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?
NameDateTime takenScore ___ / 40
- 1.What comes next? 5, 10, 20, 40, ? (a) 81 (b) 60 (c) 70 (d) 80
- 2.What comes next? 1, 2, 4, 8, ? (a) 16 (b) 12 (c) 17 (d) 14
- 3.What comes next? 5, 8, 11, 14, ? (a) 14 (b) 17 (c) 18 (d) 20
- 4.What comes next? 16, 25, 36, 49, ? (a) 65 (b) 64 (c) 66 (d) 62
- 5.What comes next? 4, 9, 16, 25, ? (a) 34 (b) 38 (c) 37 (d) 36
- 6.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 8 times table? (a) 72 (b) 24 (c) 48 (d) 50
- 7.What comes next? 25, 36, 49, 64, ? (a) 82 (b) 81 (c) 83 (d) 79
- 8.What comes next? 6, 14, 22, 30, ? (a) 39 (b) 30 (c) 46 (d) 38
- 9.What comes next? 6, 8, 10, 12, ? (a) 14 (b) 16 (c) 15 (d) 12
- 10.What comes next? 9, 16, 25, 36, ? (a) 47 (b) 49 (c) 50 (d) 51
- 11.What comes next? 1, 5, 9, 13, ? (a) 17 (b) 18 (c) 21 (d) 13
- 12.What comes next? 12, 16, 20, 24, ? (a) 28 (b) 24 (c) 32 (d) 29
- 13.What comes next? 4, 8, 16, 32, ? (a) 65 (b) 48 (c) 64 (d) 56
- 14.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 7 times table? (a) 31 (b) 56 (c) 21 (d) 35
- 15.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 3 times table? (a) 18 (b) 6 (c) 9 (d) 16
- 16.What comes next? 2, 4, 8, 16, ? (a) 33 (b) 32 (c) 28 (d) 24
- 17.What comes next? 3, 6, 12, 24, ? (a) 48 (b) 36 (c) 49 (d) 42
- 18.What comes next? 1, 4, 9, 16, ? (a) 27 (b) 23 (c) 25 (d) 26
- 19.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 7 times table? (a) 28 (b) 21 (c) 34 (d) 14
- 20.What comes next? 36, 49, 64, 81, ? (a) 101 (b) 98 (c) 102 (d) 100
- 21.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 6 times table? (a) 32 (b) 24 (c) 42 (d) 54
- 22.What comes next? 3, 12, 21, 30, ? (a) 48 (b) 40 (c) 30 (d) 39
- 23.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 8 times table? (a) 56 (b) 72 (c) 32 (d) 23
- 24.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 5 times table? (a) 20 (b) 25 (c) 28 (d) 35
- 25.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 3 times table? (a) 28 (b) 12 (c) 9 (d) 6
- 26.What comes next? 15, 20, 25, 30, ? (a) 35 (b) 40 (c) 30 (d) 36
- 27.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 9 times table? (a) 45 (b) 36 (c) 61 (d) 27
- 28.What comes next? 2, 5, 8, 11, ? (a) 14 (b) 11 (c) 15 (d) 17
- 29.What comes next? 5, 13, 21, 29, ? (a) 29 (b) 37 (c) 38 (d) 45
- 30.What comes next? 8, 14, 20, 26, ? (a) 33 (b) 38 (c) 26 (d) 32
- 31.What comes next? 17, 25, 33, 41, ? (a) 57 (b) 50 (c) 41 (d) 49
- 32.What comes next? 4, 12, 20, 28, ? (a) 37 (b) 36 (c) 44 (d) 28
- 33.What comes next? 7, 16, 25, 34, ? (a) 43 (b) 34 (c) 52 (d) 44
- 34.What comes next? 10, 15, 20, 25, ? (a) 31 (b) 25 (c) 30 (d) 35
- 35.What comes next? 12, 15, 18, 21, ? (a) 25 (b) 24 (c) 21 (d) 27
- 36.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 6 times table? (a) 18 (b) 30 (c) 24 (d) 28
- 37.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 8 times table? (a) 57 (b) 48 (c) 16 (d) 24
- 38.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 7 times table? (a) 28 (b) 17 (c) 35 (d) 21
- 39.What comes next? 9, 16, 23, 30, ? (a) 37 (b) 30 (c) 44 (d) 38
- 40.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 9 times table? (a) 18 (b) 27 (c) 47 (d) 54
Answer key
- 80
- 16
- 17
- 64
- 36
- 50
- 81
- 38
- 14
- 49
- 17
- 28
- 64
- 31
- 16
- 32
- 48
- 25
- 34
- 100
- 32
- 39
- 23
- 28
- 28
- 35
- 61
- 14
- 37
- 32
- 49
- 36
- 43
- 30
- 24
- 28
- 57
- 17
- 37
- 47
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