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? 9, 16, 25, 36, ? (a) 47 (b) 51 (c) 49 (d) 50
- 2.What comes next? 8, 16, 24, 32, ? (a) 40 (b) 32 (c) 48 (d) 41
- 3.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 8 times table? (a) 48 (b) 39 (c) 40 (d) 24
- 4.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 8 times table? (a) 40 (b) 25 (c) 24 (d) 64
- 5.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 9 times table? (a) 63 (b) 45 (c) 43 (d) 18
- 6.What comes next? 2, 4, 8, 16, ? (a) 32 (b) 33 (c) 24 (d) 28
- 7.What comes next? 5, 10, 20, 40, ? (a) 80 (b) 60 (c) 81 (d) 70
- 8.What comes next? 3, 6, 12, 24, ? (a) 48 (b) 36 (c) 42 (d) 49
- 9.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 3 times table? (a) 8 (b) 24 (c) 6 (d) 15
- 10.What comes next? 15, 18, 21, 24, ? (a) 30 (b) 24 (c) 27 (d) 28
- 11.What comes next? 4, 10, 16, 22, ? (a) 34 (b) 28 (c) 22 (d) 29
- 12.What comes next? 16, 25, 36, 49, ? (a) 66 (b) 64 (c) 65 (d) 62
- 13.What comes next? 13, 18, 23, 28, ? (a) 38 (b) 34 (c) 33 (d) 28
- 14.What comes next? 9, 12, 15, 18, ? (a) 18 (b) 22 (c) 21 (d) 24
- 15.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 7 times table? (a) 49 (b) 55 (c) 28 (d) 42
- 16.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 9 times table? (a) 45 (b) 27 (c) 36 (d) 65
- 17.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 6 times table? (a) 36 (b) 40 (c) 18 (d) 48
- 18.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 6 times table? (a) 48 (b) 18 (c) 36 (d) 20
- 19.What comes next? 4, 8, 16, 32, ? (a) 48 (b) 64 (c) 56 (d) 65
- 20.What comes next? 36, 49, 64, 81, ? (a) 101 (b) 98 (c) 100 (d) 102
- 21.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 9 times table? (a) 63 (b) 78 (c) 36 (d) 72
- 22.What comes next? 1, 2, 4, 8, ? (a) 14 (b) 17 (c) 12 (d) 16
- 23.What comes next? 4, 9, 16, 25, ? (a) 34 (b) 37 (c) 36 (d) 38
- 24.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 3 times table? (a) 6 (b) 15 (c) 18 (d) 25
- 25.What comes next? 9, 17, 25, 33, ? (a) 49 (b) 42 (c) 33 (d) 41
- 26.What comes next? 4, 8, 12, 16, ? (a) 16 (b) 21 (c) 24 (d) 20
- 27.What comes next? 14, 20, 26, 32, ? (a) 44 (b) 32 (c) 38 (d) 39
- 28.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 7 times table? (a) 14 (b) 18 (c) 28 (d) 42
- 29.What comes next? 5, 14, 23, 32, ? (a) 50 (b) 41 (c) 32 (d) 42
- 30.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 4 times table? (a) 20 (b) 34 (c) 24 (d) 8
- 31.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 6 times table? (a) 24 (b) 30 (c) 26 (d) 36
- 32.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 9 times table? (a) 36 (b) 54 (c) 63 (d) 74
- 33.What comes next? 3, 10, 17, 24, ? (a) 31 (b) 32 (c) 38 (d) 24
- 34.What comes next? 1, 5, 9, 13, ? (a) 17 (b) 21 (c) 18 (d) 13
- 35.What comes next? 5, 13, 21, 29, ? (a) 45 (b) 29 (c) 38 (d) 37
- 36.What comes next? 12, 15, 18, 21, ? (a) 21 (b) 24 (c) 27 (d) 25
- 37.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 7 times table? (a) 49 (b) 35 (c) 22 (d) 21
- 38.What comes next? 6, 14, 22, 30, ? (a) 38 (b) 30 (c) 39 (d) 46
- 39.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 7 times table? (a) 35 (b) 21 (c) 56 (d) 46
- 40.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 3 times table? (a) 21 (b) 18 (c) 12 (d) 20
Answer key
- 49
- 40
- 39
- 25
- 43
- 32
- 80
- 48
- 8
- 27
- 28
- 64
- 33
- 21
- 55
- 65
- 40
- 20
- 64
- 100
- 78
- 16
- 36
- 25
- 41
- 20
- 38
- 18
- 41
- 34
- 26
- 74
- 31
- 17
- 37
- 24
- 22
- 38
- 46
- 20
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