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? 2, 4, 8, 16, ? (a) 28 (b) 33 (c) 32 (d) 24
- 2.What comes next? 16, 25, 36, 49, ? (a) 65 (b) 66 (c) 62 (d) 64
- 3.What comes next? 6, 8, 10, 12, ? (a) 14 (b) 15 (c) 12 (d) 16
- 4.What comes next? 5, 8, 11, 14, ? (a) 17 (b) 20 (c) 18 (d) 14
- 5.What comes next? 3, 8, 13, 18, ? (a) 23 (b) 18 (c) 28 (d) 24
- 6.What comes next? 9, 12, 15, 18, ? (a) 22 (b) 18 (c) 21 (d) 24
- 7.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 5 times table? (a) 46 (b) 30 (c) 10 (d) 20
- 8.What comes next? 18, 25, 32, 39, ? (a) 46 (b) 47 (c) 39 (d) 53
- 9.What comes next? 1, 4, 9, 16, ? (a) 27 (b) 25 (c) 26 (d) 23
- 10.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 3 times table? (a) 12 (b) 21 (c) 15 (d) 25
- 11.What comes next? 7, 9, 11, 13, ? (a) 16 (b) 13 (c) 17 (d) 15
- 12.What comes next? 36, 49, 64, 81, ? (a) 98 (b) 102 (c) 101 (d) 100
- 13.What comes next? 10, 12, 14, 16, ? (a) 19 (b) 16 (c) 20 (d) 18
- 14.What comes next? 4, 9, 16, 25, ? (a) 37 (b) 36 (c) 38 (d) 34
- 15.What comes next? 20, 27, 34, 41, ? (a) 41 (b) 48 (c) 49 (d) 55
- 16.What comes next? 5, 10, 20, 40, ? (a) 60 (b) 80 (c) 70 (d) 81
- 17.What comes next? 13, 19, 25, 31, ? (a) 37 (b) 31 (c) 38 (d) 43
- 18.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 3 times table? (a) 23 (b) 9 (c) 21 (d) 18
- 19.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 3 times table? (a) 11 (b) 9 (c) 27 (d) 18
- 20.What comes next? 1, 8, 15, 22, ? (a) 30 (b) 36 (c) 22 (d) 29
- 21.What comes next? 25, 36, 49, 64, ? (a) 83 (b) 79 (c) 82 (d) 81
- 22.What comes next? 1, 2, 4, 8, ? (a) 12 (b) 14 (c) 17 (d) 16
- 23.What comes next? 4, 8, 16, 32, ? (a) 48 (b) 56 (c) 64 (d) 65
- 24.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 6 times table? (a) 12 (b) 30 (c) 14 (d) 42
- 25.What comes next? 12, 17, 22, 27, ? (a) 33 (b) 27 (c) 32 (d) 37
- 26.What comes next? 3, 6, 12, 24, ? (a) 48 (b) 36 (c) 49 (d) 42
- 27.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 9 times table? (a) 27 (b) 54 (c) 63 (d) 46
- 28.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 3 times table? (a) 12 (b) 15 (c) 21 (d) 7
- 29.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 4 times table? (a) 16 (b) 24 (c) 19 (d) 8
- 30.What comes next? 16, 19, 22, 25, ? (a) 29 (b) 31 (c) 28 (d) 25
- 31.What comes next? 6, 14, 22, 30, ? (a) 38 (b) 46 (c) 39 (d) 30
- 32.What comes next? 16, 23, 30, 37, ? (a) 51 (b) 44 (c) 45 (d) 37
- 33.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 7 times table? (a) 44 (b) 35 (c) 28 (d) 21
- 34.What comes next? 16, 18, 20, 22, ? (a) 24 (b) 22 (c) 25 (d) 26
- 35.What comes next? 15, 22, 29, 36, ? (a) 50 (b) 43 (c) 36 (d) 44
- 36.What comes next? 18, 23, 28, 33, ? (a) 43 (b) 39 (c) 38 (d) 33
- 37.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 7 times table? (a) 28 (b) 24 (c) 35 (d) 49
- 38.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 4 times table? (a) 16 (b) 26 (c) 28 (d) 36
- 39.What comes next? 20, 28, 36, 44, ? (a) 52 (b) 53 (c) 44 (d) 60
- 40.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 4 times table? (a) 29 (b) 20 (c) 16 (d) 12
Answer key
- 32
- 64
- 14
- 17
- 23
- 21
- 46
- 46
- 25
- 25
- 15
- 100
- 18
- 36
- 48
- 80
- 37
- 23
- 11
- 29
- 81
- 16
- 64
- 14
- 32
- 48
- 46
- 7
- 19
- 28
- 38
- 44
- 44
- 24
- 43
- 38
- 24
- 26
- 52
- 29
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