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? 20, 29, 38, 47, ? (a) 65 (b) 57 (c) 56 (d) 47
- 2.What comes next? 5, 10, 20, 40, ? (a) 81 (b) 80 (c) 70 (d) 60
- 3.What comes next? 4, 9, 16, 25, ? (a) 37 (b) 34 (c) 38 (d) 36
- 4.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 5 times table? (a) 35 (b) 17 (c) 20 (d) 25
- 5.What comes next? 17, 20, 23, 26, ? (a) 26 (b) 32 (c) 29 (d) 30
- 6.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 5 times table? (a) 22 (b) 25 (c) 40 (d) 10
- 7.What comes next? 25, 36, 49, 64, ? (a) 83 (b) 81 (c) 82 (d) 79
- 8.What comes next? 1, 4, 9, 16, ? (a) 25 (b) 27 (c) 26 (d) 23
- 9.What comes next? 13, 15, 17, 19, ? (a) 23 (b) 19 (c) 21 (d) 22
- 10.What comes next? 9, 11, 13, 15, ? (a) 17 (b) 15 (c) 19 (d) 18
- 11.What comes next? 6, 14, 22, 30, ? (a) 39 (b) 30 (c) 46 (d) 38
- 12.What comes next? 13, 18, 23, 28, ? (a) 38 (b) 34 (c) 33 (d) 28
- 13.What comes next? 36, 49, 64, 81, ? (a) 101 (b) 98 (c) 102 (d) 100
- 14.What comes next? 12, 19, 26, 33, ? (a) 47 (b) 41 (c) 33 (d) 40
- 15.What comes next? 3, 6, 12, 24, ? (a) 36 (b) 48 (c) 49 (d) 42
- 16.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 3 times table? (a) 28 (b) 9 (c) 6 (d) 12
- 17.What comes next? 16, 22, 28, 34, ? (a) 40 (b) 46 (c) 41 (d) 34
- 18.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 3 times table? (a) 6 (b) 9 (c) 15 (d) 19
- 19.What comes next? 4, 8, 16, 32, ? (a) 65 (b) 48 (c) 64 (d) 56
- 20.What comes next? 13, 17, 21, 25, ? (a) 25 (b) 29 (c) 30 (d) 33
- 21.What comes next? 6, 12, 18, 24, ? (a) 30 (b) 36 (c) 31 (d) 24
- 22.What comes next? 2, 4, 8, 16, ? (a) 32 (b) 33 (c) 28 (d) 24
- 23.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 5 times table? (a) 15 (b) 30 (c) 24 (d) 45
- 24.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 3 times table? (a) 25 (b) 9 (c) 12 (d) 15
- 25.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 9 times table? (a) 72 (b) 27 (c) 45 (d) 19
- 26.What comes next? 1, 2, 4, 8, ? (a) 16 (b) 14 (c) 17 (d) 12
- 27.What comes next? 18, 26, 34, 42, ? (a) 51 (b) 58 (c) 50 (d) 42
- 28.What comes next? 9, 16, 25, 36, ? (a) 51 (b) 47 (c) 50 (d) 49
- 29.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 9 times table? (a) 32 (b) 45 (c) 63 (d) 18
- 30.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 7 times table? (a) 35 (b) 49 (c) 41 (d) 14
- 31.What comes next? 1, 8, 15, 22, ? (a) 29 (b) 36 (c) 30 (d) 22
- 32.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 7 times table? (a) 56 (b) 21 (c) 35 (d) 43
- 33.What comes next? 20, 24, 28, 32, ? (a) 36 (b) 37 (c) 32 (d) 40
- 34.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 8 times table? (a) 40 (b) 32 (c) 17 (d) 48
- 35.What comes next? 19, 28, 37, 46, ? (a) 46 (b) 64 (c) 55 (d) 56
- 36.What comes next? 14, 17, 20, 23, ? (a) 29 (b) 27 (c) 23 (d) 26
- 37.What comes next? 3, 8, 13, 18, ? (a) 23 (b) 24 (c) 28 (d) 18
- 38.What comes next? 14, 21, 28, 35, ? (a) 43 (b) 42 (c) 35 (d) 49
- 39.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 7 times table? (a) 35 (b) 44 (c) 14 (d) 21
- 40.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 5 times table? (a) 15 (b) 10 (c) 25 (d) 46
Answer key
- 56
- 80
- 36
- 17
- 29
- 22
- 81
- 25
- 21
- 17
- 38
- 33
- 100
- 40
- 48
- 28
- 40
- 19
- 64
- 29
- 30
- 32
- 24
- 25
- 19
- 16
- 50
- 49
- 32
- 41
- 29
- 43
- 36
- 17
- 55
- 26
- 23
- 42
- 44
- 46
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