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? 36, 49, 64, 81, ? (a) 101 (b) 98 (c) 100 (d) 102
- 2.What comes next? 3, 6, 12, 24, ? (a) 49 (b) 42 (c) 36 (d) 48
- 3.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 9 times table? (a) 75 (b) 18 (c) 36 (d) 45
- 4.What comes next? 4, 8, 16, 32, ? (a) 65 (b) 56 (c) 64 (d) 48
- 5.What comes next? 9, 16, 25, 36, ? (a) 50 (b) 51 (c) 47 (d) 49
- 6.What comes next? 25, 36, 49, 64, ? (a) 82 (b) 83 (c) 79 (d) 81
- 7.What comes next? 4, 10, 16, 22, ? (a) 22 (b) 28 (c) 34 (d) 29
- 8.What comes next? 16, 25, 36, 49, ? (a) 64 (b) 65 (c) 62 (d) 66
- 9.What comes next? 4, 9, 16, 25, ? (a) 37 (b) 36 (c) 34 (d) 38
- 10.What comes next? 16, 25, 34, 43, ? (a) 43 (b) 53 (c) 52 (d) 61
- 11.What comes next? 17, 20, 23, 26, ? (a) 30 (b) 32 (c) 29 (d) 26
- 12.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 7 times table? (a) 49 (b) 35 (c) 14 (d) 65
- 13.What comes next? 13, 20, 27, 34, ? (a) 42 (b) 34 (c) 41 (d) 48
- 14.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 8 times table? (a) 39 (b) 40 (c) 24 (d) 16
- 15.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 9 times table? (a) 73 (b) 45 (c) 54 (d) 18
- 16.What comes next? 18, 23, 28, 33, ? (a) 39 (b) 43 (c) 33 (d) 38
- 17.What comes next? 5, 10, 20, 40, ? (a) 81 (b) 60 (c) 80 (d) 70
- 18.What comes next? 2, 4, 8, 16, ? (a) 28 (b) 32 (c) 33 (d) 24
- 19.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 8 times table? (a) 64 (b) 40 (c) 70 (d) 32
- 20.What comes next? 9, 16, 23, 30, ? (a) 37 (b) 38 (c) 44 (d) 30
- 21.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 5 times table? (a) 46 (b) 35 (c) 40 (d) 20
- 22.What comes next? 5, 10, 15, 20, ? (a) 30 (b) 25 (c) 26 (d) 20
- 23.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 7 times table? (a) 56 (b) 49 (c) 60 (d) 28
- 24.What comes next? 20, 24, 28, 32, ? (a) 40 (b) 37 (c) 36 (d) 32
- 25.What comes next? 1, 2, 4, 8, ? (a) 17 (b) 14 (c) 12 (d) 16
- 26.What comes next? 14, 20, 26, 32, ? (a) 32 (b) 38 (c) 39 (d) 44
- 27.What comes next? 2, 6, 10, 14, ? (a) 14 (b) 22 (c) 19 (d) 18
- 28.What comes next? 1, 4, 9, 16, ? (a) 23 (b) 26 (c) 27 (d) 25
- 29.What comes next? 8, 15, 22, 29, ? (a) 43 (b) 37 (c) 29 (d) 36
- 30.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 4 times table? (a) 16 (b) 28 (c) 36 (d) 38
- 31.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 4 times table? (a) 17 (b) 16 (c) 8 (d) 12
- 32.What comes next? 15, 17, 19, 21, ? (a) 21 (b) 23 (c) 25 (d) 24
- 33.What comes next? 3, 5, 7, 9, ? (a) 13 (b) 12 (c) 9 (d) 11
- 34.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 8 times table? (a) 40 (b) 24 (c) 41 (d) 16
- 35.What comes next? 11, 16, 21, 26, ? (a) 36 (b) 32 (c) 26 (d) 31
- 36.What comes next? 8, 17, 26, 35, ? (a) 53 (b) 44 (c) 35 (d) 45
- 37.What comes next? 6, 9, 12, 15, ? (a) 19 (b) 15 (c) 21 (d) 18
- 38.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 7 times table? (a) 21 (b) 49 (c) 64 (d) 35
- 39.What comes next? 4, 6, 8, 10, ? (a) 14 (b) 10 (c) 12 (d) 13
- 40.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 6 times table? (a) 48 (b) 24 (c) 46 (d) 30
Answer key
- 100
- 48
- 75
- 64
- 49
- 81
- 28
- 64
- 36
- 52
- 29
- 65
- 41
- 39
- 73
- 38
- 80
- 32
- 70
- 37
- 46
- 25
- 60
- 36
- 16
- 38
- 18
- 25
- 36
- 38
- 17
- 23
- 11
- 41
- 31
- 44
- 18
- 64
- 12
- 46
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