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? 3, 6, 12, 24, ? (a) 49 (b) 42 (c) 36 (d) 48
- 2.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 4 times table? (a) 8 (b) 20 (c) 30 (d) 12
- 3.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 6 times table? (a) 46 (b) 36 (c) 18 (d) 30
- 4.What comes next? 5, 12, 19, 26, ? (a) 33 (b) 34 (c) 26 (d) 40
- 5.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 4 times table? (a) 8 (b) 16 (c) 10 (d) 12
- 6.What comes next? 16, 25, 34, 43, ? (a) 53 (b) 43 (c) 61 (d) 52
- 7.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 4 times table? (a) 13 (b) 36 (c) 28 (d) 16
- 8.What comes next? 5, 10, 20, 40, ? (a) 81 (b) 80 (c) 60 (d) 70
- 9.What comes next? 3, 6, 9, 12, ? (a) 15 (b) 12 (c) 18 (d) 16
- 10.What comes next? 9, 16, 25, 36, ? (a) 47 (b) 51 (c) 50 (d) 49
- 11.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 3 times table? (a) 12 (b) 26 (c) 21 (d) 18
- 12.What comes next? 36, 49, 64, 81, ? (a) 98 (b) 102 (c) 100 (d) 101
- 13.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 3 times table? (a) 10 (b) 27 (c) 9 (d) 18
- 14.What comes next? 4, 7, 10, 13, ? (a) 16 (b) 17 (c) 13 (d) 19
- 15.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 4 times table? (a) 12 (b) 8 (c) 9 (d) 16
- 16.What comes next? 14, 22, 30, 38, ? (a) 46 (b) 38 (c) 54 (d) 47
- 17.What comes next? 4, 8, 16, 32, ? (a) 56 (b) 48 (c) 65 (d) 64
- 18.What comes next? 4, 9, 16, 25, ? (a) 34 (b) 36 (c) 38 (d) 37
- 19.What comes next? 25, 36, 49, 64, ? (a) 83 (b) 82 (c) 79 (d) 81
- 20.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 7 times table? (a) 28 (b) 49 (c) 42 (d) 57
- 21.What comes next? 1, 4, 9, 16, ? (a) 25 (b) 26 (c) 27 (d) 23
- 22.What comes next? 16, 22, 28, 34, ? (a) 34 (b) 46 (c) 40 (d) 41
- 23.What comes next? 10, 13, 16, 19, ? (a) 23 (b) 22 (c) 25 (d) 19
- 24.What comes next? 9, 12, 15, 18, ? (a) 24 (b) 18 (c) 21 (d) 22
- 25.What comes next? 2, 4, 8, 16, ? (a) 28 (b) 24 (c) 32 (d) 33
- 26.What comes next? 18, 23, 28, 33, ? (a) 38 (b) 33 (c) 39 (d) 43
- 27.What comes next? 11, 13, 15, 17, ? (a) 21 (b) 19 (c) 20 (d) 17
- 28.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 9 times table? (a) 27 (b) 36 (c) 46 (d) 63
- 29.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 5 times table? (a) 35 (b) 20 (c) 33 (d) 40
- 30.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 4 times table? (a) 16 (b) 12 (c) 15 (d) 20
- 31.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 5 times table? (a) 30 (b) 35 (c) 46 (d) 15
- 32.What comes next? 16, 18, 20, 22, ? (a) 22 (b) 24 (c) 26 (d) 25
- 33.What comes next? 2, 4, 6, 8, ? (a) 8 (b) 10 (c) 12 (d) 11
- 34.What comes next? 20, 26, 32, 38, ? (a) 44 (b) 50 (c) 38 (d) 45
- 35.What comes next? 19, 22, 25, 28, ? (a) 31 (b) 34 (c) 28 (d) 32
- 36.What comes next? 1, 6, 11, 16, ? (a) 26 (b) 21 (c) 16 (d) 22
- 37.What comes next? 18, 24, 30, 36, ? (a) 43 (b) 42 (c) 48 (d) 36
- 38.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 5 times table? (a) 25 (b) 15 (c) 40 (d) 34
- 39.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 8 times table? (a) 64 (b) 48 (c) 32 (d) 21
- 40.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 3 times table? (a) 17 (b) 21 (c) 15 (d) 12
Answer key
- 48
- 30
- 46
- 33
- 10
- 52
- 13
- 80
- 15
- 49
- 26
- 100
- 10
- 16
- 9
- 46
- 64
- 36
- 81
- 57
- 25
- 40
- 22
- 21
- 32
- 38
- 19
- 46
- 33
- 15
- 46
- 24
- 10
- 44
- 31
- 21
- 42
- 34
- 21
- 17
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