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 9 times table? (a) 36 (b) 54 (c) 53 (d) 81
- 3.What comes next? 16, 25, 36, 49, ? (a) 66 (b) 64 (c) 65 (d) 62
- 4.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 3 times table? (a) 9 (b) 6 (c) 19 (d) 18
- 5.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 9 times table? (a) 45 (b) 27 (c) 63 (d) 42
- 6.What comes next? 3, 8, 13, 18, ? (a) 28 (b) 18 (c) 24 (d) 23
- 7.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 4 times table? (a) 12 (b) 29 (c) 24 (d) 36
- 8.What comes next? 20, 24, 28, 32, ? (a) 40 (b) 32 (c) 37 (d) 36
- 9.What comes next? 4, 8, 16, 32, ? (a) 65 (b) 56 (c) 48 (d) 64
- 10.What comes next? 3, 10, 17, 24, ? (a) 32 (b) 31 (c) 38 (d) 24
- 11.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 6 times table? (a) 40 (b) 42 (c) 30 (d) 24
- 12.What comes next? 9, 16, 25, 36, ? (a) 51 (b) 49 (c) 47 (d) 50
- 13.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 7 times table? (a) 70 (b) 18 (c) 49 (d) 28
- 14.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 5 times table? (a) 40 (b) 30 (c) 13 (d) 20
- 15.What comes next? 15, 22, 29, 36, ? (a) 50 (b) 36 (c) 43 (d) 44
- 16.What comes next? 36, 49, 64, 81, ? (a) 98 (b) 100 (c) 101 (d) 102
- 17.What comes next? 1, 7, 13, 19, ? (a) 19 (b) 25 (c) 26 (d) 31
- 18.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 3 times table? (a) 18 (b) 9 (c) 14 (d) 6
- 19.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 8 times table? (a) 44 (b) 48 (c) 32 (d) 16
- 20.What comes next? 13, 22, 31, 40, ? (a) 40 (b) 50 (c) 58 (d) 49
- 21.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 4 times table? (a) 8 (b) 31 (c) 20 (d) 16
- 22.What comes next? 15, 20, 25, 30, ? (a) 40 (b) 36 (c) 30 (d) 35
- 23.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 4 times table? (a) 24 (b) 12 (c) 8 (d) 33
- 24.What comes next? 2, 4, 8, 16, ? (a) 33 (b) 32 (c) 24 (d) 28
- 25.What comes next? 6, 10, 14, 18, ? (a) 26 (b) 23 (c) 18 (d) 22
- 26.What comes next? 25, 36, 49, 64, ? (a) 83 (b) 79 (c) 82 (d) 81
- 27.What comes next? 18, 27, 36, 45, ? (a) 63 (b) 45 (c) 55 (d) 54
- 28.What comes next? 1, 2, 4, 8, ? (a) 14 (b) 12 (c) 16 (d) 17
- 29.What comes next? 4, 9, 16, 25, ? (a) 34 (b) 36 (c) 37 (d) 38
- 30.What comes next? 8, 16, 24, 32, ? (a) 48 (b) 40 (c) 32 (d) 41
- 31.What comes next? 1, 4, 9, 16, ? (a) 23 (b) 27 (c) 26 (d) 25
- 32.What comes next? 17, 25, 33, 41, ? (a) 49 (b) 57 (c) 50 (d) 41
- 33.What comes next? 2, 10, 18, 26, ? (a) 42 (b) 26 (c) 35 (d) 34
- 34.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 7 times table? (a) 14 (b) 49 (c) 29 (d) 35
- 35.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 5 times table? (a) 35 (b) 15 (c) 25 (d) 33
- 36.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 3 times table? (a) 21 (b) 28 (c) 12 (d) 30
- 37.What comes next? 19, 23, 27, 31, ? (a) 35 (b) 31 (c) 36 (d) 39
- 38.What comes next? 7, 13, 19, 25, ? (a) 37 (b) 32 (c) 25 (d) 31
- 39.What comes next? 9, 14, 19, 24, ? (a) 34 (b) 30 (c) 29 (d) 24
- 40.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 5 times table? (a) 20 (b) 25 (c) 15 (d) 39
Answer key
- 80
- 53
- 64
- 19
- 42
- 23
- 29
- 36
- 64
- 31
- 40
- 49
- 18
- 13
- 43
- 100
- 25
- 14
- 44
- 49
- 31
- 35
- 33
- 32
- 22
- 81
- 54
- 16
- 36
- 40
- 25
- 49
- 34
- 29
- 33
- 28
- 35
- 31
- 29
- 39
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