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? 2, 4, 8, 16, ? (a) 28 (b) 32 (c) 33 (d) 24
- 2.What comes next? 6, 9, 12, 15, ? (a) 18 (b) 19 (c) 21 (d) 15
- 3.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 5 times table? (a) 20 (b) 14 (c) 40 (d) 35
- 4.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 5 times table? (a) 30 (b) 25 (c) 20 (d) 47
- 5.What comes next? 9, 16, 25, 36, ? (a) 47 (b) 50 (c) 49 (d) 51
- 6.What comes next? 5, 10, 20, 40, ? (a) 60 (b) 81 (c) 70 (d) 80
- 7.What comes next? 11, 20, 29, 38, ? (a) 47 (b) 48 (c) 56 (d) 38
- 8.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 7 times table? (a) 14 (b) 57 (c) 35 (d) 42
- 9.What comes next? 1, 4, 9, 16, ? (a) 23 (b) 26 (c) 27 (d) 25
- 10.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 6 times table? (a) 18 (b) 56 (c) 12 (d) 30
- 11.What comes next? 5, 13, 21, 29, ? (a) 29 (b) 38 (c) 37 (d) 45
- 12.What comes next? 16, 25, 36, 49, ? (a) 62 (b) 64 (c) 65 (d) 66
- 13.What comes next? 3, 9, 15, 21, ? (a) 28 (b) 21 (c) 27 (d) 33
- 14.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 7 times table? (a) 35 (b) 28 (c) 14 (d) 51
- 15.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 7 times table? (a) 42 (b) 21 (c) 47 (d) 35
- 16.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 9 times table? (a) 72 (b) 43 (c) 63 (d) 36
- 17.What comes next? 1, 2, 4, 8, ? (a) 12 (b) 14 (c) 17 (d) 16
- 18.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 3 times table? (a) 16 (b) 15 (c) 12 (d) 24
- 19.What comes next? 13, 19, 25, 31, ? (a) 43 (b) 38 (c) 37 (d) 31
- 20.What comes next? 20, 29, 38, 47, ? (a) 65 (b) 47 (c) 56 (d) 57
- 21.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 8 times table? (a) 40 (b) 64 (c) 32 (d) 47
- 22.What comes next? 3, 6, 12, 24, ? (a) 49 (b) 48 (c) 42 (d) 36
- 23.What comes next? 13, 18, 23, 28, ? (a) 34 (b) 33 (c) 28 (d) 38
- 24.What comes next? 17, 19, 21, 23, ? (a) 26 (b) 25 (c) 23 (d) 27
- 25.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 6 times table? (a) 39 (b) 48 (c) 30 (d) 24
- 26.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 4 times table? (a) 34 (b) 8 (c) 20 (d) 12
- 27.What comes next? 17, 23, 29, 35, ? (a) 42 (b) 47 (c) 35 (d) 41
- 28.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 4 times table? (a) 16 (b) 12 (c) 11 (d) 28
- 29.What comes next? 25, 36, 49, 64, ? (a) 81 (b) 83 (c) 82 (d) 79
- 30.What comes next? 4, 8, 16, 32, ? (a) 48 (b) 56 (c) 65 (d) 64
- 31.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 8 times table? (a) 40 (b) 55 (c) 32 (d) 64
- 32.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 6 times table? (a) 42 (b) 30 (c) 24 (d) 14
- 33.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 8 times table? (a) 64 (b) 56 (c) 32 (d) 34
- 34.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 3 times table? (a) 12 (b) 15 (c) 24 (d) 22
- 35.What comes next? 4, 9, 16, 25, ? (a) 37 (b) 34 (c) 38 (d) 36
- 36.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 9 times table? (a) 18 (b) 73 (c) 54 (d) 27
- 37.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 3 times table? (a) 18 (b) 6 (c) 14 (d) 9
- 38.What comes next? 15, 23, 31, 39, ? (a) 39 (b) 48 (c) 55 (d) 47
- 39.What comes next? 11, 19, 27, 35, ? (a) 44 (b) 35 (c) 51 (d) 43
- 40.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 3 times table? (a) 12 (b) 9 (c) 29 (d) 18
Answer key
- 32
- 18
- 14
- 47
- 49
- 80
- 47
- 57
- 25
- 56
- 37
- 64
- 27
- 51
- 47
- 43
- 16
- 16
- 37
- 56
- 47
- 48
- 33
- 25
- 39
- 34
- 41
- 11
- 81
- 64
- 55
- 14
- 34
- 22
- 36
- 73
- 14
- 47
- 43
- 29
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