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) 27 (b) 9 (c) 11 (d) 18
- 2.What comes next? 9, 13, 17, 21, ? (a) 29 (b) 21 (c) 26 (d) 25
- 3.What comes next? 2, 4, 8, 16, ? (a) 24 (b) 33 (c) 28 (d) 32
- 4.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 8 times table? (a) 16 (b) 40 (c) 24 (d) 55
- 5.What comes next? 1, 4, 9, 16, ? (a) 26 (b) 25 (c) 23 (d) 27
- 6.What comes next? 7, 13, 19, 25, ? (a) 31 (b) 37 (c) 25 (d) 32
- 7.What comes next? 16, 25, 36, 49, ? (a) 64 (b) 66 (c) 65 (d) 62
- 8.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 8 times table? (a) 16 (b) 48 (c) 27 (d) 24
- 9.What comes next? 16, 25, 34, 43, ? (a) 61 (b) 52 (c) 53 (d) 43
- 10.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 6 times table? (a) 42 (b) 59 (c) 54 (d) 24
- 11.What comes next? 4, 9, 16, 25, ? (a) 38 (b) 34 (c) 37 (d) 36
- 12.What comes next? 3, 6, 12, 24, ? (a) 36 (b) 49 (c) 48 (d) 42
- 13.What comes next? 16, 24, 32, 40, ? (a) 40 (b) 48 (c) 49 (d) 56
- 14.What comes next? 5, 10, 20, 40, ? (a) 81 (b) 70 (c) 60 (d) 80
- 15.What comes next? 25, 36, 49, 64, ? (a) 82 (b) 83 (c) 81 (d) 79
- 16.What comes next? 4, 8, 16, 32, ? (a) 48 (b) 64 (c) 65 (d) 56
- 17.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 3 times table? (a) 21 (b) 12 (c) 8 (d) 30
- 18.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 7 times table? (a) 21 (b) 14 (c) 39 (d) 35
- 19.What comes next? 5, 9, 13, 17, ? (a) 17 (b) 21 (c) 22 (d) 25
- 20.What comes next? 1, 2, 4, 8, ? (a) 12 (b) 17 (c) 16 (d) 14
- 21.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 4 times table? (a) 12 (b) 25 (c) 8 (d) 24
- 22.What comes next? 2, 8, 14, 20, ? (a) 20 (b) 32 (c) 27 (d) 26
- 23.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 4 times table? (a) 28 (b) 11 (c) 8 (d) 16
- 24.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 4 times table? (a) 16 (b) 32 (c) 33 (d) 24
- 25.What comes next? 17, 24, 31, 38, ? (a) 46 (b) 38 (c) 45 (d) 52
- 26.What comes next? 12, 17, 22, 27, ? (a) 33 (b) 32 (c) 37 (d) 27
- 27.What comes next? 14, 18, 22, 26, ? (a) 31 (b) 26 (c) 30 (d) 34
- 28.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 3 times table? (a) 15 (b) 18 (c) 9 (d) 22
- 29.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 9 times table? (a) 36 (b) 72 (c) 22 (d) 63
- 30.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 6 times table? (a) 22 (b) 12 (c) 18 (d) 30
- 31.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 3 times table? (a) 15 (b) 9 (c) 13 (d) 18
- 32.What comes next? 12, 20, 28, 36, ? (a) 44 (b) 52 (c) 36 (d) 45
- 33.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 8 times table? (a) 44 (b) 40 (c) 16 (d) 48
- 34.What comes next? 9, 16, 25, 36, ? (a) 47 (b) 51 (c) 50 (d) 49
- 35.What comes next? 20, 26, 32, 38, ? (a) 38 (b) 50 (c) 45 (d) 44
- 36.What comes next? 18, 26, 34, 42, ? (a) 51 (b) 42 (c) 58 (d) 50
- 37.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 9 times table? (a) 23 (b) 72 (c) 36 (d) 63
- 38.What comes next? 19, 22, 25, 28, ? (a) 34 (b) 32 (c) 31 (d) 28
- 39.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 6 times table? (a) 31 (b) 30 (c) 24 (d) 48
- 40.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 5 times table? (a) 33 (b) 15 (c) 30 (d) 20
Answer key
- 11
- 25
- 32
- 55
- 25
- 31
- 64
- 27
- 52
- 59
- 36
- 48
- 48
- 80
- 81
- 64
- 8
- 39
- 21
- 16
- 25
- 26
- 11
- 33
- 45
- 32
- 30
- 22
- 22
- 22
- 13
- 44
- 44
- 49
- 44
- 50
- 23
- 31
- 31
- 33
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