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? 4, 9, 16, 25, ? (a) 38 (b) 36 (c) 34 (d) 37
- 2.What comes next? 36, 49, 64, 81, ? (a) 100 (b) 98 (c) 102 (d) 101
- 3.What comes next? 1, 4, 7, 10, ? (a) 14 (b) 13 (c) 10 (d) 16
- 4.What comes next? 5, 10, 20, 40, ? (a) 60 (b) 80 (c) 81 (d) 70
- 5.What comes next? 4, 8, 16, 32, ? (a) 64 (b) 65 (c) 56 (d) 48
- 6.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 4 times table? (a) 16 (b) 20 (c) 12 (d) 13
- 7.What comes next? 11, 17, 23, 29, ? (a) 35 (b) 41 (c) 29 (d) 36
- 8.What comes next? 19, 21, 23, 25, ? (a) 25 (b) 29 (c) 27 (d) 28
- 9.What comes next? 10, 18, 26, 34, ? (a) 34 (b) 43 (c) 50 (d) 42
- 10.What comes next? 9, 16, 25, 36, ? (a) 47 (b) 50 (c) 51 (d) 49
- 11.What comes next? 1, 4, 9, 16, ? (a) 27 (b) 26 (c) 23 (d) 25
- 12.What comes next? 2, 4, 8, 16, ? (a) 24 (b) 28 (c) 33 (d) 32
- 13.What comes next? 5, 14, 23, 32, ? (a) 50 (b) 32 (c) 42 (d) 41
- 14.What comes next? 17, 19, 21, 23, ? (a) 23 (b) 25 (c) 27 (d) 26
- 15.What comes next? 12, 16, 20, 24, ? (a) 24 (b) 29 (c) 32 (d) 28
- 16.What comes next? 16, 25, 36, 49, ? (a) 66 (b) 64 (c) 62 (d) 65
- 17.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 3 times table? (a) 12 (b) 18 (c) 13 (d) 6
- 18.What comes next? 16, 24, 32, 40, ? (a) 40 (b) 56 (c) 48 (d) 49
- 19.What comes next? 9, 11, 13, 15, ? (a) 19 (b) 17 (c) 18 (d) 15
- 20.What comes next? 1, 2, 4, 8, ? (a) 12 (b) 17 (c) 16 (d) 14
- 21.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 9 times table? (a) 54 (b) 35 (c) 36 (d) 45
- 22.What comes next? 13, 19, 25, 31, ? (a) 43 (b) 37 (c) 31 (d) 38
- 23.What comes next? 20, 22, 24, 26, ? (a) 30 (b) 29 (c) 26 (d) 28
- 24.What comes next? 4, 13, 22, 31, ? (a) 41 (b) 31 (c) 40 (d) 49
- 25.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 4 times table? (a) 20 (b) 16 (c) 33 (d) 12
- 26.What comes next? 12, 21, 30, 39, ? (a) 57 (b) 48 (c) 49 (d) 39
- 27.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 4 times table? (a) 20 (b) 30 (c) 12 (d) 24
- 28.What comes next? 15, 19, 23, 27, ? (a) 35 (b) 27 (c) 32 (d) 31
- 29.What comes next? 2, 9, 16, 23, ? (a) 31 (b) 37 (c) 30 (d) 23
- 30.What comes next? 3, 6, 12, 24, ? (a) 42 (b) 36 (c) 48 (d) 49
- 31.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 3 times table? (a) 27 (b) 10 (c) 21 (d) 12
- 32.What comes next? 20, 24, 28, 32, ? (a) 36 (b) 37 (c) 32 (d) 40
- 33.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 3 times table? (a) 12 (b) 28 (c) 18 (d) 24
- 34.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 8 times table? (a) 68 (b) 72 (c) 32 (d) 48
- 35.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 5 times table? (a) 48 (b) 25 (c) 15 (d) 40
- 36.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 5 times table? (a) 20 (b) 44 (c) 25 (d) 10
- 37.What comes next? 15, 21, 27, 33, ? (a) 45 (b) 33 (c) 39 (d) 40
- 38.What comes next? 19, 28, 37, 46, ? (a) 56 (b) 64 (c) 46 (d) 55
- 39.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 9 times table? (a) 45 (b) 36 (c) 28 (d) 63
- 40.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 4 times table? (a) 12 (b) 20 (c) 28 (d) 39
Answer key
- 36
- 100
- 13
- 80
- 64
- 13
- 35
- 27
- 42
- 49
- 25
- 32
- 41
- 25
- 28
- 64
- 13
- 48
- 17
- 16
- 35
- 37
- 28
- 40
- 33
- 48
- 30
- 31
- 30
- 48
- 10
- 36
- 28
- 68
- 48
- 44
- 39
- 55
- 28
- 39
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