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 5 times table? (a) 15 (b) 10 (c) 11 (d) 25
- 2.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 3 times table? (a) 18 (b) 17 (c) 9 (d) 15
- 3.What comes next? 1, 2, 4, 8, ? (a) 14 (b) 17 (c) 16 (d) 12
- 4.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 9 times table? (a) 72 (b) 54 (c) 74 (d) 36
- 5.What comes next? 4, 13, 22, 31, ? (a) 31 (b) 41 (c) 40 (d) 49
- 6.What comes next? 4, 9, 16, 25, ? (a) 37 (b) 34 (c) 38 (d) 36
- 7.What comes next? 12, 17, 22, 27, ? (a) 33 (b) 27 (c) 37 (d) 32
- 8.What comes next? 9, 17, 25, 33, ? (a) 33 (b) 42 (c) 41 (d) 49
- 9.What comes next? 18, 21, 24, 27, ? (a) 27 (b) 33 (c) 31 (d) 30
- 10.What comes next? 5, 10, 20, 40, ? (a) 80 (b) 70 (c) 60 (d) 81
- 11.What comes next? 15, 21, 27, 33, ? (a) 39 (b) 45 (c) 33 (d) 40
- 12.What comes next? 12, 20, 28, 36, ? (a) 52 (b) 45 (c) 36 (d) 44
- 13.What comes next? 36, 49, 64, 81, ? (a) 101 (b) 102 (c) 98 (d) 100
- 14.What comes next? 19, 26, 33, 40, ? (a) 54 (b) 48 (c) 47 (d) 40
- 15.What comes next? 25, 36, 49, 64, ? (a) 81 (b) 79 (c) 82 (d) 83
- 16.What comes next? 3, 11, 19, 27, ? (a) 27 (b) 35 (c) 43 (d) 36
- 17.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 3 times table? (a) 6 (b) 21 (c) 12 (d) 16
- 18.What comes next? 3, 6, 12, 24, ? (a) 42 (b) 49 (c) 36 (d) 48
- 19.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 3 times table? (a) 7 (b) 21 (c) 15 (d) 6
- 20.What comes next? 9, 16, 25, 36, ? (a) 51 (b) 50 (c) 49 (d) 47
- 21.What comes next? 4, 6, 8, 10, ? (a) 13 (b) 10 (c) 14 (d) 12
- 22.What comes next? 20, 27, 34, 41, ? (a) 41 (b) 55 (c) 48 (d) 49
- 23.What comes next? 2, 5, 8, 11, ? (a) 14 (b) 17 (c) 11 (d) 15
- 24.What comes next? 16, 25, 36, 49, ? (a) 66 (b) 62 (c) 65 (d) 64
- 25.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 9 times table? (a) 88 (b) 36 (c) 18 (d) 27
- 26.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 8 times table? (a) 64 (b) 32 (c) 76 (d) 56
- 27.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 6 times table? (a) 36 (b) 22 (c) 12 (d) 18
- 28.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 8 times table? (a) 32 (b) 40 (c) 16 (d) 38
- 29.What comes next? 15, 24, 33, 42, ? (a) 51 (b) 42 (c) 52 (d) 60
- 30.What comes next? 20, 24, 28, 32, ? (a) 36 (b) 37 (c) 40 (d) 32
- 31.What comes next? 14, 23, 32, 41, ? (a) 59 (b) 51 (c) 50 (d) 41
- 32.What comes next? 2, 4, 8, 16, ? (a) 33 (b) 24 (c) 32 (d) 28
- 33.What comes next? 2, 7, 12, 17, ? (a) 22 (b) 27 (c) 17 (d) 23
- 34.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 4 times table? (a) 16 (b) 40 (c) 28 (d) 27
- 35.What comes next? 1, 4, 9, 16, ? (a) 27 (b) 26 (c) 25 (d) 23
- 36.What comes next? 14, 17, 20, 23, ? (a) 23 (b) 27 (c) 29 (d) 26
- 37.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 7 times table? (a) 28 (b) 35 (c) 56 (d) 27
- 38.What comes next? 9, 18, 27, 36, ? (a) 46 (b) 54 (c) 36 (d) 45
- 39.What comes next? 16, 19, 22, 25, ? (a) 29 (b) 25 (c) 31 (d) 28
- 40.What comes next? 1, 3, 5, 7, ? (a) 7 (b) 10 (c) 9 (d) 11
Answer key
- 11
- 17
- 16
- 74
- 40
- 36
- 32
- 41
- 30
- 80
- 39
- 44
- 100
- 47
- 81
- 35
- 16
- 48
- 7
- 49
- 12
- 48
- 14
- 64
- 88
- 76
- 22
- 38
- 51
- 36
- 50
- 32
- 22
- 27
- 25
- 26
- 27
- 45
- 28
- 9
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