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? 18, 24, 30, 36, ? (a) 48 (b) 42 (c) 36 (d) 43
- 2.What comes next? 4, 9, 16, 25, ? (a) 37 (b) 38 (c) 34 (d) 36
- 3.What comes next? 2, 4, 8, 16, ? (a) 24 (b) 33 (c) 32 (d) 28
- 4.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 4 times table? (a) 18 (b) 28 (c) 16 (d) 32
- 5.What comes next? 4, 13, 22, 31, ? (a) 41 (b) 31 (c) 49 (d) 40
- 6.What comes next? 5, 10, 20, 40, ? (a) 60 (b) 80 (c) 70 (d) 81
- 7.What comes next? 1, 2, 4, 8, ? (a) 14 (b) 16 (c) 12 (d) 17
- 8.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 4 times table? (a) 8 (b) 24 (c) 12 (d) 34
- 9.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 7 times table? (a) 41 (b) 14 (c) 35 (d) 56
- 10.What comes next? 3, 6, 12, 24, ? (a) 36 (b) 42 (c) 49 (d) 48
- 11.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 3 times table? (a) 21 (b) 15 (c) 9 (d) 14
- 12.What comes next? 25, 36, 49, 64, ? (a) 79 (b) 83 (c) 81 (d) 82
- 13.What comes next? 1, 4, 9, 16, ? (a) 23 (b) 26 (c) 27 (d) 25
- 14.What comes next? 6, 14, 22, 30, ? (a) 39 (b) 46 (c) 30 (d) 38
- 15.What comes next? 10, 13, 16, 19, ? (a) 23 (b) 25 (c) 22 (d) 19
- 16.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 7 times table? (a) 26 (b) 63 (c) 42 (d) 21
- 17.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 4 times table? (a) 24 (b) 12 (c) 29 (d) 16
- 18.What comes next? 18, 25, 32, 39, ? (a) 46 (b) 53 (c) 47 (d) 39
- 19.What comes next? 36, 49, 64, 81, ? (a) 102 (b) 98 (c) 100 (d) 101
- 20.What comes next? 14, 18, 22, 26, ? (a) 31 (b) 26 (c) 30 (d) 34
- 21.What comes next? 12, 14, 16, 18, ? (a) 18 (b) 22 (c) 21 (d) 20
- 22.What comes next? 4, 8, 16, 32, ? (a) 56 (b) 64 (c) 48 (d) 65
- 23.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 4 times table? (a) 12 (b) 24 (c) 23 (d) 32
- 24.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 6 times table? (a) 39 (b) 30 (c) 36 (d) 18
- 25.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 7 times table? (a) 56 (b) 49 (c) 18 (d) 28
- 26.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 9 times table? (a) 36 (b) 54 (c) 48 (d) 63
- 27.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 8 times table? (a) 32 (b) 40 (c) 56 (d) 59
- 28.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 9 times table? (a) 36 (b) 55 (c) 63 (d) 45
- 29.What comes next? 19, 22, 25, 28, ? (a) 34 (b) 28 (c) 32 (d) 31
- 30.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 3 times table? (a) 15 (b) 18 (c) 7 (d) 9
- 31.What comes next? 6, 12, 18, 24, ? (a) 31 (b) 36 (c) 30 (d) 24
- 32.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 3 times table? (a) 6 (b) 18 (c) 12 (d) 26
- 33.What comes next? 9, 12, 15, 18, ? (a) 21 (b) 24 (c) 22 (d) 18
- 34.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 9 times table? (a) 40 (b) 63 (c) 27 (d) 54
- 35.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 8 times table? (a) 47 (b) 24 (c) 32 (d) 40
- 36.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 8 times table? (a) 22 (b) 48 (c) 56 (d) 24
- 37.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 6 times table? (a) 24 (b) 36 (c) 22 (d) 48
- 38.What comes next? 3, 10, 17, 24, ? (a) 38 (b) 24 (c) 32 (d) 31
- 39.What comes next? 14, 16, 18, 20, ? (a) 24 (b) 23 (c) 20 (d) 22
- 40.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 4 times table? (a) 16 (b) 24 (c) 8 (d) 21
Answer key
- 42
- 36
- 32
- 18
- 40
- 80
- 16
- 34
- 41
- 48
- 14
- 81
- 25
- 38
- 22
- 26
- 29
- 46
- 100
- 30
- 20
- 64
- 23
- 39
- 18
- 48
- 59
- 55
- 31
- 7
- 30
- 26
- 21
- 40
- 47
- 22
- 22
- 31
- 22
- 21
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