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 9 times table? (a) 45 (b) 31 (c) 36 (d) 63
- 2.What comes next? 3, 6, 12, 24, ? (a) 48 (b) 49 (c) 42 (d) 36
- 3.What comes next? 15, 18, 21, 24, ? (a) 30 (b) 28 (c) 27 (d) 24
- 4.What comes next? 9, 16, 25, 36, ? (a) 49 (b) 51 (c) 50 (d) 47
- 5.What comes next? 5, 10, 20, 40, ? (a) 81 (b) 70 (c) 80 (d) 60
- 6.What comes next? 4, 8, 16, 32, ? (a) 65 (b) 48 (c) 64 (d) 56
- 7.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 8 times table? (a) 24 (b) 56 (c) 48 (d) 53
- 8.What comes next? 9, 11, 13, 15, ? (a) 19 (b) 18 (c) 15 (d) 17
- 9.What comes next? 18, 26, 34, 42, ? (a) 50 (b) 58 (c) 42 (d) 51
- 10.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 5 times table? (a) 20 (b) 10 (c) 41 (d) 30
- 11.What comes next? 20, 22, 24, 26, ? (a) 26 (b) 28 (c) 30 (d) 29
- 12.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 3 times table? (a) 18 (b) 21 (c) 29 (d) 12
- 13.What comes next? 20, 23, 26, 29, ? (a) 29 (b) 33 (c) 32 (d) 35
- 14.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 8 times table? (a) 56 (b) 48 (c) 32 (d) 41
- 15.What comes next? 12, 19, 26, 33, ? (a) 40 (b) 41 (c) 47 (d) 33
- 16.What comes next? 19, 26, 33, 40, ? (a) 47 (b) 54 (c) 40 (d) 48
- 17.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 6 times table? (a) 36 (b) 18 (c) 42 (d) 33
- 18.What comes next? 10, 13, 16, 19, ? (a) 23 (b) 19 (c) 22 (d) 25
- 19.What comes next? 36, 49, 64, 81, ? (a) 102 (b) 98 (c) 101 (d) 100
- 20.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 9 times table? (a) 54 (b) 63 (c) 50 (d) 36
- 21.What comes next? 6, 10, 14, 18, ? (a) 22 (b) 26 (c) 23 (d) 18
- 22.What comes next? 19, 24, 29, 34, ? (a) 40 (b) 39 (c) 34 (d) 44
- 23.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 7 times table? (a) 21 (b) 54 (c) 42 (d) 56
- 24.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 5 times table? (a) 20 (b) 15 (c) 34 (d) 30
- 25.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 4 times table? (a) 20 (b) 24 (c) 39 (d) 12
- 26.What comes next? 1, 4, 9, 16, ? (a) 25 (b) 27 (c) 23 (d) 26
- 27.What comes next? 2, 4, 8, 16, ? (a) 24 (b) 28 (c) 33 (d) 32
- 28.What comes next? 3, 6, 9, 12, ? (a) 18 (b) 12 (c) 15 (d) 16
- 29.What comes next? 11, 17, 23, 29, ? (a) 36 (b) 35 (c) 29 (d) 41
- 30.What comes next? 4, 9, 16, 25, ? (a) 34 (b) 36 (c) 38 (d) 37
- 31.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 9 times table? (a) 36 (b) 71 (c) 72 (d) 63
- 32.What comes next? 9, 17, 25, 33, ? (a) 49 (b) 41 (c) 33 (d) 42
- 33.What comes next? 6, 9, 12, 15, ? (a) 18 (b) 21 (c) 19 (d) 15
- 34.What comes next? 1, 2, 4, 8, ? (a) 17 (b) 12 (c) 14 (d) 16
- 35.What comes next? 5, 13, 21, 29, ? (a) 45 (b) 38 (c) 37 (d) 29
- 36.What comes next? 25, 36, 49, 64, ? (a) 81 (b) 83 (c) 82 (d) 79
- 37.What comes next? 13, 17, 21, 25, ? (a) 33 (b) 25 (c) 30 (d) 29
- 38.What comes next? 1, 6, 11, 16, ? (a) 16 (b) 26 (c) 21 (d) 22
- 39.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 8 times table? (a) 20 (b) 40 (c) 16 (d) 48
- 40.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 6 times table? (a) 30 (b) 18 (c) 36 (d) 14
Answer key
- 31
- 48
- 27
- 49
- 80
- 64
- 53
- 17
- 50
- 41
- 28
- 29
- 32
- 41
- 40
- 47
- 33
- 22
- 100
- 50
- 22
- 39
- 54
- 34
- 39
- 25
- 32
- 15
- 35
- 36
- 71
- 41
- 18
- 16
- 37
- 81
- 29
- 21
- 20
- 14
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