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) 51 (b) 49 (c) 47 (d) 50
- 2.What comes next? 14, 22, 30, 38, ? (a) 47 (b) 54 (c) 38 (d) 46
- 3.What comes next? 1, 2, 4, 8, ? (a) 14 (b) 16 (c) 12 (d) 17
- 4.What comes next? 11, 14, 17, 20, ? (a) 26 (b) 24 (c) 23 (d) 20
- 5.What comes next? 5, 10, 20, 40, ? (a) 80 (b) 81 (c) 60 (d) 70
- 6.What comes next? 9, 11, 13, 15, ? (a) 18 (b) 19 (c) 15 (d) 17
- 7.What comes next? 15, 18, 21, 24, ? (a) 28 (b) 30 (c) 24 (d) 27
- 8.What comes next? 3, 6, 12, 24, ? (a) 49 (b) 42 (c) 48 (d) 36
- 9.What comes next? 14, 17, 20, 23, ? (a) 23 (b) 27 (c) 26 (d) 29
- 10.What comes next? 16, 25, 36, 49, ? (a) 64 (b) 62 (c) 65 (d) 66
- 11.What comes next? 4, 9, 16, 25, ? (a) 38 (b) 34 (c) 36 (d) 37
- 12.What comes next? 25, 36, 49, 64, ? (a) 79 (b) 82 (c) 83 (d) 81
- 13.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 9 times table? (a) 63 (b) 27 (c) 54 (d) 53
- 14.What comes next? 1, 3, 5, 7, ? (a) 10 (b) 7 (c) 11 (d) 9
- 15.What comes next? 36, 49, 64, 81, ? (a) 101 (b) 98 (c) 102 (d) 100
- 16.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 4 times table? (a) 35 (b) 16 (c) 20 (d) 12
- 17.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 4 times table? (a) 24 (b) 16 (c) 32 (d) 34
- 18.What comes next? 2, 4, 8, 16, ? (a) 28 (b) 24 (c) 32 (d) 33
- 19.What comes next? 13, 20, 27, 34, ? (a) 42 (b) 48 (c) 41 (d) 34
- 20.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 9 times table? (a) 90 (b) 63 (c) 36 (d) 87
- 21.What comes next? 3, 9, 15, 21, ? (a) 28 (b) 27 (c) 33 (d) 21
- 22.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 9 times table? (a) 27 (b) 36 (c) 63 (d) 24
- 23.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 5 times table? (a) 15 (b) 40 (c) 25 (d) 27
- 24.What comes next? 8, 10, 12, 14, ? (a) 18 (b) 14 (c) 16 (d) 17
- 25.What comes next? 4, 8, 16, 32, ? (a) 65 (b) 56 (c) 64 (d) 48
- 26.What comes next? 6, 12, 18, 24, ? (a) 31 (b) 30 (c) 36 (d) 24
- 27.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 4 times table? (a) 16 (b) 20 (c) 37 (d) 12
- 28.What comes next? 16, 23, 30, 37, ? (a) 44 (b) 37 (c) 51 (d) 45
- 29.What comes next? 7, 9, 11, 13, ? (a) 17 (b) 15 (c) 13 (d) 16
- 30.What comes next? 7, 14, 21, 28, ? (a) 28 (b) 35 (c) 36 (d) 42
- 31.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 8 times table? (a) 75 (b) 32 (c) 64 (d) 40
- 32.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 6 times table? (a) 42 (b) 53 (c) 30 (d) 12
- 33.What comes next? 10, 19, 28, 37, ? (a) 55 (b) 47 (c) 37 (d) 46
- 34.What comes next? 9, 14, 19, 24, ? (a) 30 (b) 34 (c) 24 (d) 29
- 35.What comes next? 4, 13, 22, 31, ? (a) 49 (b) 40 (c) 41 (d) 31
- 36.What comes next? 1, 4, 9, 16, ? (a) 23 (b) 27 (c) 26 (d) 25
- 37.What comes next? 19, 22, 25, 28, ? (a) 34 (b) 31 (c) 28 (d) 32
- 38.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 8 times table? (a) 32 (b) 40 (c) 77 (d) 24
- 39.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 4 times table? (a) 27 (b) 8 (c) 16 (d) 12
- 40.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 9 times table? (a) 41 (b) 63 (c) 27 (d) 54
Answer key
- 49
- 46
- 16
- 23
- 80
- 17
- 27
- 48
- 26
- 64
- 36
- 81
- 53
- 9
- 100
- 35
- 34
- 32
- 41
- 87
- 27
- 24
- 27
- 16
- 64
- 30
- 37
- 44
- 15
- 35
- 75
- 53
- 46
- 29
- 40
- 25
- 31
- 77
- 27
- 41
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