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? 10, 14, 18, 22, ? (a) 30 (b) 27 (c) 22 (d) 26
- 2.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 4 times table? (a) 12 (b) 24 (c) 8 (d) 21
- 3.What comes next? 36, 49, 64, 81, ? (a) 100 (b) 102 (c) 98 (d) 101
- 4.What comes next? 25, 36, 49, 64, ? (a) 82 (b) 81 (c) 83 (d) 79
- 5.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 8 times table? (a) 56 (b) 36 (c) 16 (d) 40
- 6.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 6 times table? (a) 30 (b) 18 (c) 47 (d) 12
- 7.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 9 times table? (a) 36 (b) 63 (c) 65 (d) 72
- 8.What comes next? 19, 22, 25, 28, ? (a) 31 (b) 28 (c) 32 (d) 34
- 9.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 9 times table? (a) 48 (b) 72 (c) 18 (d) 45
- 10.What comes next? 4, 9, 16, 25, ? (a) 34 (b) 37 (c) 38 (d) 36
- 11.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 8 times table? (a) 32 (b) 16 (c) 76 (d) 56
- 12.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 9 times table? (a) 63 (b) 27 (c) 53 (d) 54
- 13.What comes next? 19, 21, 23, 25, ? (a) 25 (b) 27 (c) 28 (d) 29
- 14.What comes next? 4, 8, 16, 32, ? (a) 56 (b) 64 (c) 65 (d) 48
- 15.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 3 times table? (a) 15 (b) 18 (c) 8 (d) 6
- 16.What comes next? 5, 8, 11, 14, ? (a) 14 (b) 17 (c) 20 (d) 18
- 17.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 8 times table? (a) 56 (b) 69 (c) 40 (d) 32
- 18.What comes next? 8, 17, 26, 35, ? (a) 53 (b) 35 (c) 45 (d) 44
- 19.What comes next? 5, 10, 20, 40, ? (a) 80 (b) 60 (c) 70 (d) 81
- 20.What comes next? 2, 4, 6, 8, ? (a) 10 (b) 11 (c) 8 (d) 12
- 21.What comes next? 1, 2, 4, 8, ? (a) 14 (b) 17 (c) 16 (d) 12
- 22.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 4 times table? (a) 16 (b) 36 (c) 15 (d) 28
- 23.What comes next? 7, 10, 13, 16, ? (a) 20 (b) 22 (c) 16 (d) 19
- 24.What comes next? 11, 20, 29, 38, ? (a) 38 (b) 47 (c) 56 (d) 48
- 25.What comes next? 1, 5, 9, 13, ? (a) 21 (b) 18 (c) 13 (d) 17
- 26.What comes next? 2, 4, 8, 16, ? (a) 28 (b) 33 (c) 24 (d) 32
- 27.What comes next? 3, 6, 12, 24, ? (a) 42 (b) 49 (c) 48 (d) 36
- 28.What comes next? 10, 15, 20, 25, ? (a) 25 (b) 30 (c) 31 (d) 35
- 29.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 6 times table? (a) 15 (b) 24 (c) 48 (d) 30
- 30.What comes next? 9, 16, 25, 36, ? (a) 51 (b) 49 (c) 47 (d) 50
- 31.What comes next? 8, 12, 16, 20, ? (a) 28 (b) 24 (c) 20 (d) 25
- 32.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 9 times table? (a) 61 (b) 54 (c) 27 (d) 72
- 33.What comes next? 16, 18, 20, 22, ? (a) 24 (b) 22 (c) 25 (d) 26
- 34.What comes next? 1, 4, 9, 16, ? (a) 26 (b) 27 (c) 25 (d) 23
- 35.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 9 times table? (a) 36 (b) 63 (c) 18 (d) 50
- 36.What comes next? 7, 11, 15, 19, ? (a) 27 (b) 24 (c) 19 (d) 23
- 37.What comes next? 15, 23, 31, 39, ? (a) 55 (b) 48 (c) 47 (d) 39
- 38.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 8 times table? (a) 40 (b) 32 (c) 71 (d) 48
- 39.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 3 times table? (a) 6 (b) 21 (c) 10 (d) 15
- 40.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 6 times table? (a) 42 (b) 18 (c) 52 (d) 30
Answer key
- 26
- 21
- 100
- 81
- 36
- 47
- 65
- 31
- 48
- 36
- 76
- 53
- 27
- 64
- 8
- 17
- 69
- 44
- 80
- 10
- 16
- 15
- 19
- 47
- 17
- 32
- 48
- 30
- 15
- 49
- 24
- 61
- 24
- 25
- 50
- 23
- 47
- 71
- 10
- 52
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