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) 80 (c) 81 (d) 60
- 2.What comes next? 8, 14, 20, 26, ? (a) 26 (b) 38 (c) 32 (d) 33
- 3.What comes next? 4, 8, 16, 32, ? (a) 48 (b) 56 (c) 64 (d) 65
- 4.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 3 times table? (a) 21 (b) 18 (c) 19 (d) 9
- 5.What comes next? 16, 25, 36, 49, ? (a) 62 (b) 66 (c) 64 (d) 65
- 6.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 4 times table? (a) 24 (b) 16 (c) 20 (d) 33
- 7.What comes next? 9, 16, 25, 36, ? (a) 49 (b) 51 (c) 50 (d) 47
- 8.What comes next? 36, 49, 64, 81, ? (a) 100 (b) 102 (c) 98 (d) 101
- 9.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 5 times table? (a) 20 (b) 34 (c) 35 (d) 45
- 10.What comes next? 2, 6, 10, 14, ? (a) 14 (b) 22 (c) 18 (d) 19
- 11.What comes next? 13, 16, 19, 22, ? (a) 28 (b) 22 (c) 25 (d) 26
- 12.What comes next? 1, 4, 9, 16, ? (a) 27 (b) 26 (c) 25 (d) 23
- 13.What comes next? 11, 17, 23, 29, ? (a) 36 (b) 29 (c) 41 (d) 35
- 14.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 3 times table? (a) 15 (b) 18 (c) 22 (d) 6
- 15.What comes next? 1, 7, 13, 19, ? (a) 26 (b) 31 (c) 19 (d) 25
- 16.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 7 times table? (a) 43 (b) 21 (c) 28 (d) 35
- 17.What comes next? 8, 11, 14, 17, ? (a) 20 (b) 21 (c) 23 (d) 17
- 18.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 9 times table? (a) 36 (b) 63 (c) 90 (d) 43
- 19.What comes next? 1, 2, 4, 8, ? (a) 17 (b) 14 (c) 12 (d) 16
- 20.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 6 times table? (a) 30 (b) 12 (c) 36 (d) 15
- 21.What comes next? 8, 13, 18, 23, ? (a) 33 (b) 29 (c) 23 (d) 28
- 22.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 3 times table? (a) 12 (b) 9 (c) 16 (d) 6
- 23.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 7 times table? (a) 34 (b) 35 (c) 21 (d) 14
- 24.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 7 times table? (a) 22 (b) 42 (c) 49 (d) 21
- 25.What comes next? 3, 6, 12, 24, ? (a) 36 (b) 49 (c) 42 (d) 48
- 26.What comes next? 2, 11, 20, 29, ? (a) 39 (b) 29 (c) 38 (d) 47
- 27.What comes next? 25, 36, 49, 64, ? (a) 83 (b) 79 (c) 82 (d) 81
- 28.What comes next? 11, 18, 25, 32, ? (a) 46 (b) 39 (c) 40 (d) 32
- 29.What comes next? 15, 18, 21, 24, ? (a) 28 (b) 24 (c) 27 (d) 30
- 30.What comes next? 2, 4, 8, 16, ? (a) 28 (b) 33 (c) 32 (d) 24
- 31.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 4 times table? (a) 20 (b) 23 (c) 16 (d) 8
- 32.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 5 times table? (a) 30 (b) 11 (c) 20 (d) 25
- 33.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 7 times table? (a) 35 (b) 49 (c) 14 (d) 27
- 34.What comes next? 20, 28, 36, 44, ? (a) 60 (b) 44 (c) 53 (d) 52
- 35.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 4 times table? (a) 28 (b) 10 (c) 24 (d) 16
- 36.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 3 times table? (a) 9 (b) 7 (c) 12 (d) 6
- 37.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 4 times table? (a) 36 (b) 12 (c) 35 (d) 24
- 38.What comes next? 4, 9, 16, 25, ? (a) 36 (b) 38 (c) 37 (d) 34
- 39.What comes next? 12, 15, 18, 21, ? (a) 21 (b) 27 (c) 24 (d) 25
- 40.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 9 times table? (a) 72 (b) 45 (c) 27 (d) 25
Answer key
- 80
- 32
- 64
- 19
- 64
- 33
- 49
- 100
- 34
- 18
- 25
- 25
- 35
- 22
- 25
- 43
- 20
- 43
- 16
- 15
- 28
- 16
- 34
- 22
- 48
- 38
- 81
- 39
- 27
- 32
- 23
- 11
- 27
- 52
- 10
- 7
- 35
- 36
- 24
- 25
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