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 5 times table? (a) 20 (b) 36 (c) 30 (d) 35
- 2.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 4 times table? (a) 16 (b) 11 (c) 24 (d) 28
- 3.What comes next? 1, 6, 11, 16, ? (a) 21 (b) 16 (c) 26 (d) 22
- 4.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 4 times table? (a) 24 (b) 20 (c) 16 (d) 18
- 5.What comes next? 5, 10, 20, 40, ? (a) 60 (b) 80 (c) 70 (d) 81
- 6.What comes next? 4, 8, 16, 32, ? (a) 48 (b) 65 (c) 56 (d) 64
- 7.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 7 times table? (a) 14 (b) 35 (c) 21 (d) 22
- 8.What comes next? 9, 16, 25, 36, ? (a) 47 (b) 51 (c) 49 (d) 50
- 9.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 9 times table? (a) 72 (b) 36 (c) 54 (d) 25
- 10.What comes next? 5, 11, 17, 23, ? (a) 29 (b) 30 (c) 23 (d) 35
- 11.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 6 times table? (a) 25 (b) 36 (c) 18 (d) 48
- 12.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 5 times table? (a) 14 (b) 30 (c) 15 (d) 20
- 13.What comes next? 12, 14, 16, 18, ? (a) 22 (b) 20 (c) 21 (d) 18
- 14.What comes next? 13, 18, 23, 28, ? (a) 38 (b) 34 (c) 28 (d) 33
- 15.What comes next? 19, 27, 35, 43, ? (a) 59 (b) 52 (c) 51 (d) 43
- 16.What comes next? 4, 9, 16, 25, ? (a) 37 (b) 38 (c) 36 (d) 34
- 17.What comes next? 1, 2, 4, 8, ? (a) 12 (b) 14 (c) 17 (d) 16
- 18.What comes next? 16, 25, 36, 49, ? (a) 66 (b) 65 (c) 62 (d) 64
- 19.What comes next? 3, 6, 12, 24, ? (a) 49 (b) 48 (c) 42 (d) 36
- 20.What comes next? 1, 4, 9, 16, ? (a) 23 (b) 27 (c) 25 (d) 26
- 21.What comes next? 5, 12, 19, 26, ? (a) 34 (b) 33 (c) 40 (d) 26
- 22.What comes next? 25, 36, 49, 64, ? (a) 79 (b) 82 (c) 83 (d) 81
- 23.What comes next? 36, 49, 64, 81, ? (a) 101 (b) 98 (c) 100 (d) 102
- 24.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 7 times table? (a) 20 (b) 21 (c) 56 (d) 35
- 25.What comes next? 20, 28, 36, 44, ? (a) 60 (b) 44 (c) 53 (d) 52
- 26.What comes next? 6, 13, 20, 27, ? (a) 34 (b) 35 (c) 27 (d) 41
- 27.What comes next? 8, 16, 24, 32, ? (a) 48 (b) 41 (c) 40 (d) 32
- 28.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 8 times table? (a) 29 (b) 40 (c) 16 (d) 48
- 29.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 4 times table? (a) 24 (b) 16 (c) 20 (d) 19
- 30.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 5 times table? (a) 43 (b) 40 (c) 20 (d) 35
- 31.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 3 times table? (a) 24 (b) 18 (c) 12 (d) 14
- 32.What comes next? 3, 6, 9, 12, ? (a) 12 (b) 18 (c) 16 (d) 15
- 33.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 4 times table? (a) 36 (b) 24 (c) 12 (d) 22
- 34.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 3 times table? (a) 24 (b) 15 (c) 9 (d) 26
- 35.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 3 times table? (a) 18 (b) 22 (c) 9 (d) 6
- 36.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 3 times table? (a) 25 (b) 18 (c) 15 (d) 9
- 37.What comes next? 7, 12, 17, 22, ? (a) 27 (b) 32 (c) 22 (d) 28
- 38.What comes next? 4, 12, 20, 28, ? (a) 28 (b) 37 (c) 36 (d) 44
- 39.What comes next? 2, 4, 8, 16, ? (a) 28 (b) 24 (c) 32 (d) 33
- 40.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 8 times table? (a) 40 (b) 16 (c) 18 (d) 32
Answer key
- 36
- 11
- 21
- 18
- 80
- 64
- 22
- 49
- 25
- 29
- 25
- 14
- 20
- 33
- 51
- 36
- 16
- 64
- 48
- 25
- 33
- 81
- 100
- 20
- 52
- 34
- 40
- 29
- 19
- 43
- 14
- 15
- 22
- 26
- 22
- 25
- 27
- 36
- 32
- 18
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