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? 9, 16, 25, 36, ? (a) 51 (b) 49 (c) 50 (d) 47
- 2.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 4 times table? (a) 24 (b) 12 (c) 10 (d) 8
- 3.What comes next? 4, 9, 16, 25, ? (a) 34 (b) 38 (c) 37 (d) 36
- 4.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 4 times table? (a) 24 (b) 12 (c) 22 (d) 28
- 5.What comes next? 19, 26, 33, 40, ? (a) 47 (b) 40 (c) 54 (d) 48
- 6.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 5 times table? (a) 40 (b) 20 (c) 35 (d) 23
- 7.What comes next? 5, 10, 20, 40, ? (a) 60 (b) 80 (c) 81 (d) 70
- 8.What comes next? 15, 23, 31, 39, ? (a) 55 (b) 39 (c) 48 (d) 47
- 9.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 3 times table? (a) 9 (b) 28 (c) 18 (d) 24
- 10.What comes next? 3, 6, 12, 24, ? (a) 49 (b) 48 (c) 42 (d) 36
- 11.What comes next? 15, 20, 25, 30, ? (a) 35 (b) 40 (c) 30 (d) 36
- 12.What comes next? 1, 4, 9, 16, ? (a) 26 (b) 23 (c) 27 (d) 25
- 13.What comes next? 1, 2, 4, 8, ? (a) 12 (b) 17 (c) 16 (d) 14
- 14.What comes next? 2, 4, 8, 16, ? (a) 28 (b) 33 (c) 24 (d) 32
- 15.What comes next? 16, 21, 26, 31, ? (a) 37 (b) 31 (c) 36 (d) 41
- 16.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 8 times table? (a) 40 (b) 76 (c) 56 (d) 24
- 17.What comes next? 20, 29, 38, 47, ? (a) 57 (b) 56 (c) 65 (d) 47
- 18.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 4 times table? (a) 12 (b) 16 (c) 15 (d) 20
- 19.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 7 times table? (a) 56 (b) 21 (c) 25 (d) 42
- 20.What comes next? 16, 25, 36, 49, ? (a) 62 (b) 65 (c) 64 (d) 66
- 21.What comes next? 4, 10, 16, 22, ? (a) 28 (b) 22 (c) 34 (d) 29
- 22.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 9 times table? (a) 87 (b) 72 (c) 36 (d) 54
- 23.What comes next? 11, 17, 23, 29, ? (a) 36 (b) 29 (c) 35 (d) 41
- 24.What comes next? 10, 13, 16, 19, ? (a) 25 (b) 23 (c) 22 (d) 19
- 25.What comes next? 16, 23, 30, 37, ? (a) 51 (b) 44 (c) 45 (d) 37
- 26.What comes next? 25, 36, 49, 64, ? (a) 81 (b) 82 (c) 83 (d) 79
- 27.What comes next? 3, 5, 7, 9, ? (a) 9 (b) 12 (c) 13 (d) 11
- 28.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 8 times table? (a) 40 (b) 49 (c) 24 (d) 32
- 29.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 8 times table? (a) 16 (b) 48 (c) 24 (d) 35
- 30.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 5 times table? (a) 22 (b) 15 (c) 20 (d) 30
- 31.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 3 times table? (a) 9 (b) 18 (c) 6 (d) 23
- 32.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 8 times table? (a) 72 (b) 24 (c) 78 (d) 48
- 33.What comes next? 18, 24, 30, 36, ? (a) 42 (b) 36 (c) 48 (d) 43
- 34.What comes next? 36, 49, 64, 81, ? (a) 101 (b) 100 (c) 102 (d) 98
- 35.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 3 times table? (a) 6 (b) 12 (c) 21 (d) 7
- 36.What comes next? 18, 25, 32, 39, ? (a) 46 (b) 47 (c) 39 (d) 53
- 37.What comes next? 2, 11, 20, 29, ? (a) 47 (b) 39 (c) 38 (d) 29
- 38.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 5 times table? (a) 30 (b) 10 (c) 44 (d) 25
- 39.What comes next? 4, 8, 16, 32, ? (a) 65 (b) 64 (c) 48 (d) 56
- 40.What comes next? 12, 16, 20, 24, ? (a) 29 (b) 32 (c) 28 (d) 24
Answer key
- 49
- 10
- 36
- 22
- 47
- 23
- 80
- 47
- 28
- 48
- 35
- 25
- 16
- 32
- 36
- 76
- 56
- 15
- 25
- 64
- 28
- 87
- 35
- 22
- 44
- 81
- 11
- 49
- 35
- 22
- 23
- 78
- 42
- 100
- 7
- 46
- 38
- 44
- 64
- 28
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