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? 12, 15, 18, 21, ? (a) 25 (b) 24 (c) 21 (d) 27
- 2.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 6 times table? (a) 38 (b) 42 (c) 36 (d) 18
- 3.What comes next? 7, 11, 15, 19, ? (a) 19 (b) 24 (c) 27 (d) 23
- 4.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 9 times table? (a) 54 (b) 82 (c) 27 (d) 18
- 5.What comes next? 2, 8, 14, 20, ? (a) 20 (b) 32 (c) 27 (d) 26
- 6.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 9 times table? (a) 27 (b) 45 (c) 66 (d) 36
- 7.What comes next? 19, 21, 23, 25, ? (a) 29 (b) 28 (c) 27 (d) 25
- 8.What comes next? 5, 10, 15, 20, ? (a) 26 (b) 20 (c) 30 (d) 25
- 9.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 3 times table? (a) 9 (b) 12 (c) 6 (d) 16
- 10.What comes next? 36, 49, 64, 81, ? (a) 98 (b) 101 (c) 102 (d) 100
- 11.What comes next? 16, 25, 36, 49, ? (a) 66 (b) 62 (c) 65 (d) 64
- 12.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 4 times table? (a) 24 (b) 16 (c) 8 (d) 29
- 13.What comes next? 16, 19, 22, 25, ? (a) 31 (b) 28 (c) 29 (d) 25
- 14.What comes next? 3, 6, 12, 24, ? (a) 36 (b) 49 (c) 42 (d) 48
- 15.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 8 times table? (a) 72 (b) 32 (c) 71 (d) 56
- 16.What comes next? 17, 26, 35, 44, ? (a) 53 (b) 54 (c) 62 (d) 44
- 17.What comes next? 1, 4, 9, 16, ? (a) 26 (b) 23 (c) 27 (d) 25
- 18.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 4 times table? (a) 40 (b) 16 (c) 28 (d) 33
- 19.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 8 times table? (a) 76 (b) 24 (c) 16 (d) 32
- 20.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 5 times table? (a) 41 (b) 40 (c) 25 (d) 15
- 21.What comes next? 13, 21, 29, 37, ? (a) 46 (b) 53 (c) 37 (d) 45
- 22.What comes next? 9, 16, 25, 36, ? (a) 50 (b) 47 (c) 51 (d) 49
- 23.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 6 times table? (a) 12 (b) 24 (c) 23 (d) 18
- 24.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 3 times table? (a) 12 (b) 18 (c) 24 (d) 23
- 25.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 8 times table? (a) 72 (b) 32 (c) 68 (d) 56
- 26.What comes next? 18, 26, 34, 42, ? (a) 58 (b) 42 (c) 50 (d) 51
- 27.What comes next? 4, 9, 16, 25, ? (a) 34 (b) 38 (c) 36 (d) 37
- 28.What comes next? 17, 23, 29, 35, ? (a) 47 (b) 35 (c) 42 (d) 41
- 29.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 9 times table? (a) 36 (b) 20 (c) 54 (d) 27
- 30.What comes next? 9, 18, 27, 36, ? (a) 46 (b) 54 (c) 36 (d) 45
- 31.What comes next? 25, 36, 49, 64, ? (a) 83 (b) 79 (c) 81 (d) 82
- 32.What comes next? 1, 2, 4, 8, ? (a) 17 (b) 12 (c) 14 (d) 16
- 33.What comes next? 4, 8, 16, 32, ? (a) 48 (b) 65 (c) 56 (d) 64
- 34.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 6 times table? (a) 25 (b) 42 (c) 18 (d) 24
- 35.What comes next? 7, 10, 13, 16, ? (a) 16 (b) 19 (c) 20 (d) 22
- 36.What comes next? 2, 4, 8, 16, ? (a) 28 (b) 32 (c) 33 (d) 24
- 37.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 7 times table? (a) 42 (b) 49 (c) 20 (d) 28
- 38.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 6 times table? (a) 18 (b) 39 (c) 30 (d) 36
- 39.What comes next? 14, 20, 26, 32, ? (a) 38 (b) 44 (c) 39 (d) 32
- 40.What comes next? 19, 24, 29, 34, ? (a) 34 (b) 44 (c) 40 (d) 39
Answer key
- 24
- 38
- 23
- 82
- 26
- 66
- 27
- 25
- 16
- 100
- 64
- 29
- 28
- 48
- 71
- 53
- 25
- 33
- 76
- 41
- 45
- 49
- 23
- 23
- 68
- 50
- 36
- 41
- 20
- 45
- 81
- 16
- 64
- 25
- 19
- 32
- 20
- 39
- 38
- 39
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