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 4 times table? (a) 20 (b) 16 (c) 32 (d) 21
- 2.What comes next? 3, 6, 12, 24, ? (a) 36 (b) 42 (c) 48 (d) 49
- 3.What comes next? 13, 18, 23, 28, ? (a) 28 (b) 34 (c) 38 (d) 33
- 4.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 5 times table? (a) 20 (b) 35 (c) 46 (d) 45
- 5.What comes next? 4, 9, 16, 25, ? (a) 37 (b) 38 (c) 34 (d) 36
- 6.What comes next? 36, 49, 64, 81, ? (a) 98 (b) 100 (c) 101 (d) 102
- 7.What comes next? 1, 4, 9, 16, ? (a) 23 (b) 27 (c) 26 (d) 25
- 8.What comes next? 2, 4, 8, 16, ? (a) 24 (b) 32 (c) 28 (d) 33
- 9.What comes next? 20, 22, 24, 26, ? (a) 29 (b) 30 (c) 26 (d) 28
- 10.What comes next? 15, 18, 21, 24, ? (a) 30 (b) 28 (c) 24 (d) 27
- 11.What comes next? 18, 26, 34, 42, ? (a) 58 (b) 51 (c) 42 (d) 50
- 12.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 5 times table? (a) 15 (b) 30 (c) 32 (d) 10
- 13.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 9 times table? (a) 54 (b) 72 (c) 83 (d) 27
- 14.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 3 times table? (a) 12 (b) 18 (c) 7 (d) 6
- 15.What comes next? 12, 20, 28, 36, ? (a) 44 (b) 36 (c) 45 (d) 52
- 16.What comes next? 3, 8, 13, 18, ? (a) 28 (b) 23 (c) 18 (d) 24
- 17.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 4 times table? (a) 24 (b) 12 (c) 9 (d) 28
- 18.What comes next? 25, 36, 49, 64, ? (a) 81 (b) 83 (c) 82 (d) 79
- 19.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 7 times table? (a) 28 (b) 23 (c) 35 (d) 56
- 20.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 4 times table? (a) 10 (b) 8 (c) 24 (d) 12
- 21.What comes next? 7, 13, 19, 25, ? (a) 25 (b) 32 (c) 31 (d) 37
- 22.What comes next? 9, 16, 25, 36, ? (a) 50 (b) 49 (c) 51 (d) 47
- 23.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 7 times table? (a) 14 (b) 35 (c) 56 (d) 44
- 24.What comes next? 7, 15, 23, 31, ? (a) 47 (b) 31 (c) 40 (d) 39
- 25.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 6 times table? (a) 42 (b) 24 (c) 12 (d) 19
- 26.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 6 times table? (a) 30 (b) 25 (c) 48 (d) 24
- 27.What comes next? 16, 25, 36, 49, ? (a) 62 (b) 64 (c) 66 (d) 65
- 28.What comes next? 19, 22, 25, 28, ? (a) 31 (b) 28 (c) 34 (d) 32
- 29.What comes next? 1, 2, 4, 8, ? (a) 17 (b) 12 (c) 14 (d) 16
- 30.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 5 times table? (a) 20 (b) 40 (c) 35 (d) 16
- 31.What comes next? 2, 11, 20, 29, ? (a) 39 (b) 29 (c) 47 (d) 38
- 32.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 8 times table? (a) 24 (b) 48 (c) 25 (d) 16
- 33.What comes next? 5, 10, 20, 40, ? (a) 81 (b) 70 (c) 60 (d) 80
- 34.What comes next? 8, 11, 14, 17, ? (a) 17 (b) 23 (c) 21 (d) 20
- 35.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 9 times table? (a) 77 (b) 36 (c) 18 (d) 54
- 36.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 5 times table? (a) 35 (b) 21 (c) 15 (d) 30
- 37.What comes next? 5, 8, 11, 14, ? (a) 14 (b) 18 (c) 17 (d) 20
- 38.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 8 times table? (a) 48 (b) 16 (c) 52 (d) 32
- 39.What comes next? 5, 13, 21, 29, ? (a) 29 (b) 38 (c) 45 (d) 37
- 40.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 8 times table? (a) 56 (b) 24 (c) 32 (d) 47
Answer key
- 21
- 48
- 33
- 46
- 36
- 100
- 25
- 32
- 28
- 27
- 50
- 32
- 83
- 7
- 44
- 23
- 9
- 81
- 23
- 10
- 31
- 49
- 44
- 39
- 19
- 25
- 64
- 31
- 16
- 16
- 38
- 25
- 80
- 20
- 77
- 21
- 17
- 52
- 37
- 47
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