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? 13, 17, 21, 25, ? (a) 29 (b) 30 (c) 25 (d) 33
- 2.What comes next? 3, 6, 12, 24, ? (a) 49 (b) 36 (c) 42 (d) 48
- 3.What comes next? 4, 8, 16, 32, ? (a) 56 (b) 48 (c) 64 (d) 65
- 4.What comes next? 12, 14, 16, 18, ? (a) 18 (b) 20 (c) 22 (d) 21
- 5.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 8 times table? (a) 24 (b) 56 (c) 58 (d) 40
- 6.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 7 times table? (a) 35 (b) 16 (c) 21 (d) 28
- 7.What comes next? 36, 49, 64, 81, ? (a) 101 (b) 102 (c) 98 (d) 100
- 8.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 6 times table? (a) 42 (b) 30 (c) 32 (d) 18
- 9.What comes next? 2, 4, 8, 16, ? (a) 24 (b) 33 (c) 32 (d) 28
- 10.What comes next? 9, 16, 25, 36, ? (a) 51 (b) 50 (c) 49 (d) 47
- 11.What comes next? 11, 13, 15, 17, ? (a) 21 (b) 20 (c) 17 (d) 19
- 12.What comes next? 25, 36, 49, 64, ? (a) 81 (b) 79 (c) 82 (d) 83
- 13.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 6 times table? (a) 30 (b) 36 (c) 12 (d) 29
- 14.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 3 times table? (a) 23 (b) 27 (c) 12 (d) 18
- 15.What comes next? 9, 17, 25, 33, ? (a) 41 (b) 42 (c) 49 (d) 33
- 16.What comes next? 4, 9, 16, 25, ? (a) 38 (b) 37 (c) 34 (d) 36
- 17.What comes next? 1, 7, 13, 19, ? (a) 19 (b) 25 (c) 31 (d) 26
- 18.What comes next? 15, 18, 21, 24, ? (a) 24 (b) 30 (c) 27 (d) 28
- 19.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 5 times table? (a) 25 (b) 15 (c) 30 (d) 21
- 20.What comes next? 5, 10, 20, 40, ? (a) 70 (b) 80 (c) 60 (d) 81
- 21.What comes next? 10, 17, 24, 31, ? (a) 45 (b) 31 (c) 38 (d) 39
- 22.What comes next? 1, 2, 4, 8, ? (a) 12 (b) 14 (c) 17 (d) 16
- 23.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 4 times table? (a) 26 (b) 8 (c) 20 (d) 28
- 24.What comes next? 20, 22, 24, 26, ? (a) 30 (b) 28 (c) 26 (d) 29
- 25.What comes next? 16, 25, 36, 49, ? (a) 65 (b) 66 (c) 64 (d) 62
- 26.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 4 times table? (a) 11 (b) 8 (c) 28 (d) 20
- 27.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 3 times table? (a) 6 (b) 12 (c) 15 (d) 29
- 28.What comes next? 12, 18, 24, 30, ? (a) 30 (b) 37 (c) 36 (d) 42
- 29.What comes next? 12, 17, 22, 27, ? (a) 37 (b) 32 (c) 27 (d) 33
- 30.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 7 times table? (a) 42 (b) 46 (c) 28 (d) 63
- 31.What comes next? 1, 4, 9, 16, ? (a) 23 (b) 27 (c) 25 (d) 26
- 32.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 9 times table? (a) 55 (b) 27 (c) 36 (d) 18
- 33.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 5 times table? (a) 40 (b) 20 (c) 35 (d) 18
- 34.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 3 times table? (a) 12 (b) 30 (c) 22 (d) 21
- 35.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 5 times table? (a) 30 (b) 41 (c) 15 (d) 10
- 36.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 6 times table? (a) 18 (b) 26 (c) 42 (d) 36
- 37.What comes next? 1, 5, 9, 13, ? (a) 17 (b) 18 (c) 13 (d) 21
- 38.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 7 times table? (a) 14 (b) 21 (c) 65 (d) 42
- 39.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 6 times table? (a) 18 (b) 12 (c) 36 (d) 17
- 40.What comes next? 19, 21, 23, 25, ? (a) 29 (b) 25 (c) 27 (d) 28
Answer key
- 29
- 48
- 64
- 20
- 58
- 16
- 100
- 32
- 32
- 49
- 19
- 81
- 29
- 23
- 41
- 36
- 25
- 27
- 21
- 80
- 38
- 16
- 26
- 28
- 64
- 11
- 29
- 36
- 32
- 46
- 25
- 55
- 18
- 22
- 41
- 26
- 17
- 65
- 17
- 27
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