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.What comes next? 14, 17, 20, 23, ? (a) 23 (b) 29 (c) 27 (d) 26
- 2.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 9 times table? (a) 51 (b) 36 (c) 45 (d) 54
- 3.What comes next? 9, 16, 25, 36, ? (a) 47 (b) 49 (c) 50 (d) 51
- 4.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 5 times table? (a) 45 (b) 48 (c) 30 (d) 15
- 5.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 8 times table? (a) 80 (b) 58 (c) 56 (d) 32
- 6.What comes next? 16, 25, 36, 49, ? (a) 66 (b) 64 (c) 62 (d) 65
- 7.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 3 times table? (a) 15 (b) 25 (c) 24 (d) 6
- 8.What comes next? 25, 36, 49, 64, ? (a) 81 (b) 83 (c) 79 (d) 82
- 9.What comes next? 18, 25, 32, 39, ? (a) 47 (b) 46 (c) 53 (d) 39
- 10.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 4 times table? (a) 12 (b) 20 (c) 29 (d) 16
- 11.What comes next? 36, 49, 64, 81, ? (a) 102 (b) 98 (c) 100 (d) 101
- 12.What comes next? 17, 22, 27, 32, ? (a) 32 (b) 42 (c) 38 (d) 37
- 13.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 6 times table? (a) 30 (b) 18 (c) 36 (d) 33
- 14.What comes next? 3, 6, 12, 24, ? (a) 48 (b) 36 (c) 42 (d) 49
- 15.What comes next? 2, 4, 8, 16, ? (a) 28 (b) 33 (c) 32 (d) 24
- 16.What comes next? 12, 16, 20, 24, ? (a) 29 (b) 32 (c) 24 (d) 28
- 17.What comes next? 6, 14, 22, 30, ? (a) 46 (b) 30 (c) 38 (d) 39
- 18.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 9 times table? (a) 45 (b) 18 (c) 27 (d) 39
- 19.What comes next? 13, 15, 17, 19, ? (a) 19 (b) 22 (c) 21 (d) 23
- 20.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 9 times table? (a) 54 (b) 63 (c) 27 (d) 48
- 21.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 4 times table? (a) 8 (b) 20 (c) 31 (d) 32
- 22.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 6 times table? (a) 12 (b) 44 (c) 30 (d) 24
- 23.What comes next? 4, 9, 16, 25, ? (a) 36 (b) 34 (c) 38 (d) 37
- 24.What comes next? 6, 11, 16, 21, ? (a) 31 (b) 27 (c) 26 (d) 21
- 25.What comes next? 1, 4, 9, 16, ? (a) 27 (b) 23 (c) 26 (d) 25
- 26.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 8 times table? (a) 40 (b) 24 (c) 26 (d) 48
- 27.What comes next? 5, 14, 23, 32, ? (a) 50 (b) 41 (c) 42 (d) 32
- 28.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 3 times table? (a) 6 (b) 18 (c) 28 (d) 12
- 29.What comes next? 18, 22, 26, 30, ? (a) 35 (b) 30 (c) 38 (d) 34
- 30.What comes next? 12, 18, 24, 30, ? (a) 30 (b) 37 (c) 42 (d) 36
- 31.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 6 times table? (a) 24 (b) 42 (c) 60 (d) 29
- 32.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 8 times table? (a) 32 (b) 48 (c) 24 (d) 38
- 33.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 8 times table? (a) 24 (b) 56 (c) 40 (d) 55
- 34.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 8 times table? (a) 24 (b) 48 (c) 40 (d) 69
- 35.What comes next? 5, 9, 13, 17, ? (a) 21 (b) 17 (c) 22 (d) 25
- 36.What comes next? 1, 2, 4, 8, ? (a) 12 (b) 14 (c) 17 (d) 16
- 37.What comes next? 10, 14, 18, 22, ? (a) 30 (b) 26 (c) 22 (d) 27
- 38.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 4 times table? (a) 16 (b) 20 (c) 24 (d) 27
- 39.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 3 times table? (a) 10 (b) 6 (c) 18 (d) 9
- 40.What comes next? 4, 6, 8, 10, ? (a) 14 (b) 13 (c) 10 (d) 12
Answer key
- 26
- 51
- 49
- 48
- 58
- 64
- 25
- 81
- 46
- 29
- 100
- 37
- 33
- 48
- 32
- 28
- 38
- 39
- 21
- 48
- 31
- 44
- 36
- 26
- 25
- 26
- 41
- 28
- 34
- 36
- 29
- 38
- 55
- 69
- 21
- 16
- 26
- 27
- 10
- 12
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