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? 5, 13, 21, 29, ? (a) 38 (b) 29 (c) 45 (d) 37
- 2.What comes next? 13, 16, 19, 22, ? (a) 22 (b) 26 (c) 25 (d) 28
- 3.What comes next? 2, 4, 8, 16, ? (a) 28 (b) 24 (c) 33 (d) 32
- 4.What comes next? 4, 9, 16, 25, ? (a) 37 (b) 34 (c) 38 (d) 36
- 5.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 7 times table? (a) 14 (b) 21 (c) 28 (d) 40
- 6.What comes next? 18, 26, 34, 42, ? (a) 42 (b) 51 (c) 58 (d) 50
- 7.What comes next? 7, 9, 11, 13, ? (a) 16 (b) 13 (c) 15 (d) 17
- 8.What comes next? 25, 36, 49, 64, ? (a) 82 (b) 81 (c) 83 (d) 79
- 9.What comes next? 1, 4, 9, 16, ? (a) 23 (b) 27 (c) 26 (d) 25
- 10.What comes next? 18, 21, 24, 27, ? (a) 30 (b) 31 (c) 27 (d) 33
- 11.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 9 times table? (a) 27 (b) 38 (c) 72 (d) 54
- 12.What comes next? 11, 19, 27, 35, ? (a) 43 (b) 51 (c) 35 (d) 44
- 13.What comes next? 1, 2, 4, 8, ? (a) 14 (b) 17 (c) 16 (d) 12
- 14.What comes next? 18, 27, 36, 45, ? (a) 55 (b) 63 (c) 45 (d) 54
- 15.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 4 times table? (a) 13 (b) 24 (c) 28 (d) 12
- 16.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 3 times table? (a) 24 (b) 12 (c) 18 (d) 29
- 17.What comes next? 5, 10, 20, 40, ? (a) 80 (b) 70 (c) 81 (d) 60
- 18.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 6 times table? (a) 31 (b) 42 (c) 24 (d) 54
- 19.What comes next? 36, 49, 64, 81, ? (a) 101 (b) 100 (c) 102 (d) 98
- 20.What comes next? 16, 24, 32, 40, ? (a) 40 (b) 49 (c) 48 (d) 56
- 21.What comes next? 6, 12, 18, 24, ? (a) 31 (b) 30 (c) 36 (d) 24
- 22.What comes next? 16, 25, 36, 49, ? (a) 66 (b) 65 (c) 62 (d) 64
- 23.What comes next? 12, 18, 24, 30, ? (a) 42 (b) 36 (c) 30 (d) 37
- 24.What comes next? 16, 18, 20, 22, ? (a) 22 (b) 24 (c) 25 (d) 26
- 25.What comes next? 9, 16, 25, 36, ? (a) 51 (b) 49 (c) 50 (d) 47
- 26.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 7 times table? (a) 21 (b) 14 (c) 28 (d) 30
- 27.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 9 times table? (a) 66 (b) 63 (c) 36 (d) 27
- 28.What comes next? 16, 23, 30, 37, ? (a) 44 (b) 37 (c) 51 (d) 45
- 29.What comes next? 20, 28, 36, 44, ? (a) 53 (b) 52 (c) 60 (d) 44
- 30.What comes next? 9, 17, 25, 33, ? (a) 41 (b) 49 (c) 42 (d) 33
- 31.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 7 times table? (a) 49 (b) 35 (c) 28 (d) 17
- 32.What comes next? 1, 3, 5, 7, ? (a) 7 (b) 11 (c) 10 (d) 9
- 33.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 3 times table? (a) 21 (b) 12 (c) 7 (d) 6
- 34.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 3 times table? (a) 9 (b) 18 (c) 12 (d) 23
- 35.What comes next? 19, 27, 35, 43, ? (a) 52 (b) 43 (c) 51 (d) 59
- 36.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 7 times table? (a) 47 (b) 35 (c) 56 (d) 21
- 37.What comes next? 7, 14, 21, 28, ? (a) 28 (b) 42 (c) 36 (d) 35
- 38.What comes next? 5, 8, 11, 14, ? (a) 17 (b) 18 (c) 14 (d) 20
- 39.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 4 times table? (a) 18 (b) 24 (c) 20 (d) 12
- 40.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 8 times table? (a) 32 (b) 75 (c) 24 (d) 56
Answer key
- 37
- 25
- 32
- 36
- 40
- 50
- 15
- 81
- 25
- 30
- 38
- 43
- 16
- 54
- 13
- 29
- 80
- 31
- 100
- 48
- 30
- 64
- 36
- 24
- 49
- 30
- 66
- 44
- 52
- 41
- 17
- 9
- 7
- 23
- 51
- 47
- 35
- 17
- 18
- 75
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