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? 16, 25, 36, 49, ? (a) 65 (b) 62 (c) 66 (d) 64
- 2.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 5 times table? (a) 10 (b) 21 (c) 20 (d) 35
- 3.What comes next? 4, 8, 16, 32, ? (a) 64 (b) 48 (c) 56 (d) 65
- 4.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 8 times table? (a) 56 (b) 32 (c) 28 (d) 40
- 5.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 7 times table? (a) 42 (b) 28 (c) 49 (d) 33
- 6.What comes next? 3, 6, 12, 24, ? (a) 36 (b) 48 (c) 42 (d) 49
- 7.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 3 times table? (a) 18 (b) 7 (c) 21 (d) 9
- 8.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 5 times table? (a) 47 (b) 10 (c) 30 (d) 20
- 9.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 9 times table? (a) 45 (b) 18 (c) 27 (d) 76
- 10.What comes next? 11, 13, 15, 17, ? (a) 21 (b) 17 (c) 19 (d) 20
- 11.What comes next? 1, 2, 4, 8, ? (a) 17 (b) 12 (c) 16 (d) 14
- 12.What comes next? 1, 4, 9, 16, ? (a) 27 (b) 25 (c) 23 (d) 26
- 13.What comes next? 9, 16, 25, 36, ? (a) 50 (b) 47 (c) 51 (d) 49
- 14.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 9 times table? (a) 18 (b) 27 (c) 89 (d) 54
- 15.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 4 times table? (a) 15 (b) 8 (c) 24 (d) 16
- 16.What comes next? 36, 49, 64, 81, ? (a) 100 (b) 102 (c) 98 (d) 101
- 17.What comes next? 17, 21, 25, 29, ? (a) 33 (b) 29 (c) 37 (d) 34
- 18.What comes next? 5, 7, 9, 11, ? (a) 15 (b) 14 (c) 11 (d) 13
- 19.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 7 times table? (a) 14 (b) 28 (c) 30 (d) 21
- 20.What comes next? 12, 18, 24, 30, ? (a) 42 (b) 30 (c) 36 (d) 37
- 21.What comes next? 15, 20, 25, 30, ? (a) 40 (b) 36 (c) 35 (d) 30
- 22.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 7 times table? (a) 21 (b) 42 (c) 56 (d) 15
- 23.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 5 times table? (a) 15 (b) 33 (c) 20 (d) 10
- 24.What comes next? 3, 7, 11, 15, ? (a) 20 (b) 15 (c) 19 (d) 23
- 25.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 5 times table? (a) 45 (b) 28 (c) 20 (d) 30
- 26.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 4 times table? (a) 8 (b) 29 (c) 24 (d) 20
- 27.What comes next? 2, 4, 8, 16, ? (a) 24 (b) 28 (c) 32 (d) 33
- 28.What comes next? 5, 10, 20, 40, ? (a) 60 (b) 81 (c) 70 (d) 80
- 29.What comes next? 2, 10, 18, 26, ? (a) 42 (b) 35 (c) 26 (d) 34
- 30.What comes next? 9, 18, 27, 36, ? (a) 45 (b) 36 (c) 54 (d) 46
- 31.What comes next? 15, 22, 29, 36, ? (a) 36 (b) 50 (c) 44 (d) 43
- 32.What comes next? 2, 11, 20, 29, ? (a) 29 (b) 39 (c) 38 (d) 47
- 33.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 8 times table? (a) 48 (b) 40 (c) 46 (d) 24
- 34.What comes next? 10, 12, 14, 16, ? (a) 16 (b) 19 (c) 18 (d) 20
- 35.What comes next? 17, 25, 33, 41, ? (a) 50 (b) 41 (c) 57 (d) 49
- 36.What comes next? 12, 21, 30, 39, ? (a) 49 (b) 48 (c) 39 (d) 57
- 37.What comes next? 19, 22, 25, 28, ? (a) 31 (b) 34 (c) 28 (d) 32
- 38.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 4 times table? (a) 28 (b) 40 (c) 16 (d) 34
- 39.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 9 times table? (a) 18 (b) 63 (c) 45 (d) 35
- 40.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 9 times table? (a) 45 (b) 82 (c) 27 (d) 54
Answer key
- 64
- 21
- 64
- 28
- 33
- 48
- 7
- 47
- 76
- 19
- 16
- 25
- 49
- 89
- 15
- 100
- 33
- 13
- 30
- 36
- 35
- 15
- 33
- 19
- 28
- 29
- 32
- 80
- 34
- 45
- 43
- 38
- 46
- 18
- 49
- 48
- 31
- 34
- 35
- 82
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