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) 70 (d) 81
- 2.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 8 times table? (a) 68 (b) 48 (c) 16 (d) 24
- 3.What comes next? 19, 25, 31, 37, ? (a) 49 (b) 37 (c) 44 (d) 43
- 4.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 8 times table? (a) 64 (b) 61 (c) 32 (d) 56
- 5.What comes next? 9, 18, 27, 36, ? (a) 46 (b) 54 (c) 36 (d) 45
- 6.What comes next? 3, 6, 12, 24, ? (a) 49 (b) 36 (c) 48 (d) 42
- 7.What comes next? 13, 20, 27, 34, ? (a) 41 (b) 48 (c) 42 (d) 34
- 8.What comes next? 2, 4, 8, 16, ? (a) 33 (b) 24 (c) 28 (d) 32
- 9.What comes next? 16, 25, 36, 49, ? (a) 66 (b) 65 (c) 64 (d) 62
- 10.What comes next? 25, 36, 49, 64, ? (a) 83 (b) 81 (c) 79 (d) 82
- 11.What comes next? 11, 16, 21, 26, ? (a) 26 (b) 36 (c) 31 (d) 32
- 12.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 3 times table? (a) 8 (b) 12 (c) 18 (d) 6
- 13.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 5 times table? (a) 25 (b) 28 (c) 35 (d) 10
- 14.What comes next? 9, 16, 25, 36, ? (a) 51 (b) 50 (c) 49 (d) 47
- 15.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 7 times table? (a) 49 (b) 47 (c) 14 (d) 28
- 16.What comes next? 1, 2, 4, 8, ? (a) 17 (b) 12 (c) 16 (d) 14
- 17.What comes next? 4, 8, 16, 32, ? (a) 48 (b) 64 (c) 56 (d) 65
- 18.What comes next? 4, 11, 18, 25, ? (a) 25 (b) 32 (c) 33 (d) 39
- 19.What comes next? 7, 10, 13, 16, ? (a) 19 (b) 22 (c) 20 (d) 16
- 20.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 3 times table? (a) 12 (b) 11 (c) 18 (d) 6
- 21.What comes next? 12, 14, 16, 18, ? (a) 22 (b) 21 (c) 18 (d) 20
- 22.What comes next? 2, 4, 6, 8, ? (a) 10 (b) 12 (c) 11 (d) 8
- 23.What comes next? 7, 11, 15, 19, ? (a) 19 (b) 23 (c) 24 (d) 27
- 24.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 3 times table? (a) 24 (b) 9 (c) 13 (d) 18
- 25.What comes next? 16, 22, 28, 34, ? (a) 34 (b) 40 (c) 46 (d) 41
- 26.What comes next? 20, 23, 26, 29, ? (a) 35 (b) 29 (c) 33 (d) 32
- 27.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 3 times table? (a) 6 (b) 18 (c) 12 (d) 14
- 28.What comes next? 36, 49, 64, 81, ? (a) 98 (b) 101 (c) 102 (d) 100
- 29.What comes next? 4, 9, 16, 25, ? (a) 34 (b) 37 (c) 38 (d) 36
- 30.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 7 times table? (a) 29 (b) 35 (c) 42 (d) 21
- 31.What comes next? 10, 17, 24, 31, ? (a) 39 (b) 31 (c) 38 (d) 45
- 32.What comes next? 1, 4, 9, 16, ? (a) 26 (b) 25 (c) 27 (d) 23
- 33.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 9 times table? (a) 27 (b) 20 (c) 54 (d) 81
- 34.What comes next? 3, 8, 13, 18, ? (a) 28 (b) 24 (c) 18 (d) 23
- 35.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 4 times table? (a) 16 (b) 20 (c) 35 (d) 32
- 36.What comes next? 19, 27, 35, 43, ? (a) 51 (b) 52 (c) 43 (d) 59
- 37.What comes next? 18, 21, 24, 27, ? (a) 31 (b) 30 (c) 27 (d) 33
- 38.What comes next? 7, 14, 21, 28, ? (a) 35 (b) 28 (c) 36 (d) 42
- 39.What comes next? 1, 5, 9, 13, ? (a) 21 (b) 17 (c) 18 (d) 13
- 40.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 9 times table? (a) 63 (b) 18 (c) 46 (d) 45
Answer key
- 80
- 68
- 43
- 61
- 45
- 48
- 41
- 32
- 64
- 81
- 31
- 8
- 28
- 49
- 47
- 16
- 64
- 32
- 19
- 11
- 20
- 10
- 23
- 13
- 40
- 32
- 14
- 100
- 36
- 29
- 38
- 25
- 20
- 23
- 35
- 51
- 30
- 35
- 17
- 46
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