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 8 times table? (a) 64 (b) 24 (c) 45 (d) 40
- 2.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 5 times table? (a) 10 (b) 30 (c) 26 (d) 15
- 3.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 3 times table? (a) 9 (b) 15 (c) 24 (d) 10
- 4.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 4 times table? (a) 28 (b) 25 (c) 20 (d) 8
- 5.What comes next? 2, 4, 8, 16, ? (a) 28 (b) 32 (c) 24 (d) 33
- 6.What comes next? 3, 6, 12, 24, ? (a) 36 (b) 42 (c) 48 (d) 49
- 7.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 8 times table? (a) 40 (b) 16 (c) 65 (d) 24
- 8.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 8 times table? (a) 26 (b) 24 (c) 40 (d) 32
- 9.What comes next? 17, 20, 23, 26, ? (a) 29 (b) 26 (c) 30 (d) 32
- 10.What comes next? 4, 8, 16, 32, ? (a) 56 (b) 64 (c) 65 (d) 48
- 11.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 4 times table? (a) 31 (b) 24 (c) 32 (d) 12
- 12.What comes next? 25, 36, 49, 64, ? (a) 82 (b) 81 (c) 83 (d) 79
- 13.What comes next? 5, 10, 20, 40, ? (a) 70 (b) 81 (c) 60 (d) 80
- 14.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 5 times table? (a) 35 (b) 41 (c) 25 (d) 15
- 15.What comes next? 4, 6, 8, 10, ? (a) 12 (b) 10 (c) 13 (d) 14
- 16.What comes next? 17, 19, 21, 23, ? (a) 27 (b) 26 (c) 23 (d) 25
- 17.What comes next? 4, 9, 16, 25, ? (a) 34 (b) 37 (c) 38 (d) 36
- 18.What comes next? 11, 16, 21, 26, ? (a) 26 (b) 36 (c) 32 (d) 31
- 19.What comes next? 20, 22, 24, 26, ? (a) 26 (b) 30 (c) 28 (d) 29
- 20.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 6 times table? (a) 24 (b) 48 (c) 30 (d) 40
- 21.What comes next? 16, 25, 36, 49, ? (a) 62 (b) 64 (c) 66 (d) 65
- 22.What comes next? 9, 16, 25, 36, ? (a) 49 (b) 47 (c) 51 (d) 50
- 23.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 9 times table? (a) 18 (b) 39 (c) 36 (d) 54
- 24.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 3 times table? (a) 15 (b) 24 (c) 7 (d) 6
- 25.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 6 times table? (a) 18 (b) 24 (c) 13 (d) 30
- 26.What comes next? 1, 4, 9, 16, ? (a) 25 (b) 23 (c) 27 (d) 26
- 27.What comes next? 36, 49, 64, 81, ? (a) 102 (b) 98 (c) 100 (d) 101
- 28.What comes next? 14, 21, 28, 35, ? (a) 49 (b) 43 (c) 35 (d) 42
- 29.What comes next? 18, 24, 30, 36, ? (a) 48 (b) 36 (c) 43 (d) 42
- 30.What comes next? 15, 24, 33, 42, ? (a) 42 (b) 52 (c) 60 (d) 51
- 31.What comes next? 16, 23, 30, 37, ? (a) 45 (b) 37 (c) 44 (d) 51
- 32.What comes next? 1, 2, 4, 8, ? (a) 14 (b) 17 (c) 16 (d) 12
- 33.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 9 times table? (a) 27 (b) 47 (c) 36 (d) 54
- 34.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 4 times table? (a) 28 (b) 19 (c) 20 (d) 8
- 35.What comes next? 2, 6, 10, 14, ? (a) 22 (b) 18 (c) 14 (d) 19
- 36.What comes next? 18, 21, 24, 27, ? (a) 31 (b) 30 (c) 33 (d) 27
- 37.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 7 times table? (a) 35 (b) 58 (c) 28 (d) 56
- 38.What comes next? 4, 12, 20, 28, ? (a) 36 (b) 37 (c) 44 (d) 28
- 39.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 5 times table? (a) 30 (b) 25 (c) 14 (d) 15
- 40.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 6 times table? (a) 18 (b) 32 (c) 12 (d) 30
Answer key
- 45
- 26
- 10
- 25
- 32
- 48
- 65
- 26
- 29
- 64
- 31
- 81
- 80
- 41
- 12
- 25
- 36
- 31
- 28
- 40
- 64
- 49
- 39
- 7
- 13
- 25
- 100
- 42
- 42
- 51
- 44
- 16
- 47
- 19
- 18
- 30
- 58
- 36
- 14
- 32
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