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? 2, 4, 8, 16, ? (a) 33 (b) 24 (c) 32 (d) 28
- 2.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 9 times table? (a) 45 (b) 47 (c) 27 (d) 72
- 3.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 4 times table? (a) 28 (b) 30 (c) 8 (d) 16
- 4.What comes next? 4, 9, 16, 25, ? (a) 37 (b) 38 (c) 36 (d) 34
- 5.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 5 times table? (a) 15 (b) 30 (c) 40 (d) 43
- 6.What comes next? 4, 8, 16, 32, ? (a) 48 (b) 65 (c) 56 (d) 64
- 7.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 5 times table? (a) 20 (b) 10 (c) 39 (d) 15
- 8.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 6 times table? (a) 19 (b) 24 (c) 42 (d) 48
- 9.What comes next? 7, 12, 17, 22, ? (a) 28 (b) 32 (c) 27 (d) 22
- 10.What comes next? 1, 4, 9, 16, ? (a) 27 (b) 23 (c) 25 (d) 26
- 11.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 3 times table? (a) 11 (b) 21 (c) 12 (d) 15
- 12.What comes next? 25, 36, 49, 64, ? (a) 82 (b) 79 (c) 81 (d) 83
- 13.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 5 times table? (a) 20 (b) 42 (c) 25 (d) 40
- 14.What comes next? 9, 16, 25, 36, ? (a) 49 (b) 50 (c) 51 (d) 47
- 15.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 4 times table? (a) 24 (b) 25 (c) 28 (d) 12
- 16.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 9 times table? (a) 45 (b) 63 (c) 18 (d) 85
- 17.What comes next? 1, 2, 4, 8, ? (a) 14 (b) 17 (c) 16 (d) 12
- 18.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 4 times table? (a) 8 (b) 12 (c) 24 (d) 31
- 19.What comes next? 2, 6, 10, 14, ? (a) 14 (b) 18 (c) 22 (d) 19
- 20.What comes next? 4, 11, 18, 25, ? (a) 25 (b) 39 (c) 32 (d) 33
- 21.What comes next? 14, 20, 26, 32, ? (a) 39 (b) 32 (c) 44 (d) 38
- 22.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 7 times table? (a) 65 (b) 35 (c) 42 (d) 21
- 23.What comes next? 16, 25, 36, 49, ? (a) 66 (b) 65 (c) 62 (d) 64
- 24.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 5 times table? (a) 20 (b) 35 (c) 40 (d) 19
- 25.What comes next? 3, 6, 12, 24, ? (a) 49 (b) 36 (c) 48 (d) 42
- 26.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 4 times table? (a) 28 (b) 12 (c) 16 (d) 14
- 27.What comes next? 5, 10, 20, 40, ? (a) 70 (b) 81 (c) 80 (d) 60
- 28.What comes next? 9, 13, 17, 21, ? (a) 26 (b) 29 (c) 21 (d) 25
- 29.What comes next? 6, 14, 22, 30, ? (a) 30 (b) 38 (c) 39 (d) 46
- 30.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 8 times table? (a) 40 (b) 32 (c) 77 (d) 56
- 31.What comes next? 9, 12, 15, 18, ? (a) 18 (b) 21 (c) 24 (d) 22
- 32.What comes next? 15, 21, 27, 33, ? (a) 45 (b) 33 (c) 40 (d) 39
- 33.What comes next? 18, 20, 22, 24, ? (a) 26 (b) 27 (c) 28 (d) 24
- 34.What comes next? 18, 21, 24, 27, ? (a) 31 (b) 27 (c) 33 (d) 30
- 35.What comes next? 5, 13, 21, 29, ? (a) 29 (b) 45 (c) 37 (d) 38
- 36.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 5 times table? (a) 20 (b) 37 (c) 40 (d) 35
- 37.What comes next? 9, 18, 27, 36, ? (a) 46 (b) 36 (c) 54 (d) 45
- 38.What comes next? 7, 9, 11, 13, ? (a) 17 (b) 16 (c) 13 (d) 15
- 39.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 9 times table? (a) 32 (b) 36 (c) 45 (d) 54
- 40.What comes next? 16, 25, 34, 43, ? (a) 43 (b) 52 (c) 53 (d) 61
Answer key
- 32
- 47
- 30
- 36
- 43
- 64
- 39
- 19
- 27
- 25
- 11
- 81
- 42
- 49
- 25
- 85
- 16
- 31
- 18
- 32
- 38
- 65
- 64
- 19
- 48
- 14
- 80
- 25
- 38
- 77
- 21
- 39
- 26
- 30
- 37
- 37
- 45
- 15
- 32
- 52
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