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? 1, 2, 4, 8, ? (a) 17 (b) 16 (c) 14 (d) 12
- 2.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 7 times table? (a) 35 (b) 42 (c) 68 (d) 14
- 3.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 6 times table? (a) 51 (b) 42 (c) 30 (d) 18
- 4.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 4 times table? (a) 23 (b) 8 (c) 28 (d) 20
- 5.What comes next? 2, 4, 6, 8, ? (a) 11 (b) 10 (c) 12 (d) 8
- 6.What comes next? 12, 14, 16, 18, ? (a) 22 (b) 21 (c) 18 (d) 20
- 7.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 6 times table? (a) 36 (b) 12 (c) 24 (d) 52
- 8.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 7 times table? (a) 26 (b) 49 (c) 42 (d) 21
- 9.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 7 times table? (a) 57 (b) 56 (c) 14 (d) 35
- 10.What comes next? 16, 22, 28, 34, ? (a) 40 (b) 46 (c) 41 (d) 34
- 11.What comes next? 25, 36, 49, 64, ? (a) 83 (b) 81 (c) 79 (d) 82
- 12.What comes next? 8, 13, 18, 23, ? (a) 29 (b) 23 (c) 33 (d) 28
- 13.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 6 times table? (a) 36 (b) 29 (c) 24 (d) 42
- 14.What comes next? 4, 8, 16, 32, ? (a) 65 (b) 48 (c) 64 (d) 56
- 15.What comes next? 1, 4, 9, 16, ? (a) 23 (b) 27 (c) 25 (d) 26
- 16.What comes next? 17, 21, 25, 29, ? (a) 34 (b) 37 (c) 29 (d) 33
- 17.What comes next? 5, 10, 20, 40, ? (a) 70 (b) 60 (c) 80 (d) 81
- 18.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 4 times table? (a) 30 (b) 20 (c) 24 (d) 16
- 19.What comes next? 12, 21, 30, 39, ? (a) 39 (b) 48 (c) 57 (d) 49
- 20.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 4 times table? (a) 32 (b) 8 (c) 27 (d) 20
- 21.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 3 times table? (a) 6 (b) 12 (c) 11 (d) 15
- 22.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 8 times table? (a) 24 (b) 72 (c) 42 (d) 48
- 23.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 9 times table? (a) 36 (b) 27 (c) 18 (d) 75
- 24.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 6 times table? (a) 42 (b) 54 (c) 24 (d) 38
- 25.What comes next? 18, 24, 30, 36, ? (a) 36 (b) 43 (c) 42 (d) 48
- 26.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 7 times table? (a) 49 (b) 14 (c) 23 (d) 35
- 27.What comes next? 16, 25, 36, 49, ? (a) 64 (b) 65 (c) 66 (d) 62
- 28.What comes next? 2, 4, 8, 16, ? (a) 33 (b) 32 (c) 28 (d) 24
- 29.What comes next? 8, 16, 24, 32, ? (a) 41 (b) 40 (c) 48 (d) 32
- 30.What comes next? 4, 7, 10, 13, ? (a) 19 (b) 13 (c) 16 (d) 17
- 31.What comes next? 10, 16, 22, 28, ? (a) 28 (b) 35 (c) 34 (d) 40
- 32.What comes next? 9, 16, 25, 36, ? (a) 50 (b) 47 (c) 51 (d) 49
- 33.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 4 times table? (a) 32 (b) 24 (c) 16 (d) 33
- 34.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 4 times table? (a) 22 (b) 32 (c) 8 (d) 20
- 35.What comes next? 4, 9, 16, 25, ? (a) 38 (b) 36 (c) 34 (d) 37
- 36.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 9 times table? (a) 36 (b) 63 (c) 81 (d) 26
- 37.What comes next? 36, 49, 64, 81, ? (a) 100 (b) 102 (c) 101 (d) 98
- 38.What comes next? 3, 6, 12, 24, ? (a) 49 (b) 48 (c) 36 (d) 42
- 39.What comes next? 9, 17, 25, 33, ? (a) 33 (b) 41 (c) 49 (d) 42
- 40.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 6 times table? (a) 30 (b) 42 (c) 12 (d) 43
Answer key
- 16
- 68
- 51
- 23
- 10
- 20
- 52
- 26
- 57
- 40
- 81
- 28
- 29
- 64
- 25
- 33
- 80
- 30
- 48
- 27
- 11
- 42
- 75
- 38
- 42
- 23
- 64
- 32
- 40
- 16
- 34
- 49
- 33
- 22
- 36
- 26
- 100
- 48
- 41
- 43
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