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.What comes next? 2, 4, 8, 16, ? (a) 28 (b) 32 (c) 33 (d) 24
- 2.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 4 times table? (a) 12 (b) 24 (c) 11 (d) 8
- 3.What comes next? 12, 15, 18, 21, ? (a) 24 (b) 21 (c) 25 (d) 27
- 4.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 5 times table? (a) 25 (b) 20 (c) 30 (d) 34
- 5.What comes next? 12, 18, 24, 30, ? (a) 30 (b) 37 (c) 36 (d) 42
- 6.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 8 times table? (a) 40 (b) 64 (c) 24 (d) 26
- 7.What comes next? 16, 18, 20, 22, ? (a) 25 (b) 26 (c) 24 (d) 22
- 8.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 3 times table? (a) 9 (b) 18 (c) 21 (d) 19
- 9.What comes next? 4, 6, 8, 10, ? (a) 14 (b) 12 (c) 10 (d) 13
- 10.What comes next? 2, 10, 18, 26, ? (a) 26 (b) 34 (c) 42 (d) 35
- 11.What comes next? 1, 4, 9, 16, ? (a) 27 (b) 23 (c) 25 (d) 26
- 12.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 7 times table? (a) 41 (b) 21 (c) 14 (d) 42
- 13.What comes next? 13, 19, 25, 31, ? (a) 43 (b) 38 (c) 37 (d) 31
- 14.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 7 times table? (a) 14 (b) 42 (c) 48 (d) 35
- 15.What comes next? 12, 19, 26, 33, ? (a) 47 (b) 33 (c) 41 (d) 40
- 16.What comes next? 3, 6, 12, 24, ? (a) 49 (b) 48 (c) 36 (d) 42
- 17.What comes next? 17, 22, 27, 32, ? (a) 32 (b) 42 (c) 37 (d) 38
- 18.What comes next? 5, 10, 20, 40, ? (a) 80 (b) 70 (c) 60 (d) 81
- 19.What comes next? 6, 15, 24, 33, ? (a) 43 (b) 33 (c) 51 (d) 42
- 20.What comes next? 1, 8, 15, 22, ? (a) 22 (b) 36 (c) 29 (d) 30
- 21.What comes next? 4, 9, 16, 25, ? (a) 37 (b) 34 (c) 36 (d) 38
- 22.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 9 times table? (a) 27 (b) 47 (c) 36 (d) 18
- 23.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 4 times table? (a) 28 (b) 16 (c) 14 (d) 12
- 24.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 9 times table? (a) 54 (b) 27 (c) 23 (d) 18
- 25.What comes next? 10, 16, 22, 28, ? (a) 40 (b) 35 (c) 34 (d) 28
- 26.What comes next? 19, 23, 27, 31, ? (a) 36 (b) 39 (c) 31 (d) 35
- 27.What comes next? 11, 16, 21, 26, ? (a) 36 (b) 31 (c) 26 (d) 32
- 28.What comes next? 4, 8, 16, 32, ? (a) 65 (b) 48 (c) 64 (d) 56
- 29.What comes next? 2, 8, 14, 20, ? (a) 20 (b) 27 (c) 32 (d) 26
- 30.What comes next? 25, 36, 49, 64, ? (a) 79 (b) 83 (c) 81 (d) 82
- 31.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 8 times table? (a) 48 (b) 32 (c) 24 (d) 22
- 32.What comes next? 36, 49, 64, 81, ? (a) 101 (b) 98 (c) 100 (d) 102
- 33.What comes next? 1, 2, 4, 8, ? (a) 14 (b) 12 (c) 17 (d) 16
- 34.What comes next? 20, 22, 24, 26, ? (a) 30 (b) 28 (c) 29 (d) 26
- 35.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 9 times table? (a) 45 (b) 63 (c) 36 (d) 83
- 36.What comes next? 14, 21, 28, 35, ? (a) 43 (b) 49 (c) 35 (d) 42
- 37.What comes next? 20, 26, 32, 38, ? (a) 38 (b) 44 (c) 50 (d) 45
- 38.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 8 times table? (a) 30 (b) 32 (c) 24 (d) 16
- 39.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 3 times table? (a) 21 (b) 12 (c) 6 (d) 13
- 40.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 4 times table? (a) 20 (b) 27 (c) 32 (d) 16
Answer key
- 32
- 11
- 24
- 34
- 36
- 26
- 24
- 19
- 12
- 34
- 25
- 41
- 37
- 48
- 40
- 48
- 37
- 80
- 42
- 29
- 36
- 47
- 14
- 23
- 34
- 35
- 31
- 64
- 26
- 81
- 22
- 100
- 16
- 28
- 83
- 42
- 44
- 30
- 13
- 27
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