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 5 times table? (a) 20 (b) 35 (c) 50 (d) 16
- 2.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 4 times table? (a) 28 (b) 12 (c) 24 (d) 26
- 3.What comes next? 15, 23, 31, 39, ? (a) 39 (b) 55 (c) 47 (d) 48
- 4.What comes next? 25, 36, 49, 64, ? (a) 82 (b) 79 (c) 83 (d) 81
- 5.What comes next? 1, 4, 9, 16, ? (a) 27 (b) 25 (c) 26 (d) 23
- 6.What comes next? 1, 7, 13, 19, ? (a) 25 (b) 31 (c) 19 (d) 26
- 7.What comes next? 8, 12, 16, 20, ? (a) 28 (b) 25 (c) 20 (d) 24
- 8.What comes next? 9, 16, 25, 36, ? (a) 50 (b) 47 (c) 49 (d) 51
- 9.What comes next? 8, 13, 18, 23, ? (a) 23 (b) 33 (c) 29 (d) 28
- 10.What comes next? 4, 8, 16, 32, ? (a) 64 (b) 56 (c) 65 (d) 48
- 11.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 6 times table? (a) 18 (b) 39 (c) 30 (d) 24
- 12.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 9 times table? (a) 18 (b) 45 (c) 61 (d) 36
- 13.What comes next? 16, 25, 36, 49, ? (a) 64 (b) 62 (c) 66 (d) 65
- 14.What comes next? 4, 9, 16, 25, ? (a) 34 (b) 38 (c) 37 (d) 36
- 15.What comes next? 19, 25, 31, 37, ? (a) 49 (b) 44 (c) 37 (d) 43
- 16.What comes next? 18, 26, 34, 42, ? (a) 58 (b) 51 (c) 50 (d) 42
- 17.What comes next? 20, 27, 34, 41, ? (a) 48 (b) 41 (c) 55 (d) 49
- 18.What comes next? 5, 10, 20, 40, ? (a) 70 (b) 81 (c) 80 (d) 60
- 19.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 7 times table? (a) 14 (b) 21 (c) 17 (d) 42
- 20.What comes next? 1, 2, 4, 8, ? (a) 16 (b) 14 (c) 17 (d) 12
- 21.What comes next? 3, 5, 7, 9, ? (a) 9 (b) 11 (c) 13 (d) 12
- 22.What comes next? 19, 22, 25, 28, ? (a) 34 (b) 28 (c) 31 (d) 32
- 23.What comes next? 2, 8, 14, 20, ? (a) 26 (b) 27 (c) 20 (d) 32
- 24.What comes next? 8, 14, 20, 26, ? (a) 32 (b) 38 (c) 26 (d) 33
- 25.What comes next? 2, 4, 8, 16, ? (a) 32 (b) 28 (c) 24 (d) 33
- 26.What comes next? 12, 18, 24, 30, ? (a) 36 (b) 30 (c) 37 (d) 42
- 27.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 6 times table? (a) 12 (b) 42 (c) 20 (d) 30
- 28.What comes next? 7, 12, 17, 22, ? (a) 22 (b) 32 (c) 28 (d) 27
- 29.What comes next? 9, 15, 21, 27, ? (a) 34 (b) 39 (c) 27 (d) 33
- 30.What comes next? 2, 6, 10, 14, ? (a) 22 (b) 18 (c) 19 (d) 14
- 31.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 7 times table? (a) 21 (b) 56 (c) 42 (d) 45
- 32.What comes next? 12, 21, 30, 39, ? (a) 57 (b) 39 (c) 48 (d) 49
- 33.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 4 times table? (a) 8 (b) 16 (c) 13 (d) 24
- 34.What comes next? 5, 10, 15, 20, ? (a) 20 (b) 26 (c) 30 (d) 25
- 35.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 9 times table? (a) 36 (b) 72 (c) 45 (d) 77
- 36.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 4 times table? (a) 12 (b) 28 (c) 10 (d) 20
- 37.What comes next? 7, 16, 25, 34, ? (a) 34 (b) 44 (c) 43 (d) 52
- 38.What comes next? 12, 17, 22, 27, ? (a) 32 (b) 27 (c) 37 (d) 33
- 39.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 3 times table? (a) 29 (b) 12 (c) 21 (d) 15
- 40.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 4 times table? (a) 20 (b) 24 (c) 16 (d) 38
Answer key
- 16
- 26
- 47
- 81
- 25
- 25
- 24
- 49
- 28
- 64
- 39
- 61
- 64
- 36
- 43
- 50
- 48
- 80
- 17
- 16
- 11
- 31
- 26
- 32
- 32
- 36
- 20
- 27
- 33
- 18
- 45
- 48
- 13
- 25
- 77
- 10
- 43
- 32
- 29
- 38
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