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