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? 4, 9, 14, 19, ? (a) 29 (b) 19 (c) 24 (d) 25
- 2.What comes next? 12, 15, 18, 21, ? (a) 21 (b) 27 (c) 25 (d) 24
- 3.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 9 times table? (a) 83 (b) 54 (c) 45 (d) 18
- 4.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 5 times table? (a) 15 (b) 35 (c) 11 (d) 25
- 5.What comes next? 9, 16, 25, 36, ? (a) 50 (b) 51 (c) 47 (d) 49
- 6.What comes next? 6, 15, 24, 33, ? (a) 33 (b) 51 (c) 43 (d) 42
- 7.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 7 times table? (a) 35 (b) 14 (c) 16 (d) 28
- 8.What comes next? 6, 8, 10, 12, ? (a) 12 (b) 16 (c) 15 (d) 14
- 9.What comes next? 16, 25, 34, 43, ? (a) 43 (b) 61 (c) 53 (d) 52
- 10.What comes next? 1, 2, 4, 8, ? (a) 16 (b) 14 (c) 17 (d) 12
- 11.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 8 times table? (a) 24 (b) 32 (c) 78 (d) 40
- 12.What comes next? 36, 49, 64, 81, ? (a) 98 (b) 100 (c) 101 (d) 102
- 13.What comes next? 16, 25, 36, 49, ? (a) 66 (b) 62 (c) 65 (d) 64
- 14.What comes next? 14, 18, 22, 26, ? (a) 34 (b) 26 (c) 30 (d) 31
- 15.What comes next? 4, 9, 16, 25, ? (a) 38 (b) 34 (c) 37 (d) 36
- 16.What comes next? 8, 11, 14, 17, ? (a) 21 (b) 23 (c) 20 (d) 17
- 17.What comes next? 5, 10, 20, 40, ? (a) 60 (b) 80 (c) 70 (d) 81
- 18.What comes next? 1, 4, 9, 16, ? (a) 27 (b) 25 (c) 23 (d) 26
- 19.What comes next? 6, 13, 20, 27, ? (a) 27 (b) 35 (c) 41 (d) 34
- 20.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 4 times table? (a) 28 (b) 8 (c) 16 (d) 10
- 21.What comes next? 9, 16, 23, 30, ? (a) 37 (b) 44 (c) 38 (d) 30
- 22.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 6 times table? (a) 30 (b) 58 (c) 36 (d) 12
- 23.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 4 times table? (a) 20 (b) 12 (c) 24 (d) 15
- 24.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 3 times table? (a) 6 (b) 9 (c) 10 (d) 12
- 25.What comes next? 6, 12, 18, 24, ? (a) 24 (b) 30 (c) 36 (d) 31
- 26.What comes next? 2, 11, 20, 29, ? (a) 38 (b) 47 (c) 39 (d) 29
- 27.What comes next? 25, 36, 49, 64, ? (a) 79 (b) 81 (c) 82 (d) 83
- 28.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 9 times table? (a) 18 (b) 36 (c) 63 (d) 60
- 29.What comes next? 3, 6, 12, 24, ? (a) 36 (b) 42 (c) 49 (d) 48
- 30.What comes next? 17, 19, 21, 23, ? (a) 23 (b) 27 (c) 25 (d) 26
- 31.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 6 times table? (a) 36 (b) 19 (c) 30 (d) 12
- 32.What comes next? 4, 7, 10, 13, ? (a) 17 (b) 16 (c) 19 (d) 13
- 33.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 3 times table? (a) 15 (b) 17 (c) 21 (d) 12
- 34.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 6 times table? (a) 20 (b) 12 (c) 18 (d) 24
- 35.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 8 times table? (a) 40 (b) 70 (c) 16 (d) 32
- 36.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 3 times table? (a) 18 (b) 12 (c) 21 (d) 23
- 37.What comes next? 20, 23, 26, 29, ? (a) 35 (b) 33 (c) 32 (d) 29
- 38.What comes next? 7, 16, 25, 34, ? (a) 52 (b) 44 (c) 34 (d) 43
- 39.What comes next? 3, 9, 15, 21, ? (a) 21 (b) 28 (c) 27 (d) 33
- 40.What comes next? 19, 25, 31, 37, ? (a) 49 (b) 44 (c) 43 (d) 37
Answer key
- 24
- 24
- 83
- 11
- 49
- 42
- 16
- 14
- 52
- 16
- 78
- 100
- 64
- 30
- 36
- 20
- 80
- 25
- 34
- 10
- 37
- 58
- 15
- 10
- 30
- 38
- 81
- 60
- 48
- 25
- 19
- 16
- 17
- 20
- 70
- 23
- 32
- 43
- 27
- 43
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