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? 16, 25, 36, 49, ? (a) 65 (b) 64 (c) 66 (d) 62
- 2.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 3 times table? (a) 9 (b) 15 (c) 7 (d) 24
- 3.What comes next? 12, 18, 24, 30, ? (a) 37 (b) 42 (c) 30 (d) 36
- 4.What comes next? 14, 18, 22, 26, ? (a) 30 (b) 31 (c) 26 (d) 34
- 5.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 5 times table? (a) 25 (b) 15 (c) 21 (d) 10
- 6.What comes next? 36, 49, 64, 81, ? (a) 100 (b) 98 (c) 102 (d) 101
- 7.What comes next? 6, 10, 14, 18, ? (a) 26 (b) 18 (c) 22 (d) 23
- 8.What comes next? 19, 23, 27, 31, ? (a) 36 (b) 31 (c) 39 (d) 35
- 9.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 9 times table? (a) 72 (b) 57 (c) 54 (d) 36
- 10.What comes next? 4, 9, 16, 25, ? (a) 34 (b) 37 (c) 36 (d) 38
- 11.What comes next? 1, 2, 4, 8, ? (a) 17 (b) 12 (c) 16 (d) 14
- 12.What comes next? 8, 14, 20, 26, ? (a) 32 (b) 38 (c) 26 (d) 33
- 13.What comes next? 3, 6, 12, 24, ? (a) 48 (b) 49 (c) 42 (d) 36
- 14.What comes next? 25, 36, 49, 64, ? (a) 83 (b) 81 (c) 82 (d) 79
- 15.What comes next? 2, 10, 18, 26, ? (a) 34 (b) 42 (c) 35 (d) 26
- 16.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 6 times table? (a) 30 (b) 12 (c) 42 (d) 28
- 17.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 4 times table? (a) 8 (b) 16 (c) 10 (d) 20
- 18.What comes next? 18, 21, 24, 27, ? (a) 30 (b) 33 (c) 31 (d) 27
- 19.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 3 times table? (a) 9 (b) 12 (c) 18 (d) 11
- 20.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 5 times table? (a) 30 (b) 15 (c) 39 (d) 45
- 21.What comes next? 2, 4, 8, 16, ? (a) 24 (b) 33 (c) 28 (d) 32
- 22.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 5 times table? (a) 20 (b) 30 (c) 10 (d) 43
- 23.What comes next? 4, 10, 16, 22, ? (a) 28 (b) 29 (c) 22 (d) 34
- 24.What comes next? 4, 8, 16, 32, ? (a) 64 (b) 48 (c) 56 (d) 65
- 25.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 8 times table? (a) 64 (b) 32 (c) 34 (d) 48
- 26.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 3 times table? (a) 12 (b) 8 (c) 30 (d) 21
- 27.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 7 times table? (a) 28 (b) 42 (c) 56 (d) 61
- 28.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 3 times table? (a) 12 (b) 25 (c) 9 (d) 21
- 29.What comes next? 9, 16, 25, 36, ? (a) 47 (b) 50 (c) 49 (d) 51
- 30.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 6 times table? (a) 24 (b) 20 (c) 30 (d) 18
- 31.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 7 times table? (a) 62 (b) 49 (c) 28 (d) 70
- 32.What comes next? 5, 10, 20, 40, ? (a) 60 (b) 81 (c) 80 (d) 70
- 33.What comes next? 18, 23, 28, 33, ? (a) 38 (b) 33 (c) 39 (d) 43
- 34.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 3 times table? (a) 18 (b) 9 (c) 24 (d) 26
- 35.What comes next? 4, 13, 22, 31, ? (a) 31 (b) 40 (c) 49 (d) 41
- 36.What comes next? 2, 11, 20, 29, ? (a) 39 (b) 29 (c) 47 (d) 38
- 37.What comes next? 11, 16, 21, 26, ? (a) 32 (b) 31 (c) 36 (d) 26
- 38.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 9 times table? (a) 63 (b) 27 (c) 54 (d) 42
- 39.What comes next? 10, 19, 28, 37, ? (a) 37 (b) 47 (c) 55 (d) 46
- 40.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 3 times table? (a) 6 (b) 18 (c) 9 (d) 28
Answer key
- 64
- 7
- 36
- 30
- 21
- 100
- 22
- 35
- 57
- 36
- 16
- 32
- 48
- 81
- 34
- 28
- 10
- 30
- 11
- 39
- 32
- 43
- 28
- 64
- 34
- 8
- 61
- 25
- 49
- 20
- 62
- 80
- 38
- 26
- 40
- 38
- 31
- 42
- 46
- 28
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