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) 81 (c) 70 (d) 60
- 2.What comes next? 7, 14, 21, 28, ? (a) 28 (b) 42 (c) 35 (d) 36
- 3.What comes next? 2, 6, 10, 14, ? (a) 18 (b) 22 (c) 14 (d) 19
- 4.What comes next? 1, 5, 9, 13, ? (a) 13 (b) 18 (c) 21 (d) 17
- 5.What comes next? 2, 4, 8, 16, ? (a) 24 (b) 32 (c) 33 (d) 28
- 6.What comes next? 1, 4, 9, 16, ? (a) 23 (b) 26 (c) 25 (d) 27
- 7.What comes next? 4, 9, 16, 25, ? (a) 37 (b) 36 (c) 34 (d) 38
- 8.What comes next? 4, 8, 16, 32, ? (a) 65 (b) 48 (c) 64 (d) 56
- 9.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 6 times table? (a) 48 (b) 55 (c) 18 (d) 36
- 10.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 7 times table? (a) 21 (b) 25 (c) 28 (d) 14
- 11.What comes next? 3, 6, 12, 24, ? (a) 36 (b) 49 (c) 42 (d) 48
- 12.What comes next? 19, 28, 37, 46, ? (a) 56 (b) 64 (c) 55 (d) 46
- 13.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 7 times table? (a) 15 (b) 28 (c) 21 (d) 35
- 14.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 7 times table? (a) 64 (b) 70 (c) 28 (d) 49
- 15.What comes next? 19, 23, 27, 31, ? (a) 35 (b) 39 (c) 31 (d) 36
- 16.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 9 times table? (a) 72 (b) 77 (c) 27 (d) 54
- 17.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 7 times table? (a) 35 (b) 53 (c) 42 (d) 28
- 18.What comes next? 9, 16, 25, 36, ? (a) 47 (b) 50 (c) 49 (d) 51
- 19.What comes next? 25, 36, 49, 64, ? (a) 81 (b) 82 (c) 83 (d) 79
- 20.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 5 times table? (a) 32 (b) 40 (c) 25 (d) 20
- 21.What comes next? 2, 9, 16, 23, ? (a) 23 (b) 30 (c) 37 (d) 31
- 22.What comes next? 18, 22, 26, 30, ? (a) 34 (b) 30 (c) 35 (d) 38
- 23.What comes next? 18, 25, 32, 39, ? (a) 46 (b) 39 (c) 47 (d) 53
- 24.What comes next? 7, 15, 23, 31, ? (a) 31 (b) 47 (c) 39 (d) 40
- 25.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 8 times table? (a) 79 (b) 16 (c) 48 (d) 40
- 26.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 5 times table? (a) 42 (b) 10 (c) 25 (d) 20
- 27.What comes next? 1, 2, 4, 8, ? (a) 17 (b) 14 (c) 12 (d) 16
- 28.What comes next? 16, 25, 36, 49, ? (a) 66 (b) 62 (c) 65 (d) 64
- 29.What comes next? 17, 20, 23, 26, ? (a) 32 (b) 26 (c) 30 (d) 29
- 30.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 3 times table? (a) 18 (b) 12 (c) 24 (d) 19
- 31.What comes next? 36, 49, 64, 81, ? (a) 101 (b) 98 (c) 100 (d) 102
- 32.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 4 times table? (a) 16 (b) 24 (c) 23 (d) 28
- 33.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 6 times table? (a) 24 (b) 19 (c) 30 (d) 36
- 34.What comes next? 15, 24, 33, 42, ? (a) 52 (b) 60 (c) 42 (d) 51
- 35.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 4 times table? (a) 24 (b) 16 (c) 36 (d) 31
- 36.What comes next? 1, 9, 17, 25, ? (a) 41 (b) 33 (c) 25 (d) 34
- 37.What comes next? 6, 14, 22, 30, ? (a) 39 (b) 30 (c) 38 (d) 46
- 38.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 5 times table? (a) 20 (b) 10 (c) 26 (d) 25
- 39.What comes next? 8, 13, 18, 23, ? (a) 28 (b) 23 (c) 33 (d) 29
- 40.What comes next? 1, 8, 15, 22, ? (a) 30 (b) 22 (c) 36 (d) 29
Answer key
- 80
- 35
- 18
- 17
- 32
- 25
- 36
- 64
- 55
- 25
- 48
- 55
- 15
- 64
- 35
- 77
- 53
- 49
- 81
- 32
- 30
- 34
- 46
- 39
- 79
- 42
- 16
- 64
- 29
- 19
- 100
- 23
- 19
- 51
- 31
- 33
- 38
- 26
- 28
- 29
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