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? 36, 49, 64, 81, ? (a) 102 (b) 100 (c) 98 (d) 101
- 2.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 6 times table? (a) 18 (b) 12 (c) 35 (d) 24
- 3.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 3 times table? (a) 21 (b) 15 (c) 6 (d) 20
- 4.What comes next? 2, 4, 8, 16, ? (a) 28 (b) 33 (c) 24 (d) 32
- 5.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 4 times table? (a) 24 (b) 16 (c) 21 (d) 8
- 6.What comes next? 1, 2, 4, 8, ? (a) 17 (b) 12 (c) 14 (d) 16
- 7.What comes next? 6, 14, 22, 30, ? (a) 46 (b) 38 (c) 39 (d) 30
- 8.What comes next? 4, 6, 8, 10, ? (a) 10 (b) 12 (c) 14 (d) 13
- 9.What comes next? 10, 12, 14, 16, ? (a) 19 (b) 18 (c) 16 (d) 20
- 10.What comes next? 25, 36, 49, 64, ? (a) 79 (b) 83 (c) 82 (d) 81
- 11.What comes next? 8, 14, 20, 26, ? (a) 38 (b) 26 (c) 32 (d) 33
- 12.What comes next? 7, 15, 23, 31, ? (a) 39 (b) 31 (c) 47 (d) 40
- 13.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 9 times table? (a) 18 (b) 45 (c) 27 (d) 62
- 14.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 3 times table? (a) 18 (b) 24 (c) 9 (d) 26
- 15.What comes next? 16, 25, 36, 49, ? (a) 62 (b) 66 (c) 64 (d) 65
- 16.What comes next? 14, 16, 18, 20, ? (a) 20 (b) 22 (c) 23 (d) 24
- 17.What comes next? 10, 18, 26, 34, ? (a) 50 (b) 34 (c) 43 (d) 42
- 18.What comes next? 1, 4, 9, 16, ? (a) 27 (b) 26 (c) 23 (d) 25
- 19.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 7 times table? (a) 49 (b) 21 (c) 46 (d) 42
- 20.What comes next? 4, 8, 16, 32, ? (a) 65 (b) 48 (c) 56 (d) 64
- 21.What comes next? 3, 6, 12, 24, ? (a) 49 (b) 36 (c) 48 (d) 42
- 22.What comes next? 14, 21, 28, 35, ? (a) 43 (b) 42 (c) 35 (d) 49
- 23.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 8 times table? (a) 48 (b) 24 (c) 32 (d) 66
- 24.What comes next? 20, 25, 30, 35, ? (a) 45 (b) 41 (c) 40 (d) 35
- 25.What comes next? 16, 21, 26, 31, ? (a) 41 (b) 31 (c) 36 (d) 37
- 26.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 9 times table? (a) 42 (b) 45 (c) 54 (d) 18
- 27.What comes next? 11, 17, 23, 29, ? (a) 41 (b) 35 (c) 36 (d) 29
- 28.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 6 times table? (a) 12 (b) 18 (c) 36 (d) 57
- 29.What comes next? 12, 21, 30, 39, ? (a) 57 (b) 39 (c) 48 (d) 49
- 30.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 8 times table? (a) 40 (b) 19 (c) 64 (d) 16
- 31.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 6 times table? (a) 24 (b) 20 (c) 54 (d) 42
- 32.What comes next? 10, 19, 28, 37, ? (a) 46 (b) 37 (c) 47 (d) 55
- 33.What comes next? 4, 9, 16, 25, ? (a) 37 (b) 38 (c) 36 (d) 34
- 34.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 8 times table? (a) 24 (b) 32 (c) 56 (d) 58
- 35.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 6 times table? (a) 54 (b) 17 (c) 42 (d) 24
- 36.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 4 times table? (a) 28 (b) 39 (c) 16 (d) 32
- 37.What comes next? 11, 14, 17, 20, ? (a) 23 (b) 24 (c) 26 (d) 20
- 38.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 9 times table? (a) 63 (b) 36 (c) 84 (d) 18
- 39.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 8 times table? (a) 56 (b) 32 (c) 73 (d) 16
- 40.What comes next? 5, 10, 20, 40, ? (a) 81 (b) 70 (c) 80 (d) 60
Answer key
- 100
- 35
- 20
- 32
- 21
- 16
- 38
- 12
- 18
- 81
- 32
- 39
- 62
- 26
- 64
- 22
- 42
- 25
- 46
- 64
- 48
- 42
- 66
- 40
- 36
- 42
- 35
- 57
- 48
- 19
- 20
- 46
- 36
- 58
- 17
- 39
- 23
- 84
- 73
- 80
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