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 7 times table? (a) 47 (b) 42 (c) 35 (d) 14
- 2.What comes next? 1, 2, 4, 8, ? (a) 16 (b) 17 (c) 12 (d) 14
- 3.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 7 times table? (a) 49 (b) 65 (c) 35 (d) 14
- 4.What comes next? 2, 4, 8, 16, ? (a) 33 (b) 32 (c) 28 (d) 24
- 5.What comes next? 4, 8, 16, 32, ? (a) 64 (b) 65 (c) 56 (d) 48
- 6.What comes next? 2, 8, 14, 20, ? (a) 27 (b) 20 (c) 26 (d) 32
- 7.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 9 times table? (a) 89 (b) 45 (c) 36 (d) 54
- 8.What comes next? 16, 25, 36, 49, ? (a) 62 (b) 66 (c) 64 (d) 65
- 9.What comes next? 7, 14, 21, 28, ? (a) 35 (b) 42 (c) 28 (d) 36
- 10.What comes next? 8, 12, 16, 20, ? (a) 20 (b) 28 (c) 24 (d) 25
- 11.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 8 times table? (a) 22 (b) 56 (c) 80 (d) 32
- 12.What comes next? 4, 9, 16, 25, ? (a) 36 (b) 37 (c) 38 (d) 34
- 13.What comes next? 1, 9, 17, 25, ? (a) 33 (b) 41 (c) 34 (d) 25
- 14.What comes next? 15, 24, 33, 42, ? (a) 42 (b) 52 (c) 51 (d) 60
- 15.What comes next? 3, 6, 12, 24, ? (a) 49 (b) 48 (c) 36 (d) 42
- 16.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 6 times table? (a) 30 (b) 24 (c) 42 (d) 16
- 17.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 9 times table? (a) 68 (b) 72 (c) 36 (d) 45
- 18.What comes next? 25, 36, 49, 64, ? (a) 83 (b) 79 (c) 82 (d) 81
- 19.What comes next? 4, 8, 12, 16, ? (a) 21 (b) 16 (c) 20 (d) 24
- 20.What comes next? 3, 5, 7, 9, ? (a) 12 (b) 9 (c) 13 (d) 11
- 21.What comes next? 11, 13, 15, 17, ? (a) 19 (b) 21 (c) 20 (d) 17
- 22.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 9 times table? (a) 36 (b) 54 (c) 63 (d) 87
- 23.What comes next? 4, 11, 18, 25, ? (a) 25 (b) 39 (c) 33 (d) 32
- 24.What comes next? 9, 18, 27, 36, ? (a) 45 (b) 36 (c) 46 (d) 54
- 25.What comes next? 15, 21, 27, 33, ? (a) 40 (b) 39 (c) 33 (d) 45
- 26.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 8 times table? (a) 17 (b) 56 (c) 16 (d) 32
- 27.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 3 times table? (a) 6 (b) 15 (c) 9 (d) 11
- 28.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 9 times table? (a) 45 (b) 38 (c) 27 (d) 54
- 29.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 7 times table? (a) 56 (b) 49 (c) 15 (d) 28
- 30.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 3 times table? (a) 28 (b) 27 (c) 21 (d) 12
- 31.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 4 times table? (a) 20 (b) 35 (c) 32 (d) 8
- 32.What comes next? 6, 11, 16, 21, ? (a) 21 (b) 31 (c) 27 (d) 26
- 33.What comes next? 2, 9, 16, 23, ? (a) 31 (b) 30 (c) 23 (d) 37
- 34.What comes next? 1, 4, 9, 16, ? (a) 23 (b) 26 (c) 25 (d) 27
- 35.What comes next? 5, 10, 20, 40, ? (a) 81 (b) 70 (c) 80 (d) 60
- 36.What comes next? 18, 21, 24, 27, ? (a) 30 (b) 27 (c) 33 (d) 31
- 37.What comes next? 6, 10, 14, 18, ? (a) 22 (b) 26 (c) 18 (d) 23
- 38.What comes next? 1, 10, 19, 28, ? (a) 37 (b) 38 (c) 28 (d) 46
- 39.What comes next? 9, 16, 25, 36, ? (a) 47 (b) 50 (c) 51 (d) 49
- 40.What comes next? 14, 20, 26, 32, ? (a) 44 (b) 32 (c) 39 (d) 38
Answer key
- 47
- 16
- 65
- 32
- 64
- 26
- 89
- 64
- 35
- 24
- 22
- 36
- 33
- 51
- 48
- 16
- 68
- 81
- 20
- 11
- 19
- 87
- 32
- 45
- 39
- 17
- 11
- 38
- 15
- 28
- 35
- 26
- 30
- 25
- 80
- 30
- 22
- 37
- 49
- 38
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