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? 1, 4, 9, 16, ? (a) 27 (b) 25 (c) 23 (d) 26
- 2.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 8 times table? (a) 48 (b) 32 (c) 72 (d) 21
- 3.What comes next? 2, 4, 8, 16, ? (a) 24 (b) 33 (c) 28 (d) 32
- 4.What comes next? 8, 10, 12, 14, ? (a) 16 (b) 14 (c) 18 (d) 17
- 5.What comes next? 4, 9, 16, 25, ? (a) 38 (b) 34 (c) 37 (d) 36
- 6.What comes next? 5, 10, 20, 40, ? (a) 60 (b) 81 (c) 70 (d) 80
- 7.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 4 times table? (a) 34 (b) 12 (c) 24 (d) 36
- 8.What comes next? 2, 10, 18, 26, ? (a) 42 (b) 34 (c) 35 (d) 26
- 9.What comes next? 3, 10, 17, 24, ? (a) 31 (b) 32 (c) 38 (d) 24
- 10.What comes next? 14, 22, 30, 38, ? (a) 47 (b) 54 (c) 46 (d) 38
- 11.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 4 times table? (a) 16 (b) 28 (c) 11 (d) 20
- 12.What comes next? 5, 13, 21, 29, ? (a) 45 (b) 38 (c) 29 (d) 37
- 13.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 4 times table? (a) 14 (b) 16 (c) 28 (d) 32
- 14.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 5 times table? (a) 45 (b) 27 (c) 30 (d) 20
- 15.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 4 times table? (a) 19 (b) 16 (c) 8 (d) 12
- 16.What comes next? 25, 36, 49, 64, ? (a) 81 (b) 82 (c) 79 (d) 83
- 17.What comes next? 16, 25, 36, 49, ? (a) 62 (b) 65 (c) 66 (d) 64
- 18.What comes next? 11, 15, 19, 23, ? (a) 28 (b) 31 (c) 27 (d) 23
- 19.What comes next? 15, 19, 23, 27, ? (a) 31 (b) 32 (c) 35 (d) 27
- 20.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 8 times table? (a) 40 (b) 32 (c) 16 (d) 76
- 21.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 9 times table? (a) 36 (b) 45 (c) 75 (d) 18
- 22.What comes next? 3, 6, 12, 24, ? (a) 42 (b) 49 (c) 48 (d) 36
- 23.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 6 times table? (a) 30 (b) 19 (c) 24 (d) 12
- 24.What comes next? 5, 10, 15, 20, ? (a) 30 (b) 20 (c) 26 (d) 25
- 25.What comes next? 9, 16, 25, 36, ? (a) 50 (b) 51 (c) 49 (d) 47
- 26.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 4 times table? (a) 20 (b) 32 (c) 16 (d) 21
- 27.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 8 times table? (a) 48 (b) 16 (c) 32 (d) 66
- 28.What comes next? 18, 24, 30, 36, ? (a) 48 (b) 43 (c) 42 (d) 36
- 29.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 9 times table? (a) 90 (b) 63 (c) 62 (d) 36
- 30.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 3 times table? (a) 15 (b) 6 (c) 9 (d) 16
- 31.What comes next? 6, 12, 18, 24, ? (a) 31 (b) 36 (c) 24 (d) 30
- 32.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 7 times table? (a) 14 (b) 34 (c) 35 (d) 21
- 33.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 5 times table? (a) 10 (b) 15 (c) 19 (d) 20
- 34.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 4 times table? (a) 20 (b) 12 (c) 16 (d) 13
- 35.What comes next? 16, 24, 32, 40, ? (a) 56 (b) 49 (c) 48 (d) 40
- 36.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 6 times table? (a) 33 (b) 12 (c) 18 (d) 36
- 37.What comes next? 1, 2, 4, 8, ? (a) 14 (b) 17 (c) 16 (d) 12
- 38.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 4 times table? (a) 12 (b) 16 (c) 8 (d) 38
- 39.What comes next? 17, 20, 23, 26, ? (a) 32 (b) 30 (c) 29 (d) 26
- 40.What comes next? 3, 8, 13, 18, ? (a) 24 (b) 18 (c) 23 (d) 28
Answer key
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- 32
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- 36
- 80
- 34
- 34
- 31
- 46
- 11
- 37
- 14
- 27
- 19
- 81
- 64
- 27
- 31
- 76
- 75
- 48
- 19
- 25
- 49
- 21
- 66
- 42
- 62
- 16
- 30
- 34
- 19
- 13
- 48
- 33
- 16
- 38
- 29
- 23
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