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, 4, 9, 16, ? (a) 23 (b) 25 (c) 26 (d) 27
- 2.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 4 times table? (a) 24 (b) 16 (c) 32 (d) 27
- 3.What comes next? 11, 17, 23, 29, ? (a) 35 (b) 41 (c) 29 (d) 36
- 4.What comes next? 6, 15, 24, 33, ? (a) 51 (b) 43 (c) 33 (d) 42
- 5.What comes next? 36, 49, 64, 81, ? (a) 98 (b) 100 (c) 101 (d) 102
- 6.What comes next? 2, 4, 8, 16, ? (a) 33 (b) 24 (c) 32 (d) 28
- 7.What comes next? 2, 11, 20, 29, ? (a) 38 (b) 39 (c) 29 (d) 47
- 8.What comes next? 9, 16, 25, 36, ? (a) 49 (b) 50 (c) 47 (d) 51
- 9.What comes next? 17, 25, 33, 41, ? (a) 57 (b) 49 (c) 50 (d) 41
- 10.What comes next? 25, 36, 49, 64, ? (a) 81 (b) 83 (c) 79 (d) 82
- 11.What comes next? 17, 22, 27, 32, ? (a) 32 (b) 37 (c) 42 (d) 38
- 12.What comes next? 16, 25, 34, 43, ? (a) 61 (b) 43 (c) 53 (d) 52
- 13.What comes next? 1, 4, 7, 10, ? (a) 10 (b) 14 (c) 16 (d) 13
- 14.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 3 times table? (a) 11 (b) 24 (c) 9 (d) 15
- 15.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 4 times table? (a) 32 (b) 9 (c) 20 (d) 8
- 16.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 5 times table? (a) 10 (b) 20 (c) 35 (d) 11
- 17.What comes next? 1, 3, 5, 7, ? (a) 7 (b) 11 (c) 10 (d) 9
- 18.What comes next? 3, 6, 12, 24, ? (a) 36 (b) 42 (c) 48 (d) 49
- 19.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 5 times table? (a) 30 (b) 23 (c) 25 (d) 20
- 20.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 4 times table? (a) 28 (b) 16 (c) 13 (d) 20
- 21.What comes next? 4, 8, 16, 32, ? (a) 65 (b) 64 (c) 56 (d) 48
- 22.What comes next? 1, 2, 4, 8, ? (a) 14 (b) 12 (c) 16 (d) 17
- 23.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 6 times table? (a) 36 (b) 24 (c) 18 (d) 16
- 24.What comes next? 8, 15, 22, 29, ? (a) 29 (b) 43 (c) 36 (d) 37
- 25.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 5 times table? (a) 48 (b) 10 (c) 40 (d) 25
- 26.What comes next? 4, 8, 12, 16, ? (a) 24 (b) 20 (c) 16 (d) 21
- 27.What comes next? 14, 16, 18, 20, ? (a) 23 (b) 20 (c) 24 (d) 22
- 28.What comes next? 5, 10, 20, 40, ? (a) 80 (b) 60 (c) 70 (d) 81
- 29.What comes next? 17, 23, 29, 35, ? (a) 42 (b) 35 (c) 47 (d) 41
- 30.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 9 times table? (a) 27 (b) 18 (c) 46 (d) 45
- 31.What comes next? 4, 9, 14, 19, ? (a) 24 (b) 29 (c) 25 (d) 19
- 32.What comes next? 5, 14, 23, 32, ? (a) 42 (b) 41 (c) 50 (d) 32
- 33.What comes next? 18, 20, 22, 24, ? (a) 24 (b) 26 (c) 27 (d) 28
- 34.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 8 times table? (a) 32 (b) 40 (c) 56 (d) 29
- 35.What comes next? 10, 18, 26, 34, ? (a) 34 (b) 50 (c) 43 (d) 42
- 36.What comes next? 14, 23, 32, 41, ? (a) 50 (b) 51 (c) 41 (d) 59
- 37.What comes next? 4, 9, 16, 25, ? (a) 37 (b) 34 (c) 36 (d) 38
- 38.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 6 times table? (a) 14 (b) 18 (c) 36 (d) 24
- 39.What comes next? 16, 25, 36, 49, ? (a) 62 (b) 66 (c) 64 (d) 65
- 40.What comes next? 18, 22, 26, 30, ? (a) 35 (b) 34 (c) 30 (d) 38
Answer key
- 25
- 27
- 35
- 42
- 100
- 32
- 38
- 49
- 49
- 81
- 37
- 52
- 13
- 11
- 9
- 11
- 9
- 48
- 23
- 13
- 64
- 16
- 16
- 36
- 48
- 20
- 22
- 80
- 41
- 46
- 24
- 41
- 26
- 29
- 42
- 50
- 36
- 14
- 64
- 34
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