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) 20 (b) 24 (c) 18 (d) 42
- 2.What comes next? 2, 4, 8, 16, ? (a) 28 (b) 33 (c) 32 (d) 24
- 3.What comes next? 1, 4, 9, 16, ? (a) 25 (b) 23 (c) 27 (d) 26
- 4.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 5 times table? (a) 40 (b) 35 (c) 41 (d) 20
- 5.What comes next? 11, 16, 21, 26, ? (a) 36 (b) 31 (c) 26 (d) 32
- 6.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 4 times table? (a) 12 (b) 30 (c) 16 (d) 8
- 7.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 5 times table? (a) 20 (b) 35 (c) 39 (d) 10
- 8.What comes next? 16, 25, 36, 49, ? (a) 66 (b) 65 (c) 64 (d) 62
- 9.What comes next? 20, 26, 32, 38, ? (a) 38 (b) 50 (c) 44 (d) 45
- 10.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 7 times table? (a) 21 (b) 28 (c) 19 (d) 35
- 11.What comes next? 4, 9, 16, 25, ? (a) 37 (b) 36 (c) 34 (d) 38
- 12.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 8 times table? (a) 56 (b) 26 (c) 40 (d) 24
- 13.What comes next? 1, 2, 4, 8, ? (a) 14 (b) 16 (c) 17 (d) 12
- 14.What comes next? 10, 16, 22, 28, ? (a) 28 (b) 34 (c) 35 (d) 40
- 15.What comes next? 1, 3, 5, 7, ? (a) 11 (b) 9 (c) 10 (d) 7
- 16.What comes next? 3, 6, 12, 24, ? (a) 36 (b) 49 (c) 42 (d) 48
- 17.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 7 times table? (a) 28 (b) 14 (c) 59 (d) 49
- 18.What comes next? 9, 11, 13, 15, ? (a) 19 (b) 18 (c) 17 (d) 15
- 19.What comes next? 5, 10, 20, 40, ? (a) 60 (b) 81 (c) 80 (d) 70
- 20.What comes next? 36, 49, 64, 81, ? (a) 100 (b) 101 (c) 102 (d) 98
- 21.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 6 times table? (a) 36 (b) 30 (c) 38 (d) 12
- 22.What comes next? 8, 16, 24, 32, ? (a) 32 (b) 40 (c) 41 (d) 48
- 23.What comes next? 3, 11, 19, 27, ? (a) 43 (b) 27 (c) 35 (d) 36
- 24.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 3 times table? (a) 9 (b) 7 (c) 6 (d) 18
- 25.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 6 times table? (a) 30 (b) 24 (c) 48 (d) 29
- 26.What comes next? 9, 16, 25, 36, ? (a) 51 (b) 49 (c) 50 (d) 47
- 27.What comes next? 2, 6, 10, 14, ? (a) 18 (b) 22 (c) 14 (d) 19
- 28.What comes next? 20, 22, 24, 26, ? (a) 30 (b) 26 (c) 28 (d) 29
- 29.What comes next? 4, 8, 12, 16, ? (a) 21 (b) 16 (c) 24 (d) 20
- 30.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 4 times table? (a) 10 (b) 28 (c) 20 (d) 12
- 31.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 6 times table? (a) 12 (b) 48 (c) 53 (d) 30
- 32.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 6 times table? (a) 42 (b) 18 (c) 30 (d) 39
- 33.What comes next? 13, 17, 21, 25, ? (a) 33 (b) 25 (c) 30 (d) 29
- 34.What comes next? 2, 8, 14, 20, ? (a) 32 (b) 27 (c) 26 (d) 20
- 35.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 8 times table? (a) 17 (b) 48 (c) 24 (d) 16
- 36.What comes next? 5, 11, 17, 23, ? (a) 35 (b) 30 (c) 23 (d) 29
- 37.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 5 times table? (a) 15 (b) 22 (c) 45 (d) 30
- 38.What comes next? 4, 8, 16, 32, ? (a) 48 (b) 65 (c) 64 (d) 56
- 39.What comes next? 19, 23, 27, 31, ? (a) 35 (b) 39 (c) 36 (d) 31
- 40.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 4 times table? (a) 28 (b) 20 (c) 16 (d) 13
Answer key
- 20
- 32
- 25
- 41
- 31
- 30
- 39
- 64
- 44
- 19
- 36
- 26
- 16
- 34
- 9
- 48
- 59
- 17
- 80
- 100
- 38
- 40
- 35
- 7
- 29
- 49
- 18
- 28
- 20
- 10
- 53
- 39
- 29
- 26
- 17
- 29
- 22
- 64
- 35
- 13
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