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? 11, 13, 15, 17, ? (a) 17 (b) 20 (c) 19 (d) 21
- 2.What comes next? 25, 36, 49, 64, ? (a) 82 (b) 79 (c) 81 (d) 83
- 3.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 3 times table? (a) 15 (b) 9 (c) 18 (d) 11
- 4.What comes next? 17, 22, 27, 32, ? (a) 32 (b) 37 (c) 42 (d) 38
- 5.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 8 times table? (a) 40 (b) 64 (c) 28 (d) 32
- 6.What comes next? 36, 49, 64, 81, ? (a) 98 (b) 100 (c) 102 (d) 101
- 7.What comes next? 9, 16, 25, 36, ? (a) 50 (b) 47 (c) 49 (d) 51
- 8.What comes next? 5, 11, 17, 23, ? (a) 30 (b) 23 (c) 35 (d) 29
- 9.What comes next? 3, 9, 15, 21, ? (a) 28 (b) 21 (c) 33 (d) 27
- 10.What comes next? 20, 22, 24, 26, ? (a) 30 (b) 29 (c) 26 (d) 28
- 11.What comes next? 7, 15, 23, 31, ? (a) 31 (b) 47 (c) 39 (d) 40
- 12.What comes next? 15, 23, 31, 39, ? (a) 55 (b) 47 (c) 39 (d) 48
- 13.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 3 times table? (a) 9 (b) 29 (c) 21 (d) 15
- 14.What comes next? 2, 10, 18, 26, ? (a) 26 (b) 35 (c) 42 (d) 34
- 15.What comes next? 5, 7, 9, 11, ? (a) 11 (b) 14 (c) 13 (d) 15
- 16.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 9 times table? (a) 52 (b) 63 (c) 45 (d) 36
- 17.What comes next? 1, 2, 4, 8, ? (a) 12 (b) 16 (c) 17 (d) 14
- 18.What comes next? 4, 8, 16, 32, ? (a) 48 (b) 56 (c) 64 (d) 65
- 19.What comes next? 16, 25, 36, 49, ? (a) 66 (b) 64 (c) 65 (d) 62
- 20.What comes next? 5, 9, 13, 17, ? (a) 21 (b) 17 (c) 25 (d) 22
- 21.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 7 times table? (a) 42 (b) 51 (c) 14 (d) 21
- 22.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 9 times table? (a) 51 (b) 36 (c) 63 (d) 18
- 23.What comes next? 13, 20, 27, 34, ? (a) 48 (b) 42 (c) 34 (d) 41
- 24.What comes next? 7, 10, 13, 16, ? (a) 20 (b) 22 (c) 16 (d) 19
- 25.What comes next? 3, 6, 12, 24, ? (a) 49 (b) 36 (c) 42 (d) 48
- 26.What comes next? 15, 18, 21, 24, ? (a) 30 (b) 27 (c) 24 (d) 28
- 27.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 4 times table? (a) 12 (b) 24 (c) 19 (d) 16
- 28.What comes next? 1, 4, 9, 16, ? (a) 23 (b) 26 (c) 25 (d) 27
- 29.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 7 times table? (a) 21 (b) 42 (c) 54 (d) 35
- 30.What comes next? 5, 10, 20, 40, ? (a) 81 (b) 80 (c) 70 (d) 60
- 31.What comes next? 1, 5, 9, 13, ? (a) 18 (b) 13 (c) 21 (d) 17
- 32.What comes next? 13, 17, 21, 25, ? (a) 33 (b) 25 (c) 29 (d) 30
- 33.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 4 times table? (a) 8 (b) 22 (c) 16 (d) 12
- 34.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 8 times table? (a) 32 (b) 34 (c) 56 (d) 40
- 35.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 4 times table? (a) 16 (b) 39 (c) 36 (d) 28
- 36.What comes next? 5, 10, 15, 20, ? (a) 30 (b) 26 (c) 20 (d) 25
- 37.What comes next? 12, 15, 18, 21, ? (a) 24 (b) 25 (c) 27 (d) 21
- 38.What comes next? 2, 7, 12, 17, ? (a) 17 (b) 22 (c) 27 (d) 23
- 39.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 5 times table? (a) 30 (b) 25 (c) 17 (d) 20
- 40.What comes next? 4, 9, 16, 25, ? (a) 38 (b) 37 (c) 34 (d) 36
Answer key
- 19
- 81
- 11
- 37
- 28
- 100
- 49
- 29
- 27
- 28
- 39
- 47
- 29
- 34
- 13
- 52
- 16
- 64
- 64
- 21
- 51
- 51
- 41
- 19
- 48
- 27
- 19
- 25
- 54
- 80
- 17
- 29
- 22
- 34
- 39
- 25
- 24
- 22
- 17
- 36
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