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? 25, 36, 49, 64, ? (a) 82 (b) 83 (c) 81 (d) 79
- 2.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 7 times table? (a) 21 (b) 47 (c) 28 (d) 49
- 3.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 5 times table? (a) 25 (b) 20 (c) 30 (d) 18
- 4.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 6 times table? (a) 24 (b) 13 (c) 42 (d) 54
- 5.What comes next? 4, 9, 16, 25, ? (a) 37 (b) 36 (c) 38 (d) 34
- 6.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 3 times table? (a) 27 (b) 18 (c) 12 (d) 16
- 7.What comes next? 16, 25, 36, 49, ? (a) 62 (b) 66 (c) 64 (d) 65
- 8.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 6 times table? (a) 54 (b) 36 (c) 46 (d) 24
- 9.What comes next? 18, 25, 32, 39, ? (a) 47 (b) 53 (c) 46 (d) 39
- 10.What comes next? 36, 49, 64, 81, ? (a) 100 (b) 102 (c) 101 (d) 98
- 11.What comes next? 12, 21, 30, 39, ? (a) 57 (b) 48 (c) 39 (d) 49
- 12.What comes next? 1, 2, 4, 8, ? (a) 12 (b) 16 (c) 14 (d) 17
- 13.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 7 times table? (a) 21 (b) 14 (c) 24 (d) 28
- 14.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 6 times table? (a) 55 (b) 18 (c) 30 (d) 24
- 15.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 8 times table? (a) 40 (b) 56 (c) 27 (d) 16
- 16.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 3 times table? (a) 8 (b) 18 (c) 15 (d) 6
- 17.What comes next? 5, 10, 20, 40, ? (a) 80 (b) 60 (c) 81 (d) 70
- 18.What comes next? 3, 6, 12, 24, ? (a) 49 (b) 36 (c) 42 (d) 48
- 19.What comes next? 20, 25, 30, 35, ? (a) 35 (b) 41 (c) 45 (d) 40
- 20.What comes next? 19, 26, 33, 40, ? (a) 47 (b) 48 (c) 54 (d) 40
- 21.What comes next? 9, 16, 25, 36, ? (a) 47 (b) 51 (c) 50 (d) 49
- 22.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 9 times table? (a) 45 (b) 34 (c) 63 (d) 18
- 23.What comes next? 19, 25, 31, 37, ? (a) 37 (b) 49 (c) 43 (d) 44
- 24.What comes next? 3, 10, 17, 24, ? (a) 24 (b) 32 (c) 31 (d) 38
- 25.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 7 times table? (a) 28 (b) 15 (c) 14 (d) 49
- 26.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 8 times table? (a) 56 (b) 40 (c) 32 (d) 25
- 27.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 5 times table? (a) 16 (b) 10 (c) 30 (d) 25
- 28.What comes next? 12, 15, 18, 21, ? (a) 21 (b) 25 (c) 27 (d) 24
- 29.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 9 times table? (a) 54 (b) 36 (c) 82 (d) 27
- 30.What comes next? 14, 21, 28, 35, ? (a) 42 (b) 35 (c) 49 (d) 43
- 31.What comes next? 4, 8, 12, 16, ? (a) 16 (b) 21 (c) 20 (d) 24
- 32.What comes next? 2, 4, 8, 16, ? (a) 33 (b) 28 (c) 24 (d) 32
- 33.What comes next? 13, 21, 29, 37, ? (a) 46 (b) 45 (c) 53 (d) 37
- 34.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 5 times table? (a) 35 (b) 23 (c) 15 (d) 20
- 35.What comes next? 1, 4, 9, 16, ? (a) 25 (b) 26 (c) 23 (d) 27
- 36.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 9 times table? (a) 45 (b) 85 (c) 63 (d) 36
- 37.What comes next? 20, 26, 32, 38, ? (a) 44 (b) 45 (c) 50 (d) 38
- 38.What comes next? 2, 9, 16, 23, ? (a) 23 (b) 37 (c) 30 (d) 31
- 39.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 4 times table? (a) 13 (b) 32 (c) 16 (d) 20
- 40.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 5 times table? (a) 47 (b) 40 (c) 20 (d) 30
Answer key
- 81
- 47
- 18
- 13
- 36
- 16
- 64
- 46
- 46
- 100
- 48
- 16
- 24
- 55
- 27
- 8
- 80
- 48
- 40
- 47
- 49
- 34
- 43
- 31
- 15
- 25
- 16
- 24
- 82
- 42
- 20
- 32
- 45
- 23
- 25
- 85
- 44
- 30
- 13
- 47
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