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? 2, 4, 8, 16, ? (a) 32 (b) 28 (c) 33 (d) 24
- 3.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 4 times table? (a) 20 (b) 15 (c) 12 (d) 8
- 4.What comes next? 14, 20, 26, 32, ? (a) 38 (b) 44 (c) 39 (d) 32
- 5.What comes next? 4, 8, 16, 32, ? (a) 65 (b) 48 (c) 64 (d) 56
- 6.What comes next? 9, 18, 27, 36, ? (a) 46 (b) 54 (c) 45 (d) 36
- 7.What comes next? 3, 6, 9, 12, ? (a) 18 (b) 16 (c) 12 (d) 15
- 8.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 6 times table? (a) 18 (b) 36 (c) 23 (d) 48
- 9.What comes next? 9, 16, 25, 36, ? (a) 50 (b) 51 (c) 47 (d) 49
- 10.What comes next? 1, 2, 4, 8, ? (a) 12 (b) 16 (c) 17 (d) 14
- 11.What comes next? 1, 4, 9, 16, ? (a) 25 (b) 26 (c) 27 (d) 23
- 12.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 8 times table? (a) 80 (b) 56 (c) 32 (d) 76
- 13.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 6 times table? (a) 42 (b) 58 (c) 18 (d) 24
- 14.What comes next? 13, 15, 17, 19, ? (a) 23 (b) 22 (c) 19 (d) 21
- 15.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 4 times table? (a) 28 (b) 27 (c) 36 (d) 16
- 16.What comes next? 3, 6, 12, 24, ? (a) 49 (b) 36 (c) 42 (d) 48
- 17.What comes next? 6, 11, 16, 21, ? (a) 26 (b) 21 (c) 27 (d) 31
- 18.What comes next? 7, 10, 13, 16, ? (a) 19 (b) 16 (c) 22 (d) 20
- 19.What comes next? 25, 36, 49, 64, ? (a) 83 (b) 82 (c) 81 (d) 79
- 20.What comes next? 4, 7, 10, 13, ? (a) 13 (b) 17 (c) 19 (d) 16
- 21.What comes next? 11, 14, 17, 20, ? (a) 23 (b) 26 (c) 24 (d) 20
- 22.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 6 times table? (a) 12 (b) 53 (c) 36 (d) 30
- 23.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 3 times table? (a) 6 (b) 15 (c) 19 (d) 21
- 24.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 4 times table? (a) 8 (b) 20 (c) 16 (d) 35
- 25.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 3 times table? (a) 18 (b) 12 (c) 15 (d) 13
- 26.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 4 times table? (a) 20 (b) 28 (c) 8 (d) 39
- 27.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 3 times table? (a) 9 (b) 18 (c) 14 (d) 15
- 28.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 9 times table? (a) 36 (b) 63 (c) 74 (d) 54
- 29.What comes next? 1, 6, 11, 16, ? (a) 21 (b) 26 (c) 16 (d) 22
- 30.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 3 times table? (a) 18 (b) 29 (c) 12 (d) 24
- 31.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 5 times table? (a) 45 (b) 30 (c) 36 (d) 20
- 32.What comes next? 7, 16, 25, 34, ? (a) 44 (b) 52 (c) 34 (d) 43
- 33.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 6 times table? (a) 18 (b) 12 (c) 24 (d) 55
- 34.What comes next? 11, 19, 27, 35, ? (a) 44 (b) 51 (c) 43 (d) 35
- 35.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 8 times table? (a) 65 (b) 40 (c) 48 (d) 16
- 36.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 3 times table? (a) 18 (b) 12 (c) 24 (d) 7
- 37.What comes next? 4, 9, 16, 25, ? (a) 37 (b) 34 (c) 36 (d) 38
- 38.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 8 times table? (a) 24 (b) 32 (c) 48 (d) 29
- 39.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 7 times table? (a) 37 (b) 21 (c) 14 (d) 28
- 40.What comes next? 9, 15, 21, 27, ? (a) 34 (b) 27 (c) 39 (d) 33
Answer key
- 80
- 32
- 15
- 38
- 64
- 45
- 15
- 23
- 49
- 16
- 25
- 76
- 58
- 21
- 27
- 48
- 26
- 19
- 81
- 16
- 23
- 53
- 19
- 35
- 13
- 39
- 14
- 74
- 21
- 29
- 36
- 43
- 55
- 43
- 65
- 7
- 36
- 29
- 37
- 33
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