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) 60 (c) 81 (d) 70
- 2.What comes next? 3, 8, 13, 18, ? (a) 23 (b) 24 (c) 18 (d) 28
- 3.What comes next? 16, 25, 36, 49, ? (a) 62 (b) 65 (c) 66 (d) 64
- 4.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 7 times table? (a) 60 (b) 35 (c) 21 (d) 42
- 5.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 6 times table? (a) 24 (b) 50 (c) 48 (d) 30
- 6.What comes next? 18, 20, 22, 24, ? (a) 27 (b) 24 (c) 26 (d) 28
- 7.What comes next? 9, 13, 17, 21, ? (a) 25 (b) 21 (c) 26 (d) 29
- 8.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 3 times table? (a) 24 (b) 11 (c) 18 (d) 9
- 9.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 4 times table? (a) 12 (b) 25 (c) 16 (d) 28
- 10.What comes next? 36, 49, 64, 81, ? (a) 102 (b) 101 (c) 100 (d) 98
- 11.What comes next? 4, 8, 16, 32, ? (a) 48 (b) 64 (c) 56 (d) 65
- 12.What comes next? 3, 10, 17, 24, ? (a) 31 (b) 24 (c) 38 (d) 32
- 13.What comes next? 18, 25, 32, 39, ? (a) 39 (b) 46 (c) 47 (d) 53
- 14.What comes next? 1, 4, 9, 16, ? (a) 25 (b) 26 (c) 27 (d) 23
- 15.What comes next? 25, 36, 49, 64, ? (a) 79 (b) 82 (c) 81 (d) 83
- 16.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 5 times table? (a) 41 (b) 15 (c) 20 (d) 10
- 17.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 9 times table? (a) 36 (b) 38 (c) 45 (d) 27
- 18.What comes next? 9, 12, 15, 18, ? (a) 22 (b) 21 (c) 18 (d) 24
- 19.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 6 times table? (a) 18 (b) 48 (c) 30 (d) 46
- 20.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 6 times table? (a) 30 (b) 36 (c) 56 (d) 24
- 21.What comes next? 2, 4, 8, 16, ? (a) 24 (b) 33 (c) 32 (d) 28
- 22.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 6 times table? (a) 42 (b) 24 (c) 54 (d) 27
- 23.What comes next? 6, 12, 18, 24, ? (a) 36 (b) 24 (c) 31 (d) 30
- 24.What comes next? 1, 2, 4, 8, ? (a) 17 (b) 12 (c) 16 (d) 14
- 25.What comes next? 15, 21, 27, 33, ? (a) 39 (b) 45 (c) 33 (d) 40
- 26.What comes next? 20, 25, 30, 35, ? (a) 41 (b) 40 (c) 45 (d) 35
- 27.What comes next? 4, 9, 16, 25, ? (a) 37 (b) 34 (c) 38 (d) 36
- 28.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 5 times table? (a) 47 (b) 15 (c) 30 (d) 45
- 29.What comes next? 16, 21, 26, 31, ? (a) 37 (b) 36 (c) 31 (d) 41
- 30.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 3 times table? (a) 18 (b) 15 (c) 16 (d) 6
- 31.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 5 times table? (a) 25 (b) 48 (c) 15 (d) 10
- 32.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 3 times table? (a) 12 (b) 9 (c) 15 (d) 26
- 33.What comes next? 2, 4, 6, 8, ? (a) 10 (b) 12 (c) 11 (d) 8
- 34.What comes next? 10, 13, 16, 19, ? (a) 19 (b) 23 (c) 22 (d) 25
- 35.What comes next? 13, 22, 31, 40, ? (a) 40 (b) 49 (c) 50 (d) 58
- 36.What comes next? 7, 15, 23, 31, ? (a) 47 (b) 39 (c) 31 (d) 40
- 37.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 5 times table? (a) 30 (b) 20 (c) 35 (d) 36
- 38.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 7 times table? (a) 42 (b) 28 (c) 21 (d) 33
- 39.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 8 times table? (a) 48 (b) 56 (c) 24 (d) 54
- 40.What comes next? 4, 9, 14, 19, ? (a) 25 (b) 19 (c) 29 (d) 24
Answer key
- 80
- 23
- 64
- 60
- 50
- 26
- 25
- 11
- 25
- 100
- 64
- 31
- 46
- 25
- 81
- 41
- 38
- 21
- 46
- 56
- 32
- 27
- 30
- 16
- 39
- 40
- 36
- 47
- 36
- 16
- 48
- 26
- 10
- 22
- 49
- 39
- 36
- 33
- 54
- 24
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