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? 17, 19, 21, 23, ? (a) 23 (b) 26 (c) 25 (d) 27
- 2.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 8 times table? (a) 40 (b) 64 (c) 32 (d) 21
- 3.What comes next? 6, 12, 18, 24, ? (a) 31 (b) 30 (c) 36 (d) 24
- 4.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 4 times table? (a) 24 (b) 8 (c) 17 (d) 16
- 5.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 8 times table? (a) 40 (b) 18 (c) 16 (d) 56
- 6.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 8 times table? (a) 48 (b) 24 (c) 41 (d) 56
- 7.What comes next? 15, 17, 19, 21, ? (a) 21 (b) 25 (c) 24 (d) 23
- 8.What comes next? 3, 6, 12, 24, ? (a) 48 (b) 42 (c) 36 (d) 49
- 9.What comes next? 13, 15, 17, 19, ? (a) 22 (b) 23 (c) 21 (d) 19
- 10.What comes next? 2, 4, 8, 16, ? (a) 32 (b) 24 (c) 33 (d) 28
- 11.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 4 times table? (a) 24 (b) 19 (c) 12 (d) 32
- 12.What comes next? 16, 21, 26, 31, ? (a) 36 (b) 31 (c) 37 (d) 41
- 13.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 7 times table? (a) 35 (b) 45 (c) 56 (d) 21
- 14.What comes next? 36, 49, 64, 81, ? (a) 102 (b) 101 (c) 100 (d) 98
- 15.What comes next? 8, 16, 24, 32, ? (a) 32 (b) 48 (c) 40 (d) 41
- 16.What comes next? 19, 25, 31, 37, ? (a) 49 (b) 37 (c) 44 (d) 43
- 17.What comes next? 7, 15, 23, 31, ? (a) 31 (b) 47 (c) 39 (d) 40
- 18.What comes next? 16, 25, 36, 49, ? (a) 62 (b) 64 (c) 66 (d) 65
- 19.What comes next? 4, 8, 16, 32, ? (a) 64 (b) 65 (c) 48 (d) 56
- 20.What comes next? 1, 2, 4, 8, ? (a) 14 (b) 12 (c) 17 (d) 16
- 21.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 4 times table? (a) 28 (b) 16 (c) 40 (d) 38
- 22.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 8 times table? (a) 72 (b) 24 (c) 60 (d) 48
- 23.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 8 times table? (a) 32 (b) 35 (c) 16 (d) 56
- 24.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 8 times table? (a) 56 (b) 40 (c) 62 (d) 32
- 25.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 4 times table? (a) 30 (b) 16 (c) 8 (d) 28
- 26.What comes next? 13, 22, 31, 40, ? (a) 40 (b) 58 (c) 50 (d) 49
- 27.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 7 times table? (a) 49 (b) 35 (c) 28 (d) 61
- 28.What comes next? 5, 10, 20, 40, ? (a) 60 (b) 80 (c) 70 (d) 81
- 29.What comes next? 7, 12, 17, 22, ? (a) 32 (b) 28 (c) 22 (d) 27
- 30.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 3 times table? (a) 12 (b) 22 (c) 27 (d) 21
- 31.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 7 times table? (a) 49 (b) 29 (c) 70 (d) 28
- 32.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 3 times table? (a) 18 (b) 9 (c) 6 (d) 11
- 33.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 3 times table? (a) 12 (b) 29 (c) 6 (d) 18
- 34.What comes next? 4, 6, 8, 10, ? (a) 14 (b) 13 (c) 10 (d) 12
- 35.What comes next? 1, 4, 9, 16, ? (a) 25 (b) 23 (c) 27 (d) 26
- 36.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 5 times table? (a) 25 (b) 30 (c) 10 (d) 21
- 37.What comes next? 25, 36, 49, 64, ? (a) 83 (b) 82 (c) 81 (d) 79
- 38.What comes next? 9, 13, 17, 21, ? (a) 26 (b) 25 (c) 21 (d) 29
- 39.What comes next? 5, 8, 11, 14, ? (a) 20 (b) 14 (c) 18 (d) 17
- 40.What comes next? 9, 17, 25, 33, ? (a) 33 (b) 49 (c) 42 (d) 41
Answer key
- 25
- 21
- 30
- 17
- 18
- 41
- 23
- 48
- 21
- 32
- 19
- 36
- 45
- 100
- 40
- 43
- 39
- 64
- 64
- 16
- 38
- 60
- 35
- 62
- 30
- 49
- 61
- 80
- 27
- 22
- 29
- 11
- 29
- 12
- 25
- 21
- 81
- 25
- 17
- 41
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