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) 81 (b) 60 (c) 80 (d) 70
- 2.What comes next? 36, 49, 64, 81, ? (a) 102 (b) 100 (c) 101 (d) 98
- 3.What comes next? 8, 14, 20, 26, ? (a) 33 (b) 38 (c) 26 (d) 32
- 4.What comes next? 12, 16, 20, 24, ? (a) 28 (b) 24 (c) 32 (d) 29
- 5.What comes next? 4, 9, 16, 25, ? (a) 34 (b) 38 (c) 37 (d) 36
- 6.What comes next? 1, 4, 9, 16, ? (a) 25 (b) 27 (c) 26 (d) 23
- 7.What comes next? 5, 10, 15, 20, ? (a) 30 (b) 25 (c) 26 (d) 20
- 8.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 5 times table? (a) 10 (b) 30 (c) 16 (d) 15
- 9.What comes next? 3, 10, 17, 24, ? (a) 32 (b) 24 (c) 31 (d) 38
- 10.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 7 times table? (a) 42 (b) 35 (c) 28 (d) 64
- 11.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 4 times table? (a) 20 (b) 8 (c) 24 (d) 10
- 12.What comes next? 20, 22, 24, 26, ? (a) 26 (b) 29 (c) 28 (d) 30
- 13.What comes next? 16, 25, 36, 49, ? (a) 64 (b) 62 (c) 66 (d) 65
- 14.What comes next? 11, 18, 25, 32, ? (a) 40 (b) 39 (c) 46 (d) 32
- 15.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 9 times table? (a) 81 (b) 27 (c) 54 (d) 68
- 16.What comes next? 16, 24, 32, 40, ? (a) 40 (b) 48 (c) 56 (d) 49
- 17.What comes next? 9, 17, 25, 33, ? (a) 49 (b) 41 (c) 42 (d) 33
- 18.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 8 times table? (a) 24 (b) 48 (c) 20 (d) 56
- 19.What comes next? 1, 4, 7, 10, ? (a) 16 (b) 10 (c) 14 (d) 13
- 20.What comes next? 10, 15, 20, 25, ? (a) 35 (b) 31 (c) 30 (d) 25
- 21.What comes next? 1, 2, 4, 8, ? (a) 14 (b) 12 (c) 17 (d) 16
- 22.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 6 times table? (a) 52 (b) 12 (c) 18 (d) 30
- 23.What comes next? 3, 6, 12, 24, ? (a) 49 (b) 36 (c) 42 (d) 48
- 24.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 3 times table? (a) 27 (b) 12 (c) 18 (d) 11
- 25.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 5 times table? (a) 15 (b) 25 (c) 10 (d) 13
- 26.What comes next? 4, 8, 16, 32, ? (a) 65 (b) 56 (c) 48 (d) 64
- 27.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 6 times table? (a) 30 (b) 12 (c) 25 (d) 48
- 28.What comes next? 7, 15, 23, 31, ? (a) 31 (b) 47 (c) 40 (d) 39
- 29.What comes next? 25, 36, 49, 64, ? (a) 81 (b) 82 (c) 83 (d) 79
- 30.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 9 times table? (a) 45 (b) 63 (c) 70 (d) 18
- 31.What comes next? 8, 12, 16, 20, ? (a) 25 (b) 28 (c) 24 (d) 20
- 32.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 6 times table? (a) 24 (b) 30 (c) 36 (d) 19
- 33.What comes next? 5, 13, 21, 29, ? (a) 29 (b) 45 (c) 38 (d) 37
- 34.What comes next? 11, 14, 17, 20, ? (a) 24 (b) 23 (c) 20 (d) 26
- 35.What comes next? 13, 17, 21, 25, ? (a) 33 (b) 29 (c) 25 (d) 30
- 36.What comes next? 14, 17, 20, 23, ? (a) 27 (b) 26 (c) 29 (d) 23
- 37.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 4 times table? (a) 24 (b) 11 (c) 16 (d) 12
- 38.What comes next? 13, 15, 17, 19, ? (a) 21 (b) 23 (c) 19 (d) 22
- 39.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 3 times table? (a) 15 (b) 6 (c) 13 (d) 18
- 40.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 4 times table? (a) 8 (b) 38 (c) 20 (d) 24
Answer key
- 80
- 100
- 32
- 28
- 36
- 25
- 25
- 16
- 31
- 64
- 10
- 28
- 64
- 39
- 68
- 48
- 41
- 20
- 13
- 30
- 16
- 52
- 48
- 11
- 13
- 64
- 25
- 39
- 81
- 70
- 24
- 19
- 37
- 23
- 29
- 26
- 11
- 21
- 13
- 38
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