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? 14, 23, 32, 41, ? (a) 51 (b) 41 (c) 59 (d) 50
- 2.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 4 times table? (a) 18 (b) 16 (c) 24 (d) 20
- 3.What comes next? 9, 18, 27, 36, ? (a) 46 (b) 36 (c) 54 (d) 45
- 4.What comes next? 9, 16, 23, 30, ? (a) 30 (b) 38 (c) 44 (d) 37
- 5.What comes next? 2, 4, 8, 16, ? (a) 33 (b) 24 (c) 28 (d) 32
- 6.What comes next? 36, 49, 64, 81, ? (a) 100 (b) 101 (c) 102 (d) 98
- 7.What comes next? 3, 6, 12, 24, ? (a) 42 (b) 36 (c) 48 (d) 49
- 8.What comes next? 5, 13, 21, 29, ? (a) 45 (b) 37 (c) 29 (d) 38
- 9.What comes next? 9, 16, 25, 36, ? (a) 51 (b) 47 (c) 49 (d) 50
- 10.What comes next? 1, 4, 9, 16, ? (a) 23 (b) 26 (c) 27 (d) 25
- 11.What comes next? 4, 8, 16, 32, ? (a) 65 (b) 56 (c) 64 (d) 48
- 12.What comes next? 25, 36, 49, 64, ? (a) 83 (b) 81 (c) 82 (d) 79
- 13.What comes next? 7, 9, 11, 13, ? (a) 16 (b) 15 (c) 13 (d) 17
- 14.What comes next? 5, 10, 20, 40, ? (a) 60 (b) 81 (c) 80 (d) 70
- 15.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 9 times table? (a) 77 (b) 90 (c) 36 (d) 63
- 16.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 3 times table? (a) 18 (b) 15 (c) 10 (d) 9
- 17.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 9 times table? (a) 84 (b) 27 (c) 54 (d) 18
- 18.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 5 times table? (a) 28 (b) 40 (c) 20 (d) 30
- 19.What comes next? 12, 21, 30, 39, ? (a) 57 (b) 39 (c) 48 (d) 49
- 20.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 6 times table? (a) 48 (b) 36 (c) 18 (d) 16
- 21.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 7 times table? (a) 45 (b) 28 (c) 21 (d) 35
- 22.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 5 times table? (a) 35 (b) 25 (c) 19 (d) 15
- 23.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 6 times table? (a) 12 (b) 46 (c) 30 (d) 24
- 24.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 6 times table? (a) 18 (b) 36 (c) 49 (d) 24
- 25.What comes next? 17, 21, 25, 29, ? (a) 37 (b) 33 (c) 29 (d) 34
- 26.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 3 times table? (a) 6 (b) 21 (c) 28 (d) 15
- 27.What comes next? 2, 6, 10, 14, ? (a) 22 (b) 19 (c) 14 (d) 18
- 28.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 6 times table? (a) 42 (b) 18 (c) 30 (d) 19
- 29.What comes next? 4, 9, 16, 25, ? (a) 34 (b) 36 (c) 37 (d) 38
- 30.What comes next? 18, 27, 36, 45, ? (a) 55 (b) 63 (c) 45 (d) 54
- 31.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 9 times table? (a) 90 (b) 63 (c) 34 (d) 36
- 32.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 4 times table? (a) 20 (b) 12 (c) 33 (d) 28
- 33.What comes next? 18, 23, 28, 33, ? (a) 33 (b) 39 (c) 38 (d) 43
- 34.What comes next? 4, 11, 18, 25, ? (a) 32 (b) 39 (c) 25 (d) 33
- 35.What comes next? 19, 25, 31, 37, ? (a) 37 (b) 49 (c) 43 (d) 44
- 36.What comes next? 1, 2, 4, 8, ? (a) 12 (b) 17 (c) 16 (d) 14
- 37.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 8 times table? (a) 24 (b) 68 (c) 72 (d) 48
- 38.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 6 times table? (a) 12 (b) 24 (c) 36 (d) 45
- 39.What comes next? 4, 12, 20, 28, ? (a) 37 (b) 36 (c) 28 (d) 44
- 40.What comes next? 19, 21, 23, 25, ? (a) 28 (b) 27 (c) 25 (d) 29
Answer key
- 50
- 18
- 45
- 37
- 32
- 100
- 48
- 37
- 49
- 25
- 64
- 81
- 15
- 80
- 77
- 10
- 84
- 28
- 48
- 16
- 45
- 19
- 46
- 49
- 33
- 28
- 18
- 19
- 36
- 54
- 34
- 33
- 38
- 32
- 43
- 16
- 68
- 45
- 36
- 27
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