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? 4, 8, 16, 32, ? (a) 65 (b) 56 (c) 64 (d) 48
- 2.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 7 times table? (a) 14 (b) 50 (c) 21 (d) 35
- 3.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 3 times table? (a) 9 (b) 12 (c) 6 (d) 23
- 4.What comes next? 6, 15, 24, 33, ? (a) 33 (b) 43 (c) 51 (d) 42
- 5.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 9 times table? (a) 36 (b) 71 (c) 81 (d) 54
- 6.What comes next? 1, 4, 9, 16, ? (a) 26 (b) 27 (c) 23 (d) 25
- 7.What comes next? 9, 15, 21, 27, ? (a) 39 (b) 27 (c) 33 (d) 34
- 8.What comes next? 3, 6, 12, 24, ? (a) 48 (b) 49 (c) 36 (d) 42
- 9.What comes next? 1, 2, 4, 8, ? (a) 16 (b) 12 (c) 14 (d) 17
- 10.What comes next? 16, 25, 36, 49, ? (a) 66 (b) 65 (c) 64 (d) 62
- 11.What comes next? 7, 14, 21, 28, ? (a) 42 (b) 36 (c) 35 (d) 28
- 12.What comes next? 5, 10, 20, 40, ? (a) 70 (b) 81 (c) 60 (d) 80
- 13.What comes next? 8, 15, 22, 29, ? (a) 43 (b) 29 (c) 37 (d) 36
- 14.What comes next? 36, 49, 64, 81, ? (a) 102 (b) 98 (c) 101 (d) 100
- 15.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 8 times table? (a) 40 (b) 74 (c) 64 (d) 16
- 16.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 4 times table? (a) 32 (b) 26 (c) 28 (d) 16
- 17.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 7 times table? (a) 14 (b) 28 (c) 53 (d) 35
- 18.What comes next? 6, 12, 18, 24, ? (a) 36 (b) 24 (c) 31 (d) 30
- 19.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 9 times table? (a) 27 (b) 45 (c) 83 (d) 54
- 20.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 8 times table? (a) 24 (b) 51 (c) 16 (d) 32
- 21.What comes next? 4, 9, 16, 25, ? (a) 38 (b) 36 (c) 37 (d) 34
- 22.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 5 times table? (a) 40 (b) 15 (c) 25 (d) 11
- 23.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 8 times table? (a) 16 (b) 56 (c) 73 (d) 32
- 24.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 8 times table? (a) 40 (b) 36 (c) 16 (d) 32
- 25.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 3 times table? (a) 27 (b) 7 (c) 21 (d) 12
- 26.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 7 times table? (a) 14 (b) 35 (c) 56 (d) 37
- 27.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 8 times table? (a) 40 (b) 18 (c) 48 (d) 24
- 28.What comes next? 5, 14, 23, 32, ? (a) 32 (b) 41 (c) 50 (d) 42
- 29.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 7 times table? (a) 28 (b) 42 (c) 49 (d) 18
- 30.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 6 times table? (a) 24 (b) 54 (c) 59 (d) 36
- 31.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 5 times table? (a) 25 (b) 40 (c) 15 (d) 13
- 32.What comes next? 1, 9, 17, 25, ? (a) 33 (b) 25 (c) 34 (d) 41
- 33.What comes next? 15, 24, 33, 42, ? (a) 52 (b) 51 (c) 42 (d) 60
- 34.What comes next? 20, 23, 26, 29, ? (a) 33 (b) 32 (c) 35 (d) 29
- 35.What comes next? 2, 4, 8, 16, ? (a) 28 (b) 33 (c) 32 (d) 24
- 36.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 4 times table? (a) 16 (b) 27 (c) 28 (d) 8
- 37.What comes next? 12, 18, 24, 30, ? (a) 42 (b) 37 (c) 30 (d) 36
- 38.What comes next? 18, 20, 22, 24, ? (a) 24 (b) 27 (c) 28 (d) 26
- 39.What comes next? 7, 16, 25, 34, ? (a) 34 (b) 44 (c) 52 (d) 43
- 40.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 7 times table? (a) 64 (b) 42 (c) 28 (d) 63
Answer key
- 64
- 50
- 23
- 42
- 71
- 25
- 33
- 48
- 16
- 64
- 35
- 80
- 36
- 100
- 74
- 26
- 53
- 30
- 83
- 51
- 36
- 11
- 73
- 36
- 7
- 37
- 18
- 41
- 18
- 59
- 13
- 33
- 51
- 32
- 32
- 27
- 36
- 26
- 43
- 64
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