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) 60 (b) 80 (c) 70 (d) 81
- 2.What comes next? 12, 17, 22, 27, ? (a) 37 (b) 32 (c) 33 (d) 27
- 3.What comes next? 4, 8, 16, 32, ? (a) 48 (b) 64 (c) 65 (d) 56
- 4.What comes next? 1, 4, 9, 16, ? (a) 27 (b) 26 (c) 25 (d) 23
- 5.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 4 times table? (a) 36 (b) 16 (c) 28 (d) 9
- 6.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 4 times table? (a) 32 (b) 16 (c) 24 (d) 25
- 7.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 6 times table? (a) 12 (b) 33 (c) 48 (d) 30
- 8.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 7 times table? (a) 19 (b) 21 (c) 14 (d) 35
- 9.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 3 times table? (a) 9 (b) 18 (c) 27 (d) 7
- 10.What comes next? 3, 6, 12, 24, ? (a) 49 (b) 48 (c) 36 (d) 42
- 11.What comes next? 4, 9, 16, 25, ? (a) 38 (b) 37 (c) 36 (d) 34
- 12.What comes next? 9, 16, 25, 36, ? (a) 50 (b) 47 (c) 51 (d) 49
- 13.What comes next? 5, 9, 13, 17, ? (a) 25 (b) 17 (c) 22 (d) 21
- 14.What comes next? 3, 10, 17, 24, ? (a) 32 (b) 38 (c) 24 (d) 31
- 15.What comes next? 16, 25, 36, 49, ? (a) 62 (b) 65 (c) 64 (d) 66
- 16.What comes next? 15, 22, 29, 36, ? (a) 50 (b) 44 (c) 43 (d) 36
- 17.What comes next? 1, 2, 4, 8, ? (a) 16 (b) 12 (c) 17 (d) 14
- 18.What comes next? 9, 18, 27, 36, ? (a) 46 (b) 54 (c) 36 (d) 45
- 19.What comes next? 36, 49, 64, 81, ? (a) 100 (b) 102 (c) 101 (d) 98
- 20.What comes next? 25, 36, 49, 64, ? (a) 81 (b) 82 (c) 79 (d) 83
- 21.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 6 times table? (a) 42 (b) 30 (c) 38 (d) 24
- 22.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 5 times table? (a) 15 (b) 40 (c) 30 (d) 23
- 23.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 9 times table? (a) 45 (b) 27 (c) 54 (d) 86
- 24.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 9 times table? (a) 45 (b) 27 (c) 79 (d) 72
- 25.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 7 times table? (a) 35 (b) 49 (c) 28 (d) 39
- 26.What comes next? 8, 12, 16, 20, ? (a) 24 (b) 20 (c) 25 (d) 28
- 27.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 7 times table? (a) 44 (b) 42 (c) 63 (d) 21
- 28.What comes next? 2, 4, 8, 16, ? (a) 24 (b) 32 (c) 33 (d) 28
- 29.What comes next? 1, 4, 7, 10, ? (a) 13 (b) 10 (c) 16 (d) 14
- 30.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 7 times table? (a) 56 (b) 49 (c) 28 (d) 37
- 31.What comes next? 15, 18, 21, 24, ? (a) 30 (b) 28 (c) 24 (d) 27
- 32.What comes next? 16, 21, 26, 31, ? (a) 37 (b) 41 (c) 31 (d) 36
- 33.What comes next? 8, 17, 26, 35, ? (a) 35 (b) 44 (c) 45 (d) 53
- 34.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 6 times table? (a) 12 (b) 24 (c) 30 (d) 56
- 35.What comes next? 7, 10, 13, 16, ? (a) 16 (b) 22 (c) 19 (d) 20
- 36.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 9 times table? (a) 72 (b) 54 (c) 32 (d) 36
- 37.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 6 times table? (a) 30 (b) 24 (c) 26 (d) 48
- 38.What comes next? 2, 9, 16, 23, ? (a) 31 (b) 23 (c) 37 (d) 30
- 39.What comes next? 14, 18, 22, 26, ? (a) 30 (b) 31 (c) 26 (d) 34
- 40.What comes next? 3, 6, 9, 12, ? (a) 18 (b) 15 (c) 16 (d) 12
Answer key
- 80
- 32
- 64
- 25
- 9
- 25
- 33
- 19
- 7
- 48
- 36
- 49
- 21
- 31
- 64
- 43
- 16
- 45
- 100
- 81
- 38
- 23
- 86
- 79
- 39
- 24
- 44
- 32
- 13
- 37
- 27
- 36
- 44
- 56
- 19
- 32
- 26
- 30
- 30
- 15
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