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) 12 (b) 9 (c) 14 (d) 6
- 2.What comes next? 25, 36, 49, 64, ? (a) 82 (b) 79 (c) 83 (d) 81
- 3.What comes next? 2, 4, 8, 16, ? (a) 24 (b) 32 (c) 33 (d) 28
- 4.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 3 times table? (a) 21 (b) 7 (c) 9 (d) 18
- 5.What comes next? 5, 10, 20, 40, ? (a) 70 (b) 80 (c) 60 (d) 81
- 6.What comes next? 1, 2, 4, 8, ? (a) 14 (b) 17 (c) 16 (d) 12
- 7.What comes next? 3, 6, 12, 24, ? (a) 48 (b) 42 (c) 49 (d) 36
- 8.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 5 times table? (a) 10 (b) 30 (c) 38 (d) 15
- 9.What comes next? 16, 25, 36, 49, ? (a) 65 (b) 62 (c) 64 (d) 66
- 10.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 3 times table? (a) 6 (b) 24 (c) 25 (d) 15
- 11.What comes next? 9, 16, 25, 36, ? (a) 49 (b) 51 (c) 47 (d) 50
- 12.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 8 times table? (a) 17 (b) 32 (c) 56 (d) 24
- 13.What comes next? 15, 18, 21, 24, ? (a) 24 (b) 27 (c) 30 (d) 28
- 14.What comes next? 1, 5, 9, 13, ? (a) 18 (b) 17 (c) 13 (d) 21
- 15.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 7 times table? (a) 49 (b) 24 (c) 70 (d) 28
- 16.What comes next? 36, 49, 64, 81, ? (a) 101 (b) 102 (c) 98 (d) 100
- 17.What comes next? 4, 9, 16, 25, ? (a) 37 (b) 36 (c) 38 (d) 34
- 18.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 8 times table? (a) 56 (b) 24 (c) 48 (d) 43
- 19.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 5 times table? (a) 25 (b) 15 (c) 11 (d) 30
- 20.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 4 times table? (a) 20 (b) 16 (c) 8 (d) 15
- 21.What comes next? 9, 15, 21, 27, ? (a) 34 (b) 27 (c) 39 (d) 33
- 22.What comes next? 4, 8, 16, 32, ? (a) 64 (b) 48 (c) 56 (d) 65
- 23.What comes next? 6, 11, 16, 21, ? (a) 27 (b) 31 (c) 21 (d) 26
- 24.What comes next? 10, 13, 16, 19, ? (a) 19 (b) 25 (c) 22 (d) 23
- 25.What comes next? 7, 12, 17, 22, ? (a) 27 (b) 22 (c) 28 (d) 32
- 26.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 7 times table? (a) 14 (b) 42 (c) 21 (d) 67
- 27.What comes next? 1, 7, 13, 19, ? (a) 19 (b) 26 (c) 25 (d) 31
- 28.What comes next? 10, 19, 28, 37, ? (a) 46 (b) 55 (c) 37 (d) 47
- 29.What comes next? 6, 9, 12, 15, ? (a) 15 (b) 21 (c) 19 (d) 18
- 30.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 9 times table? (a) 56 (b) 27 (c) 72 (d) 54
- 31.What comes next? 4, 13, 22, 31, ? (a) 31 (b) 41 (c) 40 (d) 49
- 32.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 9 times table? (a) 72 (b) 45 (c) 36 (d) 75
- 33.What comes next? 5, 10, 15, 20, ? (a) 20 (b) 25 (c) 26 (d) 30
- 34.What comes next? 19, 22, 25, 28, ? (a) 31 (b) 28 (c) 32 (d) 34
- 35.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 5 times table? (a) 49 (b) 20 (c) 35 (d) 30
- 36.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 9 times table? (a) 63 (b) 86 (c) 18 (d) 36
- 37.What comes next? 11, 17, 23, 29, ? (a) 29 (b) 36 (c) 35 (d) 41
- 38.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 8 times table? (a) 18 (b) 24 (c) 56 (d) 32
- 39.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 6 times table? (a) 30 (b) 12 (c) 29 (d) 36
- 40.What comes next? 7, 13, 19, 25, ? (a) 25 (b) 32 (c) 37 (d) 31
Answer key
- 14
- 81
- 32
- 7
- 80
- 16
- 48
- 38
- 64
- 25
- 49
- 17
- 27
- 17
- 24
- 100
- 36
- 43
- 11
- 15
- 33
- 64
- 26
- 22
- 27
- 67
- 25
- 46
- 18
- 56
- 40
- 75
- 25
- 31
- 49
- 86
- 35
- 18
- 29
- 31
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