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? 15, 23, 31, 39, ? (a) 55 (b) 48 (c) 39 (d) 47
- 2.What comes next? 5, 7, 9, 11, ? (a) 11 (b) 14 (c) 13 (d) 15
- 3.What comes next? 1, 8, 15, 22, ? (a) 30 (b) 22 (c) 29 (d) 36
- 4.What comes next? 15, 22, 29, 36, ? (a) 36 (b) 50 (c) 44 (d) 43
- 5.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 3 times table? (a) 18 (b) 21 (c) 9 (d) 10
- 6.What comes next? 4, 9, 16, 25, ? (a) 38 (b) 36 (c) 34 (d) 37
- 7.What comes next? 11, 17, 23, 29, ? (a) 36 (b) 41 (c) 35 (d) 29
- 8.What comes next? 1, 4, 9, 16, ? (a) 27 (b) 26 (c) 25 (d) 23
- 9.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 8 times table? (a) 77 (b) 56 (c) 24 (d) 32
- 10.What comes next? 4, 8, 16, 32, ? (a) 48 (b) 56 (c) 65 (d) 64
- 11.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 7 times table? (a) 35 (b) 28 (c) 14 (d) 43
- 12.What comes next? 16, 25, 36, 49, ? (a) 64 (b) 62 (c) 65 (d) 66
- 13.What comes next? 36, 49, 64, 81, ? (a) 101 (b) 102 (c) 98 (d) 100
- 14.What comes next? 13, 15, 17, 19, ? (a) 19 (b) 23 (c) 22 (d) 21
- 15.What comes next? 3, 6, 12, 24, ? (a) 36 (b) 49 (c) 42 (d) 48
- 16.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 9 times table? (a) 45 (b) 42 (c) 36 (d) 63
- 17.What comes next? 25, 36, 49, 64, ? (a) 82 (b) 81 (c) 83 (d) 79
- 18.What comes next? 20, 25, 30, 35, ? (a) 41 (b) 40 (c) 35 (d) 45
- 19.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 8 times table? (a) 16 (b) 40 (c) 41 (d) 48
- 20.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 5 times table? (a) 37 (b) 45 (c) 20 (d) 30
- 21.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 6 times table? (a) 12 (b) 30 (c) 16 (d) 24
- 22.What comes next? 1, 2, 4, 8, ? (a) 14 (b) 12 (c) 16 (d) 17
- 23.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 5 times table? (a) 25 (b) 30 (c) 20 (d) 38
- 24.What comes next? 5, 10, 20, 40, ? (a) 60 (b) 70 (c) 80 (d) 81
- 25.What comes next? 10, 16, 22, 28, ? (a) 40 (b) 34 (c) 35 (d) 28
- 26.What comes next? 2, 7, 12, 17, ? (a) 22 (b) 27 (c) 17 (d) 23
- 27.What comes next? 11, 14, 17, 20, ? (a) 23 (b) 24 (c) 20 (d) 26
- 28.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 5 times table? (a) 10 (b) 20 (c) 15 (d) 39
- 29.What comes next? 8, 11, 14, 17, ? (a) 21 (b) 20 (c) 23 (d) 17
- 30.What comes next? 3, 12, 21, 30, ? (a) 48 (b) 30 (c) 40 (d) 39
- 31.What comes next? 11, 18, 25, 32, ? (a) 40 (b) 46 (c) 32 (d) 39
- 32.What comes next? 10, 13, 16, 19, ? (a) 22 (b) 19 (c) 23 (d) 25
- 33.What comes next? 5, 11, 17, 23, ? (a) 30 (b) 35 (c) 29 (d) 23
- 34.What comes next? 9, 13, 17, 21, ? (a) 25 (b) 21 (c) 29 (d) 26
- 35.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 4 times table? (a) 8 (b) 28 (c) 16 (d) 11
- 36.What comes next? 12, 19, 26, 33, ? (a) 40 (b) 41 (c) 33 (d) 47
- 37.What comes next? 8, 10, 12, 14, ? (a) 17 (b) 18 (c) 14 (d) 16
- 38.What comes next? 15, 24, 33, 42, ? (a) 52 (b) 42 (c) 51 (d) 60
- 39.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 4 times table? (a) 9 (b) 28 (c) 16 (d) 12
- 40.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 3 times table? (a) 12 (b) 7 (c) 18 (d) 6
Answer key
- 47
- 13
- 29
- 43
- 10
- 36
- 35
- 25
- 77
- 64
- 43
- 64
- 100
- 21
- 48
- 42
- 81
- 40
- 41
- 37
- 16
- 16
- 38
- 80
- 34
- 22
- 23
- 39
- 20
- 39
- 39
- 22
- 29
- 25
- 11
- 40
- 16
- 51
- 9
- 7
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