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) 14 (b) 16 (c) 17 (d) 12
- 2.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 6 times table? (a) 42 (b) 30 (c) 45 (d) 18
- 3.What comes next? 1, 4, 9, 16, ? (a) 25 (b) 26 (c) 23 (d) 27
- 4.What comes next? 1, 6, 11, 16, ? (a) 16 (b) 22 (c) 21 (d) 26
- 5.What comes next? 3, 6, 12, 24, ? (a) 49 (b) 48 (c) 42 (d) 36
- 6.What comes next? 13, 19, 25, 31, ? (a) 43 (b) 38 (c) 31 (d) 37
- 7.What comes next? 4, 8, 16, 32, ? (a) 48 (b) 64 (c) 65 (d) 56
- 8.What comes next? 6, 11, 16, 21, ? (a) 31 (b) 21 (c) 27 (d) 26
- 9.What comes next? 2, 4, 8, 16, ? (a) 28 (b) 32 (c) 24 (d) 33
- 10.What comes next? 2, 6, 10, 14, ? (a) 22 (b) 19 (c) 18 (d) 14
- 11.What comes next? 5, 10, 20, 40, ? (a) 70 (b) 80 (c) 60 (d) 81
- 12.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 7 times table? (a) 42 (b) 28 (c) 46 (d) 21
- 13.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 9 times table? (a) 45 (b) 36 (c) 28 (d) 63
- 14.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 9 times table? (a) 27 (b) 45 (c) 86 (d) 18
- 15.What comes next? 8, 12, 16, 20, ? (a) 28 (b) 24 (c) 20 (d) 25
- 16.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 4 times table? (a) 24 (b) 25 (c) 28 (d) 12
- 17.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 4 times table? (a) 16 (b) 24 (c) 21 (d) 28
- 18.What comes next? 4, 9, 16, 25, ? (a) 34 (b) 37 (c) 36 (d) 38
- 19.What comes next? 4, 13, 22, 31, ? (a) 40 (b) 41 (c) 31 (d) 49
- 20.What comes next? 25, 36, 49, 64, ? (a) 82 (b) 79 (c) 83 (d) 81
- 21.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 7 times table? (a) 14 (b) 39 (c) 35 (d) 56
- 22.What comes next? 19, 25, 31, 37, ? (a) 49 (b) 37 (c) 43 (d) 44
- 23.What comes next? 9, 16, 25, 36, ? (a) 47 (b) 49 (c) 51 (d) 50
- 24.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 3 times table? (a) 18 (b) 7 (c) 6 (d) 12
- 25.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 4 times table? (a) 11 (b) 12 (c) 8 (d) 20
- 26.What comes next? 15, 22, 29, 36, ? (a) 43 (b) 50 (c) 44 (d) 36
- 27.What comes next? 14, 18, 22, 26, ? (a) 31 (b) 34 (c) 30 (d) 26
- 28.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 9 times table? (a) 45 (b) 18 (c) 50 (d) 54
- 29.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 7 times table? (a) 49 (b) 35 (c) 16 (d) 14
- 30.What comes next? 36, 49, 64, 81, ? (a) 98 (b) 100 (c) 101 (d) 102
- 31.What comes next? 9, 15, 21, 27, ? (a) 34 (b) 33 (c) 27 (d) 39
- 32.What comes next? 5, 13, 21, 29, ? (a) 29 (b) 37 (c) 38 (d) 45
- 33.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 7 times table? (a) 49 (b) 61 (c) 56 (d) 28
- 34.What comes next? 17, 26, 35, 44, ? (a) 54 (b) 53 (c) 62 (d) 44
- 35.What comes next? 20, 28, 36, 44, ? (a) 60 (b) 44 (c) 53 (d) 52
- 36.What comes next? 3, 5, 7, 9, ? (a) 9 (b) 11 (c) 13 (d) 12
- 37.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 7 times table? (a) 21 (b) 14 (c) 35 (d) 51
- 38.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 4 times table? (a) 24 (b) 12 (c) 32 (d) 22
- 39.What comes next? 4, 12, 20, 28, ? (a) 36 (b) 44 (c) 37 (d) 28
- 40.What comes next? 7, 10, 13, 16, ? (a) 22 (b) 16 (c) 20 (d) 19
Answer key
- 16
- 45
- 25
- 21
- 48
- 37
- 64
- 26
- 32
- 18
- 80
- 46
- 28
- 86
- 24
- 25
- 21
- 36
- 40
- 81
- 39
- 43
- 49
- 7
- 11
- 43
- 30
- 50
- 16
- 100
- 33
- 37
- 61
- 53
- 52
- 11
- 51
- 22
- 36
- 19
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