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? 14, 20, 26, 32, ? (a) 38 (b) 39 (c) 44 (d) 32
- 2.What comes next? 4, 9, 16, 25, ? (a) 34 (b) 37 (c) 36 (d) 38
- 3.What comes next? 4, 12, 20, 28, ? (a) 36 (b) 37 (c) 28 (d) 44
- 4.What comes next? 5, 10, 20, 40, ? (a) 60 (b) 81 (c) 80 (d) 70
- 5.What comes next? 2, 4, 8, 16, ? (a) 28 (b) 33 (c) 32 (d) 24
- 6.What comes next? 11, 16, 21, 26, ? (a) 36 (b) 32 (c) 26 (d) 31
- 7.What comes next? 3, 6, 12, 24, ? (a) 36 (b) 42 (c) 49 (d) 48
- 8.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 9 times table? (a) 63 (b) 27 (c) 36 (d) 46
- 9.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 5 times table? (a) 31 (b) 35 (c) 25 (d) 15
- 10.What comes next? 4, 13, 22, 31, ? (a) 41 (b) 49 (c) 40 (d) 31
- 11.What comes next? 16, 25, 36, 49, ? (a) 66 (b) 62 (c) 64 (d) 65
- 12.What comes next? 25, 36, 49, 64, ? (a) 79 (b) 81 (c) 83 (d) 82
- 13.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 9 times table? (a) 54 (b) 63 (c) 84 (d) 36
- 14.What comes next? 36, 49, 64, 81, ? (a) 98 (b) 102 (c) 101 (d) 100
- 15.What comes next? 4, 8, 16, 32, ? (a) 64 (b) 65 (c) 48 (d) 56
- 16.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 6 times table? (a) 58 (b) 36 (c) 18 (d) 42
- 17.What comes next? 1, 4, 9, 16, ? (a) 27 (b) 26 (c) 25 (d) 23
- 18.What comes next? 15, 18, 21, 24, ? (a) 27 (b) 28 (c) 30 (d) 24
- 19.What comes next? 1, 2, 4, 8, ? (a) 12 (b) 14 (c) 16 (d) 17
- 20.What comes next? 19, 28, 37, 46, ? (a) 56 (b) 46 (c) 55 (d) 64
- 21.What comes next? 10, 13, 16, 19, ? (a) 25 (b) 19 (c) 23 (d) 22
- 22.What comes next? 19, 22, 25, 28, ? (a) 32 (b) 31 (c) 34 (d) 28
- 23.What comes next? 19, 25, 31, 37, ? (a) 49 (b) 43 (c) 37 (d) 44
- 24.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 3 times table? (a) 12 (b) 8 (c) 18 (d) 6
- 25.What comes next? 11, 13, 15, 17, ? (a) 20 (b) 17 (c) 19 (d) 21
- 26.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 6 times table? (a) 18 (b) 30 (c) 55 (d) 24
- 27.What comes next? 9, 16, 25, 36, ? (a) 47 (b) 50 (c) 49 (d) 51
- 28.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 3 times table? (a) 10 (b) 12 (c) 6 (d) 9
- 29.What comes next? 5, 7, 9, 11, ? (a) 13 (b) 14 (c) 11 (d) 15
- 30.What comes next? 6, 9, 12, 15, ? (a) 19 (b) 21 (c) 18 (d) 15
- 31.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 8 times table? (a) 40 (b) 16 (c) 48 (d) 22
- 32.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 3 times table? (a) 21 (b) 6 (c) 19 (d) 15
- 33.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 6 times table? (a) 42 (b) 38 (c) 30 (d) 18
- 34.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 6 times table? (a) 24 (b) 20 (c) 36 (d) 42
- 35.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 7 times table? (a) 14 (b) 35 (c) 33 (d) 56
- 36.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 8 times table? (a) 40 (b) 24 (c) 28 (d) 32
- 37.What comes next? 1, 3, 5, 7, ? (a) 9 (b) 10 (c) 11 (d) 7
- 38.What comes next? 14, 19, 24, 29, ? (a) 39 (b) 35 (c) 34 (d) 29
- 39.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 3 times table? (a) 17 (b) 6 (c) 12 (d) 15
- 40.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 9 times table? (a) 63 (b) 36 (c) 81 (d) 56
Answer key
- 38
- 36
- 36
- 80
- 32
- 31
- 48
- 46
- 31
- 40
- 64
- 81
- 84
- 100
- 64
- 58
- 25
- 27
- 16
- 55
- 22
- 31
- 43
- 8
- 19
- 55
- 49
- 10
- 13
- 18
- 22
- 19
- 38
- 20
- 33
- 28
- 9
- 34
- 17
- 56
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