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? 1, 2, 4, 8, ? (a) 16 (b) 17 (c) 12 (d) 14
- 2.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 7 times table? (a) 28 (b) 21 (c) 42 (d) 65
- 3.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 7 times table? (a) 28 (b) 42 (c) 35 (d) 61
- 4.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 3 times table? (a) 17 (b) 18 (c) 27 (d) 12
- 5.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 5 times table? (a) 30 (b) 15 (c) 19 (d) 35
- 6.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 5 times table? (a) 35 (b) 25 (c) 10 (d) 12
- 7.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 8 times table? (a) 64 (b) 40 (c) 67 (d) 32
- 8.What comes next? 16, 22, 28, 34, ? (a) 46 (b) 40 (c) 41 (d) 34
- 9.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 7 times table? (a) 14 (b) 35 (c) 57 (d) 49
- 10.What comes next? 3, 6, 12, 24, ? (a) 42 (b) 48 (c) 36 (d) 49
- 11.What comes next? 2, 11, 20, 29, ? (a) 29 (b) 39 (c) 38 (d) 47
- 12.What comes next? 4, 9, 16, 25, ? (a) 37 (b) 38 (c) 36 (d) 34
- 13.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 5 times table? (a) 18 (b) 20 (c) 35 (d) 30
- 14.What comes next? 36, 49, 64, 81, ? (a) 102 (b) 101 (c) 100 (d) 98
- 15.What comes next? 9, 16, 25, 36, ? (a) 47 (b) 51 (c) 49 (d) 50
- 16.What comes next? 9, 13, 17, 21, ? (a) 26 (b) 29 (c) 25 (d) 21
- 17.What comes next? 5, 10, 20, 40, ? (a) 80 (b) 70 (c) 81 (d) 60
- 18.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 9 times table? (a) 36 (b) 72 (c) 71 (d) 54
- 19.What comes next? 2, 4, 8, 16, ? (a) 32 (b) 28 (c) 24 (d) 33
- 20.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 5 times table? (a) 30 (b) 45 (c) 39 (d) 15
- 21.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 4 times table? (a) 10 (b) 12 (c) 28 (d) 16
- 22.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 5 times table? (a) 17 (b) 30 (c) 20 (d) 40
- 23.What comes next? 5, 8, 11, 14, ? (a) 14 (b) 17 (c) 20 (d) 18
- 24.What comes next? 1, 4, 9, 16, ? (a) 25 (b) 26 (c) 23 (d) 27
- 25.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 6 times table? (a) 24 (b) 42 (c) 51 (d) 54
- 26.What comes next? 4, 8, 16, 32, ? (a) 65 (b) 48 (c) 64 (d) 56
- 27.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 8 times table? (a) 32 (b) 56 (c) 16 (d) 45
- 28.What comes next? 25, 36, 49, 64, ? (a) 79 (b) 83 (c) 81 (d) 82
- 29.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 6 times table? (a) 12 (b) 24 (c) 50 (d) 42
- 30.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 9 times table? (a) 54 (b) 47 (c) 45 (d) 18
- 31.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 4 times table? (a) 24 (b) 12 (c) 36 (d) 15
- 32.What comes next? 16, 25, 36, 49, ? (a) 62 (b) 65 (c) 64 (d) 66
- 33.What comes next? 2, 8, 14, 20, ? (a) 26 (b) 27 (c) 32 (d) 20
- 34.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 9 times table? (a) 27 (b) 54 (c) 18 (d) 73
- 35.What comes next? 2, 4, 6, 8, ? (a) 12 (b) 11 (c) 8 (d) 10
- 36.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 3 times table? (a) 15 (b) 9 (c) 21 (d) 28
- 37.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 6 times table? (a) 12 (b) 24 (c) 42 (d) 17
- 38.What comes next? 3, 11, 19, 27, ? (a) 43 (b) 35 (c) 36 (d) 27
- 39.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 9 times table? (a) 18 (b) 36 (c) 54 (d) 22
- 40.What comes next? 11, 14, 17, 20, ? (a) 26 (b) 24 (c) 23 (d) 20
Answer key
- 16
- 65
- 61
- 17
- 19
- 12
- 67
- 40
- 57
- 48
- 38
- 36
- 18
- 100
- 49
- 25
- 80
- 71
- 32
- 39
- 10
- 17
- 17
- 25
- 51
- 64
- 45
- 81
- 50
- 47
- 15
- 64
- 26
- 73
- 10
- 28
- 17
- 35
- 22
- 23
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