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) 16 (b) 75 (c) 32 (d) 24
- 2.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 3 times table? (a) 15 (b) 9 (c) 7 (d) 24
- 3.What comes next? 20, 22, 24, 26, ? (a) 29 (b) 26 (c) 30 (d) 28
- 4.What comes next? 2, 7, 12, 17, ? (a) 22 (b) 17 (c) 23 (d) 27
- 5.What comes next? 8, 17, 26, 35, ? (a) 44 (b) 45 (c) 35 (d) 53
- 6.What comes next? 5, 10, 20, 40, ? (a) 60 (b) 70 (c) 80 (d) 81
- 7.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 3 times table? (a) 15 (b) 25 (c) 18 (d) 12
- 8.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 3 times table? (a) 6 (b) 15 (c) 18 (d) 10
- 9.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 5 times table? (a) 10 (b) 18 (c) 15 (d) 30
- 10.What comes next? 15, 22, 29, 36, ? (a) 44 (b) 36 (c) 43 (d) 50
- 11.What comes next? 36, 49, 64, 81, ? (a) 100 (b) 98 (c) 101 (d) 102
- 12.What comes next? 6, 13, 20, 27, ? (a) 35 (b) 34 (c) 41 (d) 27
- 13.What comes next? 4, 8, 16, 32, ? (a) 48 (b) 65 (c) 64 (d) 56
- 14.What comes next? 3, 6, 12, 24, ? (a) 48 (b) 36 (c) 49 (d) 42
- 15.What comes next? 2, 10, 18, 26, ? (a) 26 (b) 42 (c) 35 (d) 34
- 16.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 9 times table? (a) 18 (b) 45 (c) 27 (d) 20
- 17.What comes next? 9, 16, 25, 36, ? (a) 50 (b) 47 (c) 49 (d) 51
- 18.What comes next? 1, 2, 4, 8, ? (a) 17 (b) 14 (c) 12 (d) 16
- 19.What comes next? 1, 4, 9, 16, ? (a) 23 (b) 26 (c) 27 (d) 25
- 20.What comes next? 2, 4, 8, 16, ? (a) 33 (b) 24 (c) 28 (d) 32
- 21.What comes next? 25, 36, 49, 64, ? (a) 82 (b) 79 (c) 83 (d) 81
- 22.What comes next? 16, 25, 36, 49, ? (a) 62 (b) 64 (c) 65 (d) 66
- 23.What comes next? 5, 12, 19, 26, ? (a) 33 (b) 26 (c) 40 (d) 34
- 24.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 7 times table? (a) 56 (b) 27 (c) 42 (d) 21
- 25.What comes next? 2, 11, 20, 29, ? (a) 47 (b) 29 (c) 39 (d) 38
- 26.What comes next? 16, 19, 22, 25, ? (a) 29 (b) 31 (c) 25 (d) 28
- 27.What comes next? 1, 3, 5, 7, ? (a) 9 (b) 11 (c) 10 (d) 7
- 28.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 4 times table? (a) 12 (b) 24 (c) 28 (d) 22
- 29.What comes next? 6, 11, 16, 21, ? (a) 27 (b) 26 (c) 31 (d) 21
- 30.What comes next? 20, 27, 34, 41, ? (a) 41 (b) 48 (c) 55 (d) 49
- 31.What comes next? 11, 13, 15, 17, ? (a) 20 (b) 17 (c) 21 (d) 19
- 32.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 5 times table? (a) 15 (b) 16 (c) 25 (d) 20
- 33.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 9 times table? (a) 27 (b) 61 (c) 18 (d) 45
- 34.What comes next? 8, 16, 24, 32, ? (a) 32 (b) 48 (c) 41 (d) 40
- 35.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 7 times table? (a) 21 (b) 52 (c) 28 (d) 14
- 36.What comes next? 13, 15, 17, 19, ? (a) 21 (b) 23 (c) 19 (d) 22
- 37.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 8 times table? (a) 16 (b) 56 (c) 32 (d) 52
- 38.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 6 times table? (a) 45 (b) 18 (c) 36 (d) 24
- 39.What comes next? 20, 24, 28, 32, ? (a) 36 (b) 40 (c) 37 (d) 32
- 40.What comes next? 6, 14, 22, 30, ? (a) 30 (b) 39 (c) 38 (d) 46
Answer key
- 75
- 7
- 28
- 22
- 44
- 80
- 25
- 10
- 18
- 43
- 100
- 34
- 64
- 48
- 34
- 20
- 49
- 16
- 25
- 32
- 81
- 64
- 33
- 27
- 38
- 28
- 9
- 22
- 26
- 48
- 19
- 16
- 61
- 40
- 52
- 21
- 52
- 45
- 36
- 38
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