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