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) 20 (b) 12 (c) 38 (d) 28
- 2.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 8 times table? (a) 40 (b) 32 (c) 24 (d) 66
- 3.What comes next? 18, 21, 24, 27, ? (a) 33 (b) 30 (c) 27 (d) 31
- 4.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 9 times table? (a) 36 (b) 30 (c) 72 (d) 63
- 5.What comes next? 2, 4, 8, 16, ? (a) 33 (b) 28 (c) 32 (d) 24
- 6.What comes next? 4, 8, 16, 32, ? (a) 64 (b) 65 (c) 56 (d) 48
- 7.What comes next? 5, 13, 21, 29, ? (a) 29 (b) 45 (c) 38 (d) 37
- 8.What comes next? 3, 6, 12, 24, ? (a) 48 (b) 36 (c) 49 (d) 42
- 9.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 6 times table? (a) 12 (b) 36 (c) 18 (d) 19
- 10.What comes next? 4, 9, 16, 25, ? (a) 37 (b) 34 (c) 36 (d) 38
- 11.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 7 times table? (a) 21 (b) 46 (c) 28 (d) 35
- 12.What comes next? 7, 14, 21, 28, ? (a) 42 (b) 28 (c) 36 (d) 35
- 13.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 8 times table? (a) 34 (b) 56 (c) 80 (d) 32
- 14.What comes next? 16, 23, 30, 37, ? (a) 51 (b) 44 (c) 45 (d) 37
- 15.What comes next? 5, 10, 20, 40, ? (a) 60 (b) 81 (c) 70 (d) 80
- 16.What comes next? 10, 12, 14, 16, ? (a) 20 (b) 18 (c) 19 (d) 16
- 17.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 8 times table? (a) 32 (b) 69 (c) 48 (d) 40
- 18.What comes next? 4, 11, 18, 25, ? (a) 39 (b) 25 (c) 33 (d) 32
- 19.What comes next? 1, 2, 4, 8, ? (a) 12 (b) 14 (c) 17 (d) 16
- 20.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 6 times table? (a) 28 (b) 42 (c) 60 (d) 24
- 21.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 5 times table? (a) 13 (b) 20 (c) 25 (d) 15
- 22.What comes next? 1, 4, 9, 16, ? (a) 23 (b) 26 (c) 27 (d) 25
- 23.What comes next? 9, 16, 25, 36, ? (a) 50 (b) 51 (c) 49 (d) 47
- 24.What comes next? 10, 18, 26, 34, ? (a) 50 (b) 34 (c) 43 (d) 42
- 25.What comes next? 19, 26, 33, 40, ? (a) 47 (b) 48 (c) 40 (d) 54
- 26.What comes next? 4, 10, 16, 22, ? (a) 22 (b) 34 (c) 28 (d) 29
- 27.What comes next? 15, 23, 31, 39, ? (a) 39 (b) 55 (c) 47 (d) 48
- 28.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 7 times table? (a) 21 (b) 42 (c) 14 (d) 36
- 29.What comes next? 6, 13, 20, 27, ? (a) 41 (b) 27 (c) 34 (d) 35
- 30.What comes next? 20, 28, 36, 44, ? (a) 44 (b) 60 (c) 52 (d) 53
- 31.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 9 times table? (a) 40 (b) 36 (c) 45 (d) 72
- 32.What comes next? 13, 21, 29, 37, ? (a) 53 (b) 46 (c) 45 (d) 37
- 33.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 6 times table? (a) 18 (b) 16 (c) 36 (d) 48
- 34.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 6 times table? (a) 18 (b) 24 (c) 30 (d) 53
- 35.What comes next? 36, 49, 64, 81, ? (a) 100 (b) 102 (c) 98 (d) 101
- 36.What comes next? 4, 8, 12, 16, ? (a) 21 (b) 24 (c) 16 (d) 20
- 37.What comes next? 2, 11, 20, 29, ? (a) 38 (b) 47 (c) 39 (d) 29
- 38.What comes next? 14, 22, 30, 38, ? (a) 38 (b) 47 (c) 46 (d) 54
- 39.What comes next? 12, 21, 30, 39, ? (a) 39 (b) 48 (c) 57 (d) 49
- 40.What comes next? 3, 6, 9, 12, ? (a) 12 (b) 16 (c) 15 (d) 18
Answer key
- 38
- 66
- 30
- 30
- 32
- 64
- 37
- 48
- 19
- 36
- 46
- 35
- 34
- 44
- 80
- 18
- 69
- 32
- 16
- 28
- 13
- 25
- 49
- 42
- 47
- 28
- 47
- 36
- 34
- 52
- 40
- 45
- 16
- 53
- 100
- 20
- 38
- 46
- 48
- 15
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