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? 1, 4, 9, 16, ? (a) 23 (b) 26 (c) 25 (d) 27
- 2.What comes next? 36, 49, 64, 81, ? (a) 102 (b) 101 (c) 100 (d) 98
- 3.What comes next? 16, 20, 24, 28, ? (a) 33 (b) 36 (c) 28 (d) 32
- 4.What comes next? 5, 10, 20, 40, ? (a) 81 (b) 80 (c) 70 (d) 60
- 5.What comes next? 4, 9, 14, 19, ? (a) 19 (b) 24 (c) 25 (d) 29
- 6.What comes next? 2, 4, 8, 16, ? (a) 24 (b) 28 (c) 32 (d) 33
- 7.What comes next? 1, 2, 4, 8, ? (a) 12 (b) 14 (c) 17 (d) 16
- 8.What comes next? 3, 6, 12, 24, ? (a) 49 (b) 36 (c) 42 (d) 48
- 9.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 9 times table? (a) 87 (b) 72 (c) 45 (d) 27
- 10.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 4 times table? (a) 20 (b) 8 (c) 9 (d) 28
- 11.What comes next? 13, 17, 21, 25, ? (a) 33 (b) 30 (c) 29 (d) 25
- 12.What comes next? 4, 8, 16, 32, ? (a) 56 (b) 65 (c) 48 (d) 64
- 13.What comes next? 11, 17, 23, 29, ? (a) 35 (b) 36 (c) 41 (d) 29
- 14.What comes next? 16, 25, 36, 49, ? (a) 64 (b) 62 (c) 66 (d) 65
- 15.What comes next? 9, 16, 25, 36, ? (a) 47 (b) 50 (c) 51 (d) 49
- 16.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 8 times table? (a) 40 (b) 66 (c) 64 (d) 32
- 17.What comes next? 4, 9, 16, 25, ? (a) 34 (b) 38 (c) 36 (d) 37
- 18.What comes next? 17, 19, 21, 23, ? (a) 27 (b) 26 (c) 23 (d) 25
- 19.What comes next? 5, 14, 23, 32, ? (a) 32 (b) 42 (c) 41 (d) 50
- 20.What comes next? 5, 11, 17, 23, ? (a) 30 (b) 35 (c) 23 (d) 29
- 21.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 5 times table? (a) 20 (b) 15 (c) 26 (d) 10
- 22.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 4 times table? (a) 15 (b) 20 (c) 28 (d) 12
- 23.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 7 times table? (a) 70 (b) 49 (c) 20 (d) 28
- 24.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 9 times table? (a) 52 (b) 36 (c) 27 (d) 18
- 25.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 6 times table? (a) 12 (b) 42 (c) 52 (d) 24
- 26.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 3 times table? (a) 12 (b) 15 (c) 24 (d) 8
- 27.What comes next? 20, 29, 38, 47, ? (a) 65 (b) 56 (c) 47 (d) 57
- 28.What comes next? 5, 12, 19, 26, ? (a) 33 (b) 26 (c) 40 (d) 34
- 29.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 7 times table? (a) 21 (b) 59 (c) 42 (d) 63
- 30.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 9 times table? (a) 25 (b) 18 (c) 63 (d) 45
- 31.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 5 times table? (a) 42 (b) 10 (c) 20 (d) 35
- 32.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 4 times table? (a) 8 (b) 19 (c) 32 (d) 20
- 33.What comes next? 17, 22, 27, 32, ? (a) 38 (b) 37 (c) 32 (d) 42
- 34.What comes next? 8, 16, 24, 32, ? (a) 41 (b) 40 (c) 48 (d) 32
- 35.What comes next? 20, 25, 30, 35, ? (a) 40 (b) 45 (c) 35 (d) 41
- 36.What comes next? 18, 24, 30, 36, ? (a) 42 (b) 43 (c) 48 (d) 36
- 37.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 5 times table? (a) 15 (b) 18 (c) 20 (d) 35
- 38.What comes next? 25, 36, 49, 64, ? (a) 82 (b) 79 (c) 83 (d) 81
- 39.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 8 times table? (a) 77 (b) 72 (c) 56 (d) 32
- 40.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 6 times table? (a) 42 (b) 15 (c) 36 (d) 18
Answer key
- 25
- 100
- 32
- 80
- 24
- 32
- 16
- 48
- 87
- 9
- 29
- 64
- 35
- 64
- 49
- 66
- 36
- 25
- 41
- 29
- 26
- 15
- 20
- 52
- 52
- 8
- 56
- 33
- 59
- 25
- 42
- 19
- 37
- 40
- 40
- 42
- 18
- 81
- 77
- 15
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