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?
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- 1.What comes next? 5, 10, 15, 20, ? (a) 20 (b) 30 (c) 26 (d) 25
- 2.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 5 times table? (a) 43 (b) 10 (c) 25 (d) 15
- 3.What comes next? 20, 28, 36, 44, ? (a) 60 (b) 44 (c) 53 (d) 52
- 4.What comes next? 3, 6, 12, 24, ? (a) 36 (b) 48 (c) 49 (d) 42
- 5.What comes next? 16, 25, 36, 49, ? (a) 66 (b) 64 (c) 65 (d) 62
- 6.What comes next? 5, 10, 20, 40, ? (a) 60 (b) 81 (c) 70 (d) 80
- 7.What comes next? 25, 36, 49, 64, ? (a) 82 (b) 79 (c) 83 (d) 81
- 8.What comes next? 13, 15, 17, 19, ? (a) 22 (b) 19 (c) 23 (d) 21
- 9.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 5 times table? (a) 30 (b) 25 (c) 10 (d) 18
- 10.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 4 times table? (a) 32 (b) 12 (c) 26 (d) 20
- 11.What comes next? 15, 21, 27, 33, ? (a) 40 (b) 33 (c) 39 (d) 45
- 12.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 4 times table? (a) 24 (b) 25 (c) 12 (d) 20
- 13.What comes next? 8, 12, 16, 20, ? (a) 20 (b) 28 (c) 25 (d) 24
- 14.What comes next? 1, 2, 4, 8, ? (a) 14 (b) 12 (c) 17 (d) 16
- 15.What comes next? 15, 24, 33, 42, ? (a) 60 (b) 51 (c) 52 (d) 42
- 16.What comes next? 18, 25, 32, 39, ? (a) 39 (b) 46 (c) 53 (d) 47
- 17.What comes next? 1, 4, 9, 16, ? (a) 27 (b) 25 (c) 26 (d) 23
- 18.What comes next? 19, 21, 23, 25, ? (a) 29 (b) 27 (c) 28 (d) 25
- 19.What comes next? 4, 9, 16, 25, ? (a) 34 (b) 38 (c) 36 (d) 37
- 20.What comes next? 19, 24, 29, 34, ? (a) 39 (b) 40 (c) 34 (d) 44
- 21.What comes next? 13, 20, 27, 34, ? (a) 41 (b) 34 (c) 48 (d) 42
- 22.What comes next? 15, 22, 29, 36, ? (a) 36 (b) 43 (c) 44 (d) 50
- 23.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 3 times table? (a) 27 (b) 18 (c) 9 (d) 28
- 24.What comes next? 3, 10, 17, 24, ? (a) 38 (b) 32 (c) 24 (d) 31
- 25.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 6 times table? (a) 18 (b) 24 (c) 28 (d) 36
- 26.What comes next? 36, 49, 64, 81, ? (a) 100 (b) 98 (c) 101 (d) 102
- 27.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 9 times table? (a) 72 (b) 36 (c) 54 (d) 44
- 28.What comes next? 20, 27, 34, 41, ? (a) 49 (b) 55 (c) 41 (d) 48
- 29.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 5 times table? (a) 10 (b) 30 (c) 48 (d) 15
- 30.What comes next? 14, 21, 28, 35, ? (a) 49 (b) 43 (c) 35 (d) 42
- 31.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 9 times table? (a) 54 (b) 36 (c) 64 (d) 27
- 32.What comes next? 3, 6, 9, 12, ? (a) 16 (b) 15 (c) 12 (d) 18
- 33.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 6 times table? (a) 24 (b) 42 (c) 60 (d) 33
- 34.What comes next? 16, 25, 34, 43, ? (a) 43 (b) 61 (c) 53 (d) 52
- 35.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 3 times table? (a) 21 (b) 22 (c) 12 (d) 24
- 36.What comes next? 15, 18, 21, 24, ? (a) 28 (b) 24 (c) 27 (d) 30
- 37.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 8 times table? (a) 16 (b) 40 (c) 48 (d) 55
- 38.What comes next? 6, 10, 14, 18, ? (a) 26 (b) 18 (c) 23 (d) 22
- 39.What comes next? 2, 4, 8, 16, ? (a) 32 (b) 33 (c) 24 (d) 28
- 40.What comes next? 6, 12, 18, 24, ? (a) 24 (b) 31 (c) 36 (d) 30
Answer key
- 25
- 43
- 52
- 48
- 64
- 80
- 81
- 21
- 18
- 26
- 39
- 25
- 24
- 16
- 51
- 46
- 25
- 27
- 36
- 39
- 41
- 43
- 28
- 31
- 28
- 100
- 44
- 48
- 48
- 42
- 64
- 15
- 33
- 52
- 22
- 27
- 55
- 22
- 32
- 30
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