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? 16, 25, 36, 49, ? (a) 65 (b) 64 (c) 62 (d) 66
- 2.What comes next? 9, 16, 25, 36, ? (a) 50 (b) 47 (c) 51 (d) 49
- 3.What comes next? 15, 23, 31, 39, ? (a) 47 (b) 55 (c) 39 (d) 48
- 4.What comes next? 4, 8, 16, 32, ? (a) 64 (b) 65 (c) 48 (d) 56
- 5.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 6 times table? (a) 18 (b) 36 (c) 12 (d) 20
- 6.What comes next? 1, 4, 9, 16, ? (a) 23 (b) 27 (c) 25 (d) 26
- 7.What comes next? 8, 12, 16, 20, ? (a) 24 (b) 28 (c) 25 (d) 20
- 8.What comes next? 20, 26, 32, 38, ? (a) 38 (b) 50 (c) 45 (d) 44
- 9.What comes next? 2, 11, 20, 29, ? (a) 38 (b) 47 (c) 29 (d) 39
- 10.What comes next? 5, 10, 20, 40, ? (a) 81 (b) 80 (c) 60 (d) 70
- 11.What comes next? 1, 2, 4, 8, ? (a) 17 (b) 16 (c) 14 (d) 12
- 12.What comes next? 19, 23, 27, 31, ? (a) 36 (b) 31 (c) 39 (d) 35
- 13.What comes next? 1, 5, 9, 13, ? (a) 18 (b) 13 (c) 21 (d) 17
- 14.What comes next? 36, 49, 64, 81, ? (a) 102 (b) 98 (c) 100 (d) 101
- 15.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 4 times table? (a) 8 (b) 30 (c) 20 (d) 28
- 16.What comes next? 7, 11, 15, 19, ? (a) 24 (b) 23 (c) 27 (d) 19
- 17.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 8 times table? (a) 16 (b) 64 (c) 51 (d) 40
- 18.What comes next? 18, 23, 28, 33, ? (a) 39 (b) 43 (c) 38 (d) 33
- 19.What comes next? 1, 6, 11, 16, ? (a) 16 (b) 26 (c) 22 (d) 21
- 20.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 8 times table? (a) 32 (b) 48 (c) 19 (d) 64
- 21.What comes next? 3, 6, 12, 24, ? (a) 36 (b) 42 (c) 48 (d) 49
- 22.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 5 times table? (a) 37 (b) 20 (c) 30 (d) 45
- 23.What comes next? 2, 4, 8, 16, ? (a) 32 (b) 28 (c) 24 (d) 33
- 24.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 9 times table? (a) 35 (b) 45 (c) 18 (d) 27
- 25.What comes next? 8, 17, 26, 35, ? (a) 53 (b) 35 (c) 45 (d) 44
- 26.What comes next? 1, 4, 7, 10, ? (a) 16 (b) 14 (c) 10 (d) 13
- 27.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 6 times table? (a) 18 (b) 38 (c) 24 (d) 12
- 28.What comes next? 18, 21, 24, 27, ? (a) 33 (b) 27 (c) 30 (d) 31
- 29.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 8 times table? (a) 48 (b) 40 (c) 17 (d) 24
- 30.What comes next? 7, 13, 19, 25, ? (a) 25 (b) 32 (c) 37 (d) 31
- 31.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 3 times table? (a) 6 (b) 12 (c) 9 (d) 19
- 32.What comes next? 6, 14, 22, 30, ? (a) 38 (b) 39 (c) 46 (d) 30
- 33.What comes next? 15, 19, 23, 27, ? (a) 27 (b) 31 (c) 32 (d) 35
- 34.What comes next? 18, 26, 34, 42, ? (a) 51 (b) 50 (c) 42 (d) 58
- 35.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 5 times table? (a) 20 (b) 22 (c) 10 (d) 35
- 36.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 3 times table? (a) 9 (b) 15 (c) 22 (d) 6
- 37.What comes next? 3, 12, 21, 30, ? (a) 30 (b) 39 (c) 40 (d) 48
- 38.What comes next? 12, 17, 22, 27, ? (a) 37 (b) 32 (c) 33 (d) 27
- 39.What comes next? 13, 19, 25, 31, ? (a) 43 (b) 37 (c) 38 (d) 31
- 40.What comes next? 12, 19, 26, 33, ? (a) 41 (b) 40 (c) 47 (d) 33
Answer key
- 64
- 49
- 47
- 64
- 20
- 25
- 24
- 44
- 38
- 80
- 16
- 35
- 17
- 100
- 30
- 23
- 51
- 38
- 21
- 19
- 48
- 37
- 32
- 35
- 44
- 13
- 38
- 30
- 17
- 31
- 19
- 38
- 31
- 50
- 22
- 22
- 39
- 32
- 37
- 40
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