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) 24 (b) 28 (c) 32 (d) 33
- 2.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 5 times table? (a) 21 (b) 35 (c) 20 (d) 45
- 3.What comes next? 4, 9, 16, 25, ? (a) 37 (b) 38 (c) 34 (d) 36
- 4.What comes next? 3, 5, 7, 9, ? (a) 13 (b) 11 (c) 12 (d) 9
- 5.What comes next? 9, 16, 25, 36, ? (a) 47 (b) 51 (c) 50 (d) 49
- 6.What comes next? 3, 6, 12, 24, ? (a) 42 (b) 36 (c) 48 (d) 49
- 7.What comes next? 4, 8, 16, 32, ? (a) 56 (b) 64 (c) 48 (d) 65
- 8.What comes next? 1, 4, 9, 16, ? (a) 23 (b) 27 (c) 25 (d) 26
- 9.What comes next? 15, 20, 25, 30, ? (a) 36 (b) 35 (c) 30 (d) 40
- 10.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 7 times table? (a) 14 (b) 42 (c) 64 (d) 28
- 11.What comes next? 25, 36, 49, 64, ? (a) 79 (b) 81 (c) 83 (d) 82
- 12.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 3 times table? (a) 9 (b) 29 (c) 15 (d) 24
- 13.What comes next? 16, 25, 36, 49, ? (a) 66 (b) 62 (c) 65 (d) 64
- 14.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 5 times table? (a) 30 (b) 16 (c) 35 (d) 15
- 15.What comes next? 1, 2, 4, 8, ? (a) 14 (b) 12 (c) 16 (d) 17
- 16.What comes next? 4, 6, 8, 10, ? (a) 13 (b) 14 (c) 10 (d) 12
- 17.What comes next? 14, 23, 32, 41, ? (a) 59 (b) 50 (c) 41 (d) 51
- 18.What comes next? 13, 16, 19, 22, ? (a) 26 (b) 25 (c) 28 (d) 22
- 19.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 9 times table? (a) 18 (b) 45 (c) 36 (d) 20
- 20.What comes next? 9, 16, 23, 30, ? (a) 38 (b) 37 (c) 44 (d) 30
- 21.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 6 times table? (a) 24 (b) 44 (c) 18 (d) 42
- 22.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 9 times table? (a) 27 (b) 47 (c) 45 (d) 54
- 23.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 6 times table? (a) 18 (b) 58 (c) 42 (d) 24
- 24.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 4 times table? (a) 16 (b) 12 (c) 21 (d) 28
- 25.What comes next? 6, 10, 14, 18, ? (a) 23 (b) 26 (c) 22 (d) 18
- 26.What comes next? 36, 49, 64, 81, ? (a) 100 (b) 98 (c) 102 (d) 101
- 27.What comes next? 16, 20, 24, 28, ? (a) 36 (b) 28 (c) 33 (d) 32
- 28.What comes next? 20, 29, 38, 47, ? (a) 47 (b) 65 (c) 56 (d) 57
- 29.What comes next? 5, 10, 20, 40, ? (a) 80 (b) 70 (c) 60 (d) 81
- 30.What comes next? 11, 19, 27, 35, ? (a) 44 (b) 43 (c) 35 (d) 51
- 31.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 3 times table? (a) 18 (b) 9 (c) 15 (d) 14
- 32.What comes next? 19, 21, 23, 25, ? (a) 27 (b) 25 (c) 28 (d) 29
- 33.What comes next? 6, 8, 10, 12, ? (a) 12 (b) 16 (c) 15 (d) 14
- 34.What comes next? 6, 14, 22, 30, ? (a) 30 (b) 39 (c) 46 (d) 38
- 35.What comes next? 12, 20, 28, 36, ? (a) 52 (b) 45 (c) 44 (d) 36
- 36.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 5 times table? (a) 10 (b) 30 (c) 19 (d) 25
- 37.What comes next? 1, 10, 19, 28, ? (a) 38 (b) 46 (c) 28 (d) 37
- 38.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 4 times table? (a) 37 (b) 20 (c) 28 (d) 8
- 39.What comes next? 18, 23, 28, 33, ? (a) 33 (b) 43 (c) 39 (d) 38
- 40.What comes next? 2, 8, 14, 20, ? (a) 20 (b) 27 (c) 32 (d) 26
Answer key
- 32
- 21
- 36
- 11
- 49
- 48
- 64
- 25
- 35
- 64
- 81
- 29
- 64
- 16
- 16
- 12
- 50
- 25
- 20
- 37
- 44
- 47
- 58
- 21
- 22
- 100
- 32
- 56
- 80
- 43
- 14
- 27
- 14
- 38
- 44
- 19
- 37
- 37
- 38
- 26
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