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) 83 (b) 79 (c) 81 (d) 82
- 2.What comes next? 3, 12, 21, 30, ? (a) 48 (b) 40 (c) 39 (d) 30
- 3.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 4 times table? (a) 16 (b) 37 (c) 20 (d) 12
- 4.What comes next? 4, 8, 16, 32, ? (a) 64 (b) 48 (c) 56 (d) 65
- 5.What comes next? 9, 16, 25, 36, ? (a) 47 (b) 49 (c) 51 (d) 50
- 6.What comes next? 5, 12, 19, 26, ? (a) 26 (b) 34 (c) 40 (d) 33
- 7.What comes next? 19, 24, 29, 34, ? (a) 34 (b) 39 (c) 40 (d) 44
- 8.What comes next? 36, 49, 64, 81, ? (a) 98 (b) 100 (c) 102 (d) 101
- 9.What comes next? 18, 27, 36, 45, ? (a) 63 (b) 54 (c) 45 (d) 55
- 10.What comes next? 3, 6, 12, 24, ? (a) 49 (b) 36 (c) 42 (d) 48
- 11.What comes next? 1, 4, 9, 16, ? (a) 25 (b) 27 (c) 26 (d) 23
- 12.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 4 times table? (a) 20 (b) 12 (c) 16 (d) 14
- 13.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 5 times table? (a) 10 (b) 25 (c) 21 (d) 15
- 14.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 4 times table? (a) 28 (b) 8 (c) 20 (d) 18
- 15.What comes next? 4, 9, 16, 25, ? (a) 34 (b) 36 (c) 38 (d) 37
- 16.What comes next? 10, 16, 22, 28, ? (a) 34 (b) 35 (c) 28 (d) 40
- 17.What comes next? 5, 10, 20, 40, ? (a) 60 (b) 70 (c) 81 (d) 80
- 18.What comes next? 1, 2, 4, 8, ? (a) 14 (b) 16 (c) 17 (d) 12
- 19.What comes next? 3, 8, 13, 18, ? (a) 23 (b) 18 (c) 24 (d) 28
- 20.What comes next? 2, 4, 8, 16, ? (a) 32 (b) 33 (c) 24 (d) 28
- 21.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 9 times table? (a) 46 (b) 72 (c) 45 (d) 18
- 22.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 6 times table? (a) 18 (b) 30 (c) 42 (d) 25
- 23.What comes next? 19, 28, 37, 46, ? (a) 46 (b) 56 (c) 64 (d) 55
- 24.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 3 times table? (a) 18 (b) 12 (c) 24 (d) 14
- 25.What comes next? 12, 17, 22, 27, ? (a) 27 (b) 33 (c) 37 (d) 32
- 26.What comes next? 16, 19, 22, 25, ? (a) 29 (b) 28 (c) 31 (d) 25
- 27.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 8 times table? (a) 40 (b) 16 (c) 48 (d) 34
- 28.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 7 times table? (a) 25 (b) 21 (c) 28 (d) 14
- 29.What comes next? 10, 15, 20, 25, ? (a) 35 (b) 25 (c) 30 (d) 31
- 30.What comes next? 20, 26, 32, 38, ? (a) 50 (b) 44 (c) 45 (d) 38
- 31.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 3 times table? (a) 9 (b) 21 (c) 11 (d) 15
- 32.What comes next? 8, 12, 16, 20, ? (a) 24 (b) 20 (c) 25 (d) 28
- 33.What comes next? 9, 18, 27, 36, ? (a) 36 (b) 54 (c) 46 (d) 45
- 34.What comes next? 2, 5, 8, 11, ? (a) 14 (b) 15 (c) 11 (d) 17
- 35.What comes next? 11, 14, 17, 20, ? (a) 24 (b) 26 (c) 23 (d) 20
- 36.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 4 times table? (a) 12 (b) 39 (c) 24 (d) 32
- 37.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 6 times table? (a) 18 (b) 24 (c) 42 (d) 46
- 38.What comes next? 10, 12, 14, 16, ? (a) 20 (b) 16 (c) 19 (d) 18
- 39.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 6 times table? (a) 27 (b) 54 (c) 42 (d) 24
- 40.What comes next? 7, 13, 19, 25, ? (a) 31 (b) 25 (c) 32 (d) 37
Answer key
- 81
- 39
- 37
- 64
- 49
- 33
- 39
- 100
- 54
- 48
- 25
- 14
- 21
- 18
- 36
- 34
- 80
- 16
- 23
- 32
- 46
- 25
- 55
- 14
- 32
- 28
- 34
- 25
- 30
- 44
- 11
- 24
- 45
- 14
- 23
- 39
- 46
- 18
- 27
- 31
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