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) 24 (b) 33 (c) 32 (d) 28
- 2.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 7 times table? (a) 49 (b) 28 (c) 30 (d) 14
- 3.What comes next? 1, 4, 9, 16, ? (a) 26 (b) 23 (c) 25 (d) 27
- 4.What comes next? 10, 17, 24, 31, ? (a) 39 (b) 38 (c) 45 (d) 31
- 5.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 7 times table? (a) 43 (b) 28 (c) 42 (d) 21
- 6.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 7 times table? (a) 16 (b) 42 (c) 21 (d) 63
- 7.What comes next? 25, 36, 49, 64, ? (a) 83 (b) 79 (c) 81 (d) 82
- 8.What comes next? 8, 10, 12, 14, ? (a) 14 (b) 16 (c) 17 (d) 18
- 9.What comes next? 8, 11, 14, 17, ? (a) 17 (b) 23 (c) 20 (d) 21
- 10.What comes next? 3, 6, 12, 24, ? (a) 48 (b) 49 (c) 42 (d) 36
- 11.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 4 times table? (a) 28 (b) 12 (c) 21 (d) 16
- 12.What comes next? 4, 8, 16, 32, ? (a) 65 (b) 56 (c) 48 (d) 64
- 13.What comes next? 4, 8, 12, 16, ? (a) 20 (b) 16 (c) 24 (d) 21
- 14.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 3 times table? (a) 16 (b) 9 (c) 6 (d) 12
- 15.What comes next? 36, 49, 64, 81, ? (a) 102 (b) 98 (c) 101 (d) 100
- 16.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 9 times table? (a) 36 (b) 56 (c) 72 (d) 54
- 17.What comes next? 16, 23, 30, 37, ? (a) 37 (b) 44 (c) 45 (d) 51
- 18.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 7 times table? (a) 42 (b) 35 (c) 60 (d) 14
- 19.What comes next? 9, 16, 25, 36, ? (a) 51 (b) 47 (c) 50 (d) 49
- 20.What comes next? 13, 21, 29, 37, ? (a) 45 (b) 46 (c) 53 (d) 37
- 21.What comes next? 11, 16, 21, 26, ? (a) 36 (b) 32 (c) 26 (d) 31
- 22.What comes next? 4, 10, 16, 22, ? (a) 29 (b) 22 (c) 34 (d) 28
- 23.What comes next? 19, 27, 35, 43, ? (a) 51 (b) 52 (c) 43 (d) 59
- 24.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 8 times table? (a) 24 (b) 16 (c) 21 (d) 40
- 25.What comes next? 10, 12, 14, 16, ? (a) 20 (b) 19 (c) 16 (d) 18
- 26.What comes next? 5, 11, 17, 23, ? (a) 35 (b) 23 (c) 29 (d) 30
- 27.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 7 times table? (a) 23 (b) 35 (c) 28 (d) 14
- 28.What comes next? 11, 17, 23, 29, ? (a) 41 (b) 36 (c) 29 (d) 35
- 29.What comes next? 3, 12, 21, 30, ? (a) 48 (b) 40 (c) 39 (d) 30
- 30.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 4 times table? (a) 32 (b) 17 (c) 28 (d) 16
- 31.What comes next? 6, 13, 20, 27, ? (a) 27 (b) 34 (c) 35 (d) 41
- 32.What comes next? 4, 9, 16, 25, ? (a) 37 (b) 36 (c) 38 (d) 34
- 33.What comes next? 14, 21, 28, 35, ? (a) 42 (b) 43 (c) 35 (d) 49
- 34.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 3 times table? (a) 12 (b) 15 (c) 9 (d) 8
- 35.What comes next? 16, 25, 36, 49, ? (a) 62 (b) 65 (c) 64 (d) 66
- 36.What comes next? 17, 20, 23, 26, ? (a) 32 (b) 26 (c) 30 (d) 29
- 37.What comes next? 5, 10, 15, 20, ? (a) 30 (b) 20 (c) 25 (d) 26
- 38.What comes next? 15, 24, 33, 42, ? (a) 60 (b) 51 (c) 52 (d) 42
- 39.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 5 times table? (a) 20 (b) 11 (c) 50 (d) 35
- 40.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 3 times table? (a) 7 (b) 21 (c) 12 (d) 9
Answer key
- 32
- 30
- 25
- 38
- 43
- 16
- 81
- 16
- 20
- 48
- 21
- 64
- 20
- 16
- 100
- 56
- 44
- 60
- 49
- 45
- 31
- 28
- 51
- 21
- 18
- 29
- 23
- 35
- 39
- 17
- 34
- 36
- 42
- 8
- 64
- 29
- 25
- 51
- 11
- 7
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