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? 5, 12, 19, 26, ? (a) 40 (b) 33 (c) 34 (d) 26
- 2.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 6 times table? (a) 12 (b) 46 (c) 42 (d) 30
- 3.What comes next? 1, 4, 9, 16, ? (a) 26 (b) 23 (c) 25 (d) 27
- 4.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 8 times table? (a) 48 (b) 40 (c) 24 (d) 26
- 5.What comes next? 3, 6, 12, 24, ? (a) 49 (b) 48 (c) 36 (d) 42
- 6.What comes next? 20, 29, 38, 47, ? (a) 57 (b) 65 (c) 47 (d) 56
- 7.What comes next? 6, 8, 10, 12, ? (a) 12 (b) 15 (c) 16 (d) 14
- 8.What comes next? 2, 4, 8, 16, ? (a) 33 (b) 28 (c) 24 (d) 32
- 9.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 8 times table? (a) 65 (b) 16 (c) 56 (d) 40
- 10.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 5 times table? (a) 25 (b) 40 (c) 15 (d) 24
- 11.What comes next? 15, 22, 29, 36, ? (a) 44 (b) 43 (c) 36 (d) 50
- 12.What comes next? 17, 20, 23, 26, ? (a) 30 (b) 29 (c) 26 (d) 32
- 13.What comes next? 18, 21, 24, 27, ? (a) 30 (b) 33 (c) 27 (d) 31
- 14.What comes next? 5, 10, 20, 40, ? (a) 60 (b) 81 (c) 70 (d) 80
- 15.What comes next? 25, 36, 49, 64, ? (a) 82 (b) 79 (c) 81 (d) 83
- 16.What comes next? 36, 49, 64, 81, ? (a) 102 (b) 101 (c) 100 (d) 98
- 17.What comes next? 4, 6, 8, 10, ? (a) 14 (b) 10 (c) 12 (d) 13
- 18.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 3 times table? (a) 15 (b) 28 (c) 6 (d) 21
- 19.What comes next? 1, 2, 4, 8, ? (a) 12 (b) 17 (c) 16 (d) 14
- 20.What comes next? 4, 9, 16, 25, ? (a) 34 (b) 38 (c) 36 (d) 37
- 21.What comes next? 13, 22, 31, 40, ? (a) 58 (b) 50 (c) 40 (d) 49
- 22.What comes next? 8, 13, 18, 23, ? (a) 33 (b) 23 (c) 28 (d) 29
- 23.What comes next? 16, 18, 20, 22, ? (a) 24 (b) 25 (c) 22 (d) 26
- 24.What comes next? 4, 7, 10, 13, ? (a) 17 (b) 13 (c) 19 (d) 16
- 25.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 7 times table? (a) 35 (b) 21 (c) 58 (d) 14
- 26.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 3 times table? (a) 8 (b) 12 (c) 9 (d) 6
- 27.What comes next? 18, 24, 30, 36, ? (a) 36 (b) 48 (c) 42 (d) 43
- 28.What comes next? 3, 10, 17, 24, ? (a) 24 (b) 38 (c) 31 (d) 32
- 29.What comes next? 17, 21, 25, 29, ? (a) 29 (b) 33 (c) 34 (d) 37
- 30.What comes next? 9, 16, 25, 36, ? (a) 50 (b) 49 (c) 47 (d) 51
- 31.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 3 times table? (a) 12 (b) 22 (c) 24 (d) 18
- 32.What comes next? 15, 17, 19, 21, ? (a) 23 (b) 24 (c) 25 (d) 21
- 33.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 4 times table? (a) 8 (b) 12 (c) 24 (d) 27
- 34.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 3 times table? (a) 12 (b) 6 (c) 15 (d) 26
- 35.What comes next? 16, 21, 26, 31, ? (a) 37 (b) 36 (c) 31 (d) 41
- 36.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 8 times table? (a) 16 (b) 27 (c) 40 (d) 64
- 37.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 5 times table? (a) 20 (b) 40 (c) 35 (d) 28
- 38.What comes next? 4, 8, 16, 32, ? (a) 48 (b) 56 (c) 65 (d) 64
- 39.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 7 times table? (a) 51 (b) 56 (c) 21 (d) 35
- 40.What comes next? 3, 9, 15, 21, ? (a) 33 (b) 28 (c) 27 (d) 21
Answer key
- 33
- 46
- 25
- 26
- 48
- 56
- 14
- 32
- 65
- 24
- 43
- 29
- 30
- 80
- 81
- 100
- 12
- 28
- 16
- 36
- 49
- 28
- 24
- 16
- 58
- 8
- 42
- 31
- 33
- 49
- 22
- 23
- 27
- 26
- 36
- 27
- 28
- 64
- 51
- 27
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