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 5 times table? (a) 15 (b) 20 (c) 10 (d) 12
- 2.What comes next? 4, 9, 16, 25, ? (a) 36 (b) 37 (c) 34 (d) 38
- 3.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 6 times table? (a) 55 (b) 30 (c) 36 (d) 12
- 4.What comes next? 16, 18, 20, 22, ? (a) 25 (b) 26 (c) 24 (d) 22
- 5.What comes next? 16, 25, 36, 49, ? (a) 66 (b) 64 (c) 62 (d) 65
- 6.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 4 times table? (a) 12 (b) 8 (c) 17 (d) 24
- 7.What comes next? 9, 16, 25, 36, ? (a) 47 (b) 49 (c) 50 (d) 51
- 8.What comes next? 10, 19, 28, 37, ? (a) 37 (b) 47 (c) 55 (d) 46
- 9.What comes next? 1, 4, 9, 16, ? (a) 25 (b) 27 (c) 26 (d) 23
- 10.What comes next? 1, 2, 4, 8, ? (a) 14 (b) 12 (c) 16 (d) 17
- 11.What comes next? 2, 5, 8, 11, ? (a) 11 (b) 15 (c) 17 (d) 14
- 12.What comes next? 18, 20, 22, 24, ? (a) 24 (b) 28 (c) 26 (d) 27
- 13.What comes next? 4, 8, 12, 16, ? (a) 16 (b) 20 (c) 24 (d) 21
- 14.What comes next? 19, 24, 29, 34, ? (a) 40 (b) 44 (c) 34 (d) 39
- 15.What comes next? 17, 22, 27, 32, ? (a) 38 (b) 37 (c) 32 (d) 42
- 16.What comes next? 3, 6, 12, 24, ? (a) 42 (b) 36 (c) 49 (d) 48
- 17.What comes next? 2, 6, 10, 14, ? (a) 14 (b) 18 (c) 22 (d) 19
- 18.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 7 times table? (a) 42 (b) 35 (c) 28 (d) 20
- 19.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 8 times table? (a) 40 (b) 56 (c) 24 (d) 62
- 20.What comes next? 6, 12, 18, 24, ? (a) 24 (b) 36 (c) 31 (d) 30
- 21.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 5 times table? (a) 30 (b) 45 (c) 20 (d) 26
- 22.What comes next? 25, 36, 49, 64, ? (a) 81 (b) 79 (c) 82 (d) 83
- 23.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 8 times table? (a) 40 (b) 56 (c) 24 (d) 79
- 24.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 8 times table? (a) 44 (b) 16 (c) 48 (d) 40
- 25.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 6 times table? (a) 36 (b) 48 (c) 24 (d) 35
- 26.What comes next? 5, 10, 20, 40, ? (a) 81 (b) 80 (c) 70 (d) 60
- 27.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 7 times table? (a) 49 (b) 70 (c) 28 (d) 31
- 28.What comes next? 4, 7, 10, 13, ? (a) 16 (b) 13 (c) 17 (d) 19
- 29.What comes next? 2, 4, 8, 16, ? (a) 24 (b) 32 (c) 28 (d) 33
- 30.What comes next? 18, 25, 32, 39, ? (a) 46 (b) 53 (c) 47 (d) 39
- 31.What comes next? 20, 28, 36, 44, ? (a) 52 (b) 60 (c) 44 (d) 53
- 32.What comes next? 3, 9, 15, 21, ? (a) 33 (b) 27 (c) 21 (d) 28
- 33.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 9 times table? (a) 27 (b) 39 (c) 36 (d) 18
- 34.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 8 times table? (a) 16 (b) 56 (c) 29 (d) 40
- 35.What comes next? 9, 16, 23, 30, ? (a) 30 (b) 38 (c) 37 (d) 44
- 36.What comes next? 11, 13, 15, 17, ? (a) 20 (b) 21 (c) 17 (d) 19
- 37.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 4 times table? (a) 24 (b) 12 (c) 20 (d) 9
- 38.What comes next? 12, 15, 18, 21, ? (a) 21 (b) 27 (c) 24 (d) 25
- 39.What comes next? 36, 49, 64, 81, ? (a) 98 (b) 102 (c) 100 (d) 101
- 40.What comes next? 11, 20, 29, 38, ? (a) 47 (b) 56 (c) 48 (d) 38
Answer key
- 12
- 36
- 55
- 24
- 64
- 17
- 49
- 46
- 25
- 16
- 14
- 26
- 20
- 39
- 37
- 48
- 18
- 20
- 62
- 30
- 26
- 81
- 79
- 44
- 35
- 80
- 31
- 16
- 32
- 46
- 52
- 27
- 39
- 29
- 37
- 19
- 9
- 24
- 100
- 47
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