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? 16, 25, 36, 49, ? (a) 66 (b) 62 (c) 65 (d) 64
- 2.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 8 times table? (a) 64 (b) 32 (c) 40 (d) 65
- 3.What comes next? 4, 8, 16, 32, ? (a) 64 (b) 56 (c) 65 (d) 48
- 4.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 9 times table? (a) 18 (b) 63 (c) 45 (d) 71
- 5.What comes next? 9, 16, 25, 36, ? (a) 47 (b) 49 (c) 50 (d) 51
- 6.What comes next? 25, 36, 49, 64, ? (a) 79 (b) 83 (c) 82 (d) 81
- 7.What comes next? 4, 9, 16, 25, ? (a) 37 (b) 34 (c) 38 (d) 36
- 8.What comes next? 36, 49, 64, 81, ? (a) 100 (b) 101 (c) 102 (d) 98
- 9.What comes next? 15, 19, 23, 27, ? (a) 31 (b) 32 (c) 27 (d) 35
- 10.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 4 times table? (a) 8 (b) 11 (c) 12 (d) 24
- 11.What comes next? 5, 10, 20, 40, ? (a) 70 (b) 81 (c) 60 (d) 80
- 12.What comes next? 5, 10, 15, 20, ? (a) 26 (b) 20 (c) 25 (d) 30
- 13.What comes next? 6, 9, 12, 15, ? (a) 19 (b) 15 (c) 21 (d) 18
- 14.What comes next? 3, 6, 12, 24, ? (a) 48 (b) 49 (c) 42 (d) 36
- 15.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 9 times table? (a) 72 (b) 36 (c) 74 (d) 63
- 16.What comes next? 14, 18, 22, 26, ? (a) 30 (b) 26 (c) 31 (d) 34
- 17.What comes next? 1, 2, 4, 8, ? (a) 16 (b) 12 (c) 17 (d) 14
- 18.What comes next? 1, 9, 17, 25, ? (a) 33 (b) 34 (c) 41 (d) 25
- 19.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 3 times table? (a) 21 (b) 27 (c) 13 (d) 12
- 20.What comes next? 20, 28, 36, 44, ? (a) 44 (b) 60 (c) 52 (d) 53
- 21.What comes next? 15, 23, 31, 39, ? (a) 39 (b) 48 (c) 47 (d) 55
- 22.What comes next? 1, 4, 9, 16, ? (a) 26 (b) 23 (c) 27 (d) 25
- 23.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 5 times table? (a) 30 (b) 20 (c) 35 (d) 19
- 24.What comes next? 9, 13, 17, 21, ? (a) 29 (b) 25 (c) 21 (d) 26
- 25.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 9 times table? (a) 36 (b) 54 (c) 18 (d) 64
- 26.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 9 times table? (a) 36 (b) 54 (c) 18 (d) 30
- 27.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 8 times table? (a) 18 (b) 40 (c) 48 (d) 16
- 28.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 7 times table? (a) 14 (b) 35 (c) 21 (d) 60
- 29.What comes next? 13, 20, 27, 34, ? (a) 34 (b) 42 (c) 48 (d) 41
- 30.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 8 times table? (a) 58 (b) 72 (c) 56 (d) 32
- 31.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 8 times table? (a) 56 (b) 76 (c) 48 (d) 32
- 32.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 7 times table? (a) 42 (b) 63 (c) 30 (d) 28
- 33.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 9 times table? (a) 45 (b) 57 (c) 36 (d) 18
- 34.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 4 times table? (a) 20 (b) 12 (c) 21 (d) 32
- 35.What comes next? 6, 8, 10, 12, ? (a) 12 (b) 14 (c) 15 (d) 16
- 36.What comes next? 2, 4, 8, 16, ? (a) 28 (b) 33 (c) 24 (d) 32
- 37.What comes next? 11, 13, 15, 17, ? (a) 21 (b) 17 (c) 20 (d) 19
- 38.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 9 times table? (a) 36 (b) 63 (c) 68 (d) 90
- 39.What comes next? 4, 12, 20, 28, ? (a) 36 (b) 44 (c) 37 (d) 28
- 40.What comes next? 15, 22, 29, 36, ? (a) 36 (b) 43 (c) 44 (d) 50
Answer key
- 64
- 65
- 64
- 71
- 49
- 81
- 36
- 100
- 31
- 11
- 80
- 25
- 18
- 48
- 74
- 30
- 16
- 33
- 13
- 52
- 47
- 25
- 19
- 25
- 64
- 30
- 18
- 60
- 41
- 58
- 76
- 30
- 57
- 21
- 14
- 32
- 19
- 68
- 36
- 43
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