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? 2, 4, 8, 16, ? (a) 28 (b) 33 (c) 24 (d) 32
- 2.What comes next? 3, 5, 7, 9, ? (a) 9 (b) 11 (c) 12 (d) 13
- 3.What comes next? 1, 2, 4, 8, ? (a) 17 (b) 14 (c) 16 (d) 12
- 4.What comes next? 3, 6, 12, 24, ? (a) 48 (b) 36 (c) 42 (d) 49
- 5.What comes next? 1, 4, 7, 10, ? (a) 14 (b) 10 (c) 13 (d) 16
- 6.What comes next? 4, 9, 16, 25, ? (a) 36 (b) 38 (c) 37 (d) 34
- 7.What comes next? 5, 10, 20, 40, ? (a) 81 (b) 70 (c) 80 (d) 60
- 8.What comes next? 19, 28, 37, 46, ? (a) 55 (b) 56 (c) 46 (d) 64
- 9.What comes next? 1, 9, 17, 25, ? (a) 41 (b) 33 (c) 34 (d) 25
- 10.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 5 times table? (a) 20 (b) 10 (c) 25 (d) 41
- 11.What comes next? 12, 18, 24, 30, ? (a) 37 (b) 30 (c) 42 (d) 36
- 12.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 9 times table? (a) 45 (b) 83 (c) 36 (d) 72
- 13.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 7 times table? (a) 49 (b) 57 (c) 42 (d) 28
- 14.What comes next? 17, 26, 35, 44, ? (a) 62 (b) 44 (c) 54 (d) 53
- 15.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 9 times table? (a) 18 (b) 45 (c) 43 (d) 72
- 16.What comes next? 9, 16, 25, 36, ? (a) 47 (b) 49 (c) 50 (d) 51
- 17.What comes next? 16, 25, 36, 49, ? (a) 64 (b) 65 (c) 66 (d) 62
- 18.What comes next? 16, 24, 32, 40, ? (a) 40 (b) 56 (c) 49 (d) 48
- 19.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 6 times table? (a) 12 (b) 18 (c) 50 (d) 30
- 20.What comes next? 1, 5, 9, 13, ? (a) 17 (b) 21 (c) 13 (d) 18
- 21.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 6 times table? (a) 12 (b) 30 (c) 24 (d) 31
- 22.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 8 times table? (a) 46 (b) 40 (c) 32 (d) 24
- 23.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 7 times table? (a) 35 (b) 68 (c) 21 (d) 56
- 24.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 7 times table? (a) 16 (b) 28 (c) 49 (d) 21
- 25.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 7 times table? (a) 28 (b) 42 (c) 49 (d) 54
- 26.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 7 times table? (a) 14 (b) 42 (c) 21 (d) 53
- 27.What comes next? 4, 8, 16, 32, ? (a) 48 (b) 65 (c) 64 (d) 56
- 28.What comes next? 1, 3, 5, 7, ? (a) 10 (b) 9 (c) 11 (d) 7
- 29.What comes next? 8, 16, 24, 32, ? (a) 41 (b) 48 (c) 32 (d) 40
- 30.What comes next? 13, 16, 19, 22, ? (a) 26 (b) 28 (c) 22 (d) 25
- 31.What comes next? 36, 49, 64, 81, ? (a) 101 (b) 98 (c) 102 (d) 100
- 32.What comes next? 16, 21, 26, 31, ? (a) 36 (b) 41 (c) 37 (d) 31
- 33.What comes next? 15, 19, 23, 27, ? (a) 32 (b) 27 (c) 35 (d) 31
- 34.What comes next? 25, 36, 49, 64, ? (a) 82 (b) 79 (c) 81 (d) 83
- 35.What comes next? 18, 25, 32, 39, ? (a) 53 (b) 47 (c) 39 (d) 46
- 36.What comes next? 1, 4, 9, 16, ? (a) 25 (b) 23 (c) 26 (d) 27
- 37.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 5 times table? (a) 25 (b) 20 (c) 42 (d) 10
- 38.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 4 times table? (a) 39 (b) 8 (c) 20 (d) 16
- 39.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 7 times table? (a) 63 (b) 42 (c) 59 (d) 21
- 40.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 4 times table? (a) 9 (b) 24 (c) 8 (d) 12
Answer key
- 32
- 11
- 16
- 48
- 13
- 36
- 80
- 55
- 33
- 41
- 36
- 83
- 57
- 53
- 43
- 49
- 64
- 48
- 50
- 17
- 31
- 46
- 68
- 16
- 54
- 53
- 64
- 9
- 40
- 25
- 100
- 36
- 31
- 81
- 46
- 25
- 42
- 39
- 59
- 9
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