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) 60 (c) 81 (d) 70
- 2.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 7 times table? (a) 35 (b) 28 (c) 21 (d) 64
- 3.What comes next? 4, 8, 16, 32, ? (a) 56 (b) 48 (c) 65 (d) 64
- 4.What comes next? 16, 25, 36, 49, ? (a) 66 (b) 62 (c) 64 (d) 65
- 5.What comes next? 19, 26, 33, 40, ? (a) 54 (b) 40 (c) 47 (d) 48
- 6.What comes next? 18, 25, 32, 39, ? (a) 46 (b) 47 (c) 39 (d) 53
- 7.What comes next? 1, 4, 9, 16, ? (a) 23 (b) 25 (c) 26 (d) 27
- 8.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 3 times table? (a) 12 (b) 13 (c) 9 (d) 18
- 9.What comes next? 36, 49, 64, 81, ? (a) 102 (b) 101 (c) 98 (d) 100
- 10.What comes next? 4, 10, 16, 22, ? (a) 29 (b) 28 (c) 22 (d) 34
- 11.What comes next? 4, 9, 16, 25, ? (a) 37 (b) 34 (c) 36 (d) 38
- 12.What comes next? 2, 4, 8, 16, ? (a) 33 (b) 24 (c) 32 (d) 28
- 13.What comes next? 3, 6, 12, 24, ? (a) 48 (b) 42 (c) 36 (d) 49
- 14.What comes next? 10, 17, 24, 31, ? (a) 31 (b) 39 (c) 38 (d) 45
- 15.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 4 times table? (a) 12 (b) 24 (c) 16 (d) 14
- 16.What comes next? 7, 10, 13, 16, ? (a) 16 (b) 22 (c) 19 (d) 20
- 17.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 7 times table? (a) 55 (b) 35 (c) 21 (d) 42
- 18.What comes next? 1, 7, 13, 19, ? (a) 31 (b) 25 (c) 26 (d) 19
- 19.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 4 times table? (a) 16 (b) 12 (c) 8 (d) 13
- 20.What comes next? 12, 14, 16, 18, ? (a) 22 (b) 21 (c) 18 (d) 20
- 21.What comes next? 6, 11, 16, 21, ? (a) 31 (b) 27 (c) 21 (d) 26
- 22.What comes next? 17, 21, 25, 29, ? (a) 29 (b) 37 (c) 33 (d) 34
- 23.What comes next? 3, 6, 9, 12, ? (a) 15 (b) 18 (c) 12 (d) 16
- 24.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 7 times table? (a) 42 (b) 16 (c) 63 (d) 28
- 25.What comes next? 1, 2, 4, 8, ? (a) 16 (b) 12 (c) 14 (d) 17
- 26.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 3 times table? (a) 21 (b) 9 (c) 25 (d) 18
- 27.What comes next? 9, 16, 25, 36, ? (a) 47 (b) 50 (c) 51 (d) 49
- 28.What comes next? 19, 28, 37, 46, ? (a) 64 (b) 55 (c) 56 (d) 46
- 29.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 9 times table? (a) 36 (b) 54 (c) 31 (d) 72
- 30.What comes next? 4, 13, 22, 31, ? (a) 31 (b) 41 (c) 40 (d) 49
- 31.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 8 times table? (a) 64 (b) 38 (c) 24 (d) 48
- 32.What comes next? 25, 36, 49, 64, ? (a) 83 (b) 79 (c) 81 (d) 82
- 33.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 3 times table? (a) 12 (b) 23 (c) 15 (d) 6
- 34.What comes next? 7, 15, 23, 31, ? (a) 39 (b) 47 (c) 31 (d) 40
- 35.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 7 times table? (a) 37 (b) 42 (c) 56 (d) 21
- 36.What comes next? 1, 6, 11, 16, ? (a) 16 (b) 22 (c) 21 (d) 26
- 37.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 4 times table? (a) 35 (b) 16 (c) 20 (d) 32
- 38.What comes next? 14, 19, 24, 29, ? (a) 35 (b) 39 (c) 34 (d) 29
- 39.What comes next? 4, 9, 14, 19, ? (a) 29 (b) 25 (c) 24 (d) 19
- 40.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 6 times table? (a) 24 (b) 48 (c) 33 (d) 30
Answer key
- 80
- 64
- 64
- 64
- 47
- 46
- 25
- 13
- 100
- 28
- 36
- 32
- 48
- 38
- 14
- 19
- 55
- 25
- 13
- 20
- 26
- 33
- 15
- 16
- 16
- 25
- 49
- 55
- 31
- 40
- 38
- 81
- 23
- 39
- 37
- 21
- 35
- 34
- 24
- 33
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