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) 12 (c) 14 (d) 16
- 2.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 6 times table? (a) 36 (b) 37 (c) 12 (d) 24
- 3.What comes next? 1, 4, 9, 16, ? (a) 23 (b) 26 (c) 27 (d) 25
- 4.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 7 times table? (a) 21 (b) 28 (c) 49 (d) 54
- 5.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 4 times table? (a) 14 (b) 12 (c) 28 (d) 16
- 6.What comes next? 3, 10, 17, 24, ? (a) 24 (b) 32 (c) 38 (d) 31
- 7.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 3 times table? (a) 15 (b) 22 (c) 9 (d) 6
- 8.What comes next? 2, 4, 8, 16, ? (a) 24 (b) 32 (c) 33 (d) 28
- 9.What comes next? 25, 36, 49, 64, ? (a) 79 (b) 83 (c) 82 (d) 81
- 10.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 5 times table? (a) 20 (b) 10 (c) 25 (d) 23
- 11.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 9 times table? (a) 42 (b) 81 (c) 27 (d) 54
- 12.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 6 times table? (a) 13 (b) 24 (c) 36 (d) 12
- 13.What comes next? 7, 11, 15, 19, ? (a) 27 (b) 23 (c) 24 (d) 19
- 14.What comes next? 4, 8, 16, 32, ? (a) 48 (b) 56 (c) 64 (d) 65
- 15.What comes next? 2, 7, 12, 17, ? (a) 27 (b) 17 (c) 23 (d) 22
- 16.What comes next? 4, 9, 16, 25, ? (a) 34 (b) 38 (c) 37 (d) 36
- 17.What comes next? 9, 16, 25, 36, ? (a) 50 (b) 47 (c) 51 (d) 49
- 18.What comes next? 3, 6, 12, 24, ? (a) 48 (b) 42 (c) 36 (d) 49
- 19.What comes next? 13, 19, 25, 31, ? (a) 37 (b) 38 (c) 43 (d) 31
- 20.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 3 times table? (a) 6 (b) 9 (c) 26 (d) 15
- 21.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 3 times table? (a) 15 (b) 25 (c) 18 (d) 9
- 22.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 7 times table? (a) 28 (b) 56 (c) 35 (d) 20
- 23.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 3 times table? (a) 18 (b) 12 (c) 7 (d) 21
- 24.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 3 times table? (a) 15 (b) 12 (c) 14 (d) 18
- 25.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 7 times table? (a) 37 (b) 28 (c) 21 (d) 42
- 26.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 9 times table? (a) 22 (b) 18 (c) 54 (d) 45
- 27.What comes next? 20, 27, 34, 41, ? (a) 41 (b) 55 (c) 49 (d) 48
- 28.What comes next? 18, 24, 30, 36, ? (a) 48 (b) 36 (c) 42 (d) 43
- 29.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 9 times table? (a) 45 (b) 19 (c) 18 (d) 36
- 30.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 8 times table? (a) 32 (b) 64 (c) 40 (d) 23
- 31.What comes next? 6, 9, 12, 15, ? (a) 15 (b) 19 (c) 21 (d) 18
- 32.What comes next? 10, 19, 28, 37, ? (a) 47 (b) 37 (c) 46 (d) 55
- 33.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 5 times table? (a) 15 (b) 30 (c) 35 (d) 27
- 34.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 4 times table? (a) 8 (b) 24 (c) 12 (d) 37
- 35.What comes next? 9, 12, 15, 18, ? (a) 21 (b) 18 (c) 22 (d) 24
- 36.What comes next? 5, 10, 20, 40, ? (a) 70 (b) 60 (c) 80 (d) 81
- 37.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 8 times table? (a) 56 (b) 48 (c) 79 (d) 32
- 38.What comes next? 9, 13, 17, 21, ? (a) 26 (b) 29 (c) 25 (d) 21
- 39.What comes next? 7, 15, 23, 31, ? (a) 31 (b) 40 (c) 47 (d) 39
- 40.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 4 times table? (a) 16 (b) 22 (c) 20 (d) 12
Answer key
- 16
- 37
- 25
- 54
- 14
- 31
- 22
- 32
- 81
- 23
- 42
- 13
- 23
- 64
- 22
- 36
- 49
- 48
- 37
- 26
- 25
- 20
- 7
- 14
- 37
- 22
- 48
- 42
- 19
- 23
- 18
- 46
- 27
- 37
- 21
- 80
- 79
- 25
- 39
- 22
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