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 4 times table? (a) 38 (b) 40 (c) 16 (d) 28
- 2.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 7 times table? (a) 21 (b) 42 (c) 47 (d) 56
- 3.What comes next? 1, 2, 4, 8, ? (a) 16 (b) 14 (c) 12 (d) 17
- 4.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 3 times table? (a) 11 (b) 6 (c) 12 (d) 15
- 5.What comes next? 1, 4, 9, 16, ? (a) 27 (b) 23 (c) 25 (d) 26
- 6.What comes next? 36, 49, 64, 81, ? (a) 98 (b) 102 (c) 101 (d) 100
- 7.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 8 times table? (a) 32 (b) 72 (c) 50 (d) 48
- 8.What comes next? 18, 23, 28, 33, ? (a) 33 (b) 43 (c) 38 (d) 39
- 9.What comes next? 4, 9, 16, 25, ? (a) 38 (b) 37 (c) 36 (d) 34
- 10.What comes next? 10, 17, 24, 31, ? (a) 31 (b) 39 (c) 38 (d) 45
- 11.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 4 times table? (a) 25 (b) 28 (c) 16 (d) 32
- 12.What comes next? 16, 25, 36, 49, ? (a) 66 (b) 65 (c) 62 (d) 64
- 13.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 3 times table? (a) 19 (b) 15 (c) 12 (d) 18
- 14.What comes next? 3, 10, 17, 24, ? (a) 31 (b) 32 (c) 38 (d) 24
- 15.What comes next? 5, 10, 20, 40, ? (a) 80 (b) 70 (c) 60 (d) 81
- 16.What comes next? 8, 14, 20, 26, ? (a) 26 (b) 33 (c) 32 (d) 38
- 17.What comes next? 12, 20, 28, 36, ? (a) 45 (b) 52 (c) 36 (d) 44
- 18.What comes next? 3, 6, 12, 24, ? (a) 36 (b) 48 (c) 49 (d) 42
- 19.What comes next? 2, 4, 8, 16, ? (a) 24 (b) 33 (c) 28 (d) 32
- 20.What comes next? 9, 16, 25, 36, ? (a) 47 (b) 50 (c) 49 (d) 51
- 21.What comes next? 4, 8, 16, 32, ? (a) 65 (b) 56 (c) 64 (d) 48
- 22.What comes next? 6, 9, 12, 15, ? (a) 19 (b) 18 (c) 15 (d) 21
- 23.What comes next? 11, 17, 23, 29, ? (a) 41 (b) 36 (c) 29 (d) 35
- 24.What comes next? 11, 18, 25, 32, ? (a) 40 (b) 39 (c) 46 (d) 32
- 25.What comes next? 5, 12, 19, 26, ? (a) 33 (b) 26 (c) 34 (d) 40
- 26.What comes next? 16, 24, 32, 40, ? (a) 48 (b) 56 (c) 40 (d) 49
- 27.What comes next? 9, 17, 25, 33, ? (a) 33 (b) 49 (c) 41 (d) 42
- 28.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 7 times table? (a) 58 (b) 21 (c) 42 (d) 28
- 29.What comes next? 9, 18, 27, 36, ? (a) 45 (b) 36 (c) 54 (d) 46
- 30.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 8 times table? (a) 24 (b) 40 (c) 56 (d) 35
- 31.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 6 times table? (a) 12 (b) 53 (c) 24 (d) 18
- 32.What comes next? 11, 19, 27, 35, ? (a) 35 (b) 51 (c) 44 (d) 43
- 33.What comes next? 2, 5, 8, 11, ? (a) 17 (b) 15 (c) 11 (d) 14
- 34.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 6 times table? (a) 44 (b) 18 (c) 42 (d) 30
- 35.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 4 times table? (a) 32 (b) 12 (c) 24 (d) 11
- 36.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 7 times table? (a) 60 (b) 56 (c) 21 (d) 42
- 37.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 4 times table? (a) 24 (b) 28 (c) 12 (d) 29
- 38.What comes next? 13, 21, 29, 37, ? (a) 37 (b) 53 (c) 46 (d) 45
- 39.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 5 times table? (a) 20 (b) 30 (c) 25 (d) 18
- 40.What comes next? 18, 20, 22, 24, ? (a) 24 (b) 27 (c) 28 (d) 26
Answer key
- 38
- 47
- 16
- 11
- 25
- 100
- 50
- 38
- 36
- 38
- 25
- 64
- 19
- 31
- 80
- 32
- 44
- 48
- 32
- 49
- 64
- 18
- 35
- 39
- 33
- 48
- 41
- 58
- 45
- 35
- 53
- 43
- 14
- 44
- 11
- 60
- 29
- 45
- 18
- 26
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