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.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 7 times table? (a) 62 (b) 56 (c) 28 (d) 42
- 2.What comes next? 11, 14, 17, 20, ? (a) 20 (b) 26 (c) 23 (d) 24
- 3.What comes next? 3, 12, 21, 30, ? (a) 39 (b) 30 (c) 48 (d) 40
- 4.What comes next? 5, 10, 15, 20, ? (a) 30 (b) 20 (c) 26 (d) 25
- 5.What comes next? 1, 4, 9, 16, ? (a) 25 (b) 26 (c) 27 (d) 23
- 6.What comes next? 9, 11, 13, 15, ? (a) 17 (b) 19 (c) 18 (d) 15
- 7.What comes next? 3, 6, 12, 24, ? (a) 42 (b) 36 (c) 49 (d) 48
- 8.What comes next? 4, 8, 16, 32, ? (a) 65 (b) 48 (c) 64 (d) 56
- 9.What comes next? 1, 2, 4, 8, ? (a) 17 (b) 12 (c) 14 (d) 16
- 10.What comes next? 9, 16, 25, 36, ? (a) 51 (b) 47 (c) 49 (d) 50
- 11.What comes next? 4, 9, 16, 25, ? (a) 36 (b) 37 (c) 38 (d) 34
- 12.What comes next? 5, 10, 20, 40, ? (a) 81 (b) 80 (c) 60 (d) 70
- 13.What comes next? 8, 16, 24, 32, ? (a) 32 (b) 40 (c) 48 (d) 41
- 14.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 3 times table? (a) 18 (b) 9 (c) 12 (d) 16
- 15.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 8 times table? (a) 38 (b) 56 (c) 32 (d) 16
- 16.What comes next? 2, 7, 12, 17, ? (a) 22 (b) 17 (c) 27 (d) 23
- 17.What comes next? 16, 22, 28, 34, ? (a) 46 (b) 34 (c) 41 (d) 40
- 18.What comes next? 11, 16, 21, 26, ? (a) 36 (b) 32 (c) 26 (d) 31
- 19.What comes next? 13, 20, 27, 34, ? (a) 42 (b) 41 (c) 48 (d) 34
- 20.What comes next? 25, 36, 49, 64, ? (a) 79 (b) 83 (c) 82 (d) 81
- 21.What comes next? 16, 20, 24, 28, ? (a) 36 (b) 28 (c) 32 (d) 33
- 22.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 3 times table? (a) 15 (b) 11 (c) 24 (d) 9
- 23.What comes next? 4, 7, 10, 13, ? (a) 17 (b) 13 (c) 16 (d) 19
- 24.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 5 times table? (a) 25 (b) 37 (c) 35 (d) 15
- 25.What comes next? 13, 22, 31, 40, ? (a) 58 (b) 50 (c) 40 (d) 49
- 26.What comes next? 14, 20, 26, 32, ? (a) 44 (b) 39 (c) 38 (d) 32
- 27.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 3 times table? (a) 6 (b) 12 (c) 14 (d) 9
- 28.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 3 times table? (a) 21 (b) 27 (c) 12 (d) 25
- 29.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 6 times table? (a) 18 (b) 24 (c) 21 (d) 36
- 30.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 3 times table? (a) 9 (b) 23 (c) 12 (d) 6
- 31.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 7 times table? (a) 21 (b) 35 (c) 42 (d) 47
- 32.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 9 times table? (a) 81 (b) 54 (c) 27 (d) 79
- 33.What comes next? 14, 17, 20, 23, ? (a) 29 (b) 23 (c) 26 (d) 27
- 34.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 3 times table? (a) 18 (b) 27 (c) 9 (d) 8
- 35.What comes next? 12, 14, 16, 18, ? (a) 18 (b) 20 (c) 21 (d) 22
- 36.What comes next? 3, 8, 13, 18, ? (a) 18 (b) 28 (c) 23 (d) 24
- 37.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 9 times table? (a) 45 (b) 36 (c) 41 (d) 27
- 38.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 3 times table? (a) 18 (b) 22 (c) 9 (d) 12
- 39.What comes next? 6, 10, 14, 18, ? (a) 18 (b) 22 (c) 26 (d) 23
- 40.What comes next? 13, 18, 23, 28, ? (a) 28 (b) 34 (c) 33 (d) 38
Answer key
- 62
- 23
- 39
- 25
- 25
- 17
- 48
- 64
- 16
- 49
- 36
- 80
- 40
- 16
- 38
- 22
- 40
- 31
- 41
- 81
- 32
- 11
- 16
- 37
- 49
- 38
- 14
- 25
- 21
- 23
- 47
- 79
- 26
- 8
- 20
- 23
- 41
- 22
- 22
- 33
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