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) 79 (b) 83 (c) 81 (d) 82
- 2.What comes next? 16, 25, 36, 49, ? (a) 65 (b) 62 (c) 66 (d) 64
- 3.What comes next? 9, 16, 25, 36, ? (a) 47 (b) 50 (c) 49 (d) 51
- 4.What comes next? 3, 6, 12, 24, ? (a) 36 (b) 48 (c) 49 (d) 42
- 5.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 9 times table? (a) 45 (b) 36 (c) 23 (d) 27
- 6.What comes next? 16, 20, 24, 28, ? (a) 28 (b) 36 (c) 33 (d) 32
- 7.What comes next? 5, 10, 20, 40, ? (a) 70 (b) 81 (c) 80 (d) 60
- 8.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 9 times table? (a) 54 (b) 52 (c) 45 (d) 27
- 9.What comes next? 4, 8, 16, 32, ? (a) 65 (b) 48 (c) 56 (d) 64
- 10.What comes next? 1, 4, 9, 16, ? (a) 26 (b) 23 (c) 25 (d) 27
- 11.What comes next? 1, 3, 5, 7, ? (a) 9 (b) 11 (c) 10 (d) 7
- 12.What comes next? 20, 27, 34, 41, ? (a) 49 (b) 55 (c) 48 (d) 41
- 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 9 times table? (a) 45 (b) 27 (c) 72 (d) 62
- 15.What comes next? 2, 4, 8, 16, ? (a) 28 (b) 32 (c) 33 (d) 24
- 16.What comes next? 4, 9, 16, 25, ? (a) 34 (b) 38 (c) 37 (d) 36
- 17.What comes next? 6, 8, 10, 12, ? (a) 14 (b) 12 (c) 15 (d) 16
- 18.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 6 times table? (a) 12 (b) 30 (c) 42 (d) 44
- 19.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 3 times table? (a) 7 (b) 27 (c) 9 (d) 18
- 20.What comes next? 4, 11, 18, 25, ? (a) 33 (b) 25 (c) 32 (d) 39
- 21.What comes next? 36, 49, 64, 81, ? (a) 101 (b) 100 (c) 98 (d) 102
- 22.What comes next? 1, 4, 7, 10, ? (a) 16 (b) 13 (c) 10 (d) 14
- 23.What comes next? 7, 14, 21, 28, ? (a) 35 (b) 28 (c) 42 (d) 36
- 24.What comes next? 14, 23, 32, 41, ? (a) 59 (b) 50 (c) 51 (d) 41
- 25.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 9 times table? (a) 81 (b) 54 (c) 80 (d) 36
- 26.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 5 times table? (a) 20 (b) 15 (c) 48 (d) 10
- 27.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 3 times table? (a) 15 (b) 21 (c) 12 (d) 22
- 28.What comes next? 15, 17, 19, 21, ? (a) 24 (b) 25 (c) 23 (d) 21
- 29.What comes next? 12, 18, 24, 30, ? (a) 30 (b) 42 (c) 37 (d) 36
- 30.What comes next? 11, 16, 21, 26, ? (a) 26 (b) 31 (c) 36 (d) 32
- 31.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 4 times table? (a) 28 (b) 16 (c) 18 (d) 32
- 32.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 8 times table? (a) 72 (b) 56 (c) 42 (d) 32
- 33.What comes next? 4, 10, 16, 22, ? (a) 29 (b) 34 (c) 22 (d) 28
- 34.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 4 times table? (a) 28 (b) 11 (c) 16 (d) 20
- 35.What comes next? 2, 8, 14, 20, ? (a) 20 (b) 32 (c) 27 (d) 26
- 36.What comes next? 1, 6, 11, 16, ? (a) 26 (b) 21 (c) 22 (d) 16
- 37.What comes next? 12, 14, 16, 18, ? (a) 18 (b) 20 (c) 21 (d) 22
- 38.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 7 times table? (a) 54 (b) 21 (c) 42 (d) 49
- 39.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 9 times table? (a) 59 (b) 45 (c) 36 (d) 54
- 40.What comes next? 1, 9, 17, 25, ? (a) 25 (b) 41 (c) 34 (d) 33
Answer key
- 81
- 64
- 49
- 48
- 23
- 32
- 80
- 52
- 64
- 25
- 9
- 48
- 16
- 62
- 32
- 36
- 14
- 44
- 7
- 32
- 100
- 13
- 35
- 50
- 80
- 48
- 22
- 23
- 36
- 31
- 18
- 42
- 28
- 11
- 26
- 21
- 20
- 54
- 59
- 33
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