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? 8, 17, 26, 35, ? (a) 35 (b) 44 (c) 45 (d) 53
- 2.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 6 times table? (a) 15 (b) 18 (c) 42 (d) 30
- 3.What comes next? 9, 16, 25, 36, ? (a) 51 (b) 50 (c) 47 (d) 49
- 4.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 6 times table? (a) 36 (b) 24 (c) 12 (d) 41
- 5.What comes next? 4, 9, 16, 25, ? (a) 37 (b) 34 (c) 36 (d) 38
- 6.What comes next? 1, 2, 4, 8, ? (a) 16 (b) 12 (c) 17 (d) 14
- 7.What comes next? 20, 29, 38, 47, ? (a) 65 (b) 56 (c) 47 (d) 57
- 8.What comes next? 5, 10, 20, 40, ? (a) 81 (b) 70 (c) 80 (d) 60
- 9.What comes next? 4, 12, 20, 28, ? (a) 37 (b) 36 (c) 44 (d) 28
- 10.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 6 times table? (a) 52 (b) 36 (c) 30 (d) 12
- 11.What comes next? 5, 7, 9, 11, ? (a) 11 (b) 13 (c) 14 (d) 15
- 12.What comes next? 3, 6, 12, 24, ? (a) 42 (b) 49 (c) 48 (d) 36
- 13.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 9 times table? (a) 36 (b) 57 (c) 27 (d) 54
- 14.What comes next? 15, 18, 21, 24, ? (a) 30 (b) 24 (c) 27 (d) 28
- 15.What comes next? 2, 4, 8, 16, ? (a) 24 (b) 28 (c) 32 (d) 33
- 16.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 4 times table? (a) 24 (b) 8 (c) 20 (d) 26
- 17.What comes next? 4, 8, 16, 32, ? (a) 48 (b) 56 (c) 64 (d) 65
- 18.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 8 times table? (a) 32 (b) 56 (c) 24 (d) 51
- 19.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 3 times table? (a) 18 (b) 9 (c) 23 (d) 6
- 20.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 7 times table? (a) 42 (b) 21 (c) 15 (d) 28
- 21.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 4 times table? (a) 32 (b) 10 (c) 20 (d) 16
- 22.What comes next? 25, 36, 49, 64, ? (a) 79 (b) 81 (c) 83 (d) 82
- 23.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 8 times table? (a) 64 (b) 37 (c) 16 (d) 40
- 24.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 8 times table? (a) 16 (b) 40 (c) 49 (d) 64
- 25.What comes next? 6, 12, 18, 24, ? (a) 36 (b) 30 (c) 31 (d) 24
- 26.What comes next? 16, 25, 36, 49, ? (a) 65 (b) 62 (c) 66 (d) 64
- 27.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 5 times table? (a) 25 (b) 46 (c) 15 (d) 30
- 28.What comes next? 1, 5, 9, 13, ? (a) 18 (b) 13 (c) 21 (d) 17
- 29.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 5 times table? (a) 25 (b) 47 (c) 35 (d) 15
- 30.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 8 times table? (a) 48 (b) 24 (c) 64 (d) 67
- 31.What comes next? 2, 8, 14, 20, ? (a) 27 (b) 20 (c) 32 (d) 26
- 32.What comes next? 1, 4, 9, 16, ? (a) 27 (b) 25 (c) 23 (d) 26
- 33.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 8 times table? (a) 56 (b) 48 (c) 31 (d) 24
- 34.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 3 times table? (a) 27 (b) 21 (c) 20 (d) 12
- 35.What comes next? 16, 19, 22, 25, ? (a) 29 (b) 25 (c) 31 (d) 28
- 36.What comes next? 36, 49, 64, 81, ? (a) 102 (b) 98 (c) 100 (d) 101
- 37.What comes next? 7, 10, 13, 16, ? (a) 16 (b) 22 (c) 19 (d) 20
- 38.What comes next? 9, 18, 27, 36, ? (a) 45 (b) 54 (c) 36 (d) 46
- 39.What comes next? 7, 16, 25, 34, ? (a) 34 (b) 43 (c) 44 (d) 52
- 40.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 4 times table? (a) 36 (b) 16 (c) 30 (d) 24
Answer key
- 44
- 15
- 49
- 41
- 36
- 16
- 56
- 80
- 36
- 52
- 13
- 48
- 57
- 27
- 32
- 26
- 64
- 51
- 23
- 15
- 10
- 81
- 37
- 49
- 30
- 64
- 46
- 17
- 47
- 67
- 26
- 25
- 31
- 20
- 28
- 100
- 19
- 45
- 43
- 30
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