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 4 times table? (a) 20 (b) 28 (c) 13 (d) 8
- 2.What comes next? 2, 9, 16, 23, ? (a) 31 (b) 37 (c) 23 (d) 30
- 3.What comes next? 4, 8, 16, 32, ? (a) 56 (b) 48 (c) 64 (d) 65
- 4.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 8 times table? (a) 32 (b) 40 (c) 56 (d) 49
- 5.What comes next? 1, 2, 4, 8, ? (a) 14 (b) 16 (c) 12 (d) 17
- 6.What comes next? 19, 26, 33, 40, ? (a) 40 (b) 48 (c) 54 (d) 47
- 7.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 6 times table? (a) 24 (b) 42 (c) 59 (d) 30
- 8.What comes next? 4, 9, 16, 25, ? (a) 34 (b) 36 (c) 37 (d) 38
- 9.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 8 times table? (a) 42 (b) 48 (c) 24 (d) 40
- 10.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 9 times table? (a) 27 (b) 48 (c) 54 (d) 18
- 11.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 4 times table? (a) 32 (b) 24 (c) 12 (d) 11
- 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 7 times table? (a) 56 (b) 35 (c) 21 (d) 27
- 14.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 8 times table? (a) 32 (b) 40 (c) 70 (d) 56
- 15.What comes next? 17, 26, 35, 44, ? (a) 62 (b) 53 (c) 44 (d) 54
- 16.What comes next? 13, 15, 17, 19, ? (a) 22 (b) 21 (c) 23 (d) 19
- 17.What comes next? 1, 4, 9, 16, ? (a) 27 (b) 26 (c) 25 (d) 23
- 18.What comes next? 18, 24, 30, 36, ? (a) 36 (b) 42 (c) 48 (d) 43
- 19.What comes next? 4, 8, 12, 16, ? (a) 16 (b) 20 (c) 21 (d) 24
- 20.What comes next? 3, 5, 7, 9, ? (a) 11 (b) 9 (c) 13 (d) 12
- 21.What comes next? 17, 21, 25, 29, ? (a) 37 (b) 34 (c) 33 (d) 29
- 22.What comes next? 3, 7, 11, 15, ? (a) 20 (b) 19 (c) 23 (d) 15
- 23.What comes next? 2, 5, 8, 11, ? (a) 15 (b) 17 (c) 11 (d) 14
- 24.What comes next? 25, 36, 49, 64, ? (a) 82 (b) 81 (c) 83 (d) 79
- 25.What comes next? 2, 4, 8, 16, ? (a) 24 (b) 32 (c) 33 (d) 28
- 26.What comes next? 3, 6, 12, 24, ? (a) 49 (b) 42 (c) 48 (d) 36
- 27.What comes next? 9, 12, 15, 18, ? (a) 21 (b) 24 (c) 22 (d) 18
- 28.What comes next? 36, 49, 64, 81, ? (a) 98 (b) 101 (c) 100 (d) 102
- 29.What comes next? 5, 10, 20, 40, ? (a) 60 (b) 81 (c) 70 (d) 80
- 30.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 3 times table? (a) 8 (b) 15 (c) 12 (d) 18
- 31.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 8 times table? (a) 48 (b) 22 (c) 32 (d) 40
- 32.What comes next? 16, 25, 36, 49, ? (a) 66 (b) 62 (c) 64 (d) 65
- 33.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 4 times table? (a) 12 (b) 8 (c) 16 (d) 21
- 34.What comes next? 12, 18, 24, 30, ? (a) 36 (b) 42 (c) 37 (d) 30
- 35.What comes next? 10, 16, 22, 28, ? (a) 35 (b) 28 (c) 40 (d) 34
- 36.What comes next? 12, 14, 16, 18, ? (a) 22 (b) 21 (c) 20 (d) 18
- 37.What comes next? 14, 22, 30, 38, ? (a) 54 (b) 47 (c) 46 (d) 38
- 38.What comes next? 8, 16, 24, 32, ? (a) 40 (b) 41 (c) 48 (d) 32
- 39.What comes next? 14, 16, 18, 20, ? (a) 23 (b) 20 (c) 22 (d) 24
- 40.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 9 times table? (a) 54 (b) 81 (c) 36 (d) 35
Answer key
- 13
- 30
- 64
- 49
- 16
- 47
- 59
- 36
- 42
- 48
- 11
- 49
- 27
- 70
- 53
- 21
- 25
- 42
- 20
- 11
- 33
- 19
- 14
- 81
- 32
- 48
- 21
- 100
- 80
- 8
- 22
- 64
- 21
- 36
- 34
- 20
- 46
- 40
- 22
- 35
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