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, 9, 16, 23, ? (a) 37 (b) 31 (c) 30 (d) 23
- 2.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 5 times table? (a) 35 (b) 12 (c) 20 (d) 50
- 3.What comes next? 12, 20, 28, 36, ? (a) 52 (b) 36 (c) 44 (d) 45
- 4.What comes next? 16, 25, 36, 49, ? (a) 65 (b) 66 (c) 62 (d) 64
- 5.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 5 times table? (a) 10 (b) 27 (c) 20 (d) 15
- 6.What comes next? 11, 20, 29, 38, ? (a) 38 (b) 47 (c) 48 (d) 56
- 7.What comes next? 9, 12, 15, 18, ? (a) 18 (b) 21 (c) 22 (d) 24
- 8.What comes next? 8, 15, 22, 29, ? (a) 29 (b) 43 (c) 36 (d) 37
- 9.What comes next? 4, 8, 16, 32, ? (a) 65 (b) 56 (c) 48 (d) 64
- 10.What comes next? 5, 10, 20, 40, ? (a) 70 (b) 80 (c) 60 (d) 81
- 11.What comes next? 1, 7, 13, 19, ? (a) 31 (b) 26 (c) 25 (d) 19
- 12.What comes next? 18, 20, 22, 24, ? (a) 26 (b) 27 (c) 28 (d) 24
- 13.What comes next? 3, 9, 15, 21, ? (a) 33 (b) 21 (c) 28 (d) 27
- 14.What comes next? 3, 8, 13, 18, ? (a) 18 (b) 23 (c) 28 (d) 24
- 15.What comes next? 1, 2, 4, 8, ? (a) 17 (b) 14 (c) 16 (d) 12
- 16.What comes next? 36, 49, 64, 81, ? (a) 101 (b) 100 (c) 98 (d) 102
- 17.What comes next? 9, 13, 17, 21, ? (a) 26 (b) 21 (c) 29 (d) 25
- 18.What comes next? 9, 16, 25, 36, ? (a) 50 (b) 49 (c) 47 (d) 51
- 19.What comes next? 1, 4, 9, 16, ? (a) 27 (b) 25 (c) 26 (d) 23
- 20.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 4 times table? (a) 20 (b) 12 (c) 8 (d) 11
- 21.What comes next? 12, 19, 26, 33, ? (a) 47 (b) 40 (c) 41 (d) 33
- 22.What comes next? 2, 4, 8, 16, ? (a) 24 (b) 33 (c) 28 (d) 32
- 23.What comes next? 1, 5, 9, 13, ? (a) 21 (b) 17 (c) 18 (d) 13
- 24.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 4 times table? (a) 24 (b) 16 (c) 31 (d) 28
- 25.What comes next? 10, 13, 16, 19, ? (a) 23 (b) 25 (c) 19 (d) 22
- 26.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 3 times table? (a) 12 (b) 21 (c) 9 (d) 16
- 27.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 7 times table? (a) 49 (b) 36 (c) 70 (d) 28
- 28.What comes next? 5, 13, 21, 29, ? (a) 45 (b) 29 (c) 37 (d) 38
- 29.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 6 times table? (a) 24 (b) 36 (c) 12 (d) 23
- 30.What comes next? 17, 23, 29, 35, ? (a) 35 (b) 47 (c) 41 (d) 42
- 31.What comes next? 10, 17, 24, 31, ? (a) 39 (b) 38 (c) 45 (d) 31
- 32.What comes next? 17, 26, 35, 44, ? (a) 44 (b) 62 (c) 53 (d) 54
- 33.What comes next? 14, 23, 32, 41, ? (a) 41 (b) 50 (c) 59 (d) 51
- 34.What comes next? 6, 10, 14, 18, ? (a) 23 (b) 22 (c) 18 (d) 26
- 35.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 6 times table? (a) 30 (b) 24 (c) 12 (d) 14
- 36.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 4 times table? (a) 20 (b) 32 (c) 8 (d) 21
- 37.What comes next? 5, 10, 15, 20, ? (a) 25 (b) 26 (c) 20 (d) 30
- 38.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 4 times table? (a) 40 (b) 14 (c) 28 (d) 16
- 39.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 5 times table? (a) 25 (b) 35 (c) 24 (d) 10
- 40.What comes next? 4, 9, 16, 25, ? (a) 37 (b) 34 (c) 36 (d) 38
Answer key
- 30
- 12
- 44
- 64
- 27
- 47
- 21
- 36
- 64
- 80
- 25
- 26
- 27
- 23
- 16
- 100
- 25
- 49
- 25
- 11
- 40
- 32
- 17
- 31
- 22
- 16
- 36
- 37
- 23
- 41
- 38
- 53
- 50
- 22
- 14
- 21
- 25
- 14
- 24
- 36
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