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? 5, 10, 20, 40, ? (a) 81 (b) 80 (c) 60 (d) 70
- 2.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 8 times table? (a) 66 (b) 40 (c) 56 (d) 16
- 3.What comes next? 4, 9, 16, 25, ? (a) 34 (b) 37 (c) 36 (d) 38
- 4.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 5 times table? (a) 20 (b) 25 (c) 35 (d) 48
- 5.What comes next? 4, 8, 16, 32, ? (a) 56 (b) 48 (c) 65 (d) 64
- 6.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 7 times table? (a) 56 (b) 21 (c) 43 (d) 35
- 7.What comes next? 9, 16, 25, 36, ? (a) 49 (b) 51 (c) 50 (d) 47
- 8.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 5 times table? (a) 25 (b) 30 (c) 15 (d) 23
- 9.What comes next? 25, 36, 49, 64, ? (a) 79 (b) 82 (c) 81 (d) 83
- 10.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 6 times table? (a) 36 (b) 18 (c) 54 (d) 47
- 11.What comes next? 5, 14, 23, 32, ? (a) 32 (b) 42 (c) 50 (d) 41
- 12.What comes next? 1, 2, 4, 8, ? (a) 14 (b) 17 (c) 16 (d) 12
- 13.What comes next? 16, 25, 36, 49, ? (a) 62 (b) 65 (c) 66 (d) 64
- 14.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 6 times table? (a) 18 (b) 12 (c) 45 (d) 24
- 15.What comes next? 2, 4, 8, 16, ? (a) 24 (b) 33 (c) 28 (d) 32
- 16.What comes next? 8, 13, 18, 23, ? (a) 29 (b) 23 (c) 33 (d) 28
- 17.What comes next? 1, 4, 9, 16, ? (a) 25 (b) 27 (c) 26 (d) 23
- 18.What comes next? 14, 20, 26, 32, ? (a) 38 (b) 44 (c) 39 (d) 32
- 19.What comes next? 10, 14, 18, 22, ? (a) 27 (b) 22 (c) 30 (d) 26
- 20.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 3 times table? (a) 12 (b) 15 (c) 9 (d) 16
- 21.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 9 times table? (a) 36 (b) 63 (c) 67 (d) 45
- 22.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 3 times table? (a) 6 (b) 24 (c) 15 (d) 25
- 23.What comes next? 6, 11, 16, 21, ? (a) 31 (b) 27 (c) 26 (d) 21
- 24.What comes next? 4, 7, 10, 13, ? (a) 13 (b) 19 (c) 16 (d) 17
- 25.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 3 times table? (a) 24 (b) 15 (c) 12 (d) 19
- 26.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 8 times table? (a) 16 (b) 64 (c) 40 (d) 55
- 27.What comes next? 18, 24, 30, 36, ? (a) 36 (b) 43 (c) 48 (d) 42
- 28.What comes next? 4, 11, 18, 25, ? (a) 25 (b) 32 (c) 33 (d) 39
- 29.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 7 times table? (a) 14 (b) 21 (c) 35 (d) 37
- 30.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 9 times table? (a) 18 (b) 36 (c) 63 (d) 84
- 31.What comes next? 1, 10, 19, 28, ? (a) 28 (b) 37 (c) 46 (d) 38
- 32.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 3 times table? (a) 15 (b) 18 (c) 26 (d) 6
- 33.What comes next? 9, 18, 27, 36, ? (a) 46 (b) 45 (c) 54 (d) 36
- 34.What comes next? 8, 17, 26, 35, ? (a) 53 (b) 35 (c) 44 (d) 45
- 35.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 6 times table? (a) 24 (b) 48 (c) 30 (d) 26
- 36.What comes next? 2, 9, 16, 23, ? (a) 37 (b) 31 (c) 23 (d) 30
- 37.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 4 times table? (a) 17 (b) 8 (c) 20 (d) 12
- 38.What comes next? 20, 29, 38, 47, ? (a) 47 (b) 65 (c) 57 (d) 56
- 39.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 4 times table? (a) 8 (b) 20 (c) 24 (d) 10
- 40.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 4 times table? (a) 16 (b) 15 (c) 28 (d) 20
Answer key
- 80
- 66
- 36
- 48
- 64
- 43
- 49
- 23
- 81
- 47
- 41
- 16
- 64
- 45
- 32
- 28
- 25
- 38
- 26
- 16
- 67
- 25
- 26
- 16
- 19
- 55
- 42
- 32
- 37
- 84
- 37
- 26
- 45
- 44
- 26
- 30
- 17
- 56
- 10
- 15
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