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) 16 (b) 34 (c) 24 (d) 28
- 2.What comes next? 9, 16, 25, 36, ? (a) 51 (b) 47 (c) 49 (d) 50
- 3.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 3 times table? (a) 14 (b) 6 (c) 12 (d) 9
- 4.What comes next? 19, 24, 29, 34, ? (a) 40 (b) 39 (c) 44 (d) 34
- 5.What comes next? 6, 12, 18, 24, ? (a) 36 (b) 30 (c) 24 (d) 31
- 6.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 7 times table? (a) 28 (b) 56 (c) 35 (d) 50
- 7.What comes next? 4, 6, 8, 10, ? (a) 10 (b) 13 (c) 12 (d) 14
- 8.What comes next? 4, 9, 16, 25, ? (a) 36 (b) 34 (c) 37 (d) 38
- 9.What comes next? 9, 17, 25, 33, ? (a) 49 (b) 42 (c) 33 (d) 41
- 10.What comes next? 1, 2, 4, 8, ? (a) 17 (b) 14 (c) 12 (d) 16
- 11.What comes next? 4, 8, 12, 16, ? (a) 16 (b) 21 (c) 20 (d) 24
- 12.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 6 times table? (a) 49 (b) 30 (c) 36 (d) 12
- 13.What comes next? 36, 49, 64, 81, ? (a) 100 (b) 101 (c) 102 (d) 98
- 14.What comes next? 2, 8, 14, 20, ? (a) 20 (b) 26 (c) 27 (d) 32
- 15.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 8 times table? (a) 40 (b) 19 (c) 16 (d) 48
- 16.What comes next? 16, 25, 36, 49, ? (a) 65 (b) 64 (c) 62 (d) 66
- 17.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 5 times table? (a) 15 (b) 25 (c) 30 (d) 26
- 18.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 3 times table? (a) 9 (b) 6 (c) 23 (d) 15
- 19.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 7 times table? (a) 42 (b) 49 (c) 23 (d) 28
- 20.What comes next? 12, 16, 20, 24, ? (a) 32 (b) 29 (c) 28 (d) 24
- 21.What comes next? 15, 18, 21, 24, ? (a) 27 (b) 24 (c) 30 (d) 28
- 22.What comes next? 2, 4, 8, 16, ? (a) 32 (b) 28 (c) 33 (d) 24
- 23.What comes next? 5, 10, 20, 40, ? (a) 70 (b) 81 (c) 80 (d) 60
- 24.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 3 times table? (a) 9 (b) 7 (c) 21 (d) 15
- 25.What comes next? 2, 5, 8, 11, ? (a) 15 (b) 17 (c) 14 (d) 11
- 26.What comes next? 5, 8, 11, 14, ? (a) 14 (b) 18 (c) 20 (d) 17
- 27.What comes next? 4, 10, 16, 22, ? (a) 34 (b) 22 (c) 28 (d) 29
- 28.What comes next? 1, 4, 9, 16, ? (a) 27 (b) 23 (c) 25 (d) 26
- 29.What comes next? 3, 11, 19, 27, ? (a) 35 (b) 36 (c) 43 (d) 27
- 30.What comes next? 7, 10, 13, 16, ? (a) 22 (b) 16 (c) 20 (d) 19
- 31.What comes next? 9, 18, 27, 36, ? (a) 36 (b) 54 (c) 45 (d) 46
- 32.What comes next? 19, 21, 23, 25, ? (a) 25 (b) 29 (c) 28 (d) 27
- 33.What comes next? 14, 16, 18, 20, ? (a) 20 (b) 24 (c) 23 (d) 22
- 34.What comes next? 11, 20, 29, 38, ? (a) 48 (b) 47 (c) 56 (d) 38
- 35.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 3 times table? (a) 15 (b) 12 (c) 6 (d) 22
- 36.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 7 times table? (a) 28 (b) 14 (c) 42 (d) 32
- 37.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 5 times table? (a) 15 (b) 25 (c) 36 (d) 30
- 38.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 3 times table? (a) 9 (b) 16 (c) 18 (d) 6
- 39.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 6 times table? (a) 30 (b) 42 (c) 38 (d) 12
- 40.What comes next? 8, 11, 14, 17, ? (a) 20 (b) 17 (c) 21 (d) 23
Answer key
- 34
- 49
- 14
- 39
- 30
- 50
- 12
- 36
- 41
- 16
- 20
- 49
- 100
- 26
- 19
- 64
- 26
- 23
- 23
- 28
- 27
- 32
- 80
- 7
- 14
- 17
- 28
- 25
- 35
- 19
- 45
- 27
- 22
- 47
- 22
- 32
- 36
- 16
- 38
- 20
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