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? 9, 16, 25, 36, ? (a) 51 (b) 47 (c) 50 (d) 49
- 2.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 4 times table? (a) 24 (b) 28 (c) 12 (d) 31
- 3.What comes next? 13, 15, 17, 19, ? (a) 19 (b) 23 (c) 22 (d) 21
- 4.What comes next? 4, 9, 16, 25, ? (a) 34 (b) 37 (c) 38 (d) 36
- 5.What comes next? 2, 4, 8, 16, ? (a) 28 (b) 33 (c) 24 (d) 32
- 6.What comes next? 19, 24, 29, 34, ? (a) 40 (b) 34 (c) 39 (d) 44
- 7.What comes next? 1, 4, 9, 16, ? (a) 25 (b) 26 (c) 27 (d) 23
- 8.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 4 times table? (a) 28 (b) 16 (c) 24 (d) 29
- 9.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 6 times table? (a) 37 (b) 12 (c) 18 (d) 24
- 10.What comes next? 3, 6, 12, 24, ? (a) 42 (b) 48 (c) 36 (d) 49
- 11.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 9 times table? (a) 18 (b) 54 (c) 45 (d) 35
- 12.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 6 times table? (a) 60 (b) 24 (c) 42 (d) 45
- 13.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 4 times table? (a) 12 (b) 20 (c) 23 (d) 24
- 14.What comes next? 5, 10, 20, 40, ? (a) 81 (b) 60 (c) 80 (d) 70
- 15.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 9 times table? (a) 54 (b) 21 (c) 63 (d) 27
- 16.What comes next? 7, 11, 15, 19, ? (a) 23 (b) 27 (c) 24 (d) 19
- 17.What comes next? 10, 14, 18, 22, ? (a) 30 (b) 26 (c) 27 (d) 22
- 18.What comes next? 11, 19, 27, 35, ? (a) 44 (b) 35 (c) 43 (d) 51
- 19.What comes next? 19, 25, 31, 37, ? (a) 49 (b) 44 (c) 43 (d) 37
- 20.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 3 times table? (a) 25 (b) 15 (c) 6 (d) 24
- 21.What comes next? 10, 19, 28, 37, ? (a) 47 (b) 55 (c) 37 (d) 46
- 22.What comes next? 3, 12, 21, 30, ? (a) 30 (b) 40 (c) 39 (d) 48
- 23.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 4 times table? (a) 16 (b) 9 (c) 12 (d) 8
- 24.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 9 times table? (a) 27 (b) 44 (c) 45 (d) 18
- 25.What comes next? 1, 2, 4, 8, ? (a) 17 (b) 12 (c) 16 (d) 14
- 26.What comes next? 4, 8, 16, 32, ? (a) 48 (b) 56 (c) 65 (d) 64
- 27.What comes next? 5, 12, 19, 26, ? (a) 34 (b) 40 (c) 33 (d) 26
- 28.What comes next? 16, 25, 36, 49, ? (a) 64 (b) 66 (c) 62 (d) 65
- 29.What comes next? 18, 27, 36, 45, ? (a) 45 (b) 54 (c) 63 (d) 55
- 30.What comes next? 15, 21, 27, 33, ? (a) 40 (b) 33 (c) 45 (d) 39
- 31.What comes next? 7, 13, 19, 25, ? (a) 32 (b) 37 (c) 31 (d) 25
- 32.What comes next? 4, 11, 18, 25, ? (a) 25 (b) 33 (c) 39 (d) 32
- 33.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 6 times table? (a) 30 (b) 18 (c) 48 (d) 52
- 34.What comes next? 3, 10, 17, 24, ? (a) 32 (b) 31 (c) 38 (d) 24
- 35.What comes next? 8, 14, 20, 26, ? (a) 32 (b) 38 (c) 26 (d) 33
- 36.What comes next? 25, 36, 49, 64, ? (a) 79 (b) 83 (c) 82 (d) 81
- 37.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 6 times table? (a) 23 (b) 48 (c) 24 (d) 30
- 38.What comes next? 14, 23, 32, 41, ? (a) 50 (b) 51 (c) 41 (d) 59
- 39.What comes next? 4, 12, 20, 28, ? (a) 28 (b) 37 (c) 44 (d) 36
- 40.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 7 times table? (a) 33 (b) 14 (c) 42 (d) 35
Answer key
- 49
- 31
- 21
- 36
- 32
- 39
- 25
- 29
- 37
- 48
- 35
- 45
- 23
- 80
- 21
- 23
- 26
- 43
- 43
- 25
- 46
- 39
- 9
- 44
- 16
- 64
- 33
- 64
- 54
- 39
- 31
- 32
- 52
- 31
- 32
- 81
- 23
- 50
- 36
- 33
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