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) 80 (b) 70 (c) 81 (d) 60
- 2.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 4 times table? (a) 20 (b) 9 (c) 16 (d) 28
- 3.What comes next? 10, 13, 16, 19, ? (a) 25 (b) 22 (c) 23 (d) 19
- 4.What comes next? 25, 36, 49, 64, ? (a) 81 (b) 83 (c) 82 (d) 79
- 5.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 3 times table? (a) 21 (b) 24 (c) 23 (d) 12
- 6.What comes next? 36, 49, 64, 81, ? (a) 102 (b) 101 (c) 98 (d) 100
- 7.What comes next? 1, 8, 15, 22, ? (a) 22 (b) 29 (c) 30 (d) 36
- 8.What comes next? 12, 21, 30, 39, ? (a) 57 (b) 48 (c) 39 (d) 49
- 9.What comes next? 2, 4, 8, 16, ? (a) 24 (b) 33 (c) 32 (d) 28
- 10.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 3 times table? (a) 12 (b) 17 (c) 9 (d) 6
- 11.What comes next? 4, 9, 16, 25, ? (a) 34 (b) 36 (c) 37 (d) 38
- 12.What comes next? 7, 12, 17, 22, ? (a) 32 (b) 28 (c) 27 (d) 22
- 13.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 5 times table? (a) 40 (b) 42 (c) 25 (d) 15
- 14.What comes next? 1, 4, 9, 16, ? (a) 23 (b) 26 (c) 25 (d) 27
- 15.What comes next? 9, 15, 21, 27, ? (a) 34 (b) 39 (c) 33 (d) 27
- 16.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 4 times table? (a) 17 (b) 16 (c) 24 (d) 12
- 17.What comes next? 1, 2, 4, 8, ? (a) 14 (b) 16 (c) 12 (d) 17
- 18.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 8 times table? (a) 16 (b) 48 (c) 32 (d) 45
- 19.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 9 times table? (a) 36 (b) 63 (c) 80 (d) 81
- 20.What comes next? 4, 9, 14, 19, ? (a) 29 (b) 24 (c) 19 (d) 25
- 21.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 5 times table? (a) 25 (b) 15 (c) 30 (d) 26
- 22.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 3 times table? (a) 24 (b) 9 (c) 25 (d) 18
- 23.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 9 times table? (a) 88 (b) 45 (c) 27 (d) 54
- 24.What comes next? 15, 19, 23, 27, ? (a) 27 (b) 35 (c) 32 (d) 31
- 25.What comes next? 4, 8, 16, 32, ? (a) 65 (b) 64 (c) 56 (d) 48
- 26.What comes next? 14, 16, 18, 20, ? (a) 20 (b) 23 (c) 22 (d) 24
- 27.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 8 times table? (a) 16 (b) 48 (c) 52 (d) 24
- 28.What comes next? 14, 22, 30, 38, ? (a) 47 (b) 46 (c) 38 (d) 54
- 29.What comes next? 13, 21, 29, 37, ? (a) 46 (b) 37 (c) 53 (d) 45
- 30.What comes next? 20, 27, 34, 41, ? (a) 49 (b) 41 (c) 55 (d) 48
- 31.What comes next? 7, 11, 15, 19, ? (a) 27 (b) 23 (c) 19 (d) 24
- 32.What comes next? 8, 16, 24, 32, ? (a) 41 (b) 48 (c) 32 (d) 40
- 33.What comes next? 2, 9, 16, 23, ? (a) 31 (b) 30 (c) 37 (d) 23
- 34.What comes next? 16, 25, 34, 43, ? (a) 61 (b) 53 (c) 43 (d) 52
- 35.What comes next? 5, 7, 9, 11, ? (a) 14 (b) 11 (c) 15 (d) 13
- 36.What comes next? 6, 15, 24, 33, ? (a) 43 (b) 42 (c) 51 (d) 33
- 37.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 7 times table? (a) 14 (b) 35 (c) 19 (d) 28
- 38.What comes next? 9, 16, 25, 36, ? (a) 47 (b) 49 (c) 50 (d) 51
- 39.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 7 times table? (a) 21 (b) 63 (c) 66 (d) 42
- 40.What comes next? 19, 28, 37, 46, ? (a) 56 (b) 64 (c) 46 (d) 55
Answer key
- 80
- 9
- 22
- 81
- 23
- 100
- 29
- 48
- 32
- 17
- 36
- 27
- 42
- 25
- 33
- 17
- 16
- 45
- 80
- 24
- 26
- 25
- 88
- 31
- 64
- 22
- 52
- 46
- 45
- 48
- 23
- 40
- 30
- 52
- 13
- 42
- 19
- 49
- 66
- 55
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