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 9 times table? (a) 21 (b) 36 (c) 45 (d) 18
- 2.What comes next? 20, 27, 34, 41, ? (a) 41 (b) 49 (c) 55 (d) 48
- 3.What comes next? 18, 20, 22, 24, ? (a) 26 (b) 27 (c) 28 (d) 24
- 4.What comes next? 1, 2, 4, 8, ? (a) 17 (b) 12 (c) 16 (d) 14
- 5.What comes next? 4, 8, 16, 32, ? (a) 48 (b) 56 (c) 65 (d) 64
- 6.What comes next? 4, 9, 16, 25, ? (a) 34 (b) 38 (c) 36 (d) 37
- 7.What comes next? 7, 9, 11, 13, ? (a) 17 (b) 16 (c) 13 (d) 15
- 8.What comes next? 1, 4, 9, 16, ? (a) 26 (b) 25 (c) 27 (d) 23
- 9.What comes next? 3, 5, 7, 9, ? (a) 11 (b) 12 (c) 13 (d) 9
- 10.What comes next? 15, 17, 19, 21, ? (a) 21 (b) 25 (c) 24 (d) 23
- 11.What comes next? 11, 20, 29, 38, ? (a) 56 (b) 48 (c) 38 (d) 47
- 12.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 3 times table? (a) 6 (b) 18 (c) 12 (d) 25
- 13.What comes next? 19, 21, 23, 25, ? (a) 28 (b) 27 (c) 29 (d) 25
- 14.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 6 times table? (a) 24 (b) 60 (c) 16 (d) 42
- 15.What comes next? 36, 49, 64, 81, ? (a) 98 (b) 102 (c) 101 (d) 100
- 16.What comes next? 15, 18, 21, 24, ? (a) 28 (b) 30 (c) 24 (d) 27
- 17.What comes next? 4, 6, 8, 10, ? (a) 13 (b) 12 (c) 10 (d) 14
- 18.What comes next? 9, 17, 25, 33, ? (a) 41 (b) 33 (c) 42 (d) 49
- 19.What comes next? 7, 14, 21, 28, ? (a) 36 (b) 35 (c) 42 (d) 28
- 20.What comes next? 13, 19, 25, 31, ? (a) 43 (b) 37 (c) 31 (d) 38
- 21.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 5 times table? (a) 30 (b) 10 (c) 25 (d) 16
- 22.What comes next? 9, 16, 25, 36, ? (a) 47 (b) 50 (c) 51 (d) 49
- 23.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 4 times table? (a) 24 (b) 35 (c) 8 (d) 20
- 24.What comes next? 2, 4, 8, 16, ? (a) 24 (b) 32 (c) 33 (d) 28
- 25.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 3 times table? (a) 10 (b) 9 (c) 27 (d) 18
- 26.What comes next? 5, 14, 23, 32, ? (a) 42 (b) 41 (c) 50 (d) 32
- 27.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 6 times table? (a) 24 (b) 12 (c) 30 (d) 15
- 28.What comes next? 16, 25, 36, 49, ? (a) 64 (b) 66 (c) 62 (d) 65
- 29.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 5 times table? (a) 45 (b) 20 (c) 43 (d) 30
- 30.What comes next? 12, 18, 24, 30, ? (a) 37 (b) 30 (c) 42 (d) 36
- 31.What comes next? 5, 10, 20, 40, ? (a) 70 (b) 60 (c) 81 (d) 80
- 32.What comes next? 25, 36, 49, 64, ? (a) 82 (b) 79 (c) 81 (d) 83
- 33.What comes next? 3, 6, 12, 24, ? (a) 49 (b) 36 (c) 48 (d) 42
- 34.What comes next? 1, 5, 9, 13, ? (a) 18 (b) 13 (c) 21 (d) 17
- 35.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 5 times table? (a) 31 (b) 20 (c) 30 (d) 45
- 36.What comes next? 4, 7, 10, 13, ? (a) 17 (b) 19 (c) 13 (d) 16
- 37.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 7 times table? (a) 14 (b) 33 (c) 35 (d) 21
- 38.What comes next? 3, 9, 15, 21, ? (a) 21 (b) 27 (c) 33 (d) 28
- 39.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 6 times table? (a) 42 (b) 13 (c) 24 (d) 12
- 40.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 4 times table? (a) 16 (b) 27 (c) 8 (d) 12
Answer key
- 21
- 48
- 26
- 16
- 64
- 36
- 15
- 25
- 11
- 23
- 47
- 25
- 27
- 16
- 100
- 27
- 12
- 41
- 35
- 37
- 16
- 49
- 35
- 32
- 10
- 41
- 15
- 64
- 43
- 36
- 80
- 81
- 48
- 17
- 31
- 16
- 33
- 27
- 13
- 27
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