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? 11, 18, 25, 32, ? (a) 40 (b) 39 (c) 32 (d) 46
- 2.What comes next? 2, 4, 8, 16, ? (a) 33 (b) 28 (c) 24 (d) 32
- 3.What comes next? 9, 16, 25, 36, ? (a) 51 (b) 47 (c) 50 (d) 49
- 4.What comes next? 7, 16, 25, 34, ? (a) 52 (b) 34 (c) 43 (d) 44
- 5.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 3 times table? (a) 18 (b) 22 (c) 12 (d) 9
- 6.What comes next? 1, 10, 19, 28, ? (a) 37 (b) 28 (c) 46 (d) 38
- 7.What comes next? 3, 11, 19, 27, ? (a) 35 (b) 43 (c) 27 (d) 36
- 8.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 7 times table? (a) 49 (b) 14 (c) 28 (d) 29
- 9.What comes next? 3, 6, 12, 24, ? (a) 49 (b) 42 (c) 36 (d) 48
- 10.What comes next? 4, 8, 16, 32, ? (a) 65 (b) 48 (c) 64 (d) 56
- 11.What comes next? 3, 12, 21, 30, ? (a) 39 (b) 40 (c) 30 (d) 48
- 12.What comes next? 4, 9, 16, 25, ? (a) 38 (b) 34 (c) 36 (d) 37
- 13.What comes next? 1, 2, 4, 8, ? (a) 17 (b) 14 (c) 12 (d) 16
- 14.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 7 times table? (a) 49 (b) 69 (c) 70 (d) 28
- 15.What comes next? 15, 23, 31, 39, ? (a) 55 (b) 47 (c) 39 (d) 48
- 16.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 6 times table? (a) 12 (b) 24 (c) 27 (d) 30
- 17.What comes next? 1, 4, 9, 16, ? (a) 26 (b) 25 (c) 27 (d) 23
- 18.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 5 times table? (a) 25 (b) 20 (c) 41 (d) 30
- 19.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 6 times table? (a) 24 (b) 36 (c) 42 (d) 14
- 20.What comes next? 16, 25, 36, 49, ? (a) 65 (b) 66 (c) 64 (d) 62
- 21.What comes next? 11, 13, 15, 17, ? (a) 20 (b) 17 (c) 21 (d) 19
- 22.What comes next? 1, 5, 9, 13, ? (a) 21 (b) 18 (c) 13 (d) 17
- 23.What comes next? 6, 10, 14, 18, ? (a) 26 (b) 18 (c) 23 (d) 22
- 24.What comes next? 9, 14, 19, 24, ? (a) 24 (b) 30 (c) 29 (d) 34
- 25.What comes next? 36, 49, 64, 81, ? (a) 102 (b) 101 (c) 100 (d) 98
- 26.What comes next? 13, 20, 27, 34, ? (a) 34 (b) 41 (c) 42 (d) 48
- 27.What comes next? 1, 7, 13, 19, ? (a) 25 (b) 26 (c) 19 (d) 31
- 28.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 5 times table? (a) 15 (b) 35 (c) 30 (d) 11
- 29.What comes next? 19, 25, 31, 37, ? (a) 44 (b) 49 (c) 43 (d) 37
- 30.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 9 times table? (a) 18 (b) 27 (c) 54 (d) 80
- 31.What comes next? 13, 19, 25, 31, ? (a) 37 (b) 31 (c) 38 (d) 43
- 32.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 7 times table? (a) 22 (b) 21 (c) 28 (d) 49
- 33.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 4 times table? (a) 17 (b) 16 (c) 20 (d) 8
- 34.What comes next? 25, 36, 49, 64, ? (a) 81 (b) 83 (c) 79 (d) 82
- 35.What comes next? 4, 6, 8, 10, ? (a) 13 (b) 10 (c) 12 (d) 14
- 36.What comes next? 1, 6, 11, 16, ? (a) 22 (b) 16 (c) 26 (d) 21
- 37.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 6 times table? (a) 12 (b) 18 (c) 15 (d) 24
- 38.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 9 times table? (a) 45 (b) 84 (c) 27 (d) 36
- 39.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 4 times table? (a) 24 (b) 12 (c) 16 (d) 25
- 40.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 7 times table? (a) 35 (b) 68 (c) 28 (d) 14
Answer key
- 39
- 32
- 49
- 43
- 22
- 37
- 35
- 29
- 48
- 64
- 39
- 36
- 16
- 69
- 47
- 27
- 25
- 41
- 14
- 64
- 19
- 17
- 22
- 29
- 100
- 41
- 25
- 11
- 43
- 80
- 37
- 22
- 17
- 81
- 12
- 21
- 15
- 84
- 25
- 68
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