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) 26 (b) 21 (c) 56 (d) 35
- 2.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 8 times table? (a) 16 (b) 74 (c) 40 (d) 32
- 3.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 4 times table? (a) 35 (b) 24 (c) 28 (d) 12
- 4.What comes next? 14, 21, 28, 35, ? (a) 49 (b) 35 (c) 43 (d) 42
- 5.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 8 times table? (a) 48 (b) 51 (c) 32 (d) 24
- 6.What comes next? 3, 8, 13, 18, ? (a) 18 (b) 24 (c) 23 (d) 28
- 7.What comes next? 36, 49, 64, 81, ? (a) 102 (b) 100 (c) 101 (d) 98
- 8.What comes next? 3, 6, 12, 24, ? (a) 49 (b) 42 (c) 36 (d) 48
- 9.What comes next? 5, 10, 20, 40, ? (a) 70 (b) 80 (c) 81 (d) 60
- 10.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 7 times table? (a) 42 (b) 35 (c) 21 (d) 29
- 11.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 7 times table? (a) 14 (b) 21 (c) 33 (d) 35
- 12.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 7 times table? (a) 35 (b) 65 (c) 21 (d) 42
- 13.What comes next? 9, 16, 25, 36, ? (a) 49 (b) 47 (c) 51 (d) 50
- 14.What comes next? 25, 36, 49, 64, ? (a) 81 (b) 79 (c) 82 (d) 83
- 15.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 8 times table? (a) 48 (b) 56 (c) 20 (d) 32
- 16.What comes next? 1, 6, 11, 16, ? (a) 16 (b) 26 (c) 22 (d) 21
- 17.What comes next? 16, 25, 36, 49, ? (a) 64 (b) 66 (c) 65 (d) 62
- 18.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 8 times table? (a) 56 (b) 32 (c) 80 (d) 42
- 19.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 3 times table? (a) 15 (b) 9 (c) 6 (d) 17
- 20.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 9 times table? (a) 18 (b) 47 (c) 45 (d) 36
- 21.What comes next? 1, 2, 4, 8, ? (a) 14 (b) 12 (c) 17 (d) 16
- 22.What comes next? 11, 17, 23, 29, ? (a) 29 (b) 36 (c) 35 (d) 41
- 23.What comes next? 6, 8, 10, 12, ? (a) 15 (b) 16 (c) 12 (d) 14
- 24.What comes next? 20, 22, 24, 26, ? (a) 28 (b) 29 (c) 30 (d) 26
- 25.What comes next? 4, 9, 16, 25, ? (a) 34 (b) 38 (c) 36 (d) 37
- 26.What comes next? 8, 12, 16, 20, ? (a) 20 (b) 28 (c) 24 (d) 25
- 27.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 5 times table? (a) 48 (b) 20 (c) 25 (d) 35
- 28.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 3 times table? (a) 10 (b) 15 (c) 12 (d) 24
- 29.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 3 times table? (a) 6 (b) 9 (c) 15 (d) 16
- 30.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 4 times table? (a) 14 (b) 28 (c) 36 (d) 16
- 31.What comes next? 11, 19, 27, 35, ? (a) 44 (b) 51 (c) 43 (d) 35
- 32.What comes next? 7, 10, 13, 16, ? (a) 16 (b) 22 (c) 20 (d) 19
- 33.What comes next? 7, 9, 11, 13, ? (a) 17 (b) 15 (c) 16 (d) 13
- 34.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 3 times table? (a) 15 (b) 9 (c) 22 (d) 21
- 35.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 5 times table? (a) 20 (b) 11 (c) 35 (d) 30
- 36.What comes next? 2, 4, 8, 16, ? (a) 24 (b) 33 (c) 32 (d) 28
- 37.What comes next? 10, 12, 14, 16, ? (a) 20 (b) 19 (c) 16 (d) 18
- 38.What comes next? 18, 25, 32, 39, ? (a) 53 (b) 46 (c) 47 (d) 39
- 39.What comes next? 4, 8, 16, 32, ? (a) 64 (b) 56 (c) 65 (d) 48
- 40.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 5 times table? (a) 15 (b) 20 (c) 49 (d) 35
Answer key
- 26
- 74
- 35
- 42
- 51
- 23
- 100
- 48
- 80
- 29
- 33
- 65
- 49
- 81
- 20
- 21
- 64
- 42
- 17
- 47
- 16
- 35
- 14
- 28
- 36
- 24
- 48
- 10
- 16
- 14
- 43
- 19
- 15
- 22
- 11
- 32
- 18
- 46
- 64
- 49
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