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? 3, 6, 12, 24, ? (a) 49 (b) 42 (c) 48 (d) 36
- 2.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 6 times table? (a) 48 (b) 42 (c) 24 (d) 28
- 3.What comes next? 4, 8, 16, 32, ? (a) 65 (b) 56 (c) 48 (d) 64
- 4.What comes next? 25, 36, 49, 64, ? (a) 79 (b) 83 (c) 81 (d) 82
- 5.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 7 times table? (a) 35 (b) 24 (c) 28 (d) 56
- 6.What comes next? 5, 9, 13, 17, ? (a) 22 (b) 17 (c) 21 (d) 25
- 7.What comes next? 16, 25, 36, 49, ? (a) 66 (b) 62 (c) 64 (d) 65
- 8.What comes next? 18, 21, 24, 27, ? (a) 30 (b) 27 (c) 33 (d) 31
- 9.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 8 times table? (a) 24 (b) 79 (c) 40 (d) 48
- 10.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 7 times table? (a) 38 (b) 14 (c) 35 (d) 42
- 11.What comes next? 5, 7, 9, 11, ? (a) 14 (b) 15 (c) 11 (d) 13
- 12.What comes next? 9, 16, 25, 36, ? (a) 51 (b) 47 (c) 50 (d) 49
- 13.What comes next? 1, 4, 9, 16, ? (a) 27 (b) 26 (c) 25 (d) 23
- 14.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 3 times table? (a) 15 (b) 8 (c) 18 (d) 12
- 15.What comes next? 3, 5, 7, 9, ? (a) 12 (b) 9 (c) 11 (d) 13
- 16.What comes next? 1, 6, 11, 16, ? (a) 16 (b) 22 (c) 26 (d) 21
- 17.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 7 times table? (a) 14 (b) 49 (c) 17 (d) 35
- 18.What comes next? 10, 14, 18, 22, ? (a) 27 (b) 22 (c) 30 (d) 26
- 19.What comes next? 2, 11, 20, 29, ? (a) 47 (b) 38 (c) 29 (d) 39
- 20.What comes next? 36, 49, 64, 81, ? (a) 98 (b) 102 (c) 101 (d) 100
- 21.What comes next? 14, 22, 30, 38, ? (a) 47 (b) 38 (c) 46 (d) 54
- 22.What comes next? 13, 22, 31, 40, ? (a) 40 (b) 49 (c) 50 (d) 58
- 23.What comes next? 2, 4, 8, 16, ? (a) 32 (b) 33 (c) 24 (d) 28
- 24.What comes next? 1, 4, 7, 10, ? (a) 10 (b) 16 (c) 13 (d) 14
- 25.What comes next? 17, 26, 35, 44, ? (a) 44 (b) 62 (c) 54 (d) 53
- 26.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 8 times table? (a) 64 (b) 40 (c) 44 (d) 32
- 27.What comes next? 9, 14, 19, 24, ? (a) 29 (b) 30 (c) 24 (d) 34
- 28.What comes next? 16, 23, 30, 37, ? (a) 51 (b) 44 (c) 37 (d) 45
- 29.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 6 times table? (a) 33 (b) 24 (c) 36 (d) 12
- 30.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 3 times table? (a) 24 (b) 15 (c) 12 (d) 20
- 31.What comes next? 1, 2, 4, 8, ? (a) 12 (b) 14 (c) 16 (d) 17
- 32.What comes next? 4, 9, 16, 25, ? (a) 38 (b) 34 (c) 36 (d) 37
- 33.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 5 times table? (a) 20 (b) 19 (c) 15 (d) 10
- 34.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 4 times table? (a) 16 (b) 23 (c) 8 (d) 28
- 35.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 8 times table? (a) 32 (b) 16 (c) 29 (d) 56
- 36.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 6 times table? (a) 18 (b) 24 (c) 50 (d) 36
- 37.What comes next? 1, 8, 15, 22, ? (a) 22 (b) 29 (c) 30 (d) 36
- 38.What comes next? 2, 6, 10, 14, ? (a) 14 (b) 18 (c) 22 (d) 19
- 39.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 4 times table? (a) 28 (b) 17 (c) 20 (d) 12
- 40.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 6 times table? (a) 30 (b) 12 (c) 42 (d) 37
Answer key
- 48
- 28
- 64
- 81
- 24
- 21
- 64
- 30
- 79
- 38
- 13
- 49
- 25
- 8
- 11
- 21
- 17
- 26
- 38
- 100
- 46
- 49
- 32
- 13
- 53
- 44
- 29
- 44
- 33
- 20
- 16
- 36
- 19
- 23
- 29
- 50
- 29
- 18
- 17
- 37
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