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) 27 (b) 25 (c) 26 (d) 23
- 2.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 7 times table? (a) 28 (b) 56 (c) 42 (d) 16
- 3.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 6 times table? (a) 18 (b) 48 (c) 32 (d) 30
- 4.What comes next? 2, 4, 8, 16, ? (a) 28 (b) 32 (c) 33 (d) 24
- 5.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 9 times table? (a) 54 (b) 82 (c) 81 (d) 27
- 6.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 5 times table? (a) 48 (b) 25 (c) 20 (d) 35
- 7.What comes next? 17, 22, 27, 32, ? (a) 32 (b) 42 (c) 37 (d) 38
- 8.What comes next? 15, 24, 33, 42, ? (a) 42 (b) 51 (c) 60 (d) 52
- 9.What comes next? 4, 9, 16, 25, ? (a) 34 (b) 37 (c) 36 (d) 38
- 10.What comes next? 25, 36, 49, 64, ? (a) 79 (b) 81 (c) 82 (d) 83
- 11.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 7 times table? (a) 42 (b) 28 (c) 18 (d) 21
- 12.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 7 times table? (a) 42 (b) 21 (c) 52 (d) 49
- 13.What comes next? 5, 10, 20, 40, ? (a) 60 (b) 70 (c) 81 (d) 80
- 14.What comes next? 1, 2, 4, 8, ? (a) 17 (b) 16 (c) 14 (d) 12
- 15.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 9 times table? (a) 45 (b) 65 (c) 54 (d) 18
- 16.What comes next? 5, 12, 19, 26, ? (a) 26 (b) 34 (c) 40 (d) 33
- 17.What comes next? 6, 8, 10, 12, ? (a) 12 (b) 14 (c) 16 (d) 15
- 18.What comes next? 6, 10, 14, 18, ? (a) 26 (b) 23 (c) 22 (d) 18
- 19.What comes next? 9, 16, 25, 36, ? (a) 49 (b) 51 (c) 47 (d) 50
- 20.What comes next? 1, 6, 11, 16, ? (a) 16 (b) 26 (c) 22 (d) 21
- 21.What comes next? 4, 9, 14, 19, ? (a) 29 (b) 24 (c) 25 (d) 19
- 22.What comes next? 5, 8, 11, 14, ? (a) 14 (b) 17 (c) 18 (d) 20
- 23.What comes next? 3, 6, 12, 24, ? (a) 36 (b) 42 (c) 49 (d) 48
- 24.What comes next? 2, 8, 14, 20, ? (a) 26 (b) 27 (c) 32 (d) 20
- 25.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 4 times table? (a) 16 (b) 8 (c) 35 (d) 20
- 26.What comes next? 36, 49, 64, 81, ? (a) 98 (b) 101 (c) 100 (d) 102
- 27.What comes next? 8, 11, 14, 17, ? (a) 20 (b) 23 (c) 17 (d) 21
- 28.What comes next? 4, 8, 16, 32, ? (a) 65 (b) 48 (c) 64 (d) 56
- 29.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 5 times table? (a) 40 (b) 25 (c) 10 (d) 32
- 30.What comes next? 9, 18, 27, 36, ? (a) 36 (b) 46 (c) 54 (d) 45
- 31.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 5 times table? (a) 41 (b) 20 (c) 15 (d) 30
- 32.What comes next? 17, 26, 35, 44, ? (a) 44 (b) 53 (c) 54 (d) 62
- 33.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 9 times table? (a) 45 (b) 54 (c) 26 (d) 27
- 34.What comes next? 8, 10, 12, 14, ? (a) 18 (b) 14 (c) 16 (d) 17
- 35.What comes next? 16, 25, 36, 49, ? (a) 64 (b) 62 (c) 66 (d) 65
- 36.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 6 times table? (a) 24 (b) 48 (c) 49 (d) 30
- 37.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 8 times table? (a) 48 (b) 64 (c) 32 (d) 42
- 38.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 4 times table? (a) 12 (b) 16 (c) 20 (d) 13
- 39.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 4 times table? (a) 39 (b) 20 (c) 16 (d) 24
- 40.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 6 times table? (a) 12 (b) 33 (c) 42 (d) 24
Answer key
- 25
- 16
- 32
- 32
- 82
- 48
- 37
- 51
- 36
- 81
- 18
- 52
- 80
- 16
- 65
- 33
- 14
- 22
- 49
- 21
- 24
- 17
- 48
- 26
- 35
- 100
- 20
- 64
- 32
- 45
- 41
- 53
- 26
- 16
- 64
- 49
- 42
- 13
- 39
- 33
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