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? 17, 25, 33, 41, ? (a) 41 (b) 50 (c) 57 (d) 49
- 2.What comes next? 15, 18, 21, 24, ? (a) 30 (b) 27 (c) 28 (d) 24
- 3.What comes next? 16, 21, 26, 31, ? (a) 31 (b) 37 (c) 41 (d) 36
- 4.What comes next? 8, 14, 20, 26, ? (a) 32 (b) 26 (c) 33 (d) 38
- 5.What comes next? 4, 9, 16, 25, ? (a) 38 (b) 34 (c) 37 (d) 36
- 6.What comes next? 2, 4, 8, 16, ? (a) 28 (b) 32 (c) 33 (d) 24
- 7.What comes next? 4, 8, 16, 32, ? (a) 48 (b) 64 (c) 65 (d) 56
- 8.What comes next? 9, 16, 25, 36, ? (a) 51 (b) 50 (c) 49 (d) 47
- 9.What comes next? 25, 36, 49, 64, ? (a) 83 (b) 79 (c) 81 (d) 82
- 10.What comes next? 17, 22, 27, 32, ? (a) 37 (b) 38 (c) 32 (d) 42
- 11.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 3 times table? (a) 18 (b) 9 (c) 6 (d) 7
- 12.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 3 times table? (a) 24 (b) 15 (c) 28 (d) 12
- 13.What comes next? 19, 27, 35, 43, ? (a) 43 (b) 59 (c) 52 (d) 51
- 14.What comes next? 8, 16, 24, 32, ? (a) 40 (b) 32 (c) 48 (d) 41
- 15.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 8 times table? (a) 24 (b) 48 (c) 40 (d) 61
- 16.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 7 times table? (a) 21 (b) 14 (c) 57 (d) 42
- 17.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 4 times table? (a) 8 (b) 12 (c) 16 (d) 35
- 18.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 9 times table? (a) 54 (b) 23 (c) 45 (d) 18
- 19.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 8 times table? (a) 40 (b) 56 (c) 16 (d) 74
- 20.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 6 times table? (a) 18 (b) 24 (c) 12 (d) 50
- 21.What comes next? 8, 10, 12, 14, ? (a) 17 (b) 18 (c) 16 (d) 14
- 22.What comes next? 11, 18, 25, 32, ? (a) 40 (b) 46 (c) 39 (d) 32
- 23.What comes next? 1, 4, 9, 16, ? (a) 23 (b) 26 (c) 27 (d) 25
- 24.What comes next? 9, 14, 19, 24, ? (a) 30 (b) 34 (c) 24 (d) 29
- 25.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 4 times table? (a) 36 (b) 28 (c) 16 (d) 14
- 26.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 8 times table? (a) 16 (b) 25 (c) 64 (d) 40
- 27.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 4 times table? (a) 17 (b) 32 (c) 12 (d) 24
- 28.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 6 times table? (a) 52 (b) 42 (c) 12 (d) 24
- 29.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 5 times table? (a) 20 (b) 47 (c) 25 (d) 10
- 30.What comes next? 36, 49, 64, 81, ? (a) 98 (b) 101 (c) 102 (d) 100
- 31.What comes next? 4, 9, 14, 19, ? (a) 25 (b) 19 (c) 24 (d) 29
- 32.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 3 times table? (a) 24 (b) 25 (c) 6 (d) 15
- 33.What comes next? 5, 10, 20, 40, ? (a) 70 (b) 60 (c) 80 (d) 81
- 34.What comes next? 1, 8, 15, 22, ? (a) 30 (b) 29 (c) 36 (d) 22
- 35.What comes next? 7, 12, 17, 22, ? (a) 22 (b) 27 (c) 32 (d) 28
- 36.What comes next? 5, 8, 11, 14, ? (a) 14 (b) 17 (c) 18 (d) 20
- 37.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 5 times table? (a) 27 (b) 45 (c) 35 (d) 20
- 38.What comes next? 10, 14, 18, 22, ? (a) 27 (b) 26 (c) 22 (d) 30
- 39.What comes next? 6, 9, 12, 15, ? (a) 21 (b) 15 (c) 19 (d) 18
- 40.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 6 times table? (a) 43 (b) 24 (c) 18 (d) 42
Answer key
- 49
- 27
- 36
- 32
- 36
- 32
- 64
- 49
- 81
- 37
- 7
- 28
- 51
- 40
- 61
- 57
- 35
- 23
- 74
- 50
- 16
- 39
- 25
- 29
- 14
- 25
- 17
- 52
- 47
- 100
- 24
- 25
- 80
- 29
- 27
- 17
- 27
- 26
- 18
- 43
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