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 7 times table? (a) 21 (b) 35 (c) 14 (d) 48
- 2.What comes next? 4, 8, 16, 32, ? (a) 56 (b) 48 (c) 64 (d) 65
- 3.What comes next? 4, 9, 16, 25, ? (a) 38 (b) 36 (c) 37 (d) 34
- 4.What comes next? 9, 16, 25, 36, ? (a) 50 (b) 49 (c) 51 (d) 47
- 5.What comes next? 1, 2, 4, 8, ? (a) 14 (b) 12 (c) 16 (d) 17
- 6.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 8 times table? (a) 56 (b) 32 (c) 53 (d) 72
- 7.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 9 times table? (a) 54 (b) 27 (c) 78 (d) 18
- 8.What comes next? 16, 25, 36, 49, ? (a) 66 (b) 65 (c) 62 (d) 64
- 9.What comes next? 10, 19, 28, 37, ? (a) 47 (b) 46 (c) 37 (d) 55
- 10.What comes next? 6, 10, 14, 18, ? (a) 26 (b) 18 (c) 22 (d) 23
- 11.What comes next? 5, 7, 9, 11, ? (a) 13 (b) 14 (c) 15 (d) 11
- 12.What comes next? 25, 36, 49, 64, ? (a) 83 (b) 82 (c) 81 (d) 79
- 13.What comes next? 20, 27, 34, 41, ? (a) 49 (b) 48 (c) 55 (d) 41
- 14.What comes next? 2, 4, 8, 16, ? (a) 24 (b) 28 (c) 33 (d) 32
- 15.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 6 times table? (a) 24 (b) 54 (c) 23 (d) 36
- 16.What comes next? 4, 7, 10, 13, ? (a) 13 (b) 19 (c) 17 (d) 16
- 17.What comes next? 8, 17, 26, 35, ? (a) 53 (b) 45 (c) 35 (d) 44
- 18.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 5 times table? (a) 13 (b) 30 (c) 15 (d) 10
- 19.What comes next? 3, 11, 19, 27, ? (a) 36 (b) 27 (c) 35 (d) 43
- 20.What comes next? 17, 25, 33, 41, ? (a) 57 (b) 50 (c) 41 (d) 49
- 21.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 9 times table? (a) 72 (b) 63 (c) 36 (d) 58
- 22.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 4 times table? (a) 24 (b) 21 (c) 28 (d) 12
- 23.What comes next? 4, 8, 12, 16, ? (a) 20 (b) 16 (c) 21 (d) 24
- 24.What comes next? 5, 10, 20, 40, ? (a) 70 (b) 60 (c) 80 (d) 81
- 25.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 8 times table? (a) 16 (b) 54 (c) 48 (d) 40
- 26.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 9 times table? (a) 27 (b) 54 (c) 76 (d) 36
- 27.What comes next? 36, 49, 64, 81, ? (a) 101 (b) 100 (c) 102 (d) 98
- 28.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 6 times table? (a) 18 (b) 38 (c) 42 (d) 36
- 29.What comes next? 9, 13, 17, 21, ? (a) 21 (b) 29 (c) 26 (d) 25
- 30.What comes next? 3, 6, 12, 24, ? (a) 48 (b) 42 (c) 36 (d) 49
- 31.What comes next? 17, 20, 23, 26, ? (a) 32 (b) 26 (c) 29 (d) 30
- 32.What comes next? 6, 8, 10, 12, ? (a) 15 (b) 14 (c) 16 (d) 12
- 33.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 8 times table? (a) 77 (b) 64 (c) 40 (d) 32
- 34.What comes next? 1, 4, 9, 16, ? (a) 27 (b) 25 (c) 26 (d) 23
- 35.What comes next? 1, 9, 17, 25, ? (a) 41 (b) 25 (c) 34 (d) 33
- 36.What comes next? 14, 16, 18, 20, ? (a) 20 (b) 22 (c) 24 (d) 23
- 37.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 4 times table? (a) 36 (b) 39 (c) 28 (d) 16
- 38.What comes next? 16, 24, 32, 40, ? (a) 56 (b) 40 (c) 48 (d) 49
- 39.What comes next? 14, 18, 22, 26, ? (a) 34 (b) 26 (c) 30 (d) 31
- 40.What comes next? 11, 20, 29, 38, ? (a) 38 (b) 56 (c) 48 (d) 47
Answer key
- 48
- 64
- 36
- 49
- 16
- 53
- 78
- 64
- 46
- 22
- 13
- 81
- 48
- 32
- 23
- 16
- 44
- 13
- 35
- 49
- 58
- 21
- 20
- 80
- 54
- 76
- 100
- 38
- 25
- 48
- 29
- 14
- 77
- 25
- 33
- 22
- 39
- 48
- 30
- 47
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