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? 3, 6, 12, 24, ? (a) 36 (b) 42 (c) 48 (d) 49
- 2.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 9 times table? (a) 47 (b) 45 (c) 18 (d) 72
- 3.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 7 times table? (a) 56 (b) 14 (c) 35 (d) 67
- 4.What comes next? 4, 8, 16, 32, ? (a) 48 (b) 65 (c) 56 (d) 64
- 5.What comes next? 2, 4, 8, 16, ? (a) 32 (b) 24 (c) 33 (d) 28
- 6.What comes next? 1, 4, 9, 16, ? (a) 26 (b) 23 (c) 25 (d) 27
- 7.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 8 times table? (a) 16 (b) 32 (c) 40 (d) 66
- 8.What comes next? 1, 2, 4, 8, ? (a) 16 (b) 14 (c) 17 (d) 12
- 9.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 9 times table? (a) 18 (b) 63 (c) 36 (d) 75
- 10.What comes next? 36, 49, 64, 81, ? (a) 102 (b) 101 (c) 98 (d) 100
- 11.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 8 times table? (a) 40 (b) 46 (c) 24 (d) 56
- 12.What comes next? 5, 10, 20, 40, ? (a) 60 (b) 80 (c) 81 (d) 70
- 13.What comes next? 6, 14, 22, 30, ? (a) 30 (b) 38 (c) 46 (d) 39
- 14.What comes next? 16, 25, 36, 49, ? (a) 66 (b) 64 (c) 62 (d) 65
- 15.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 7 times table? (a) 35 (b) 28 (c) 56 (d) 48
- 16.What comes next? 12, 15, 18, 21, ? (a) 21 (b) 27 (c) 24 (d) 25
- 17.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 6 times table? (a) 36 (b) 30 (c) 28 (d) 24
- 18.What comes next? 20, 24, 28, 32, ? (a) 37 (b) 40 (c) 36 (d) 32
- 19.What comes next? 9, 12, 15, 18, ? (a) 22 (b) 24 (c) 21 (d) 18
- 20.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 9 times table? (a) 27 (b) 54 (c) 48 (d) 81
- 21.What comes next? 17, 24, 31, 38, ? (a) 52 (b) 38 (c) 46 (d) 45
- 22.What comes next? 9, 16, 25, 36, ? (a) 50 (b) 47 (c) 49 (d) 51
- 23.What comes next? 6, 9, 12, 15, ? (a) 19 (b) 18 (c) 21 (d) 15
- 24.What comes next? 7, 10, 13, 16, ? (a) 16 (b) 19 (c) 22 (d) 20
- 25.What comes next? 16, 24, 32, 40, ? (a) 40 (b) 49 (c) 56 (d) 48
- 26.What comes next? 2, 11, 20, 29, ? (a) 29 (b) 47 (c) 38 (d) 39
- 27.What comes next? 1, 7, 13, 19, ? (a) 26 (b) 31 (c) 19 (d) 25
- 28.What comes next? 7, 16, 25, 34, ? (a) 44 (b) 52 (c) 43 (d) 34
- 29.What comes next? 4, 9, 16, 25, ? (a) 37 (b) 38 (c) 34 (d) 36
- 30.What comes next? 9, 11, 13, 15, ? (a) 17 (b) 18 (c) 19 (d) 15
- 31.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 7 times table? (a) 30 (b) 35 (c) 21 (d) 28
- 32.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 9 times table? (a) 40 (b) 36 (c) 63 (d) 18
- 33.What comes next? 6, 8, 10, 12, ? (a) 16 (b) 15 (c) 12 (d) 14
- 34.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 5 times table? (a) 46 (b) 35 (c) 30 (d) 15
- 35.What comes next? 13, 21, 29, 37, ? (a) 46 (b) 53 (c) 37 (d) 45
- 36.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 7 times table? (a) 14 (b) 55 (c) 35 (d) 21
- 37.What comes next? 20, 29, 38, 47, ? (a) 47 (b) 56 (c) 57 (d) 65
- 38.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 3 times table? (a) 18 (b) 12 (c) 21 (d) 16
- 39.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 3 times table? (a) 24 (b) 18 (c) 26 (d) 9
- 40.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 6 times table? (a) 24 (b) 42 (c) 55 (d) 48
Answer key
- 48
- 47
- 67
- 64
- 32
- 25
- 66
- 16
- 75
- 100
- 46
- 80
- 38
- 64
- 48
- 24
- 28
- 36
- 21
- 48
- 45
- 49
- 18
- 19
- 48
- 38
- 25
- 43
- 36
- 17
- 30
- 40
- 14
- 46
- 45
- 55
- 56
- 16
- 26
- 55
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