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? 9, 16, 25, 36, ? (a) 49 (b) 47 (c) 50 (d) 51
- 2.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 8 times table? (a) 32 (b) 56 (c) 40 (d) 30
- 3.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 3 times table? (a) 12 (b) 9 (c) 25 (d) 6
- 4.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 8 times table? (a) 26 (b) 48 (c) 24 (d) 72
- 5.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 7 times table? (a) 17 (b) 42 (c) 21 (d) 14
- 6.What comes next? 4, 9, 16, 25, ? (a) 36 (b) 38 (c) 37 (d) 34
- 7.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 4 times table? (a) 32 (b) 12 (c) 13 (d) 24
- 8.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 7 times table? (a) 49 (b) 68 (c) 28 (d) 56
- 9.What comes next? 11, 16, 21, 26, ? (a) 32 (b) 31 (c) 36 (d) 26
- 10.What comes next? 5, 9, 13, 17, ? (a) 21 (b) 17 (c) 22 (d) 25
- 11.What comes next? 36, 49, 64, 81, ? (a) 101 (b) 102 (c) 98 (d) 100
- 12.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 6 times table? (a) 48 (b) 40 (c) 24 (d) 42
- 13.What comes next? 17, 20, 23, 26, ? (a) 29 (b) 32 (c) 26 (d) 30
- 14.What comes next? 2, 9, 16, 23, ? (a) 31 (b) 30 (c) 23 (d) 37
- 15.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 9 times table? (a) 27 (b) 18 (c) 36 (d) 74
- 16.What comes next? 5, 10, 20, 40, ? (a) 80 (b) 60 (c) 70 (d) 81
- 17.What comes next? 16, 25, 36, 49, ? (a) 62 (b) 66 (c) 65 (d) 64
- 18.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 6 times table? (a) 30 (b) 48 (c) 18 (d) 45
- 19.What comes next? 2, 4, 8, 16, ? (a) 33 (b) 24 (c) 28 (d) 32
- 20.What comes next? 4, 8, 12, 16, ? (a) 24 (b) 16 (c) 20 (d) 21
- 21.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 8 times table? (a) 16 (b) 40 (c) 60 (d) 48
- 22.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 6 times table? (a) 36 (b) 18 (c) 42 (d) 55
- 23.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 4 times table? (a) 24 (b) 12 (c) 32 (d) 21
- 24.What comes next? 1, 4, 9, 16, ? (a) 27 (b) 26 (c) 23 (d) 25
- 25.What comes next? 15, 23, 31, 39, ? (a) 55 (b) 39 (c) 48 (d) 47
- 26.What comes next? 1, 5, 9, 13, ? (a) 18 (b) 17 (c) 21 (d) 13
- 27.What comes next? 5, 14, 23, 32, ? (a) 50 (b) 41 (c) 42 (d) 32
- 28.What comes next? 9, 13, 17, 21, ? (a) 21 (b) 29 (c) 26 (d) 25
- 29.What comes next? 11, 20, 29, 38, ? (a) 48 (b) 56 (c) 47 (d) 38
- 30.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 6 times table? (a) 18 (b) 29 (c) 12 (d) 30
- 31.What comes next? 13, 16, 19, 22, ? (a) 25 (b) 28 (c) 26 (d) 22
- 32.What comes next? 4, 8, 16, 32, ? (a) 56 (b) 48 (c) 64 (d) 65
- 33.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 6 times table? (a) 18 (b) 30 (c) 24 (d) 28
- 34.What comes next? 1, 2, 4, 8, ? (a) 17 (b) 16 (c) 12 (d) 14
- 35.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 9 times table? (a) 63 (b) 90 (c) 36 (d) 73
- 36.What comes next? 8, 10, 12, 14, ? (a) 14 (b) 18 (c) 16 (d) 17
- 37.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 3 times table? (a) 18 (b) 15 (c) 10 (d) 6
- 38.What comes next? 14, 18, 22, 26, ? (a) 31 (b) 30 (c) 34 (d) 26
- 39.What comes next? 17, 21, 25, 29, ? (a) 34 (b) 33 (c) 37 (d) 29
- 40.What comes next? 15, 20, 25, 30, ? (a) 30 (b) 36 (c) 40 (d) 35
Answer key
- 49
- 30
- 25
- 26
- 17
- 36
- 13
- 68
- 31
- 21
- 100
- 40
- 29
- 30
- 74
- 80
- 64
- 45
- 32
- 20
- 60
- 55
- 21
- 25
- 47
- 17
- 41
- 25
- 47
- 29
- 25
- 64
- 28
- 16
- 73
- 16
- 10
- 30
- 33
- 35
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