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, 20, 25, 30, ? (a) 40 (b) 35 (c) 30 (d) 36
- 2.What comes next? 5, 8, 11, 14, ? (a) 20 (b) 14 (c) 18 (d) 17
- 3.What comes next? 2, 8, 14, 20, ? (a) 32 (b) 27 (c) 20 (d) 26
- 4.What comes next? 2, 4, 8, 16, ? (a) 32 (b) 28 (c) 24 (d) 33
- 5.What comes next? 1, 2, 4, 8, ? (a) 12 (b) 17 (c) 16 (d) 14
- 6.What comes next? 25, 36, 49, 64, ? (a) 81 (b) 83 (c) 79 (d) 82
- 7.What comes next? 2, 10, 18, 26, ? (a) 26 (b) 35 (c) 34 (d) 42
- 8.What comes next? 9, 16, 25, 36, ? (a) 47 (b) 51 (c) 49 (d) 50
- 9.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 4 times table? (a) 20 (b) 8 (c) 28 (d) 33
- 10.What comes next? 5, 10, 20, 40, ? (a) 81 (b) 70 (c) 80 (d) 60
- 11.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 9 times table? (a) 60 (b) 18 (c) 36 (d) 27
- 12.What comes next? 19, 22, 25, 28, ? (a) 34 (b) 32 (c) 31 (d) 28
- 13.What comes next? 4, 9, 16, 25, ? (a) 34 (b) 36 (c) 37 (d) 38
- 14.What comes next? 1, 4, 9, 16, ? (a) 27 (b) 26 (c) 25 (d) 23
- 15.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 5 times table? (a) 35 (b) 25 (c) 13 (d) 15
- 16.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 8 times table? (a) 43 (b) 64 (c) 16 (d) 40
- 17.What comes next? 16, 25, 36, 49, ? (a) 65 (b) 64 (c) 66 (d) 62
- 18.What comes next? 4, 8, 16, 32, ? (a) 64 (b) 65 (c) 56 (d) 48
- 19.What comes next? 3, 6, 12, 24, ? (a) 49 (b) 48 (c) 36 (d) 42
- 20.What comes next? 4, 11, 18, 25, ? (a) 39 (b) 25 (c) 32 (d) 33
- 21.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 8 times table? (a) 32 (b) 36 (c) 40 (d) 16
- 22.What comes next? 16, 21, 26, 31, ? (a) 41 (b) 37 (c) 31 (d) 36
- 23.What comes next? 36, 49, 64, 81, ? (a) 100 (b) 98 (c) 102 (d) 101
- 24.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 9 times table? (a) 89 (b) 45 (c) 18 (d) 27
- 25.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 9 times table? (a) 59 (b) 72 (c) 45 (d) 18
- 26.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 3 times table? (a) 9 (b) 17 (c) 21 (d) 18
- 27.What comes next? 14, 20, 26, 32, ? (a) 39 (b) 44 (c) 38 (d) 32
- 28.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 8 times table? (a) 24 (b) 44 (c) 56 (d) 48
- 29.What comes next? 12, 15, 18, 21, ? (a) 21 (b) 24 (c) 25 (d) 27
- 30.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 9 times table? (a) 18 (b) 45 (c) 72 (d) 44
- 31.What comes next? 9, 18, 27, 36, ? (a) 36 (b) 46 (c) 45 (d) 54
- 32.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 3 times table? (a) 21 (b) 12 (c) 24 (d) 23
- 33.What comes next? 2, 5, 8, 11, ? (a) 14 (b) 15 (c) 17 (d) 11
- 34.What comes next? 7, 14, 21, 28, ? (a) 36 (b) 42 (c) 35 (d) 28
- 35.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 7 times table? (a) 21 (b) 42 (c) 15 (d) 56
- 36.What comes next? 16, 22, 28, 34, ? (a) 40 (b) 34 (c) 46 (d) 41
- 37.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 3 times table? (a) 9 (b) 21 (c) 15 (d) 7
- 38.What comes next? 13, 21, 29, 37, ? (a) 53 (b) 46 (c) 37 (d) 45
- 39.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 4 times table? (a) 28 (b) 22 (c) 40 (d) 16
- 40.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 7 times table? (a) 35 (b) 58 (c) 21 (d) 42
Answer key
- 35
- 17
- 26
- 32
- 16
- 81
- 34
- 49
- 33
- 80
- 60
- 31
- 36
- 25
- 13
- 43
- 64
- 64
- 48
- 32
- 36
- 36
- 100
- 89
- 59
- 17
- 38
- 44
- 24
- 44
- 45
- 23
- 14
- 35
- 15
- 40
- 7
- 45
- 22
- 58
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