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? 36, 49, 64, 81, ? (a) 102 (b) 98 (c) 100 (d) 101
- 2.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 4 times table? (a) 12 (b) 14 (c) 16 (d) 24
- 3.What comes next? 1, 4, 9, 16, ? (a) 23 (b) 26 (c) 25 (d) 27
- 4.What comes next? 5, 10, 20, 40, ? (a) 70 (b) 81 (c) 60 (d) 80
- 5.What comes next? 25, 36, 49, 64, ? (a) 82 (b) 79 (c) 81 (d) 83
- 6.What comes next? 2, 4, 8, 16, ? (a) 24 (b) 28 (c) 32 (d) 33
- 7.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 9 times table? (a) 54 (b) 69 (c) 27 (d) 18
- 8.What comes next? 3, 6, 12, 24, ? (a) 36 (b) 49 (c) 42 (d) 48
- 9.What comes next? 4, 8, 16, 32, ? (a) 48 (b) 56 (c) 64 (d) 65
- 10.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 3 times table? (a) 18 (b) 9 (c) 27 (d) 22
- 11.What comes next? 1, 2, 4, 8, ? (a) 12 (b) 16 (c) 14 (d) 17
- 12.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 4 times table? (a) 12 (b) 28 (c) 10 (d) 16
- 13.What comes next? 11, 18, 25, 32, ? (a) 32 (b) 46 (c) 39 (d) 40
- 14.What comes next? 18, 25, 32, 39, ? (a) 53 (b) 39 (c) 46 (d) 47
- 15.What comes next? 4, 9, 16, 25, ? (a) 36 (b) 37 (c) 38 (d) 34
- 16.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 9 times table? (a) 36 (b) 45 (c) 72 (d) 55
- 17.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 3 times table? (a) 13 (b) 15 (c) 21 (d) 9
- 18.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 7 times table? (a) 42 (b) 32 (c) 21 (d) 28
- 19.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 4 times table? (a) 16 (b) 12 (c) 8 (d) 15
- 20.What comes next? 9, 16, 25, 36, ? (a) 50 (b) 47 (c) 51 (d) 49
- 21.What comes next? 2, 7, 12, 17, ? (a) 22 (b) 27 (c) 23 (d) 17
- 22.What comes next? 3, 11, 19, 27, ? (a) 36 (b) 35 (c) 43 (d) 27
- 23.What comes next? 5, 8, 11, 14, ? (a) 18 (b) 20 (c) 14 (d) 17
- 24.What comes next? 9, 15, 21, 27, ? (a) 34 (b) 27 (c) 33 (d) 39
- 25.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 7 times table? (a) 61 (b) 21 (c) 49 (d) 42
- 26.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 6 times table? (a) 22 (b) 18 (c) 36 (d) 12
- 27.What comes next? 6, 10, 14, 18, ? (a) 22 (b) 26 (c) 18 (d) 23
- 28.What comes next? 1, 3, 5, 7, ? (a) 7 (b) 10 (c) 9 (d) 11
- 29.What comes next? 11, 17, 23, 29, ? (a) 41 (b) 36 (c) 29 (d) 35
- 30.What comes next? 1, 8, 15, 22, ? (a) 30 (b) 22 (c) 36 (d) 29
- 31.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 5 times table? (a) 43 (b) 20 (c) 40 (d) 35
- 32.What comes next? 16, 25, 36, 49, ? (a) 64 (b) 66 (c) 65 (d) 62
- 33.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 6 times table? (a) 42 (b) 24 (c) 54 (d) 40
- 34.What comes next? 6, 11, 16, 21, ? (a) 31 (b) 21 (c) 26 (d) 27
- 35.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 8 times table? (a) 16 (b) 24 (c) 76 (d) 48
- 36.What comes next? 1, 4, 7, 10, ? (a) 16 (b) 13 (c) 10 (d) 14
- 37.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 7 times table? (a) 35 (b) 60 (c) 28 (d) 21
- 38.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 5 times table? (a) 35 (b) 34 (c) 30 (d) 15
- 39.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 7 times table? (a) 14 (b) 28 (c) 22 (d) 35
- 40.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 5 times table? (a) 40 (b) 10 (c) 25 (d) 49
Answer key
- 100
- 14
- 25
- 80
- 81
- 32
- 69
- 48
- 64
- 22
- 16
- 10
- 39
- 46
- 36
- 55
- 13
- 32
- 15
- 49
- 22
- 35
- 17
- 33
- 61
- 22
- 22
- 9
- 35
- 29
- 43
- 64
- 40
- 26
- 76
- 13
- 60
- 34
- 22
- 49
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