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? 6, 15, 24, 33, ? (a) 33 (b) 43 (c) 42 (d) 51
- 2.What comes next? 36, 49, 64, 81, ? (a) 102 (b) 101 (c) 100 (d) 98
- 3.What comes next? 16, 25, 36, 49, ? (a) 66 (b) 62 (c) 65 (d) 64
- 4.What comes next? 1, 4, 9, 16, ? (a) 27 (b) 23 (c) 26 (d) 25
- 5.What comes next? 9, 16, 25, 36, ? (a) 49 (b) 47 (c) 50 (d) 51
- 6.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 8 times table? (a) 67 (b) 24 (c) 40 (d) 16
- 7.What comes next? 3, 6, 12, 24, ? (a) 42 (b) 48 (c) 49 (d) 36
- 8.What comes next? 5, 7, 9, 11, ? (a) 11 (b) 13 (c) 14 (d) 15
- 9.What comes next? 1, 2, 4, 8, ? (a) 16 (b) 17 (c) 12 (d) 14
- 10.What comes next? 9, 11, 13, 15, ? (a) 18 (b) 15 (c) 19 (d) 17
- 11.What comes next? 2, 4, 8, 16, ? (a) 28 (b) 33 (c) 32 (d) 24
- 12.What comes next? 14, 21, 28, 35, ? (a) 43 (b) 49 (c) 42 (d) 35
- 13.What comes next? 20, 27, 34, 41, ? (a) 41 (b) 48 (c) 55 (d) 49
- 14.What comes next? 17, 26, 35, 44, ? (a) 53 (b) 44 (c) 54 (d) 62
- 15.What comes next? 6, 9, 12, 15, ? (a) 19 (b) 21 (c) 15 (d) 18
- 16.What comes next? 1, 8, 15, 22, ? (a) 30 (b) 22 (c) 29 (d) 36
- 17.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 7 times table? (a) 28 (b) 67 (c) 49 (d) 42
- 18.What comes next? 25, 36, 49, 64, ? (a) 79 (b) 83 (c) 81 (d) 82
- 19.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 6 times table? (a) 14 (b) 42 (c) 30 (d) 24
- 20.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 4 times table? (a) 28 (b) 20 (c) 9 (d) 16
- 21.What comes next? 10, 12, 14, 16, ? (a) 18 (b) 19 (c) 16 (d) 20
- 22.What comes next? 3, 12, 21, 30, ? (a) 39 (b) 40 (c) 30 (d) 48
- 23.What comes next? 19, 23, 27, 31, ? (a) 36 (b) 35 (c) 31 (d) 39
- 24.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 6 times table? (a) 36 (b) 24 (c) 42 (d) 22
- 25.What comes next? 15, 23, 31, 39, ? (a) 55 (b) 48 (c) 47 (d) 39
- 26.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 3 times table? (a) 15 (b) 22 (c) 6 (d) 18
- 27.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 7 times table? (a) 22 (b) 28 (c) 49 (d) 63
- 28.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 3 times table? (a) 12 (b) 15 (c) 17 (d) 18
- 29.What comes next? 1, 9, 17, 25, ? (a) 34 (b) 41 (c) 25 (d) 33
- 30.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 3 times table? (a) 12 (b) 27 (c) 14 (d) 21
- 31.What comes next? 14, 18, 22, 26, ? (a) 34 (b) 31 (c) 30 (d) 26
- 32.What comes next? 4, 8, 16, 32, ? (a) 56 (b) 65 (c) 48 (d) 64
- 33.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 3 times table? (a) 21 (b) 8 (c) 30 (d) 12
- 34.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 6 times table? (a) 18 (b) 36 (c) 24 (d) 39
- 35.What comes next? 9, 16, 23, 30, ? (a) 38 (b) 37 (c) 44 (d) 30
- 36.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 9 times table? (a) 63 (b) 27 (c) 45 (d) 83
- 37.What comes next? 11, 20, 29, 38, ? (a) 38 (b) 47 (c) 48 (d) 56
- 38.What comes next? 4, 9, 16, 25, ? (a) 38 (b) 34 (c) 36 (d) 37
- 39.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 8 times table? (a) 48 (b) 32 (c) 56 (d) 41
- 40.What comes next? 4, 6, 8, 10, ? (a) 13 (b) 10 (c) 14 (d) 12
Answer key
- 42
- 100
- 64
- 25
- 49
- 67
- 48
- 13
- 16
- 17
- 32
- 42
- 48
- 53
- 18
- 29
- 67
- 81
- 14
- 9
- 18
- 39
- 35
- 22
- 47
- 22
- 22
- 17
- 33
- 14
- 30
- 64
- 8
- 39
- 37
- 83
- 47
- 36
- 41
- 12
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