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) 28 (b) 33 (c) 24 (d) 32
- 2.What comes next? 9, 16, 25, 36, ? (a) 49 (b) 51 (c) 50 (d) 47
- 3.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 8 times table? (a) 48 (b) 72 (c) 24 (d) 46
- 4.What comes next? 5, 10, 20, 40, ? (a) 80 (b) 81 (c) 70 (d) 60
- 5.What comes next? 4, 9, 16, 25, ? (a) 36 (b) 34 (c) 38 (d) 37
- 6.What comes next? 3, 6, 12, 24, ? (a) 48 (b) 49 (c) 36 (d) 42
- 7.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 6 times table? (a) 39 (b) 24 (c) 36 (d) 12
- 8.What comes next? 11, 16, 21, 26, ? (a) 26 (b) 32 (c) 36 (d) 31
- 9.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 9 times table? (a) 27 (b) 36 (c) 18 (d) 37
- 10.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 5 times table? (a) 35 (b) 20 (c) 46 (d) 10
- 11.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 4 times table? (a) 39 (b) 28 (c) 20 (d) 16
- 12.What comes next? 5, 10, 15, 20, ? (a) 20 (b) 26 (c) 30 (d) 25
- 13.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 7 times table? (a) 14 (b) 68 (c) 42 (d) 21
- 14.What comes next? 2, 4, 6, 8, ? (a) 11 (b) 8 (c) 10 (d) 12
- 15.What comes next? 13, 21, 29, 37, ? (a) 37 (b) 45 (c) 46 (d) 53
- 16.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 5 times table? (a) 20 (b) 24 (c) 15 (d) 35
- 17.What comes next? 4, 8, 16, 32, ? (a) 56 (b) 48 (c) 65 (d) 64
- 18.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 4 times table? (a) 20 (b) 32 (c) 16 (d) 38
- 19.What comes next? 1, 4, 9, 16, ? (a) 23 (b) 25 (c) 26 (d) 27
- 20.What comes next? 8, 13, 18, 23, ? (a) 29 (b) 23 (c) 28 (d) 33
- 21.What comes next? 10, 17, 24, 31, ? (a) 45 (b) 39 (c) 31 (d) 38
- 22.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 9 times table? (a) 36 (b) 63 (c) 83 (d) 45
- 23.What comes next? 1, 2, 4, 8, ? (a) 14 (b) 12 (c) 16 (d) 17
- 24.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 5 times table? (a) 16 (b) 30 (c) 25 (d) 15
- 25.What comes next? 19, 28, 37, 46, ? (a) 46 (b) 64 (c) 55 (d) 56
- 26.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 3 times table? (a) 21 (b) 8 (c) 9 (d) 15
- 27.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 5 times table? (a) 15 (b) 20 (c) 25 (d) 47
- 28.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 6 times table? (a) 21 (b) 48 (c) 18 (d) 36
- 29.What comes next? 5, 8, 11, 14, ? (a) 14 (b) 18 (c) 20 (d) 17
- 30.What comes next? 16, 25, 36, 49, ? (a) 64 (b) 66 (c) 62 (d) 65
- 31.What comes next? 36, 49, 64, 81, ? (a) 102 (b) 100 (c) 98 (d) 101
- 32.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 4 times table? (a) 20 (b) 24 (c) 8 (d) 31
- 33.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 6 times table? (a) 48 (b) 24 (c) 42 (d) 55
- 34.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 7 times table? (a) 43 (b) 28 (c) 63 (d) 42
- 35.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 3 times table? (a) 6 (b) 16 (c) 18 (d) 9
- 36.What comes next? 13, 18, 23, 28, ? (a) 28 (b) 33 (c) 34 (d) 38
- 37.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 3 times table? (a) 20 (b) 24 (c) 12 (d) 18
- 38.What comes next? 8, 17, 26, 35, ? (a) 53 (b) 44 (c) 45 (d) 35
- 39.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 3 times table? (a) 12 (b) 28 (c) 18 (d) 6
- 40.What comes next? 17, 25, 33, 41, ? (a) 41 (b) 49 (c) 50 (d) 57
Answer key
- 32
- 49
- 46
- 80
- 36
- 48
- 39
- 31
- 37
- 46
- 39
- 25
- 68
- 10
- 45
- 24
- 64
- 38
- 25
- 28
- 38
- 83
- 16
- 16
- 55
- 8
- 47
- 21
- 17
- 64
- 100
- 31
- 55
- 43
- 16
- 33
- 20
- 44
- 28
- 49
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