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? 4, 9, 16, 25, ? (a) 34 (b) 36 (c) 37 (d) 38
- 2.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 3 times table? (a) 6 (b) 9 (c) 18 (d) 22
- 3.What comes next? 25, 36, 49, 64, ? (a) 82 (b) 83 (c) 79 (d) 81
- 4.What comes next? 2, 7, 12, 17, ? (a) 23 (b) 27 (c) 17 (d) 22
- 5.What comes next? 5, 14, 23, 32, ? (a) 41 (b) 32 (c) 42 (d) 50
- 6.What comes next? 1, 4, 9, 16, ? (a) 23 (b) 26 (c) 25 (d) 27
- 7.What comes next? 11, 19, 27, 35, ? (a) 44 (b) 43 (c) 35 (d) 51
- 8.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 6 times table? (a) 36 (b) 18 (c) 54 (d) 47
- 9.What comes next? 1, 2, 4, 8, ? (a) 14 (b) 17 (c) 12 (d) 16
- 10.What comes next? 18, 21, 24, 27, ? (a) 31 (b) 27 (c) 33 (d) 30
- 11.What comes next? 9, 16, 25, 36, ? (a) 50 (b) 47 (c) 49 (d) 51
- 12.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 3 times table? (a) 24 (b) 16 (c) 9 (d) 15
- 13.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 4 times table? (a) 40 (b) 28 (c) 18 (d) 16
- 14.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 4 times table? (a) 8 (b) 20 (c) 16 (d) 15
- 15.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 7 times table? (a) 69 (b) 21 (c) 49 (d) 42
- 16.What comes next? 7, 15, 23, 31, ? (a) 40 (b) 31 (c) 39 (d) 47
- 17.What comes next? 16, 25, 36, 49, ? (a) 62 (b) 66 (c) 64 (d) 65
- 18.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 6 times table? (a) 20 (b) 30 (c) 24 (d) 36
- 19.What comes next? 5, 13, 21, 29, ? (a) 38 (b) 37 (c) 29 (d) 45
- 20.What comes next? 9, 13, 17, 21, ? (a) 25 (b) 21 (c) 29 (d) 26
- 21.What comes next? 4, 8, 16, 32, ? (a) 65 (b) 64 (c) 56 (d) 48
- 22.What comes next? 11, 14, 17, 20, ? (a) 23 (b) 24 (c) 20 (d) 26
- 23.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 8 times table? (a) 18 (b) 56 (c) 48 (d) 24
- 24.What comes next? 36, 49, 64, 81, ? (a) 101 (b) 102 (c) 100 (d) 98
- 25.What comes next? 2, 10, 18, 26, ? (a) 26 (b) 35 (c) 34 (d) 42
- 26.What comes next? 15, 19, 23, 27, ? (a) 27 (b) 32 (c) 31 (d) 35
- 27.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 7 times table? (a) 33 (b) 35 (c) 28 (d) 56
- 28.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 8 times table? (a) 32 (b) 55 (c) 40 (d) 56
- 29.What comes next? 5, 7, 9, 11, ? (a) 15 (b) 14 (c) 13 (d) 11
- 30.What comes next? 5, 11, 17, 23, ? (a) 23 (b) 29 (c) 30 (d) 35
- 31.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 4 times table? (a) 28 (b) 10 (c) 16 (d) 12
- 32.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 8 times table? (a) 72 (b) 56 (c) 32 (d) 33
- 33.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 7 times table? (a) 35 (b) 28 (c) 14 (d) 24
- 34.What comes next? 3, 6, 12, 24, ? (a) 36 (b) 42 (c) 48 (d) 49
- 35.What comes next? 12, 20, 28, 36, ? (a) 52 (b) 44 (c) 45 (d) 36
- 36.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 5 times table? (a) 20 (b) 15 (c) 41 (d) 25
- 37.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 8 times table? (a) 24 (b) 48 (c) 16 (d) 71
- 38.What comes next? 17, 21, 25, 29, ? (a) 33 (b) 34 (c) 29 (d) 37
- 39.What comes next? 18, 23, 28, 33, ? (a) 43 (b) 39 (c) 38 (d) 33
- 40.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 6 times table? (a) 24 (b) 30 (c) 40 (d) 48
Answer key
- 36
- 22
- 81
- 22
- 41
- 25
- 43
- 47
- 16
- 30
- 49
- 16
- 18
- 15
- 69
- 39
- 64
- 20
- 37
- 25
- 64
- 23
- 18
- 100
- 34
- 31
- 33
- 55
- 13
- 29
- 10
- 33
- 24
- 48
- 44
- 41
- 71
- 33
- 38
- 40
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