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? 25, 36, 49, 64, ? (a) 79 (b) 82 (c) 83 (d) 81
- 2.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 4 times table? (a) 16 (b) 20 (c) 21 (d) 32
- 3.What comes next? 4, 8, 16, 32, ? (a) 65 (b) 64 (c) 56 (d) 48
- 4.What comes next? 1, 4, 9, 16, ? (a) 25 (b) 27 (c) 26 (d) 23
- 5.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 9 times table? (a) 36 (b) 63 (c) 27 (d) 34
- 6.What comes next? 14, 17, 20, 23, ? (a) 26 (b) 27 (c) 29 (d) 23
- 7.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 7 times table? (a) 28 (b) 42 (c) 55 (d) 35
- 8.What comes next? 7, 12, 17, 22, ? (a) 32 (b) 27 (c) 28 (d) 22
- 9.What comes next? 20, 24, 28, 32, ? (a) 36 (b) 32 (c) 40 (d) 37
- 10.What comes next? 2, 4, 8, 16, ? (a) 28 (b) 33 (c) 32 (d) 24
- 11.What comes next? 4, 9, 16, 25, ? (a) 34 (b) 38 (c) 37 (d) 36
- 12.What comes next? 5, 10, 20, 40, ? (a) 60 (b) 81 (c) 80 (d) 70
- 13.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 5 times table? (a) 20 (b) 21 (c) 45 (d) 30
- 14.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 6 times table? (a) 30 (b) 18 (c) 48 (d) 43
- 15.What comes next? 36, 49, 64, 81, ? (a) 98 (b) 100 (c) 101 (d) 102
- 16.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 4 times table? (a) 10 (b) 24 (c) 12 (d) 32
- 17.What comes next? 6, 8, 10, 12, ? (a) 14 (b) 15 (c) 12 (d) 16
- 18.What comes next? 16, 18, 20, 22, ? (a) 22 (b) 24 (c) 26 (d) 25
- 19.What comes next? 3, 5, 7, 9, ? (a) 13 (b) 11 (c) 9 (d) 12
- 20.What comes next? 9, 16, 25, 36, ? (a) 50 (b) 47 (c) 49 (d) 51
- 21.What comes next? 16, 25, 36, 49, ? (a) 64 (b) 62 (c) 65 (d) 66
- 22.What comes next? 16, 20, 24, 28, ? (a) 33 (b) 28 (c) 36 (d) 32
- 23.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 6 times table? (a) 12 (b) 39 (c) 30 (d) 24
- 24.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 5 times table? (a) 30 (b) 15 (c) 25 (d) 16
- 25.What comes next? 2, 9, 16, 23, ? (a) 37 (b) 23 (c) 31 (d) 30
- 26.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 3 times table? (a) 12 (b) 15 (c) 21 (d) 29
- 27.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 9 times table? (a) 72 (b) 85 (c) 36 (d) 54
- 28.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 3 times table? (a) 18 (b) 13 (c) 9 (d) 27
- 29.What comes next? 5, 10, 15, 20, ? (a) 30 (b) 20 (c) 26 (d) 25
- 30.What comes next? 4, 12, 20, 28, ? (a) 37 (b) 44 (c) 28 (d) 36
- 31.What comes next? 15, 21, 27, 33, ? (a) 45 (b) 40 (c) 33 (d) 39
- 32.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 7 times table? (a) 41 (b) 14 (c) 28 (d) 21
- 33.What comes next? 16, 23, 30, 37, ? (a) 44 (b) 51 (c) 45 (d) 37
- 34.What comes next? 6, 9, 12, 15, ? (a) 21 (b) 19 (c) 18 (d) 15
- 35.What comes next? 1, 2, 4, 8, ? (a) 16 (b) 12 (c) 17 (d) 14
- 36.What comes next? 19, 25, 31, 37, ? (a) 49 (b) 37 (c) 43 (d) 44
- 37.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 4 times table? (a) 16 (b) 8 (c) 12 (d) 30
- 38.What comes next? 19, 28, 37, 46, ? (a) 46 (b) 56 (c) 55 (d) 64
- 39.What comes next? 15, 20, 25, 30, ? (a) 40 (b) 35 (c) 36 (d) 30
- 40.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 8 times table? (a) 59 (b) 72 (c) 32 (d) 48
Answer key
- 81
- 21
- 64
- 25
- 34
- 26
- 55
- 27
- 36
- 32
- 36
- 80
- 21
- 43
- 100
- 10
- 14
- 24
- 11
- 49
- 64
- 32
- 39
- 16
- 30
- 29
- 85
- 13
- 25
- 36
- 39
- 41
- 44
- 18
- 16
- 43
- 30
- 55
- 35
- 59
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