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) 37 (b) 20 (c) 12 (d) 16
- 3.What comes next? 1, 2, 4, 8, ? (a) 12 (b) 17 (c) 14 (d) 16
- 4.What comes next? 9, 16, 25, 36, ? (a) 49 (b) 50 (c) 47 (d) 51
- 5.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 5 times table? (a) 25 (b) 20 (c) 23 (d) 15
- 6.What comes next? 1, 4, 9, 16, ? (a) 26 (b) 25 (c) 23 (d) 27
- 7.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 9 times table? (a) 45 (b) 72 (c) 18 (d) 23
- 8.What comes next? 4, 9, 16, 25, ? (a) 34 (b) 37 (c) 36 (d) 38
- 9.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 7 times table? (a) 26 (b) 63 (c) 42 (d) 28
- 10.What comes next? 13, 21, 29, 37, ? (a) 53 (b) 37 (c) 45 (d) 46
- 11.What comes next? 19, 25, 31, 37, ? (a) 44 (b) 43 (c) 49 (d) 37
- 12.What comes next? 13, 15, 17, 19, ? (a) 21 (b) 22 (c) 23 (d) 19
- 13.What comes next? 7, 12, 17, 22, ? (a) 28 (b) 32 (c) 22 (d) 27
- 14.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 5 times table? (a) 20 (b) 15 (c) 35 (d) 46
- 15.What comes next? 17, 23, 29, 35, ? (a) 47 (b) 42 (c) 35 (d) 41
- 16.What comes next? 25, 36, 49, 64, ? (a) 83 (b) 79 (c) 81 (d) 82
- 17.What comes next? 16, 20, 24, 28, ? (a) 36 (b) 32 (c) 33 (d) 28
- 18.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 8 times table? (a) 32 (b) 48 (c) 72 (d) 36
- 19.What comes next? 7, 13, 19, 25, ? (a) 37 (b) 32 (c) 25 (d) 31
- 20.What comes next? 5, 10, 15, 20, ? (a) 20 (b) 26 (c) 30 (d) 25
- 21.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 8 times table? (a) 56 (b) 40 (c) 32 (d) 49
- 22.What comes next? 6, 13, 20, 27, ? (a) 27 (b) 34 (c) 35 (d) 41
- 23.What comes next? 36, 49, 64, 81, ? (a) 102 (b) 100 (c) 101 (d) 98
- 24.What comes next? 5, 12, 19, 26, ? (a) 40 (b) 34 (c) 33 (d) 26
- 25.What comes next? 15, 17, 19, 21, ? (a) 25 (b) 21 (c) 23 (d) 24
- 26.What comes next? 7, 10, 13, 16, ? (a) 22 (b) 16 (c) 20 (d) 19
- 27.What comes next? 6, 8, 10, 12, ? (a) 16 (b) 12 (c) 15 (d) 14
- 28.What comes next? 16, 25, 36, 49, ? (a) 66 (b) 65 (c) 62 (d) 64
- 29.What comes next? 4, 8, 16, 32, ? (a) 65 (b) 64 (c) 56 (d) 48
- 30.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 9 times table? (a) 66 (b) 27 (c) 54 (d) 81
- 31.What comes next? 20, 22, 24, 26, ? (a) 29 (b) 30 (c) 26 (d) 28
- 32.What comes next? 2, 7, 12, 17, ? (a) 17 (b) 27 (c) 23 (d) 22
- 33.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 5 times table? (a) 15 (b) 30 (c) 39 (d) 20
- 34.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 3 times table? (a) 15 (b) 9 (c) 25 (d) 6
- 35.What comes next? 10, 13, 16, 19, ? (a) 22 (b) 19 (c) 25 (d) 23
- 36.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 3 times table? (a) 15 (b) 10 (c) 9 (d) 12
- 37.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 9 times table? (a) 36 (b) 54 (c) 81 (d) 34
- 38.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 8 times table? (a) 72 (b) 32 (c) 34 (d) 56
- 39.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 7 times table? (a) 14 (b) 31 (c) 21 (d) 28
- 40.What comes next? 13, 16, 19, 22, ? (a) 28 (b) 22 (c) 25 (d) 26
Answer key
- 80
- 37
- 16
- 49
- 23
- 25
- 23
- 36
- 26
- 45
- 43
- 21
- 27
- 46
- 41
- 81
- 32
- 36
- 31
- 25
- 49
- 34
- 100
- 33
- 23
- 19
- 14
- 64
- 64
- 66
- 28
- 22
- 39
- 25
- 22
- 10
- 34
- 34
- 31
- 25
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