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) 70 (b) 81 (c) 60 (d) 80
- 2.What comes next? 8, 11, 14, 17, ? (a) 21 (b) 20 (c) 23 (d) 17
- 3.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 9 times table? (a) 63 (b) 18 (c) 69 (d) 36
- 4.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 5 times table? (a) 27 (b) 45 (c) 20 (d) 35
- 5.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 8 times table? (a) 43 (b) 32 (c) 48 (d) 24
- 6.What comes next? 7, 14, 21, 28, ? (a) 36 (b) 28 (c) 42 (d) 35
- 7.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 7 times table? (a) 42 (b) 14 (c) 64 (d) 21
- 8.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 3 times table? (a) 6 (b) 15 (c) 22 (d) 12
- 9.What comes next? 36, 49, 64, 81, ? (a) 102 (b) 100 (c) 98 (d) 101
- 10.What comes next? 16, 25, 36, 49, ? (a) 64 (b) 66 (c) 62 (d) 65
- 11.What comes next? 2, 4, 8, 16, ? (a) 33 (b) 28 (c) 24 (d) 32
- 12.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 4 times table? (a) 12 (b) 20 (c) 16 (d) 30
- 13.What comes next? 1, 4, 9, 16, ? (a) 25 (b) 26 (c) 27 (d) 23
- 14.What comes next? 9, 14, 19, 24, ? (a) 30 (b) 24 (c) 34 (d) 29
- 15.What comes next? 1, 2, 4, 8, ? (a) 17 (b) 14 (c) 12 (d) 16
- 16.What comes next? 19, 24, 29, 34, ? (a) 34 (b) 39 (c) 40 (d) 44
- 17.What comes next? 3, 10, 17, 24, ? (a) 31 (b) 32 (c) 24 (d) 38
- 18.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 3 times table? (a) 12 (b) 9 (c) 25 (d) 15
- 19.What comes next? 25, 36, 49, 64, ? (a) 83 (b) 82 (c) 81 (d) 79
- 20.What comes next? 20, 24, 28, 32, ? (a) 37 (b) 32 (c) 36 (d) 40
- 21.What comes next? 11, 13, 15, 17, ? (a) 19 (b) 17 (c) 20 (d) 21
- 22.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 6 times table? (a) 24 (b) 58 (c) 30 (d) 42
- 23.What comes next? 1, 9, 17, 25, ? (a) 41 (b) 34 (c) 33 (d) 25
- 24.What comes next? 13, 22, 31, 40, ? (a) 49 (b) 40 (c) 50 (d) 58
- 25.What comes next? 4, 9, 16, 25, ? (a) 34 (b) 37 (c) 36 (d) 38
- 26.What comes next? 8, 15, 22, 29, ? (a) 43 (b) 37 (c) 36 (d) 29
- 27.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 7 times table? (a) 35 (b) 28 (c) 49 (d) 61
- 28.What comes next? 3, 6, 12, 24, ? (a) 36 (b) 49 (c) 42 (d) 48
- 29.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 6 times table? (a) 54 (b) 19 (c) 24 (d) 42
- 30.What comes next? 2, 6, 10, 14, ? (a) 22 (b) 14 (c) 19 (d) 18
- 31.What comes next? 15, 22, 29, 36, ? (a) 44 (b) 50 (c) 43 (d) 36
- 32.What comes next? 18, 23, 28, 33, ? (a) 43 (b) 39 (c) 38 (d) 33
- 33.What comes next? 12, 18, 24, 30, ? (a) 42 (b) 37 (c) 36 (d) 30
- 34.What comes next? 12, 20, 28, 36, ? (a) 45 (b) 52 (c) 44 (d) 36
- 35.What comes next? 4, 8, 16, 32, ? (a) 56 (b) 48 (c) 64 (d) 65
- 36.What comes next? 5, 11, 17, 23, ? (a) 23 (b) 30 (c) 35 (d) 29
- 37.What comes next? 12, 14, 16, 18, ? (a) 22 (b) 21 (c) 20 (d) 18
- 38.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 5 times table? (a) 47 (b) 35 (c) 30 (d) 15
- 39.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 7 times table? (a) 56 (b) 21 (c) 50 (d) 42
- 40.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 6 times table? (a) 18 (b) 47 (c) 12 (d) 30
Answer key
- 80
- 20
- 69
- 27
- 43
- 35
- 64
- 22
- 100
- 64
- 32
- 30
- 25
- 29
- 16
- 39
- 31
- 25
- 81
- 36
- 19
- 58
- 33
- 49
- 36
- 36
- 61
- 48
- 19
- 18
- 43
- 38
- 36
- 44
- 64
- 29
- 20
- 47
- 50
- 47
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