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, 4, 9, 16, ? (a) 23 (b) 27 (c) 25 (d) 26
- 2.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 5 times table? (a) 28 (b) 30 (c) 15 (d) 10
- 3.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 6 times table? (a) 42 (b) 24 (c) 44 (d) 60
- 4.What comes next? 1, 10, 19, 28, ? (a) 46 (b) 28 (c) 38 (d) 37
- 5.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 4 times table? (a) 16 (b) 18 (c) 32 (d) 24
- 6.What comes next? 3, 12, 21, 30, ? (a) 39 (b) 48 (c) 30 (d) 40
- 7.What comes next? 36, 49, 64, 81, ? (a) 100 (b) 101 (c) 98 (d) 102
- 8.What comes next? 2, 4, 8, 16, ? (a) 28 (b) 32 (c) 33 (d) 24
- 9.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 7 times table? (a) 28 (b) 16 (c) 63 (d) 42
- 10.What comes next? 3, 6, 12, 24, ? (a) 49 (b) 36 (c) 42 (d) 48
- 11.What comes next? 7, 10, 13, 16, ? (a) 20 (b) 19 (c) 16 (d) 22
- 12.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 7 times table? (a) 38 (b) 21 (c) 42 (d) 14
- 13.What comes next? 16, 19, 22, 25, ? (a) 31 (b) 25 (c) 29 (d) 28
- 14.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 6 times table? (a) 12 (b) 36 (c) 24 (d) 52
- 15.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 3 times table? (a) 18 (b) 21 (c) 16 (d) 12
- 16.What comes next? 6, 11, 16, 21, ? (a) 27 (b) 31 (c) 21 (d) 26
- 17.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 3 times table? (a) 9 (b) 25 (c) 12 (d) 18
- 18.What comes next? 2, 7, 12, 17, ? (a) 23 (b) 27 (c) 17 (d) 22
- 19.What comes next? 20, 29, 38, 47, ? (a) 65 (b) 47 (c) 56 (d) 57
- 20.What comes next? 18, 25, 32, 39, ? (a) 39 (b) 53 (c) 47 (d) 46
- 21.What comes next? 14, 16, 18, 20, ? (a) 23 (b) 20 (c) 24 (d) 22
- 22.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 4 times table? (a) 20 (b) 8 (c) 12 (d) 23
- 23.What comes next? 20, 27, 34, 41, ? (a) 55 (b) 41 (c) 49 (d) 48
- 24.What comes next? 4, 9, 16, 25, ? (a) 36 (b) 34 (c) 38 (d) 37
- 25.What comes next? 17, 20, 23, 26, ? (a) 30 (b) 32 (c) 29 (d) 26
- 26.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 3 times table? (a) 18 (b) 12 (c) 11 (d) 24
- 27.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 3 times table? (a) 6 (b) 12 (c) 9 (d) 7
- 28.What comes next? 19, 27, 35, 43, ? (a) 59 (b) 51 (c) 43 (d) 52
- 29.What comes next? 5, 10, 20, 40, ? (a) 60 (b) 70 (c) 81 (d) 80
- 30.What comes next? 4, 8, 16, 32, ? (a) 65 (b) 48 (c) 56 (d) 64
- 31.What comes next? 19, 24, 29, 34, ? (a) 44 (b) 39 (c) 34 (d) 40
- 32.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 5 times table? (a) 36 (b) 25 (c) 20 (d) 15
- 33.What comes next? 1, 2, 4, 8, ? (a) 17 (b) 12 (c) 14 (d) 16
- 34.What comes next? 9, 16, 25, 36, ? (a) 49 (b) 51 (c) 50 (d) 47
- 35.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 4 times table? (a) 25 (b) 20 (c) 24 (d) 12
- 36.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 6 times table? (a) 30 (b) 36 (c) 15 (d) 12
- 37.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 6 times table? (a) 18 (b) 42 (c) 31 (d) 36
- 38.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 5 times table? (a) 20 (b) 16 (c) 10 (d) 35
- 39.What comes next? 17, 21, 25, 29, ? (a) 34 (b) 33 (c) 29 (d) 37
- 40.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 5 times table? (a) 33 (b) 15 (c) 35 (d) 30
Answer key
- 25
- 28
- 44
- 37
- 18
- 39
- 100
- 32
- 16
- 48
- 19
- 38
- 28
- 52
- 16
- 26
- 25
- 22
- 56
- 46
- 22
- 23
- 48
- 36
- 29
- 11
- 7
- 51
- 80
- 64
- 39
- 36
- 16
- 49
- 25
- 15
- 31
- 16
- 33
- 33
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