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? 9, 16, 25, 36, ? (a) 49 (b) 50 (c) 47 (d) 51
- 2.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 3 times table? (a) 23 (b) 15 (c) 9 (d) 24
- 3.What comes next? 3, 7, 11, 15, ? (a) 20 (b) 19 (c) 23 (d) 15
- 4.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 8 times table? (a) 40 (b) 16 (c) 64 (d) 27
- 5.What comes next? 5, 10, 20, 40, ? (a) 81 (b) 80 (c) 60 (d) 70
- 6.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 9 times table? (a) 81 (b) 36 (c) 54 (d) 22
- 7.What comes next? 1, 3, 5, 7, ? (a) 7 (b) 9 (c) 11 (d) 10
- 8.What comes next? 1, 2, 4, 8, ? (a) 14 (b) 12 (c) 17 (d) 16
- 9.What comes next? 3, 6, 12, 24, ? (a) 48 (b) 49 (c) 42 (d) 36
- 10.What comes next? 15, 21, 27, 33, ? (a) 40 (b) 33 (c) 39 (d) 45
- 11.What comes next? 36, 49, 64, 81, ? (a) 98 (b) 100 (c) 102 (d) 101
- 12.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 9 times table? (a) 50 (b) 90 (c) 36 (d) 63
- 13.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 8 times table? (a) 64 (b) 40 (c) 21 (d) 32
- 14.What comes next? 3, 11, 19, 27, ? (a) 36 (b) 43 (c) 35 (d) 27
- 15.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 4 times table? (a) 22 (b) 24 (c) 32 (d) 16
- 16.What comes next? 25, 36, 49, 64, ? (a) 83 (b) 81 (c) 79 (d) 82
- 17.What comes next? 1, 4, 9, 16, ? (a) 25 (b) 27 (c) 26 (d) 23
- 18.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 4 times table? (a) 12 (b) 20 (c) 32 (d) 14
- 19.What comes next? 11, 14, 17, 20, ? (a) 23 (b) 20 (c) 24 (d) 26
- 20.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 4 times table? (a) 28 (b) 16 (c) 12 (d) 29
- 21.What comes next? 4, 8, 16, 32, ? (a) 56 (b) 65 (c) 48 (d) 64
- 22.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 5 times table? (a) 30 (b) 11 (c) 25 (d) 20
- 23.What comes next? 11, 18, 25, 32, ? (a) 40 (b) 46 (c) 32 (d) 39
- 24.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 3 times table? (a) 6 (b) 15 (c) 18 (d) 19
- 25.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 6 times table? (a) 26 (b) 42 (c) 18 (d) 24
- 26.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 4 times table? (a) 32 (b) 24 (c) 39 (d) 16
- 27.What comes next? 16, 23, 30, 37, ? (a) 51 (b) 37 (c) 44 (d) 45
- 28.What comes next? 18, 23, 28, 33, ? (a) 33 (b) 38 (c) 39 (d) 43
- 29.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 3 times table? (a) 24 (b) 18 (c) 17 (d) 12
- 30.What comes next? 16, 25, 36, 49, ? (a) 66 (b) 62 (c) 64 (d) 65
- 31.What comes next? 2, 4, 8, 16, ? (a) 32 (b) 28 (c) 33 (d) 24
- 32.What comes next? 16, 24, 32, 40, ? (a) 48 (b) 49 (c) 40 (d) 56
- 33.What comes next? 20, 22, 24, 26, ? (a) 30 (b) 29 (c) 26 (d) 28
- 34.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 7 times table? (a) 34 (b) 49 (c) 28 (d) 56
- 35.What comes next? 20, 24, 28, 32, ? (a) 40 (b) 32 (c) 36 (d) 37
- 36.What comes next? 4, 9, 16, 25, ? (a) 34 (b) 38 (c) 37 (d) 36
- 37.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 7 times table? (a) 17 (b) 35 (c) 14 (d) 56
- 38.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 3 times table? (a) 6 (b) 15 (c) 20 (d) 12
- 39.What comes next? 11, 13, 15, 17, ? (a) 19 (b) 17 (c) 21 (d) 20
- 40.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 6 times table? (a) 24 (b) 31 (c) 30 (d) 18
Answer key
- 49
- 23
- 19
- 27
- 80
- 22
- 9
- 16
- 48
- 39
- 100
- 50
- 21
- 35
- 22
- 81
- 25
- 14
- 23
- 29
- 64
- 11
- 39
- 19
- 26
- 39
- 44
- 38
- 17
- 64
- 32
- 48
- 28
- 34
- 36
- 36
- 17
- 20
- 19
- 31
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