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? 1, 4, 9, 16, ? (a) 23 (b) 26 (c) 25 (d) 27
- 2.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 7 times table? (a) 23 (b) 35 (c) 14 (d) 56
- 3.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 3 times table? (a) 12 (b) 21 (c) 30 (d) 13
- 4.What comes next? 9, 16, 25, 36, ? (a) 51 (b) 47 (c) 49 (d) 50
- 5.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 6 times table? (a) 42 (b) 14 (c) 30 (d) 18
- 6.What comes next? 4, 9, 16, 25, ? (a) 36 (b) 38 (c) 34 (d) 37
- 7.What comes next? 19, 21, 23, 25, ? (a) 25 (b) 28 (c) 27 (d) 29
- 8.What comes next? 2, 4, 6, 8, ? (a) 12 (b) 8 (c) 11 (d) 10
- 9.What comes next? 12, 19, 26, 33, ? (a) 41 (b) 33 (c) 40 (d) 47
- 10.What comes next? 36, 49, 64, 81, ? (a) 102 (b) 98 (c) 100 (d) 101
- 11.What comes next? 13, 20, 27, 34, ? (a) 41 (b) 42 (c) 48 (d) 34
- 12.What comes next? 3, 5, 7, 9, ? (a) 13 (b) 11 (c) 12 (d) 9
- 13.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 4 times table? (a) 10 (b) 24 (c) 20 (d) 8
- 14.What comes next? 16, 25, 36, 49, ? (a) 62 (b) 66 (c) 65 (d) 64
- 15.What comes next? 4, 8, 16, 32, ? (a) 65 (b) 64 (c) 48 (d) 56
- 16.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 6 times table? (a) 29 (b) 42 (c) 54 (d) 24
- 17.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 6 times table? (a) 24 (b) 36 (c) 25 (d) 18
- 18.What comes next? 17, 26, 35, 44, ? (a) 54 (b) 62 (c) 53 (d) 44
- 19.What comes next? 3, 6, 12, 24, ? (a) 48 (b) 49 (c) 42 (d) 36
- 20.What comes next? 25, 36, 49, 64, ? (a) 83 (b) 79 (c) 82 (d) 81
- 21.What comes next? 1, 2, 4, 8, ? (a) 17 (b) 12 (c) 14 (d) 16
- 22.What comes next? 5, 10, 20, 40, ? (a) 81 (b) 60 (c) 80 (d) 70
- 23.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 3 times table? (a) 17 (b) 15 (c) 12 (d) 6
- 24.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 5 times table? (a) 25 (b) 40 (c) 26 (d) 15
- 25.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 7 times table? (a) 21 (b) 42 (c) 34 (d) 49
- 26.What comes next? 14, 18, 22, 26, ? (a) 34 (b) 30 (c) 31 (d) 26
- 27.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 5 times table? (a) 15 (b) 35 (c) 46 (d) 20
- 28.What comes next? 7, 14, 21, 28, ? (a) 28 (b) 36 (c) 35 (d) 42
- 29.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 9 times table? (a) 24 (b) 36 (c) 45 (d) 63
- 30.What comes next? 7, 13, 19, 25, ? (a) 31 (b) 37 (c) 25 (d) 32
- 31.What comes next? 11, 16, 21, 26, ? (a) 36 (b) 26 (c) 31 (d) 32
- 32.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 3 times table? (a) 6 (b) 21 (c) 15 (d) 23
- 33.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 4 times table? (a) 28 (b) 8 (c) 21 (d) 20
- 34.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 9 times table? (a) 36 (b) 63 (c) 66 (d) 27
- 35.What comes next? 6, 9, 12, 15, ? (a) 21 (b) 15 (c) 18 (d) 19
- 36.What comes next? 5, 12, 19, 26, ? (a) 33 (b) 40 (c) 26 (d) 34
- 37.What comes next? 17, 25, 33, 41, ? (a) 50 (b) 41 (c) 49 (d) 57
- 38.What comes next? 2, 4, 8, 16, ? (a) 24 (b) 28 (c) 32 (d) 33
- 39.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 8 times table? (a) 48 (b) 40 (c) 53 (d) 32
- 40.What comes next? 17, 23, 29, 35, ? (a) 42 (b) 35 (c) 41 (d) 47
Answer key
- 25
- 23
- 13
- 49
- 14
- 36
- 27
- 10
- 40
- 100
- 41
- 11
- 10
- 64
- 64
- 29
- 25
- 53
- 48
- 81
- 16
- 80
- 17
- 26
- 34
- 30
- 46
- 35
- 24
- 31
- 31
- 23
- 21
- 66
- 18
- 33
- 49
- 32
- 53
- 41
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