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? 25, 36, 49, 64, ? (a) 79 (b) 82 (c) 83 (d) 81
- 2.What comes next? 9, 16, 23, 30, ? (a) 44 (b) 37 (c) 38 (d) 30
- 3.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 9 times table? (a) 85 (b) 63 (c) 90 (d) 36
- 4.What comes next? 5, 10, 20, 40, ? (a) 81 (b) 70 (c) 80 (d) 60
- 5.What comes next? 14, 23, 32, 41, ? (a) 50 (b) 41 (c) 59 (d) 51
- 6.What comes next? 14, 18, 22, 26, ? (a) 34 (b) 31 (c) 26 (d) 30
- 7.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 9 times table? (a) 36 (b) 72 (c) 63 (d) 79
- 8.What comes next? 1, 2, 4, 8, ? (a) 16 (b) 17 (c) 12 (d) 14
- 9.What comes next? 14, 22, 30, 38, ? (a) 46 (b) 38 (c) 54 (d) 47
- 10.What comes next? 13, 16, 19, 22, ? (a) 25 (b) 28 (c) 26 (d) 22
- 11.What comes next? 4, 9, 16, 25, ? (a) 34 (b) 36 (c) 37 (d) 38
- 12.What comes next? 1, 4, 7, 10, ? (a) 10 (b) 14 (c) 16 (d) 13
- 13.What comes next? 4, 8, 16, 32, ? (a) 65 (b) 56 (c) 64 (d) 48
- 14.What comes next? 36, 49, 64, 81, ? (a) 100 (b) 101 (c) 98 (d) 102
- 15.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 9 times table? (a) 45 (b) 77 (c) 36 (d) 63
- 16.What comes next? 1, 4, 9, 16, ? (a) 26 (b) 25 (c) 27 (d) 23
- 17.What comes next? 16, 25, 36, 49, ? (a) 62 (b) 64 (c) 66 (d) 65
- 18.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 4 times table? (a) 32 (b) 12 (c) 20 (d) 38
- 19.What comes next? 1, 8, 15, 22, ? (a) 30 (b) 36 (c) 29 (d) 22
- 20.What comes next? 2, 6, 10, 14, ? (a) 14 (b) 18 (c) 22 (d) 19
- 21.What comes next? 17, 26, 35, 44, ? (a) 54 (b) 62 (c) 44 (d) 53
- 22.What comes next? 9, 16, 25, 36, ? (a) 47 (b) 51 (c) 49 (d) 50
- 23.What comes next? 18, 22, 26, 30, ? (a) 34 (b) 38 (c) 35 (d) 30
- 24.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 9 times table? (a) 45 (b) 20 (c) 36 (d) 18
- 25.What comes next? 12, 20, 28, 36, ? (a) 45 (b) 52 (c) 44 (d) 36
- 26.What comes next? 5, 8, 11, 14, ? (a) 20 (b) 14 (c) 18 (d) 17
- 27.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 7 times table? (a) 14 (b) 68 (c) 21 (d) 28
- 28.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 3 times table? (a) 8 (b) 9 (c) 18 (d) 15
- 29.What comes next? 11, 17, 23, 29, ? (a) 29 (b) 36 (c) 35 (d) 41
- 30.What comes next? 1, 5, 9, 13, ? (a) 18 (b) 17 (c) 13 (d) 21
- 31.What comes next? 3, 6, 12, 24, ? (a) 42 (b) 36 (c) 48 (d) 49
- 32.What comes next? 11, 16, 21, 26, ? (a) 36 (b) 32 (c) 26 (d) 31
- 33.What comes next? 2, 4, 8, 16, ? (a) 24 (b) 28 (c) 32 (d) 33
- 34.What comes next? 20, 24, 28, 32, ? (a) 40 (b) 37 (c) 36 (d) 32
- 35.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 3 times table? (a) 21 (b) 10 (c) 6 (d) 15
- 36.What comes next? 5, 12, 19, 26, ? (a) 34 (b) 33 (c) 26 (d) 40
- 37.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 7 times table? (a) 35 (b) 21 (c) 56 (d) 33
- 38.What comes next? 4, 8, 12, 16, ? (a) 16 (b) 24 (c) 21 (d) 20
- 39.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 4 times table? (a) 14 (b) 16 (c) 8 (d) 24
- 40.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 9 times table? (a) 36 (b) 71 (c) 54 (d) 45
Answer key
- 81
- 37
- 85
- 80
- 50
- 30
- 79
- 16
- 46
- 25
- 36
- 13
- 64
- 100
- 77
- 25
- 64
- 38
- 29
- 18
- 53
- 49
- 34
- 20
- 44
- 17
- 68
- 8
- 35
- 17
- 48
- 31
- 32
- 36
- 10
- 33
- 33
- 20
- 14
- 71
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