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 6 times table? (a) 42 (b) 14 (c) 24 (d) 36
- 2.What comes next? 5, 13, 21, 29, ? (a) 29 (b) 45 (c) 37 (d) 38
- 3.What comes next? 4, 8, 16, 32, ? (a) 65 (b) 64 (c) 56 (d) 48
- 4.What comes next? 1, 2, 4, 8, ? (a) 17 (b) 12 (c) 14 (d) 16
- 5.What comes next? 18, 25, 32, 39, ? (a) 46 (b) 39 (c) 53 (d) 47
- 6.What comes next? 25, 36, 49, 64, ? (a) 81 (b) 79 (c) 83 (d) 82
- 7.What comes next? 4, 9, 16, 25, ? (a) 37 (b) 36 (c) 38 (d) 34
- 8.What comes next? 16, 25, 36, 49, ? (a) 64 (b) 66 (c) 65 (d) 62
- 9.What comes next? 13, 22, 31, 40, ? (a) 58 (b) 50 (c) 49 (d) 40
- 10.What comes next? 9, 16, 25, 36, ? (a) 51 (b) 50 (c) 47 (d) 49
- 11.What comes next? 5, 10, 20, 40, ? (a) 60 (b) 70 (c) 81 (d) 80
- 12.What comes next? 36, 49, 64, 81, ? (a) 98 (b) 100 (c) 101 (d) 102
- 13.What comes next? 9, 14, 19, 24, ? (a) 29 (b) 34 (c) 24 (d) 30
- 14.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 6 times table? (a) 30 (b) 18 (c) 32 (d) 42
- 15.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 4 times table? (a) 8 (b) 20 (c) 32 (d) 29
- 16.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 5 times table? (a) 30 (b) 39 (c) 45 (d) 15
- 17.What comes next? 8, 15, 22, 29, ? (a) 36 (b) 37 (c) 29 (d) 43
- 18.What comes next? 1, 4, 9, 16, ? (a) 23 (b) 26 (c) 27 (d) 25
- 19.What comes next? 2, 4, 8, 16, ? (a) 28 (b) 24 (c) 33 (d) 32
- 20.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 7 times table? (a) 21 (b) 58 (c) 14 (d) 28
- 21.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 6 times table? (a) 36 (b) 30 (c) 51 (d) 24
- 22.What comes next? 10, 18, 26, 34, ? (a) 34 (b) 43 (c) 50 (d) 42
- 23.What comes next? 9, 17, 25, 33, ? (a) 41 (b) 42 (c) 49 (d) 33
- 24.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 5 times table? (a) 15 (b) 20 (c) 25 (d) 48
- 25.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 3 times table? (a) 18 (b) 12 (c) 24 (d) 14
- 26.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 4 times table? (a) 25 (b) 16 (c) 28 (d) 20
- 27.What comes next? 4, 6, 8, 10, ? (a) 12 (b) 10 (c) 13 (d) 14
- 28.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 9 times table? (a) 72 (b) 45 (c) 67 (d) 18
- 29.What comes next? 4, 11, 18, 25, ? (a) 39 (b) 32 (c) 25 (d) 33
- 30.What comes next? 14, 23, 32, 41, ? (a) 59 (b) 41 (c) 50 (d) 51
- 31.What comes next? 3, 6, 12, 24, ? (a) 49 (b) 48 (c) 42 (d) 36
- 32.What comes next? 10, 12, 14, 16, ? (a) 16 (b) 19 (c) 20 (d) 18
- 33.What comes next? 6, 8, 10, 12, ? (a) 15 (b) 14 (c) 16 (d) 12
- 34.What comes next? 14, 21, 28, 35, ? (a) 43 (b) 49 (c) 42 (d) 35
- 35.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 9 times table? (a) 27 (b) 74 (c) 18 (d) 45
- 36.What comes next? 3, 12, 21, 30, ? (a) 40 (b) 39 (c) 30 (d) 48
- 37.What comes next? 19, 23, 27, 31, ? (a) 39 (b) 31 (c) 36 (d) 35
- 38.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 9 times table? (a) 18 (b) 27 (c) 77 (d) 54
- 39.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 4 times table? (a) 37 (b) 24 (c) 16 (d) 28
- 40.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 8 times table? (a) 50 (b) 48 (c) 24 (d) 16
Answer key
- 14
- 37
- 64
- 16
- 46
- 81
- 36
- 64
- 49
- 49
- 80
- 100
- 29
- 32
- 29
- 39
- 36
- 25
- 32
- 58
- 51
- 42
- 41
- 48
- 14
- 25
- 12
- 67
- 32
- 50
- 48
- 18
- 14
- 42
- 74
- 39
- 35
- 77
- 37
- 50
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