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 6 times table? (a) 24 (b) 30 (c) 31 (d) 36
- 2.What comes next? 12, 15, 18, 21, ? (a) 21 (b) 25 (c) 27 (d) 24
- 3.What comes next? 18, 23, 28, 33, ? (a) 39 (b) 43 (c) 38 (d) 33
- 4.What comes next? 3, 6, 12, 24, ? (a) 36 (b) 49 (c) 42 (d) 48
- 5.What comes next? 2, 4, 8, 16, ? (a) 33 (b) 28 (c) 24 (d) 32
- 6.What comes next? 19, 26, 33, 40, ? (a) 40 (b) 48 (c) 54 (d) 47
- 7.What comes next? 14, 18, 22, 26, ? (a) 26 (b) 30 (c) 31 (d) 34
- 8.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 7 times table? (a) 66 (b) 28 (c) 35 (d) 21
- 9.What comes next? 5, 10, 20, 40, ? (a) 80 (b) 70 (c) 60 (d) 81
- 10.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 4 times table? (a) 28 (b) 16 (c) 8 (d) 13
- 11.What comes next? 4, 8, 16, 32, ? (a) 56 (b) 64 (c) 65 (d) 48
- 12.What comes next? 15, 23, 31, 39, ? (a) 39 (b) 47 (c) 48 (d) 55
- 13.What comes next? 4, 9, 16, 25, ? (a) 37 (b) 34 (c) 38 (d) 36
- 14.What comes next? 19, 24, 29, 34, ? (a) 34 (b) 40 (c) 44 (d) 39
- 15.What comes next? 18, 24, 30, 36, ? (a) 36 (b) 42 (c) 48 (d) 43
- 16.What comes next? 7, 9, 11, 13, ? (a) 17 (b) 13 (c) 16 (d) 15
- 17.What comes next? 1, 4, 7, 10, ? (a) 10 (b) 16 (c) 14 (d) 13
- 18.What comes next? 18, 21, 24, 27, ? (a) 30 (b) 31 (c) 27 (d) 33
- 19.What comes next? 25, 36, 49, 64, ? (a) 81 (b) 83 (c) 79 (d) 82
- 20.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 8 times table? (a) 80 (b) 51 (c) 32 (d) 56
- 21.What comes next? 1, 2, 4, 8, ? (a) 12 (b) 16 (c) 14 (d) 17
- 22.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 4 times table? (a) 20 (b) 21 (c) 16 (d) 12
- 23.What comes next? 1, 4, 9, 16, ? (a) 27 (b) 23 (c) 25 (d) 26
- 24.What comes next? 16, 25, 36, 49, ? (a) 62 (b) 64 (c) 65 (d) 66
- 25.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 8 times table? (a) 41 (b) 32 (c) 56 (d) 24
- 26.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 3 times table? (a) 15 (b) 9 (c) 10 (d) 12
- 27.What comes next? 36, 49, 64, 81, ? (a) 98 (b) 102 (c) 101 (d) 100
- 28.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 5 times table? (a) 10 (b) 30 (c) 27 (d) 20
- 29.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 3 times table? (a) 12 (b) 19 (c) 18 (d) 9
- 30.What comes next? 14, 23, 32, 41, ? (a) 59 (b) 41 (c) 50 (d) 51
- 31.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 5 times table? (a) 15 (b) 35 (c) 12 (d) 20
- 32.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 3 times table? (a) 18 (b) 26 (c) 24 (d) 12
- 33.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 7 times table? (a) 21 (b) 49 (c) 35 (d) 34
- 34.What comes next? 13, 16, 19, 22, ? (a) 22 (b) 26 (c) 28 (d) 25
- 35.What comes next? 9, 16, 25, 36, ? (a) 47 (b) 49 (c) 50 (d) 51
- 36.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 3 times table? (a) 12 (b) 7 (c) 15 (d) 24
- 37.What comes next? 11, 15, 19, 23, ? (a) 28 (b) 23 (c) 31 (d) 27
- 38.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 6 times table? (a) 18 (b) 36 (c) 30 (d) 16
- 39.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 7 times table? (a) 17 (b) 14 (c) 35 (d) 56
- 40.What comes next? 14, 17, 20, 23, ? (a) 27 (b) 23 (c) 29 (d) 26
Answer key
- 31
- 24
- 38
- 48
- 32
- 47
- 30
- 66
- 80
- 13
- 64
- 47
- 36
- 39
- 42
- 15
- 13
- 30
- 81
- 51
- 16
- 21
- 25
- 64
- 41
- 10
- 100
- 27
- 19
- 50
- 12
- 26
- 34
- 25
- 49
- 7
- 27
- 16
- 17
- 26
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