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 3 times table? (a) 12 (b) 23 (c) 18 (d) 24
- 2.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 4 times table? (a) 28 (b) 36 (c) 14 (d) 16
- 3.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 3 times table? (a) 27 (b) 10 (c) 18 (d) 9
- 4.What comes next? 11, 15, 19, 23, ? (a) 27 (b) 23 (c) 31 (d) 28
- 5.What comes next? 17, 23, 29, 35, ? (a) 41 (b) 47 (c) 42 (d) 35
- 6.What comes next? 8, 17, 26, 35, ? (a) 53 (b) 44 (c) 45 (d) 35
- 7.What comes next? 36, 49, 64, 81, ? (a) 101 (b) 100 (c) 98 (d) 102
- 8.What comes next? 3, 6, 12, 24, ? (a) 49 (b) 48 (c) 36 (d) 42
- 9.What comes next? 14, 20, 26, 32, ? (a) 44 (b) 39 (c) 38 (d) 32
- 10.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 7 times table? (a) 35 (b) 21 (c) 66 (d) 56
- 11.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 6 times table? (a) 42 (b) 18 (c) 24 (d) 53
- 12.What comes next? 9, 16, 25, 36, ? (a) 47 (b) 50 (c) 49 (d) 51
- 13.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 3 times table? (a) 9 (b) 18 (c) 21 (d) 19
- 14.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 5 times table? (a) 44 (b) 35 (c) 30 (d) 15
- 15.What comes next? 2, 10, 18, 26, ? (a) 34 (b) 35 (c) 42 (d) 26
- 16.What comes next? 6, 10, 14, 18, ? (a) 23 (b) 22 (c) 26 (d) 18
- 17.What comes next? 2, 4, 8, 16, ? (a) 33 (b) 32 (c) 24 (d) 28
- 18.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 5 times table? (a) 45 (b) 20 (c) 35 (d) 42
- 19.What comes next? 5, 10, 20, 40, ? (a) 80 (b) 60 (c) 70 (d) 81
- 20.What comes next? 16, 25, 36, 49, ? (a) 65 (b) 62 (c) 66 (d) 64
- 21.What comes next? 12, 14, 16, 18, ? (a) 18 (b) 22 (c) 21 (d) 20
- 22.What comes next? 2, 9, 16, 23, ? (a) 23 (b) 37 (c) 30 (d) 31
- 23.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 4 times table? (a) 20 (b) 8 (c) 12 (d) 18
- 24.What comes next? 18, 20, 22, 24, ? (a) 27 (b) 26 (c) 28 (d) 24
- 25.What comes next? 4, 8, 16, 32, ? (a) 64 (b) 65 (c) 56 (d) 48
- 26.What comes next? 1, 4, 9, 16, ? (a) 25 (b) 23 (c) 26 (d) 27
- 27.What comes next? 25, 36, 49, 64, ? (a) 79 (b) 81 (c) 83 (d) 82
- 28.What comes next? 10, 15, 20, 25, ? (a) 25 (b) 30 (c) 35 (d) 31
- 29.What comes next? 5, 10, 15, 20, ? (a) 26 (b) 20 (c) 30 (d) 25
- 30.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 9 times table? (a) 28 (b) 72 (c) 18 (d) 45
- 31.What comes next? 5, 8, 11, 14, ? (a) 18 (b) 17 (c) 14 (d) 20
- 32.What comes next? 1, 2, 4, 8, ? (a) 17 (b) 12 (c) 14 (d) 16
- 33.What comes next? 4, 9, 16, 25, ? (a) 37 (b) 38 (c) 34 (d) 36
- 34.What comes next? 1, 3, 5, 7, ? (a) 7 (b) 10 (c) 11 (d) 9
- 35.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 6 times table? (a) 18 (b) 55 (c) 54 (d) 36
- 36.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 8 times table? (a) 48 (b) 39 (c) 24 (d) 72
- 37.What comes next? 10, 18, 26, 34, ? (a) 34 (b) 50 (c) 43 (d) 42
- 38.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 7 times table? (a) 14 (b) 21 (c) 67 (d) 35
- 39.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 6 times table? (a) 24 (b) 36 (c) 42 (d) 22
- 40.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 4 times table? (a) 34 (b) 8 (c) 12 (d) 16
Answer key
- 23
- 14
- 10
- 27
- 41
- 44
- 100
- 48
- 38
- 66
- 53
- 49
- 19
- 44
- 34
- 22
- 32
- 42
- 80
- 64
- 20
- 30
- 18
- 26
- 64
- 25
- 81
- 30
- 25
- 28
- 17
- 16
- 36
- 9
- 55
- 39
- 42
- 67
- 22
- 34
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