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 6 times table? (a) 30 (b) 36 (c) 12 (d) 49
- 2.What comes next? 4, 8, 16, 32, ? (a) 65 (b) 48 (c) 64 (d) 56
- 3.What comes next? 9, 16, 25, 36, ? (a) 49 (b) 51 (c) 47 (d) 50
- 4.What comes next? 1, 2, 4, 8, ? (a) 16 (b) 14 (c) 12 (d) 17
- 5.What comes next? 16, 25, 36, 49, ? (a) 62 (b) 66 (c) 65 (d) 64
- 6.What comes next? 11, 15, 19, 23, ? (a) 28 (b) 27 (c) 31 (d) 23
- 7.What comes next? 14, 18, 22, 26, ? (a) 30 (b) 26 (c) 34 (d) 31
- 8.What comes next? 18, 25, 32, 39, ? (a) 47 (b) 53 (c) 46 (d) 39
- 9.What comes next? 5, 10, 20, 40, ? (a) 60 (b) 81 (c) 80 (d) 70
- 10.What comes next? 5, 7, 9, 11, ? (a) 11 (b) 14 (c) 13 (d) 15
- 11.What comes next? 11, 14, 17, 20, ? (a) 20 (b) 23 (c) 24 (d) 26
- 12.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 8 times table? (a) 48 (b) 40 (c) 32 (d) 77
- 13.What comes next? 1, 4, 9, 16, ? (a) 26 (b) 25 (c) 23 (d) 27
- 14.What comes next? 17, 19, 21, 23, ? (a) 25 (b) 23 (c) 26 (d) 27
- 15.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 3 times table? (a) 12 (b) 25 (c) 21 (d) 9
- 16.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 6 times table? (a) 41 (b) 30 (c) 12 (d) 48
- 17.What comes next? 4, 9, 16, 25, ? (a) 37 (b) 34 (c) 38 (d) 36
- 18.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 7 times table? (a) 21 (b) 53 (c) 42 (d) 14
- 19.What comes next? 2, 4, 8, 16, ? (a) 24 (b) 33 (c) 28 (d) 32
- 20.What comes next? 36, 49, 64, 81, ? (a) 98 (b) 100 (c) 102 (d) 101
- 21.What comes next? 3, 6, 12, 24, ? (a) 36 (b) 49 (c) 48 (d) 42
- 22.What comes next? 15, 23, 31, 39, ? (a) 48 (b) 39 (c) 55 (d) 47
- 23.What comes next? 11, 20, 29, 38, ? (a) 38 (b) 56 (c) 48 (d) 47
- 24.What comes next? 7, 14, 21, 28, ? (a) 42 (b) 36 (c) 35 (d) 28
- 25.What comes next? 13, 15, 17, 19, ? (a) 19 (b) 23 (c) 22 (d) 21
- 26.What comes next? 1, 5, 9, 13, ? (a) 21 (b) 13 (c) 18 (d) 17
- 27.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 8 times table? (a) 40 (b) 32 (c) 33 (d) 56
- 28.What comes next? 9, 13, 17, 21, ? (a) 29 (b) 21 (c) 26 (d) 25
- 29.What comes next? 10, 18, 26, 34, ? (a) 34 (b) 43 (c) 42 (d) 50
- 30.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 7 times table? (a) 56 (b) 14 (c) 27 (d) 35
- 31.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 4 times table? (a) 8 (b) 24 (c) 18 (d) 12
- 32.What comes next? 7, 11, 15, 19, ? (a) 27 (b) 24 (c) 19 (d) 23
- 33.What comes next? 5, 8, 11, 14, ? (a) 18 (b) 14 (c) 20 (d) 17
- 34.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 7 times table? (a) 49 (b) 28 (c) 35 (d) 57
- 35.What comes next? 13, 20, 27, 34, ? (a) 34 (b) 41 (c) 48 (d) 42
- 36.What comes next? 6, 14, 22, 30, ? (a) 30 (b) 46 (c) 39 (d) 38
- 37.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 8 times table? (a) 64 (b) 48 (c) 24 (d) 27
- 38.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 6 times table? (a) 58 (b) 18 (c) 12 (d) 24
- 39.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 5 times table? (a) 15 (b) 20 (c) 10 (d) 34
- 40.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 7 times table? (a) 18 (b) 28 (c) 21 (d) 14
Answer key
- 49
- 64
- 49
- 16
- 64
- 27
- 30
- 46
- 80
- 13
- 23
- 77
- 25
- 25
- 25
- 41
- 36
- 53
- 32
- 100
- 48
- 47
- 47
- 35
- 21
- 17
- 33
- 25
- 42
- 27
- 18
- 23
- 17
- 57
- 41
- 38
- 27
- 58
- 34
- 18
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