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) 54 (b) 36 (c) 63 (d) 32
- 2.What comes next? 9, 16, 25, 36, ? (a) 51 (b) 47 (c) 50 (d) 49
- 3.What comes next? 15, 17, 19, 21, ? (a) 25 (b) 21 (c) 24 (d) 23
- 4.What comes next? 13, 16, 19, 22, ? (a) 26 (b) 25 (c) 22 (d) 28
- 5.What comes next? 17, 22, 27, 32, ? (a) 32 (b) 42 (c) 38 (d) 37
- 6.What comes next? 13, 21, 29, 37, ? (a) 45 (b) 53 (c) 37 (d) 46
- 7.What comes next? 1, 2, 4, 8, ? (a) 12 (b) 14 (c) 16 (d) 17
- 8.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 8 times table? (a) 56 (b) 57 (c) 48 (d) 32
- 9.What comes next? 15, 24, 33, 42, ? (a) 60 (b) 51 (c) 52 (d) 42
- 10.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 3 times table? (a) 21 (b) 12 (c) 15 (d) 29
- 11.What comes next? 5, 10, 20, 40, ? (a) 60 (b) 80 (c) 81 (d) 70
- 12.What comes next? 6, 12, 18, 24, ? (a) 30 (b) 36 (c) 24 (d) 31
- 13.What comes next? 36, 49, 64, 81, ? (a) 98 (b) 100 (c) 102 (d) 101
- 14.What comes next? 3, 6, 12, 24, ? (a) 42 (b) 36 (c) 49 (d) 48
- 15.What comes next? 16, 25, 36, 49, ? (a) 62 (b) 66 (c) 65 (d) 64
- 16.What comes next? 13, 19, 25, 31, ? (a) 37 (b) 31 (c) 43 (d) 38
- 17.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 4 times table? (a) 21 (b) 20 (c) 28 (d) 16
- 18.What comes next? 4, 8, 16, 32, ? (a) 65 (b) 48 (c) 56 (d) 64
- 19.What comes next? 1, 4, 9, 16, ? (a) 27 (b) 23 (c) 26 (d) 25
- 20.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 6 times table? (a) 36 (b) 34 (c) 24 (d) 12
- 21.What comes next? 4, 9, 14, 19, ? (a) 19 (b) 29 (c) 24 (d) 25
- 22.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 4 times table? (a) 28 (b) 20 (c) 38 (d) 16
- 23.What comes next? 16, 23, 30, 37, ? (a) 45 (b) 44 (c) 37 (d) 51
- 24.What comes next? 25, 36, 49, 64, ? (a) 82 (b) 79 (c) 83 (d) 81
- 25.What comes next? 1, 7, 13, 19, ? (a) 31 (b) 26 (c) 25 (d) 19
- 26.What comes next? 12, 14, 16, 18, ? (a) 21 (b) 22 (c) 18 (d) 20
- 27.What comes next? 14, 16, 18, 20, ? (a) 23 (b) 20 (c) 22 (d) 24
- 28.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 7 times table? (a) 65 (b) 14 (c) 21 (d) 28
- 29.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 9 times table? (a) 39 (b) 18 (c) 63 (d) 36
- 30.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 8 times table? (a) 75 (b) 24 (c) 40 (d) 16
- 31.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 6 times table? (a) 30 (b) 18 (c) 24 (d) 33
- 32.What comes next? 2, 4, 8, 16, ? (a) 28 (b) 33 (c) 32 (d) 24
- 33.What comes next? 10, 12, 14, 16, ? (a) 20 (b) 18 (c) 16 (d) 19
- 34.What comes next? 18, 21, 24, 27, ? (a) 27 (b) 31 (c) 30 (d) 33
- 35.What comes next? 6, 10, 14, 18, ? (a) 26 (b) 23 (c) 18 (d) 22
- 36.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 5 times table? (a) 20 (b) 10 (c) 24 (d) 35
- 37.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 9 times table? (a) 54 (b) 81 (c) 36 (d) 88
- 38.What comes next? 4, 9, 16, 25, ? (a) 36 (b) 34 (c) 38 (d) 37
- 39.What comes next? 3, 6, 9, 12, ? (a) 18 (b) 12 (c) 16 (d) 15
- 40.What comes next? 1, 10, 19, 28, ? (a) 37 (b) 28 (c) 38 (d) 46
Answer key
- 32
- 49
- 23
- 25
- 37
- 45
- 16
- 57
- 51
- 29
- 80
- 30
- 100
- 48
- 64
- 37
- 21
- 64
- 25
- 34
- 24
- 38
- 44
- 81
- 25
- 20
- 22
- 65
- 39
- 75
- 33
- 32
- 18
- 30
- 22
- 24
- 88
- 36
- 15
- 37
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