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, 20, 40, ? (a) 81 (b) 60 (c) 70 (d) 80
- 2.What comes next? 1, 2, 4, 8, ? (a) 12 (b) 17 (c) 16 (d) 14
- 3.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 7 times table? (a) 42 (b) 63 (c) 59 (d) 28
- 4.What comes next? 36, 49, 64, 81, ? (a) 102 (b) 101 (c) 98 (d) 100
- 5.What comes next? 16, 20, 24, 28, ? (a) 28 (b) 36 (c) 32 (d) 33
- 6.What comes next? 13, 15, 17, 19, ? (a) 22 (b) 19 (c) 23 (d) 21
- 7.What comes next? 19, 27, 35, 43, ? (a) 43 (b) 59 (c) 52 (d) 51
- 8.What comes next? 14, 21, 28, 35, ? (a) 35 (b) 49 (c) 43 (d) 42
- 9.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 8 times table? (a) 56 (b) 65 (c) 32 (d) 80
- 10.What comes next? 3, 6, 12, 24, ? (a) 42 (b) 36 (c) 48 (d) 49
- 11.What comes next? 4, 9, 16, 25, ? (a) 36 (b) 34 (c) 37 (d) 38
- 12.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 8 times table? (a) 22 (b) 24 (c) 40 (d) 32
- 13.What comes next? 5, 8, 11, 14, ? (a) 17 (b) 20 (c) 18 (d) 14
- 14.What comes next? 14, 16, 18, 20, ? (a) 24 (b) 20 (c) 22 (d) 23
- 15.What comes next? 1, 3, 5, 7, ? (a) 10 (b) 11 (c) 7 (d) 9
- 16.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 8 times table? (a) 24 (b) 32 (c) 38 (d) 40
- 17.What comes next? 25, 36, 49, 64, ? (a) 83 (b) 81 (c) 79 (d) 82
- 18.What comes next? 19, 28, 37, 46, ? (a) 56 (b) 64 (c) 55 (d) 46
- 19.What comes next? 13, 19, 25, 31, ? (a) 38 (b) 43 (c) 37 (d) 31
- 20.What comes next? 2, 4, 8, 16, ? (a) 32 (b) 24 (c) 33 (d) 28
- 21.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 8 times table? (a) 50 (b) 48 (c) 40 (d) 32
- 22.What comes next? 13, 20, 27, 34, ? (a) 48 (b) 34 (c) 41 (d) 42
- 23.What comes next? 17, 26, 35, 44, ? (a) 44 (b) 54 (c) 53 (d) 62
- 24.What comes next? 16, 25, 36, 49, ? (a) 62 (b) 65 (c) 64 (d) 66
- 25.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 5 times table? (a) 25 (b) 10 (c) 33 (d) 15
- 26.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 3 times table? (a) 15 (b) 12 (c) 7 (d) 21
- 27.What comes next? 1, 4, 9, 16, ? (a) 27 (b) 26 (c) 23 (d) 25
- 28.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 7 times table? (a) 47 (b) 35 (c) 28 (d) 49
- 29.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 3 times table? (a) 6 (b) 18 (c) 26 (d) 9
- 30.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 4 times table? (a) 12 (b) 24 (c) 28 (d) 18
- 31.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 7 times table? (a) 28 (b) 42 (c) 44 (d) 21
- 32.What comes next? 3, 8, 13, 18, ? (a) 23 (b) 18 (c) 28 (d) 24
- 33.What comes next? 4, 8, 16, 32, ? (a) 56 (b) 64 (c) 65 (d) 48
- 34.What comes next? 10, 18, 26, 34, ? (a) 50 (b) 34 (c) 42 (d) 43
- 35.What comes next? 16, 24, 32, 40, ? (a) 49 (b) 40 (c) 48 (d) 56
- 36.What comes next? 9, 16, 25, 36, ? (a) 50 (b) 47 (c) 51 (d) 49
- 37.What comes next? 1, 8, 15, 22, ? (a) 30 (b) 36 (c) 22 (d) 29
- 38.What comes next? 6, 12, 18, 24, ? (a) 30 (b) 31 (c) 24 (d) 36
- 39.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 6 times table? (a) 34 (b) 48 (c) 36 (d) 24
- 40.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 8 times table? (a) 56 (b) 32 (c) 23 (d) 48
Answer key
- 80
- 16
- 59
- 100
- 32
- 21
- 51
- 42
- 65
- 48
- 36
- 22
- 17
- 22
- 9
- 38
- 81
- 55
- 37
- 32
- 50
- 41
- 53
- 64
- 33
- 7
- 25
- 47
- 26
- 18
- 44
- 23
- 64
- 42
- 48
- 49
- 29
- 30
- 34
- 23
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