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 4 times table? (a) 24 (b) 12 (c) 8 (d) 17
- 2.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 4 times table? (a) 15 (b) 28 (c) 16 (d) 40
- 3.What comes next? 3, 10, 17, 24, ? (a) 38 (b) 31 (c) 24 (d) 32
- 4.What comes next? 12, 19, 26, 33, ? (a) 47 (b) 41 (c) 33 (d) 40
- 5.What comes next? 20, 27, 34, 41, ? (a) 49 (b) 55 (c) 48 (d) 41
- 6.What comes next? 7, 11, 15, 19, ? (a) 24 (b) 23 (c) 19 (d) 27
- 7.What comes next? 36, 49, 64, 81, ? (a) 98 (b) 101 (c) 102 (d) 100
- 8.What comes next? 4, 9, 16, 25, ? (a) 36 (b) 38 (c) 37 (d) 34
- 9.What comes next? 9, 16, 25, 36, ? (a) 51 (b) 50 (c) 49 (d) 47
- 10.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 3 times table? (a) 16 (b) 9 (c) 12 (d) 18
- 11.What comes next? 17, 20, 23, 26, ? (a) 30 (b) 26 (c) 29 (d) 32
- 12.What comes next? 5, 7, 9, 11, ? (a) 11 (b) 15 (c) 14 (d) 13
- 13.What comes next? 10, 13, 16, 19, ? (a) 23 (b) 25 (c) 22 (d) 19
- 14.What comes next? 25, 36, 49, 64, ? (a) 81 (b) 79 (c) 83 (d) 82
- 15.What comes next? 10, 19, 28, 37, ? (a) 47 (b) 37 (c) 46 (d) 55
- 16.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 4 times table? (a) 18 (b) 20 (c) 28 (d) 8
- 17.What comes next? 1, 2, 4, 8, ? (a) 16 (b) 17 (c) 14 (d) 12
- 18.What comes next? 5, 10, 20, 40, ? (a) 81 (b) 80 (c) 60 (d) 70
- 19.What comes next? 16, 25, 36, 49, ? (a) 64 (b) 66 (c) 62 (d) 65
- 20.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 8 times table? (a) 40 (b) 67 (c) 32 (d) 64
- 21.What comes next? 18, 26, 34, 42, ? (a) 42 (b) 51 (c) 50 (d) 58
- 22.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 9 times table? (a) 45 (b) 54 (c) 42 (d) 27
- 23.What comes next? 3, 9, 15, 21, ? (a) 27 (b) 28 (c) 33 (d) 21
- 24.What comes next? 11, 16, 21, 26, ? (a) 32 (b) 36 (c) 26 (d) 31
- 25.What comes next? 3, 6, 12, 24, ? (a) 49 (b) 36 (c) 48 (d) 42
- 26.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 6 times table? (a) 24 (b) 18 (c) 42 (d) 19
- 27.What comes next? 2, 4, 8, 16, ? (a) 33 (b) 32 (c) 24 (d) 28
- 28.What comes next? 13, 16, 19, 22, ? (a) 26 (b) 25 (c) 28 (d) 22
- 29.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 8 times table? (a) 48 (b) 79 (c) 24 (d) 40
- 30.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 3 times table? (a) 19 (b) 27 (c) 21 (d) 12
- 31.What comes next? 2, 5, 8, 11, ? (a) 14 (b) 17 (c) 11 (d) 15
- 32.What comes next? 20, 26, 32, 38, ? (a) 44 (b) 45 (c) 38 (d) 50
- 33.What comes next? 12, 17, 22, 27, ? (a) 32 (b) 37 (c) 27 (d) 33
- 34.What comes next? 4, 8, 16, 32, ? (a) 56 (b) 65 (c) 64 (d) 48
- 35.What comes next? 10, 15, 20, 25, ? (a) 30 (b) 25 (c) 31 (d) 35
- 36.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 9 times table? (a) 18 (b) 54 (c) 31 (d) 45
- 37.What comes next? 8, 11, 14, 17, ? (a) 23 (b) 21 (c) 20 (d) 17
- 38.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 4 times table? (a) 24 (b) 12 (c) 28 (d) 19
- 39.What comes next? 19, 26, 33, 40, ? (a) 54 (b) 48 (c) 47 (d) 40
- 40.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 5 times table? (a) 46 (b) 20 (c) 50 (d) 35
Answer key
- 17
- 15
- 31
- 40
- 48
- 23
- 100
- 36
- 49
- 16
- 29
- 13
- 22
- 81
- 46
- 18
- 16
- 80
- 64
- 67
- 50
- 42
- 27
- 31
- 48
- 19
- 32
- 25
- 79
- 19
- 14
- 44
- 32
- 64
- 30
- 31
- 20
- 19
- 47
- 46
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