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) 21 (b) 23 (c) 12 (d) 6
- 2.What comes next? 2, 4, 8, 16, ? (a) 24 (b) 33 (c) 32 (d) 28
- 3.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 9 times table? (a) 63 (b) 36 (c) 72 (d) 49
- 4.What comes next? 6, 13, 20, 27, ? (a) 27 (b) 41 (c) 35 (d) 34
- 5.What comes next? 13, 19, 25, 31, ? (a) 43 (b) 37 (c) 31 (d) 38
- 6.What comes next? 12, 17, 22, 27, ? (a) 27 (b) 33 (c) 32 (d) 37
- 7.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 7 times table? (a) 49 (b) 44 (c) 28 (d) 63
- 8.What comes next? 3, 6, 12, 24, ? (a) 42 (b) 48 (c) 36 (d) 49
- 9.What comes next? 1, 4, 9, 16, ? (a) 27 (b) 23 (c) 25 (d) 26
- 10.What comes next? 1, 5, 9, 13, ? (a) 13 (b) 18 (c) 17 (d) 21
- 11.What comes next? 5, 10, 20, 40, ? (a) 60 (b) 80 (c) 81 (d) 70
- 12.What comes next? 9, 12, 15, 18, ? (a) 18 (b) 21 (c) 24 (d) 22
- 13.What comes next? 7, 15, 23, 31, ? (a) 47 (b) 39 (c) 40 (d) 31
- 14.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 7 times table? (a) 14 (b) 28 (c) 42 (d) 69
- 15.What comes next? 14, 22, 30, 38, ? (a) 47 (b) 38 (c) 54 (d) 46
- 16.What comes next? 36, 49, 64, 81, ? (a) 98 (b) 100 (c) 102 (d) 101
- 17.What comes next? 8, 13, 18, 23, ? (a) 29 (b) 28 (c) 33 (d) 23
- 18.What comes next? 1, 2, 4, 8, ? (a) 17 (b) 16 (c) 12 (d) 14
- 19.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 9 times table? (a) 41 (b) 18 (c) 45 (d) 36
- 20.What comes next? 18, 21, 24, 27, ? (a) 33 (b) 31 (c) 27 (d) 30
- 21.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 9 times table? (a) 18 (b) 55 (c) 36 (d) 45
- 22.What comes next? 20, 26, 32, 38, ? (a) 44 (b) 50 (c) 45 (d) 38
- 23.What comes next? 2, 6, 10, 14, ? (a) 22 (b) 14 (c) 18 (d) 19
- 24.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 5 times table? (a) 20 (b) 45 (c) 30 (d) 24
- 25.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 5 times table? (a) 12 (b) 40 (c) 10 (d) 25
- 26.What comes next? 13, 15, 17, 19, ? (a) 21 (b) 19 (c) 22 (d) 23
- 27.What comes next? 16, 21, 26, 31, ? (a) 31 (b) 41 (c) 37 (d) 36
- 28.What comes next? 4, 9, 16, 25, ? (a) 38 (b) 36 (c) 34 (d) 37
- 29.What comes next? 8, 12, 16, 20, ? (a) 25 (b) 20 (c) 24 (d) 28
- 30.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 8 times table? (a) 40 (b) 41 (c) 32 (d) 48
- 31.What comes next? 7, 9, 11, 13, ? (a) 17 (b) 16 (c) 13 (d) 15
- 32.What comes next? 10, 17, 24, 31, ? (a) 38 (b) 31 (c) 45 (d) 39
- 33.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 8 times table? (a) 32 (b) 72 (c) 56 (d) 57
- 34.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 5 times table? (a) 25 (b) 26 (c) 10 (d) 30
- 35.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 7 times table? (a) 28 (b) 14 (c) 35 (d) 31
- 36.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 4 times table? (a) 12 (b) 22 (c) 16 (d) 8
- 37.What comes next? 9, 16, 25, 36, ? (a) 50 (b) 51 (c) 49 (d) 47
- 38.What comes next? 4, 11, 18, 25, ? (a) 39 (b) 32 (c) 25 (d) 33
- 39.What comes next? 4, 9, 14, 19, ? (a) 25 (b) 29 (c) 24 (d) 19
- 40.What comes next? 12, 15, 18, 21, ? (a) 21 (b) 24 (c) 27 (d) 25
Answer key
- 23
- 32
- 49
- 34
- 37
- 32
- 44
- 48
- 25
- 17
- 80
- 21
- 39
- 69
- 46
- 100
- 28
- 16
- 41
- 30
- 55
- 44
- 18
- 24
- 12
- 21
- 36
- 36
- 24
- 41
- 15
- 38
- 57
- 26
- 31
- 22
- 49
- 32
- 24
- 24
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