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, 20, 40, ? (a) 80 (b) 70 (c) 81 (d) 60
- 2.What comes next? 4, 9, 16, 25, ? (a) 34 (b) 38 (c) 37 (d) 36
- 3.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 3 times table? (a) 15 (b) 6 (c) 21 (d) 26
- 4.What comes next? 3, 6, 12, 24, ? (a) 36 (b) 48 (c) 42 (d) 49
- 5.What comes next? 36, 49, 64, 81, ? (a) 98 (b) 102 (c) 101 (d) 100
- 6.What comes next? 9, 18, 27, 36, ? (a) 54 (b) 46 (c) 45 (d) 36
- 7.What comes next? 9, 16, 25, 36, ? (a) 47 (b) 49 (c) 50 (d) 51
- 8.What comes next? 2, 4, 8, 16, ? (a) 33 (b) 28 (c) 32 (d) 24
- 9.What comes next? 18, 21, 24, 27, ? (a) 33 (b) 27 (c) 30 (d) 31
- 10.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 3 times table? (a) 28 (b) 6 (c) 12 (d) 9
- 11.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 3 times table? (a) 9 (b) 19 (c) 6 (d) 12
- 12.What comes next? 10, 18, 26, 34, ? (a) 50 (b) 43 (c) 42 (d) 34
- 13.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 8 times table? (a) 56 (b) 19 (c) 40 (d) 24
- 14.What comes next? 15, 21, 27, 33, ? (a) 40 (b) 45 (c) 39 (d) 33
- 15.What comes next? 11, 16, 21, 26, ? (a) 36 (b) 26 (c) 32 (d) 31
- 16.What comes next? 5, 11, 17, 23, ? (a) 35 (b) 29 (c) 30 (d) 23
- 17.What comes next? 12, 18, 24, 30, ? (a) 30 (b) 42 (c) 36 (d) 37
- 18.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 6 times table? (a) 12 (b) 48 (c) 30 (d) 20
- 19.What comes next? 1, 2, 4, 8, ? (a) 17 (b) 16 (c) 14 (d) 12
- 20.What comes next? 1, 4, 9, 16, ? (a) 27 (b) 25 (c) 26 (d) 23
- 21.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 5 times table? (a) 15 (b) 25 (c) 16 (d) 30
- 22.What comes next? 25, 36, 49, 64, ? (a) 79 (b) 81 (c) 82 (d) 83
- 23.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 4 times table? (a) 28 (b) 16 (c) 8 (d) 15
- 24.What comes next? 3, 6, 9, 12, ? (a) 15 (b) 18 (c) 12 (d) 16
- 25.What comes next? 12, 16, 20, 24, ? (a) 24 (b) 32 (c) 28 (d) 29
- 26.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 7 times table? (a) 42 (b) 63 (c) 38 (d) 21
- 27.What comes next? 16, 25, 36, 49, ? (a) 64 (b) 62 (c) 66 (d) 65
- 28.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 6 times table? (a) 42 (b) 30 (c) 24 (d) 37
- 29.What comes next? 19, 27, 35, 43, ? (a) 59 (b) 52 (c) 43 (d) 51
- 30.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 5 times table? (a) 35 (b) 20 (c) 34 (d) 30
- 31.What comes next? 13, 21, 29, 37, ? (a) 37 (b) 46 (c) 45 (d) 53
- 32.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 4 times table? (a) 20 (b) 30 (c) 8 (d) 28
- 33.What comes next? 16, 21, 26, 31, ? (a) 31 (b) 37 (c) 36 (d) 41
- 34.What comes next? 17, 24, 31, 38, ? (a) 52 (b) 38 (c) 46 (d) 45
- 35.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 6 times table? (a) 30 (b) 12 (c) 48 (d) 38
- 36.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 3 times table? (a) 9 (b) 15 (c) 16 (d) 12
- 37.What comes next? 4, 8, 16, 32, ? (a) 65 (b) 64 (c) 48 (d) 56
- 38.What comes next? 13, 16, 19, 22, ? (a) 25 (b) 22 (c) 28 (d) 26
- 39.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 7 times table? (a) 21 (b) 35 (c) 42 (d) 54
- 40.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 6 times table? (a) 24 (b) 36 (c) 48 (d) 33
Answer key
- 80
- 36
- 26
- 48
- 100
- 45
- 49
- 32
- 30
- 28
- 19
- 42
- 19
- 39
- 31
- 29
- 36
- 20
- 16
- 25
- 16
- 81
- 15
- 15
- 28
- 38
- 64
- 37
- 51
- 34
- 45
- 30
- 36
- 45
- 38
- 16
- 64
- 25
- 54
- 33
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