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) 70 (d) 80
- 2.What comes next? 2, 4, 8, 16, ? (a) 33 (b) 28 (c) 24 (d) 32
- 3.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 6 times table? (a) 24 (b) 56 (c) 18 (d) 12
- 4.What comes next? 1, 7, 13, 19, ? (a) 31 (b) 19 (c) 25 (d) 26
- 5.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 5 times table? (a) 30 (b) 19 (c) 25 (d) 10
- 6.What comes next? 16, 25, 36, 49, ? (a) 64 (b) 62 (c) 65 (d) 66
- 7.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 7 times table? (a) 31 (b) 14 (c) 21 (d) 35
- 8.What comes next? 9, 16, 25, 36, ? (a) 47 (b) 49 (c) 51 (d) 50
- 9.What comes next? 25, 36, 49, 64, ? (a) 83 (b) 81 (c) 79 (d) 82
- 10.What comes next? 9, 15, 21, 27, ? (a) 33 (b) 34 (c) 39 (d) 27
- 11.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 5 times table? (a) 30 (b) 41 (c) 45 (d) 20
- 12.What comes next? 5, 8, 11, 14, ? (a) 18 (b) 20 (c) 14 (d) 17
- 13.What comes next? 4, 9, 16, 25, ? (a) 37 (b) 34 (c) 38 (d) 36
- 14.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 4 times table? (a) 32 (b) 20 (c) 9 (d) 12
- 15.What comes next? 3, 7, 11, 15, ? (a) 19 (b) 20 (c) 15 (d) 23
- 16.What comes next? 17, 22, 27, 32, ? (a) 38 (b) 37 (c) 42 (d) 32
- 17.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 6 times table? (a) 24 (b) 42 (c) 18 (d) 47
- 18.What comes next? 1, 4, 9, 16, ? (a) 27 (b) 23 (c) 25 (d) 26
- 19.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 3 times table? (a) 24 (b) 12 (c) 18 (d) 23
- 20.What comes next? 1, 2, 4, 8, ? (a) 14 (b) 17 (c) 16 (d) 12
- 21.What comes next? 17, 25, 33, 41, ? (a) 50 (b) 41 (c) 57 (d) 49
- 22.What comes next? 4, 8, 16, 32, ? (a) 48 (b) 64 (c) 65 (d) 56
- 23.What comes next? 36, 49, 64, 81, ? (a) 98 (b) 102 (c) 101 (d) 100
- 24.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 9 times table? (a) 52 (b) 45 (c) 27 (d) 18
- 25.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 9 times table? (a) 63 (b) 87 (c) 18 (d) 36
- 26.What comes next? 2, 4, 6, 8, ? (a) 11 (b) 10 (c) 12 (d) 8
- 27.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 4 times table? (a) 19 (b) 8 (c) 16 (d) 12
- 28.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 9 times table? (a) 36 (b) 72 (c) 37 (d) 63
- 29.What comes next? 6, 9, 12, 15, ? (a) 15 (b) 19 (c) 21 (d) 18
- 30.What comes next? 9, 14, 19, 24, ? (a) 34 (b) 29 (c) 30 (d) 24
- 31.What comes next? 3, 6, 12, 24, ? (a) 49 (b) 36 (c) 42 (d) 48
- 32.What comes next? 3, 10, 17, 24, ? (a) 31 (b) 38 (c) 32 (d) 24
- 33.What comes next? 7, 16, 25, 34, ? (a) 44 (b) 43 (c) 34 (d) 52
- 34.What comes next? 11, 17, 23, 29, ? (a) 29 (b) 41 (c) 35 (d) 36
- 35.What comes next? 5, 12, 19, 26, ? (a) 33 (b) 34 (c) 40 (d) 26
- 36.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 3 times table? (a) 15 (b) 14 (c) 6 (d) 9
- 37.What comes next? 3, 9, 15, 21, ? (a) 33 (b) 28 (c) 21 (d) 27
- 38.What comes next? 11, 19, 27, 35, ? (a) 35 (b) 43 (c) 44 (d) 51
- 39.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 4 times table? (a) 16 (b) 28 (c) 12 (d) 33
- 40.What comes next? 5, 10, 15, 20, ? (a) 30 (b) 26 (c) 20 (d) 25
Answer key
- 80
- 32
- 56
- 25
- 19
- 64
- 31
- 49
- 81
- 33
- 41
- 17
- 36
- 9
- 19
- 37
- 47
- 25
- 23
- 16
- 49
- 64
- 100
- 52
- 87
- 10
- 19
- 37
- 18
- 29
- 48
- 31
- 43
- 35
- 33
- 14
- 27
- 43
- 33
- 25
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