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, 15, 20, ? (a) 25 (b) 26 (c) 20 (d) 30
- 2.What comes next? 9, 16, 25, 36, ? (a) 51 (b) 47 (c) 50 (d) 49
- 3.What comes next? 4, 9, 16, 25, ? (a) 37 (b) 38 (c) 34 (d) 36
- 4.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 7 times table? (a) 24 (b) 35 (c) 42 (d) 14
- 5.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 3 times table? (a) 19 (b) 12 (c) 24 (d) 21
- 6.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 4 times table? (a) 12 (b) 24 (c) 19 (d) 28
- 7.What comes next? 5, 10, 20, 40, ? (a) 60 (b) 80 (c) 70 (d) 81
- 8.What comes next? 1, 4, 9, 16, ? (a) 25 (b) 23 (c) 26 (d) 27
- 9.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 9 times table? (a) 37 (b) 81 (c) 27 (d) 54
- 10.What comes next? 25, 36, 49, 64, ? (a) 79 (b) 82 (c) 81 (d) 83
- 11.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 4 times table? (a) 8 (b) 24 (c) 20 (d) 18
- 12.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 6 times table? (a) 12 (b) 36 (c) 19 (d) 24
- 13.What comes next? 17, 24, 31, 38, ? (a) 45 (b) 46 (c) 52 (d) 38
- 14.What comes next? 1, 2, 4, 8, ? (a) 17 (b) 12 (c) 14 (d) 16
- 15.What comes next? 2, 4, 8, 16, ? (a) 24 (b) 32 (c) 28 (d) 33
- 16.What comes next? 18, 26, 34, 42, ? (a) 58 (b) 42 (c) 51 (d) 50
- 17.What comes next? 3, 7, 11, 15, ? (a) 20 (b) 19 (c) 23 (d) 15
- 18.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 9 times table? (a) 21 (b) 18 (c) 36 (d) 54
- 19.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 6 times table? (a) 24 (b) 18 (c) 36 (d) 21
- 20.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 4 times table? (a) 8 (b) 24 (c) 16 (d) 15
- 21.What comes next? 16, 25, 36, 49, ? (a) 64 (b) 62 (c) 66 (d) 65
- 22.What comes next? 13, 22, 31, 40, ? (a) 40 (b) 50 (c) 49 (d) 58
- 23.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 8 times table? (a) 40 (b) 16 (c) 56 (d) 70
- 24.What comes next? 4, 8, 16, 32, ? (a) 48 (b) 64 (c) 65 (d) 56
- 25.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 4 times table? (a) 16 (b) 22 (c) 28 (d) 12
- 26.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 4 times table? (a) 12 (b) 32 (c) 24 (d) 23
- 27.What comes next? 17, 23, 29, 35, ? (a) 35 (b) 47 (c) 42 (d) 41
- 28.What comes next? 11, 18, 25, 32, ? (a) 32 (b) 40 (c) 39 (d) 46
- 29.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 8 times table? (a) 56 (b) 72 (c) 33 (d) 32
- 30.What comes next? 6, 13, 20, 27, ? (a) 34 (b) 35 (c) 27 (d) 41
- 31.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 9 times table? (a) 52 (b) 36 (c) 18 (d) 63
- 32.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 9 times table? (a) 81 (b) 36 (c) 29 (d) 54
- 33.What comes next? 3, 6, 12, 24, ? (a) 48 (b) 49 (c) 36 (d) 42
- 34.What comes next? 2, 5, 8, 11, ? (a) 17 (b) 11 (c) 14 (d) 15
- 35.What comes next? 3, 5, 7, 9, ? (a) 9 (b) 11 (c) 13 (d) 12
- 36.What comes next? 9, 11, 13, 15, ? (a) 18 (b) 17 (c) 15 (d) 19
- 37.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 3 times table? (a) 18 (b) 12 (c) 23 (d) 6
- 38.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 4 times table? (a) 24 (b) 33 (c) 12 (d) 32
- 39.What comes next? 17, 19, 21, 23, ? (a) 25 (b) 26 (c) 23 (d) 27
- 40.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 6 times table? (a) 24 (b) 48 (c) 52 (d) 30
Answer key
- 25
- 49
- 36
- 24
- 19
- 19
- 80
- 25
- 37
- 81
- 18
- 19
- 45
- 16
- 32
- 50
- 19
- 21
- 21
- 15
- 64
- 49
- 70
- 64
- 22
- 23
- 41
- 39
- 33
- 34
- 52
- 29
- 48
- 14
- 11
- 17
- 23
- 33
- 25
- 52
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