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 9 times table? (a) 36 (b) 69 (c) 63 (d) 27
- 2.What comes next? 1, 4, 9, 16, ? (a) 23 (b) 27 (c) 26 (d) 25
- 3.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 3 times table? (a) 17 (b) 18 (c) 15 (d) 12
- 4.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 3 times table? (a) 13 (b) 21 (c) 12 (d) 30
- 5.What comes next? 12, 16, 20, 24, ? (a) 24 (b) 28 (c) 29 (d) 32
- 6.What comes next? 25, 36, 49, 64, ? (a) 79 (b) 83 (c) 81 (d) 82
- 7.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 3 times table? (a) 6 (b) 21 (c) 10 (d) 15
- 8.What comes next? 9, 16, 25, 36, ? (a) 50 (b) 51 (c) 47 (d) 49
- 9.What comes next? 3, 6, 12, 24, ? (a) 48 (b) 36 (c) 42 (d) 49
- 10.What comes next? 4, 8, 16, 32, ? (a) 65 (b) 48 (c) 56 (d) 64
- 11.What comes next? 4, 9, 16, 25, ? (a) 38 (b) 36 (c) 34 (d) 37
- 12.What comes next? 7, 15, 23, 31, ? (a) 39 (b) 47 (c) 31 (d) 40
- 13.What comes next? 2, 4, 8, 16, ? (a) 24 (b) 28 (c) 33 (d) 32
- 14.What comes next? 18, 21, 24, 27, ? (a) 33 (b) 30 (c) 27 (d) 31
- 15.What comes next? 19, 21, 23, 25, ? (a) 29 (b) 28 (c) 27 (d) 25
- 16.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 6 times table? (a) 42 (b) 14 (c) 30 (d) 12
- 17.What comes next? 16, 25, 36, 49, ? (a) 64 (b) 65 (c) 66 (d) 62
- 18.What comes next? 14, 16, 18, 20, ? (a) 20 (b) 24 (c) 22 (d) 23
- 19.What comes next? 20, 25, 30, 35, ? (a) 41 (b) 45 (c) 40 (d) 35
- 20.What comes next? 20, 29, 38, 47, ? (a) 47 (b) 56 (c) 57 (d) 65
- 21.What comes next? 14, 18, 22, 26, ? (a) 34 (b) 26 (c) 30 (d) 31
- 22.What comes next? 5, 10, 20, 40, ? (a) 70 (b) 81 (c) 80 (d) 60
- 23.What comes next? 36, 49, 64, 81, ? (a) 98 (b) 100 (c) 101 (d) 102
- 24.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 7 times table? (a) 42 (b) 60 (c) 28 (d) 49
- 25.What comes next? 2, 8, 14, 20, ? (a) 27 (b) 20 (c) 32 (d) 26
- 26.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 6 times table? (a) 36 (b) 30 (c) 18 (d) 20
- 27.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 8 times table? (a) 52 (b) 24 (c) 32 (d) 16
- 28.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 3 times table? (a) 9 (b) 20 (c) 12 (d) 18
- 29.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 6 times table? (a) 30 (b) 46 (c) 12 (d) 36
- 30.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 7 times table? (a) 28 (b) 30 (c) 42 (d) 21
- 31.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 5 times table? (a) 35 (b) 50 (c) 20 (d) 33
- 32.What comes next? 3, 9, 15, 21, ? (a) 28 (b) 33 (c) 21 (d) 27
- 33.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 6 times table? (a) 24 (b) 48 (c) 36 (d) 25
- 34.What comes next? 2, 10, 18, 26, ? (a) 35 (b) 42 (c) 26 (d) 34
- 35.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 9 times table? (a) 90 (b) 36 (c) 23 (d) 63
- 36.What comes next? 7, 12, 17, 22, ? (a) 22 (b) 27 (c) 28 (d) 32
- 37.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 8 times table? (a) 18 (b) 56 (c) 16 (d) 40
- 38.What comes next? 7, 13, 19, 25, ? (a) 37 (b) 25 (c) 31 (d) 32
- 39.What comes next? 17, 25, 33, 41, ? (a) 50 (b) 41 (c) 57 (d) 49
- 40.What comes next? 1, 7, 13, 19, ? (a) 19 (b) 26 (c) 25 (d) 31
Answer key
- 69
- 25
- 17
- 13
- 28
- 81
- 10
- 49
- 48
- 64
- 36
- 39
- 32
- 30
- 27
- 14
- 64
- 22
- 40
- 56
- 30
- 80
- 100
- 60
- 26
- 20
- 52
- 20
- 46
- 30
- 33
- 27
- 25
- 34
- 23
- 27
- 18
- 31
- 49
- 25
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