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 3 times table? (a) 9 (b) 21 (c) 18 (d) 8
- 2.What comes next? 1, 2, 4, 8, ? (a) 14 (b) 16 (c) 17 (d) 12
- 3.What comes next? 4, 13, 22, 31, ? (a) 41 (b) 49 (c) 40 (d) 31
- 4.What comes next? 1, 7, 13, 19, ? (a) 31 (b) 26 (c) 19 (d) 25
- 5.What comes next? 4, 8, 16, 32, ? (a) 64 (b) 48 (c) 56 (d) 65
- 6.What comes next? 1, 10, 19, 28, ? (a) 37 (b) 28 (c) 46 (d) 38
- 7.What comes next? 6, 12, 18, 24, ? (a) 31 (b) 36 (c) 30 (d) 24
- 8.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 4 times table? (a) 23 (b) 28 (c) 16 (d) 24
- 9.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 9 times table? (a) 36 (b) 18 (c) 87 (d) 45
- 10.What comes next? 2, 4, 8, 16, ? (a) 24 (b) 33 (c) 28 (d) 32
- 11.What comes next? 19, 23, 27, 31, ? (a) 36 (b) 39 (c) 31 (d) 35
- 12.What comes next? 12, 14, 16, 18, ? (a) 18 (b) 22 (c) 21 (d) 20
- 13.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 4 times table? (a) 24 (b) 10 (c) 16 (d) 32
- 14.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 6 times table? (a) 48 (b) 59 (c) 36 (d) 18
- 15.What comes next? 11, 13, 15, 17, ? (a) 21 (b) 17 (c) 20 (d) 19
- 16.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 8 times table? (a) 76 (b) 40 (c) 32 (d) 24
- 17.What comes next? 16, 18, 20, 22, ? (a) 24 (b) 22 (c) 25 (d) 26
- 18.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 4 times table? (a) 24 (b) 20 (c) 16 (d) 39
- 19.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 8 times table? (a) 40 (b) 48 (c) 32 (d) 33
- 20.What comes next? 25, 36, 49, 64, ? (a) 81 (b) 79 (c) 82 (d) 83
- 21.What comes next? 3, 6, 9, 12, ? (a) 18 (b) 16 (c) 15 (d) 12
- 22.What comes next? 15, 18, 21, 24, ? (a) 30 (b) 28 (c) 24 (d) 27
- 23.What comes next? 36, 49, 64, 81, ? (a) 102 (b) 98 (c) 101 (d) 100
- 24.What comes next? 9, 16, 25, 36, ? (a) 47 (b) 50 (c) 51 (d) 49
- 25.What comes next? 3, 6, 12, 24, ? (a) 49 (b) 42 (c) 36 (d) 48
- 26.What comes next? 11, 16, 21, 26, ? (a) 32 (b) 36 (c) 26 (d) 31
- 27.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 4 times table? (a) 16 (b) 24 (c) 33 (d) 8
- 28.What comes next? 5, 10, 20, 40, ? (a) 81 (b) 80 (c) 60 (d) 70
- 29.What comes next? 4, 11, 18, 25, ? (a) 33 (b) 25 (c) 39 (d) 32
- 30.What comes next? 9, 17, 25, 33, ? (a) 42 (b) 49 (c) 41 (d) 33
- 31.What comes next? 16, 25, 36, 49, ? (a) 66 (b) 65 (c) 64 (d) 62
- 32.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 9 times table? (a) 69 (b) 63 (c) 36 (d) 18
- 33.What comes next? 11, 15, 19, 23, ? (a) 23 (b) 27 (c) 28 (d) 31
- 34.What comes next? 12, 17, 22, 27, ? (a) 33 (b) 32 (c) 27 (d) 37
- 35.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 6 times table? (a) 30 (b) 24 (c) 25 (d) 36
- 36.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 6 times table? (a) 20 (b) 24 (c) 36 (d) 18
- 37.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 9 times table? (a) 36 (b) 18 (c) 20 (d) 54
- 38.What comes next? 1, 4, 7, 10, ? (a) 14 (b) 10 (c) 13 (d) 16
- 39.What comes next? 6, 10, 14, 18, ? (a) 18 (b) 22 (c) 26 (d) 23
- 40.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 9 times table? (a) 18 (b) 72 (c) 45 (d) 26
Answer key
- 8
- 16
- 40
- 25
- 64
- 37
- 30
- 23
- 87
- 32
- 35
- 20
- 10
- 59
- 19
- 76
- 24
- 39
- 33
- 81
- 15
- 27
- 100
- 49
- 48
- 31
- 33
- 80
- 32
- 41
- 64
- 69
- 27
- 32
- 25
- 20
- 20
- 13
- 22
- 26
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