 (d) 48
- 39.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 9 times table? (a) 63 (b) 90 (c) 36 (d) 73
- 40.What comes next? 4, 11, 18, 25, ? (a) 33 (b) 39 (c) 25 (d) 32
Answer key
- 32
- 100
- 36
- 48
- 31
- 80
- 39
- 64
- 40
- 34
- 49
- 19
- 30
- 29
- 25
- 39
- 64
- 51
- 81
- 16
- 39
- 26
- 23
- 53
- 10
- 44
- 22
- 29
- 17
- 22
- 25
- 53
- 26
- 33
- 29
- 28
- 28
- 42
- 73
- 32
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