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, 2, 4, 8, ? (a) 16 (b) 12 (c) 14 (d) 17
- 2.What comes next? 16, 25, 34, 43, ? (a) 53 (b) 61 (c) 43 (d) 52
- 3.What comes next? 4, 8, 16, 32, ? (a) 56 (b) 64 (c) 48 (d) 65
- 4.What comes next? 9, 11, 13, 15, ? (a) 18 (b) 19 (c) 17 (d) 15
- 5.What comes next? 5, 13, 21, 29, ? (a) 38 (b) 29 (c) 37 (d) 45
- 6.What comes next? 10, 18, 26, 34, ? (a) 50 (b) 42 (c) 43 (d) 34
- 7.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 6 times table? (a) 15 (b) 30 (c) 42 (d) 12
- 8.What comes next? 12, 19, 26, 33, ? (a) 47 (b) 40 (c) 33 (d) 41
- 9.What comes next? 3, 6, 12, 24, ? (a) 42 (b) 49 (c) 36 (d) 48
- 10.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 4 times table? (a) 12 (b) 28 (c) 20 (d) 25
- 11.What comes next? 8, 13, 18, 23, ? (a) 23 (b) 28 (c) 29 (d) 33
- 12.What comes next? 13, 21, 29, 37, ? (a) 53 (b) 37 (c) 46 (d) 45
- 13.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 4 times table? (a) 8 (b) 12 (c) 16 (d) 38
- 14.What comes next? 16, 19, 22, 25, ? (a) 28 (b) 29 (c) 31 (d) 25
- 15.What comes next? 4, 12, 20, 28, ? (a) 44 (b) 36 (c) 37 (d) 28
- 16.What comes next? 3, 9, 15, 21, ? (a) 33 (b) 28 (c) 27 (d) 21
- 17.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 3 times table? (a) 9 (b) 7 (c) 6 (d) 15
- 18.What comes next? 10, 16, 22, 28, ? (a) 28 (b) 35 (c) 40 (d) 34
- 19.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 5 times table? (a) 35 (b) 11 (c) 20 (d) 40
- 20.What comes next? 1, 4, 9, 16, ? (a) 27 (b) 25 (c) 26 (d) 23
- 21.What comes next? 36, 49, 64, 81, ? (a) 100 (b) 101 (c) 98 (d) 102
- 22.What comes next? 5, 10, 20, 40, ? (a) 81 (b) 60 (c) 70 (d) 80
- 23.What comes next? 19, 28, 37, 46, ? (a) 55 (b) 56 (c) 46 (d) 64
- 24.What comes next? 4, 9, 16, 25, ? (a) 38 (b) 37 (c) 36 (d) 34
- 25.What comes next? 11, 18, 25, 32, ? (a) 46 (b) 40 (c) 39 (d) 32
- 26.What comes next? 3, 10, 17, 24, ? (a) 31 (b) 24 (c) 38 (d) 32
- 27.What comes next? 10, 13, 16, 19, ? (a) 19 (b) 23 (c) 22 (d) 25
- 28.What comes next? 1, 10, 19, 28, ? (a) 38 (b) 28 (c) 46 (d) 37
- 29.What comes next? 25, 36, 49, 64, ? (a) 82 (b) 83 (c) 79 (d) 81
- 30.What comes next? 19, 21, 23, 25, ? (a) 28 (b) 25 (c) 29 (d) 27
- 31.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 9 times table? (a) 45 (b) 36 (c) 42 (d) 18
- 32.What comes next? 19, 23, 27, 31, ? (a) 36 (b) 31 (c) 39 (d) 35
- 33.What comes next? 9, 16, 25, 36, ? (a) 50 (b) 51 (c) 47 (d) 49
- 34.What comes next? 15, 18, 21, 24, ? (a) 30 (b) 24 (c) 28 (d) 27
- 35.What comes next? 6, 14, 22, 30, ? (a) 30 (b) 38 (c) 39 (d) 46
- 36.What comes next? 3, 11, 19, 27, ? (a) 36 (b) 35 (c) 27 (d) 43
- 37.What comes next? 9, 16, 23, 30, ? (a) 44 (b) 30 (c) 38 (d) 37
- 38.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 3 times table? (a) 15 (b) 21 (c) 28 (d) 9
- 39.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 3 times table? (a) 13 (b) 9 (c) 12 (d) 6
- 40.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 4 times table? (a) 37 (b) 16 (c) 36 (d) 28
Answer key
- 16
- 52
- 64
- 17
- 37
- 42
- 15
- 40
- 48
- 25
- 28
- 45
- 38
- 28
- 36
- 27
- 7
- 34
- 11
- 25
- 100
- 80
- 55
- 36
- 39
- 31
- 22
- 37
- 81
- 27
- 42
- 35
- 49
- 27
- 38
- 35
- 37
- 28
- 13
- 37
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