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 9 times table? (a) 27 (b) 63 (c) 36 (d) 87
- 2.What comes next? 3, 6, 12, 24, ? (a) 48 (b) 49 (c) 42 (d) 36
- 3.What comes next? 15, 18, 21, 24, ? (a) 24 (b) 28 (c) 30 (d) 27
- 4.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 3 times table? (a) 7 (b) 18 (c) 9 (d) 6
- 5.What comes next? 1, 4, 9, 16, ? (a) 27 (b) 23 (c) 26 (d) 25
- 6.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 6 times table? (a) 48 (b) 30 (c) 12 (d) 56
- 7.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 9 times table? (a) 36 (b) 48 (c) 63 (d) 18
- 8.What comes next? 2, 4, 8, 16, ? (a) 28 (b) 33 (c) 24 (d) 32
- 9.What comes next? 9, 18, 27, 36, ? (a) 36 (b) 46 (c) 54 (d) 45
- 10.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 9 times table? (a) 63 (b) 45 (c) 27 (d) 37
- 11.What comes next? 5, 10, 20, 40, ? (a) 70 (b) 80 (c) 81 (d) 60
- 12.What comes next? 4, 8, 16, 32, ? (a) 64 (b) 56 (c) 48 (d) 65
- 13.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 9 times table? (a) 79 (b) 45 (c) 27 (d) 36
- 14.What comes next? 15, 24, 33, 42, ? (a) 60 (b) 42 (c) 52 (d) 51
- 15.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 4 times table? (a) 31 (b) 12 (c) 20 (d) 28
- 16.What comes next? 1, 5, 9, 13, ? (a) 18 (b) 17 (c) 13 (d) 21
- 17.What comes next? 25, 36, 49, 64, ? (a) 83 (b) 82 (c) 79 (d) 81
- 18.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 6 times table? (a) 18 (b) 38 (c) 36 (d) 24
- 19.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 6 times table? (a) 18 (b) 30 (c) 44 (d) 24
- 20.What comes next? 1, 2, 4, 8, ? (a) 12 (b) 17 (c) 16 (d) 14
- 21.What comes next? 19, 21, 23, 25, ? (a) 28 (b) 29 (c) 25 (d) 27
- 22.What comes next? 14, 23, 32, 41, ? (a) 41 (b) 59 (c) 50 (d) 51
- 23.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 4 times table? (a) 24 (b) 12 (c) 26 (d) 28
- 24.What comes next? 16, 25, 36, 49, ? (a) 66 (b) 64 (c) 62 (d) 65
- 25.What comes next? 9, 16, 25, 36, ? (a) 50 (b) 47 (c) 49 (d) 51
- 26.What comes next? 2, 10, 18, 26, ? (a) 26 (b) 42 (c) 34 (d) 35
- 27.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 9 times table? (a) 36 (b) 18 (c) 86 (d) 27
- 28.What comes next? 36, 49, 64, 81, ? (a) 98 (b) 101 (c) 100 (d) 102
- 29.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 3 times table? (a) 9 (b) 16 (c) 15 (d) 21
- 30.What comes next? 13, 18, 23, 28, ? (a) 38 (b) 33 (c) 34 (d) 28
- 31.What comes next? 4, 9, 16, 25, ? (a) 38 (b) 36 (c) 34 (d) 37
- 32.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 8 times table? (a) 32 (b) 16 (c) 40 (d) 59
- 33.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 9 times table? (a) 18 (b) 45 (c) 54 (d) 47
- 34.What comes next? 8, 11, 14, 17, ? (a) 17 (b) 20 (c) 21 (d) 23
- 35.What comes next? 12, 16, 20, 24, ? (a) 24 (b) 28 (c) 32 (d) 29
- 36.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 4 times table? (a) 28 (b) 16 (c) 32 (d) 15
- 37.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 6 times table? (a) 30 (b) 18 (c) 14 (d) 48
- 38.What comes next? 10, 19, 28, 37, ? (a) 46 (b) 47 (c) 37 (d) 55
- 39.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 7 times table? (a) 42 (b) 68 (c) 49 (d) 28
- 40.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 5 times table? (a) 16 (b) 25 (c) 40 (d) 15
Answer key
- 87
- 48
- 27
- 7
- 25
- 56
- 48
- 32
- 45
- 37
- 80
- 64
- 79
- 51
- 31
- 17
- 81
- 38
- 44
- 16
- 27
- 50
- 26
- 64
- 49
- 34
- 86
- 100
- 16
- 33
- 36
- 59
- 47
- 20
- 28
- 15
- 14
- 46
- 68
- 16
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