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 4 times table? (a) 8 (b) 16 (c) 11 (d) 12
- 2.What comes next? 18, 27, 36, 45, ? (a) 54 (b) 45 (c) 63 (d) 55
- 3.What comes next? 1, 4, 9, 16, ? (a) 26 (b) 23 (c) 27 (d) 25
- 4.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 4 times table? (a) 28 (b) 12 (c) 14 (d) 20
- 5.What comes next? 17, 23, 29, 35, ? (a) 42 (b) 41 (c) 35 (d) 47
- 6.What comes next? 3, 6, 12, 24, ? (a) 36 (b) 48 (c) 42 (d) 49
- 7.What comes next? 25, 36, 49, 64, ? (a) 79 (b) 82 (c) 81 (d) 83
- 8.What comes next? 2, 4, 8, 16, ? (a) 33 (b) 28 (c) 32 (d) 24
- 9.What comes next? 1, 9, 17, 25, ? (a) 33 (b) 25 (c) 41 (d) 34
- 10.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 5 times table? (a) 20 (b) 35 (c) 18 (d) 50
- 11.What comes next? 4, 9, 16, 25, ? (a) 34 (b) 38 (c) 37 (d) 36
- 12.What comes next? 16, 25, 36, 49, ? (a) 65 (b) 62 (c) 66 (d) 64
- 13.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 4 times table? (a) 28 (b) 39 (c) 12 (d) 24
- 14.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 6 times table? (a) 30 (b) 59 (c) 24 (d) 18
- 15.What comes next? 11, 18, 25, 32, ? (a) 46 (b) 40 (c) 32 (d) 39
- 16.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 6 times table? (a) 13 (b) 18 (c) 30 (d) 12
- 17.What comes next? 6, 10, 14, 18, ? (a) 22 (b) 26 (c) 23 (d) 18
- 18.What comes next? 8, 17, 26, 35, ? (a) 35 (b) 44 (c) 53 (d) 45
- 19.What comes next? 15, 20, 25, 30, ? (a) 40 (b) 30 (c) 35 (d) 36
- 20.What comes next? 36, 49, 64, 81, ? (a) 100 (b) 102 (c) 101 (d) 98
- 21.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 9 times table? (a) 54 (b) 29 (c) 18 (d) 45
- 22.What comes next? 9, 16, 23, 30, ? (a) 38 (b) 44 (c) 30 (d) 37
- 23.What comes next? 5, 11, 17, 23, ? (a) 23 (b) 35 (c) 29 (d) 30
- 24.What comes next? 1, 2, 4, 8, ? (a) 17 (b) 16 (c) 14 (d) 12
- 25.What comes next? 5, 10, 20, 40, ? (a) 60 (b) 81 (c) 80 (d) 70
- 26.What comes next? 3, 9, 15, 21, ? (a) 21 (b) 33 (c) 28 (d) 27
- 27.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 5 times table? (a) 25 (b) 22 (c) 20 (d) 15
- 28.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 8 times table? (a) 48 (b) 32 (c) 72 (d) 54
- 29.What comes next? 4, 8, 16, 32, ? (a) 65 (b) 64 (c) 56 (d) 48
- 30.What comes next? 1, 6, 11, 16, ? (a) 21 (b) 22 (c) 26 (d) 16
- 31.What comes next? 3, 5, 7, 9, ? (a) 12 (b) 9 (c) 13 (d) 11
- 32.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 8 times table? (a) 24 (b) 34 (c) 48 (d) 56
- 33.What comes next? 13, 21, 29, 37, ? (a) 46 (b) 37 (c) 45 (d) 53
- 34.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 7 times table? (a) 49 (b) 17 (c) 28 (d) 56
- 35.What comes next? 14, 17, 20, 23, ? (a) 26 (b) 29 (c) 23 (d) 27
- 36.What comes next? 19, 26, 33, 40, ? (a) 48 (b) 40 (c) 47 (d) 54
- 37.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 3 times table? (a) 9 (b) 15 (c) 18 (d) 19
- 38.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 8 times table? (a) 48 (b) 56 (c) 67 (d) 32
- 39.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 8 times table? (a) 40 (b) 56 (c) 24 (d) 17
- 40.What comes next? 9, 16, 25, 36, ? (a) 49 (b) 47 (c) 50 (d) 51
Answer key
- 11
- 54
- 25
- 14
- 41
- 48
- 81
- 32
- 33
- 18
- 36
- 64
- 39
- 59
- 39
- 13
- 22
- 44
- 35
- 100
- 29
- 37
- 29
- 16
- 80
- 27
- 22
- 54
- 64
- 21
- 11
- 34
- 45
- 17
- 26
- 47
- 19
- 67
- 17
- 49
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