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) 70 (b) 60 (c) 80 (d) 81
- 2.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 3 times table? (a) 9 (b) 15 (c) 13 (d) 21
- 3.What comes next? 15, 18, 21, 24, ? (a) 30 (b) 27 (c) 28 (d) 24
- 4.What comes next? 1, 2, 4, 8, ? (a) 16 (b) 14 (c) 12 (d) 17
- 5.What comes next? 3, 12, 21, 30, ? (a) 39 (b) 40 (c) 30 (d) 48
- 6.What comes next? 36, 49, 64, 81, ? (a) 101 (b) 102 (c) 98 (d) 100
- 7.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 9 times table? (a) 73 (b) 54 (c) 18 (d) 45
- 8.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 4 times table? (a) 24 (b) 20 (c) 23 (d) 8
- 9.What comes next? 5, 13, 21, 29, ? (a) 45 (b) 29 (c) 38 (d) 37
- 10.What comes next? 3, 6, 12, 24, ? (a) 36 (b) 42 (c) 49 (d) 48
- 11.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 9 times table? (a) 54 (b) 38 (c) 72 (d) 36
- 12.What comes next? 18, 25, 32, 39, ? (a) 53 (b) 39 (c) 47 (d) 46
- 13.What comes next? 2, 4, 8, 16, ? (a) 24 (b) 28 (c) 33 (d) 32
- 14.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 4 times table? (a) 20 (b) 26 (c) 8 (d) 12
- 15.What comes next? 4, 9, 16, 25, ? (a) 36 (b) 37 (c) 34 (d) 38
- 16.What comes next? 25, 36, 49, 64, ? (a) 83 (b) 81 (c) 79 (d) 82
- 17.What comes next? 1, 3, 5, 7, ? (a) 10 (b) 7 (c) 9 (d) 11
- 18.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 7 times table? (a) 61 (b) 14 (c) 35 (d) 21
- 19.What comes next? 6, 8, 10, 12, ? (a) 12 (b) 14 (c) 16 (d) 15
- 20.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 5 times table? (a) 40 (b) 35 (c) 36 (d) 20
- 21.What comes next? 18, 21, 24, 27, ? (a) 27 (b) 31 (c) 33 (d) 30
- 22.What comes next? 2, 11, 20, 29, ? (a) 39 (b) 47 (c) 29 (d) 38
- 23.What comes next? 10, 12, 14, 16, ? (a) 19 (b) 16 (c) 20 (d) 18
- 24.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 5 times table? (a) 15 (b) 13 (c) 25 (d) 35
- 25.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 8 times table? (a) 40 (b) 64 (c) 16 (d) 78
- 26.What comes next? 14, 16, 18, 20, ? (a) 24 (b) 20 (c) 23 (d) 22
- 27.What comes next? 4, 13, 22, 31, ? (a) 40 (b) 41 (c) 31 (d) 49
- 28.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 9 times table? (a) 54 (b) 36 (c) 45 (d) 55
- 29.What comes next? 5, 7, 9, 11, ? (a) 11 (b) 14 (c) 15 (d) 13
- 30.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 8 times table? (a) 48 (b) 53 (c) 24 (d) 32
- 31.What comes next? 3, 7, 11, 15, ? (a) 23 (b) 15 (c) 20 (d) 19
- 32.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 7 times table? (a) 35 (b) 14 (c) 56 (d) 53
- 33.What comes next? 2, 4, 6, 8, ? (a) 10 (b) 12 (c) 11 (d) 8
- 34.What comes next? 13, 17, 21, 25, ? (a) 33 (b) 30 (c) 25 (d) 29
- 35.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 4 times table? (a) 29 (b) 12 (c) 20 (d) 16
- 36.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 5 times table? (a) 18 (b) 25 (c) 20 (d) 10
- 37.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 5 times table? (a) 15 (b) 30 (c) 45 (d) 28
- 38.What comes next? 7, 11, 15, 19, ? (a) 27 (b) 19 (c) 23 (d) 24
- 39.What comes next? 14, 23, 32, 41, ? (a) 59 (b) 41 (c) 50 (d) 51
- 40.What comes next? 17, 26, 35, 44, ? (a) 62 (b) 53 (c) 54 (d) 44
Answer key
- 80
- 13
- 27
- 16
- 39
- 100
- 73
- 23
- 37
- 48
- 38
- 46
- 32
- 26
- 36
- 81
- 9
- 61
- 14
- 36
- 30
- 38
- 18
- 13
- 78
- 22
- 40
- 55
- 13
- 53
- 19
- 53
- 10
- 29
- 29
- 18
- 28
- 23
- 50
- 53
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