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? 8, 14, 20, 26, ? (a) 38 (b) 33 (c) 32 (d) 26
- 2.What comes next? 25, 36, 49, 64, ? (a) 79 (b) 82 (c) 83 (d) 81
- 3.What comes next? 6, 13, 20, 27, ? (a) 41 (b) 34 (c) 27 (d) 35
- 4.What comes next? 36, 49, 64, 81, ? (a) 100 (b) 98 (c) 102 (d) 101
- 5.What comes next? 3, 6, 12, 24, ? (a) 42 (b) 36 (c) 48 (d) 49
- 6.What comes next? 4, 9, 14, 19, ? (a) 29 (b) 25 (c) 24 (d) 19
- 7.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 9 times table? (a) 63 (b) 36 (c) 27 (d) 37
- 8.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 9 times table? (a) 72 (b) 45 (c) 82 (d) 18
- 9.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 9 times table? (a) 36 (b) 54 (c) 85 (d) 45
- 10.What comes next? 4, 8, 16, 32, ? (a) 56 (b) 65 (c) 48 (d) 64
- 11.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 7 times table? (a) 46 (b) 35 (c) 28 (d) 42
- 12.What comes next? 1, 4, 9, 16, ? (a) 26 (b) 27 (c) 23 (d) 25
- 13.What comes next? 4, 9, 16, 25, ? (a) 34 (b) 36 (c) 38 (d) 37
- 14.What comes next? 15, 18, 21, 24, ? (a) 28 (b) 27 (c) 24 (d) 30
- 15.What comes next? 1, 2, 4, 8, ? (a) 17 (b) 12 (c) 16 (d) 14
- 16.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 4 times table? (a) 17 (b) 8 (c) 24 (d) 12
- 17.What comes next? 12, 18, 24, 30, ? (a) 37 (b) 42 (c) 30 (d) 36
- 18.What comes next? 2, 4, 8, 16, ? (a) 33 (b) 32 (c) 28 (d) 24
- 19.What comes next? 3, 8, 13, 18, ? (a) 28 (b) 24 (c) 18 (d) 23
- 20.What comes next? 11, 17, 23, 29, ? (a) 35 (b) 29 (c) 36 (d) 41
- 21.What comes next? 16, 25, 36, 49, ? (a) 66 (b) 62 (c) 64 (d) 65
- 22.What comes next? 5, 10, 20, 40, ? (a) 60 (b) 81 (c) 80 (d) 70
- 23.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 4 times table? (a) 8 (b) 12 (c) 24 (d) 27
- 24.What comes next? 7, 9, 11, 13, ? (a) 16 (b) 17 (c) 13 (d) 15
- 25.What comes next? 3, 6, 9, 12, ? (a) 18 (b) 15 (c) 16 (d) 12
- 26.What comes next? 14, 23, 32, 41, ? (a) 41 (b) 50 (c) 59 (d) 51
- 27.What comes next? 1, 9, 17, 25, ? (a) 41 (b) 33 (c) 25 (d) 34
- 28.What comes next? 9, 16, 25, 36, ? (a) 50 (b) 47 (c) 51 (d) 49
- 29.What comes next? 17, 20, 23, 26, ? (a) 30 (b) 29 (c) 26 (d) 32
- 30.What comes next? 7, 13, 19, 25, ? (a) 31 (b) 32 (c) 37 (d) 25
- 31.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 7 times table? (a) 21 (b) 14 (c) 28 (d) 30
- 32.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 7 times table? (a) 49 (b) 63 (c) 28 (d) 64
- 33.What comes next? 10, 17, 24, 31, ? (a) 31 (b) 38 (c) 45 (d) 39
- 34.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 9 times table? (a) 90 (b) 30 (c) 36 (d) 63
- 35.What comes next? 2, 7, 12, 17, ? (a) 27 (b) 17 (c) 23 (d) 22
- 36.What comes next? 10, 13, 16, 19, ? (a) 25 (b) 19 (c) 23 (d) 22
- 37.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 3 times table? (a) 21 (b) 10 (c) 6 (d) 12
- 38.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 6 times table? (a) 30 (b) 41 (c) 18 (d) 24
- 39.What comes next? 11, 15, 19, 23, ? (a) 23 (b) 27 (c) 28 (d) 31
- 40.What comes next? 1, 10, 19, 28, ? (a) 37 (b) 28 (c) 38 (d) 46
Answer key
- 32
- 81
- 34
- 100
- 48
- 24
- 37
- 82
- 85
- 64
- 46
- 25
- 36
- 27
- 16
- 17
- 36
- 32
- 23
- 35
- 64
- 80
- 27
- 15
- 15
- 50
- 33
- 49
- 29
- 31
- 30
- 64
- 38
- 30
- 22
- 22
- 10
- 41
- 27
- 37
Free maths tricks lessons, practice and worksheets at talentjr.in/maths-tricks