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) 24 (b) 60 (c) 49 (d) 42
- 2.What comes next? 6, 15, 24, 33, ? (a) 33 (b) 43 (c) 42 (d) 51
- 3.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 4 times table? (a) 14 (b) 28 (c) 36 (d) 16
- 4.What comes next? 36, 49, 64, 81, ? (a) 101 (b) 102 (c) 100 (d) 98
- 5.What comes next? 15, 21, 27, 33, ? (a) 39 (b) 33 (c) 40 (d) 45
- 6.What comes next? 1, 2, 4, 8, ? (a) 17 (b) 12 (c) 16 (d) 14
- 7.What comes next? 2, 4, 8, 16, ? (a) 32 (b) 28 (c) 24 (d) 33
- 8.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 4 times table? (a) 26 (b) 40 (c) 28 (d) 16
- 9.What comes next? 3, 6, 12, 24, ? (a) 48 (b) 42 (c) 49 (d) 36
- 10.What comes next? 10, 12, 14, 16, ? (a) 18 (b) 20 (c) 19 (d) 16
- 11.What comes next? 25, 36, 49, 64, ? (a) 79 (b) 81 (c) 83 (d) 82
- 12.What comes next? 17, 25, 33, 41, ? (a) 41 (b) 49 (c) 57 (d) 50
- 13.What comes next? 16, 25, 36, 49, ? (a) 65 (b) 62 (c) 66 (d) 64
- 14.What comes next? 5, 10, 20, 40, ? (a) 81 (b) 70 (c) 60 (d) 80
- 15.What comes next? 9, 16, 25, 36, ? (a) 49 (b) 50 (c) 47 (d) 51
- 16.What comes next? 8, 12, 16, 20, ? (a) 28 (b) 24 (c) 20 (d) 25
- 17.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 7 times table? (a) 28 (b) 14 (c) 35 (d) 34
- 18.What comes next? 19, 26, 33, 40, ? (a) 40 (b) 48 (c) 54 (d) 47
- 19.What comes next? 4, 9, 16, 25, ? (a) 37 (b) 36 (c) 34 (d) 38
- 20.What comes next? 16, 19, 22, 25, ? (a) 25 (b) 29 (c) 28 (d) 31
- 21.What comes next? 4, 9, 14, 19, ? (a) 25 (b) 19 (c) 29 (d) 24
- 22.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 8 times table? (a) 65 (b) 16 (c) 24 (d) 40
- 23.What comes next? 5, 13, 21, 29, ? (a) 38 (b) 45 (c) 37 (d) 29
- 24.What comes next? 4, 8, 16, 32, ? (a) 56 (b) 65 (c) 64 (d) 48
- 25.What comes next? 1, 4, 9, 16, ? (a) 25 (b) 26 (c) 23 (d) 27
- 26.What comes next? 12, 20, 28, 36, ? (a) 36 (b) 45 (c) 44 (d) 52
- 27.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 8 times table? (a) 36 (b) 32 (c) 80 (d) 56
- 28.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 4 times table? (a) 24 (b) 28 (c) 16 (d) 21
- 29.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 3 times table? (a) 9 (b) 17 (c) 12 (d) 21
- 30.What comes next? 16, 25, 34, 43, ? (a) 53 (b) 61 (c) 43 (d) 52
- 31.What comes next? 4, 7, 10, 13, ? (a) 17 (b) 16 (c) 19 (d) 13
- 32.What comes next? 1, 5, 9, 13, ? (a) 21 (b) 17 (c) 18 (d) 13
- 33.What comes next? 10, 13, 16, 19, ? (a) 23 (b) 22 (c) 19 (d) 25
- 34.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 9 times table? (a) 80 (b) 54 (c) 18 (d) 36
- 35.What comes next? 2, 10, 18, 26, ? (a) 35 (b) 26 (c) 42 (d) 34
- 36.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 8 times table? (a) 48 (b) 24 (c) 68 (d) 40
- 37.What comes next? 10, 19, 28, 37, ? (a) 55 (b) 37 (c) 46 (d) 47
- 38.What comes next? 11, 16, 21, 26, ? (a) 36 (b) 26 (c) 31 (d) 32
- 39.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 8 times table? (a) 67 (b) 24 (c) 48 (d) 40
- 40.What comes next? 9, 16, 23, 30, ? (a) 38 (b) 30 (c) 37 (d) 44
Answer key
- 49
- 42
- 14
- 100
- 39
- 16
- 32
- 26
- 48
- 18
- 81
- 49
- 64
- 80
- 49
- 24
- 34
- 47
- 36
- 28
- 24
- 65
- 37
- 64
- 25
- 44
- 36
- 21
- 17
- 52
- 16
- 17
- 22
- 80
- 34
- 68
- 46
- 31
- 67
- 37
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