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 8 times table? (a) 24 (b) 48 (c) 19 (d) 72
- 2.What comes next? 4, 9, 16, 25, ? (a) 37 (b) 38 (c) 36 (d) 34
- 3.What comes next? 1, 8, 15, 22, ? (a) 36 (b) 22 (c) 29 (d) 30
- 4.What comes next? 4, 8, 16, 32, ? (a) 65 (b) 48 (c) 56 (d) 64
- 5.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 9 times table? (a) 30 (b) 27 (c) 18 (d) 45
- 6.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 9 times table? (a) 45 (b) 54 (c) 34 (d) 27
- 7.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 6 times table? (a) 36 (b) 37 (c) 24 (d) 18
- 8.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 7 times table? (a) 14 (b) 43 (c) 35 (d) 21
- 9.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 9 times table? (a) 36 (b) 27 (c) 18 (d) 85
- 10.What comes next? 1, 4, 9, 16, ? (a) 26 (b) 27 (c) 23 (d) 25
- 11.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 4 times table? (a) 24 (b) 12 (c) 36 (d) 11
- 12.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 4 times table? (a) 32 (b) 16 (c) 30 (d) 24
- 13.What comes next? 9, 16, 25, 36, ? (a) 50 (b) 47 (c) 51 (d) 49
- 14.What comes next? 5, 10, 20, 40, ? (a) 60 (b) 81 (c) 80 (d) 70
- 15.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 9 times table? (a) 54 (b) 55 (c) 27 (d) 63
- 16.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 8 times table? (a) 40 (b) 32 (c) 77 (d) 64
- 17.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 3 times table? (a) 12 (b) 24 (c) 25 (d) 18
- 18.What comes next? 18, 20, 22, 24, ? (a) 28 (b) 27 (c) 24 (d) 26
- 19.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 7 times table? (a) 22 (b) 21 (c) 14 (d) 42
- 20.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 7 times table? (a) 14 (b) 49 (c) 17 (d) 28
- 21.What comes next? 2, 7, 12, 17, ? (a) 27 (b) 22 (c) 17 (d) 23
- 22.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 9 times table? (a) 71 (b) 63 (c) 36 (d) 45
- 23.What comes next? 1, 2, 4, 8, ? (a) 12 (b) 16 (c) 17 (d) 14
- 24.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 9 times table? (a) 36 (b) 88 (c) 72 (d) 54
- 25.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 3 times table? (a) 9 (b) 18 (c) 11 (d) 21
- 26.What comes next? 5, 13, 21, 29, ? (a) 45 (b) 29 (c) 37 (d) 38
- 27.What comes next? 16, 25, 36, 49, ? (a) 62 (b) 64 (c) 65 (d) 66
- 28.What comes next? 12, 20, 28, 36, ? (a) 45 (b) 52 (c) 44 (d) 36
- 29.What comes next? 10, 18, 26, 34, ? (a) 34 (b) 43 (c) 50 (d) 42
- 30.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 3 times table? (a) 15 (b) 12 (c) 9 (d) 13
- 31.What comes next? 10, 14, 18, 22, ? (a) 30 (b) 22 (c) 26 (d) 27
- 32.What comes next? 6, 14, 22, 30, ? (a) 30 (b) 39 (c) 46 (d) 38
- 33.What comes next? 3, 6, 12, 24, ? (a) 48 (b) 49 (c) 42 (d) 36
- 34.What comes next? 19, 22, 25, 28, ? (a) 31 (b) 34 (c) 28 (d) 32
- 35.What comes next? 10, 16, 22, 28, ? (a) 35 (b) 40 (c) 28 (d) 34
- 36.What comes next? 8, 15, 22, 29, ? (a) 43 (b) 29 (c) 37 (d) 36
- 37.What comes next? 5, 8, 11, 14, ? (a) 20 (b) 14 (c) 18 (d) 17
- 38.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 5 times table? (a) 35 (b) 15 (c) 20 (d) 29
- 39.What comes next? 19, 23, 27, 31, ? (a) 31 (b) 35 (c) 39 (d) 36
- 40.What comes next? 12, 15, 18, 21, ? (a) 27 (b) 24 (c) 21 (d) 25
Answer key
- 19
- 36
- 29
- 64
- 30
- 34
- 37
- 43
- 85
- 25
- 11
- 30
- 49
- 80
- 55
- 77
- 25
- 26
- 22
- 17
- 22
- 71
- 16
- 88
- 11
- 37
- 64
- 44
- 42
- 13
- 26
- 38
- 48
- 31
- 34
- 36
- 17
- 29
- 35
- 24
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