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) 98 (b) 100 (c) 102 (d) 101
- 2.What comes next? 4, 9, 14, 19, ? (a) 25 (b) 19 (c) 29 (d) 24
- 3.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 8 times table? (a) 40 (b) 34 (c) 64 (d) 16
- 4.What comes next? 19, 27, 35, 43, ? (a) 52 (b) 43 (c) 51 (d) 59
- 5.What comes next? 25, 36, 49, 64, ? (a) 81 (b) 79 (c) 83 (d) 82
- 6.What comes next? 20, 28, 36, 44, ? (a) 52 (b) 60 (c) 44 (d) 53
- 7.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 9 times table? (a) 54 (b) 27 (c) 31 (d) 18
- 8.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 6 times table? (a) 54 (b) 42 (c) 17 (d) 24
- 9.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 5 times table? (a) 10 (b) 40 (c) 43 (d) 25
- 10.What comes next? 4, 9, 16, 25, ? (a) 34 (b) 37 (c) 38 (d) 36
- 11.What comes next? 2, 4, 8, 16, ? (a) 28 (b) 33 (c) 32 (d) 24
- 12.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 4 times table? (a) 32 (b) 24 (c) 12 (d) 25
- 13.What comes next? 14, 20, 26, 32, ? (a) 39 (b) 38 (c) 44 (d) 32
- 14.What comes next? 9, 12, 15, 18, ? (a) 24 (b) 22 (c) 18 (d) 21
- 15.What comes next? 10, 16, 22, 28, ? (a) 40 (b) 34 (c) 35 (d) 28
- 16.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 5 times table? (a) 22 (b) 10 (c) 15 (d) 25
- 17.What comes next? 13, 19, 25, 31, ? (a) 43 (b) 37 (c) 31 (d) 38
- 18.What comes next? 3, 9, 15, 21, ? (a) 21 (b) 33 (c) 27 (d) 28
- 19.What comes next? 16, 21, 26, 31, ? (a) 41 (b) 31 (c) 36 (d) 37
- 20.What comes next? 5, 10, 20, 40, ? (a) 70 (b) 80 (c) 81 (d) 60
- 21.What comes next? 3, 6, 12, 24, ? (a) 48 (b) 42 (c) 36 (d) 49
- 22.What comes next? 1, 4, 9, 16, ? (a) 27 (b) 23 (c) 26 (d) 25
- 23.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 3 times table? (a) 15 (b) 12 (c) 19 (d) 6
- 24.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 3 times table? (a) 26 (b) 21 (c) 9 (d) 15
- 25.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 3 times table? (a) 21 (b) 24 (c) 12 (d) 20
- 26.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 5 times table? (a) 45 (b) 15 (c) 30 (d) 39
- 27.What comes next? 4, 8, 16, 32, ? (a) 65 (b) 64 (c) 56 (d) 48
- 28.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 9 times table? (a) 72 (b) 36 (c) 77 (d) 63
- 29.What comes next? 8, 12, 16, 20, ? (a) 28 (b) 24 (c) 20 (d) 25
- 30.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 6 times table? (a) 36 (b) 18 (c) 12 (d) 15
- 31.What comes next? 1, 9, 17, 25, ? (a) 25 (b) 33 (c) 41 (d) 34
- 32.What comes next? 16, 25, 36, 49, ? (a) 65 (b) 62 (c) 64 (d) 66
- 33.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 5 times table? (a) 20 (b) 30 (c) 45 (d) 13
- 34.What comes next? 3, 11, 19, 27, ? (a) 35 (b) 43 (c) 36 (d) 27
- 35.What comes next? 12, 15, 18, 21, ? (a) 25 (b) 21 (c) 27 (d) 24
- 36.What comes next? 8, 17, 26, 35, ? (a) 53 (b) 35 (c) 45 (d) 44
- 37.What comes next? 2, 10, 18, 26, ? (a) 26 (b) 42 (c) 34 (d) 35
- 38.What comes next? 12, 19, 26, 33, ? (a) 33 (b) 40 (c) 47 (d) 41
- 39.What comes next? 1, 2, 4, 8, ? (a) 14 (b) 17 (c) 16 (d) 12
- 40.What comes next? 9, 16, 25, 36, ? (a) 50 (b) 51 (c) 47 (d) 49
Answer key
- 100
- 24
- 34
- 51
- 81
- 52
- 31
- 17
- 43
- 36
- 32
- 25
- 38
- 21
- 34
- 22
- 37
- 27
- 36
- 80
- 48
- 25
- 19
- 26
- 20
- 39
- 64
- 77
- 24
- 15
- 33
- 64
- 13
- 35
- 24
- 44
- 34
- 40
- 16
- 49
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