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, 24, 33, 42, ? (a) 51 (b) 60 (c) 52 (d) 42
- 2.What comes next? 16, 25, 36, 49, ? (a) 66 (b) 65 (c) 64 (d) 62
- 3.What comes next? 1, 2, 4, 8, ? (a) 12 (b) 16 (c) 17 (d) 14
- 4.What comes next? 25, 36, 49, 64, ? (a) 83 (b) 79 (c) 81 (d) 82
- 5.What comes next? 8, 13, 18, 23, ? (a) 29 (b) 33 (c) 23 (d) 28
- 6.What comes next? 11, 20, 29, 38, ? (a) 38 (b) 48 (c) 47 (d) 56
- 7.What comes next? 4, 9, 16, 25, ? (a) 37 (b) 36 (c) 38 (d) 34
- 8.What comes next? 3, 6, 12, 24, ? (a) 49 (b) 36 (c) 42 (d) 48
- 9.What comes next? 5, 7, 9, 11, ? (a) 14 (b) 11 (c) 15 (d) 13
- 10.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 3 times table? (a) 9 (b) 21 (c) 18 (d) 16
- 11.What comes next? 9, 16, 25, 36, ? (a) 50 (b) 51 (c) 47 (d) 49
- 12.What comes next? 5, 10, 20, 40, ? (a) 70 (b) 81 (c) 80 (d) 60
- 13.What comes next? 2, 4, 8, 16, ? (a) 28 (b) 24 (c) 33 (d) 32
- 14.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 3 times table? (a) 28 (b) 18 (c) 27 (d) 12
- 15.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 3 times table? (a) 12 (b) 19 (c) 9 (d) 15
- 16.What comes next? 1, 4, 9, 16, ? (a) 23 (b) 25 (c) 26 (d) 27
- 17.What comes next? 4, 8, 16, 32, ? (a) 65 (b) 64 (c) 48 (d) 56
- 18.What comes next? 8, 12, 16, 20, ? (a) 28 (b) 25 (c) 20 (d) 24
- 19.What comes next? 36, 49, 64, 81, ? (a) 102 (b) 101 (c) 100 (d) 98
- 20.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 7 times table? (a) 39 (b) 14 (c) 49 (d) 28
- 21.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 9 times table? (a) 45 (b) 72 (c) 64 (d) 27
- 22.What comes next? 13, 17, 21, 25, ? (a) 29 (b) 33 (c) 30 (d) 25
- 23.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 7 times table? (a) 35 (b) 56 (c) 24 (d) 28
- 24.What comes next? 15, 23, 31, 39, ? (a) 48 (b) 55 (c) 39 (d) 47
- 25.What comes next? 13, 16, 19, 22, ? (a) 28 (b) 26 (c) 25 (d) 22
- 26.What comes next? 11, 18, 25, 32, ? (a) 46 (b) 32 (c) 40 (d) 39
- 27.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 5 times table? (a) 27 (b) 30 (c) 25 (d) 15
- 28.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 6 times table? (a) 42 (b) 26 (c) 24 (d) 48
- 29.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 4 times table? (a) 36 (b) 28 (c) 16 (d) 10
- 30.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 5 times table? (a) 30 (b) 40 (c) 20 (d) 29
- 31.What comes next? 10, 14, 18, 22, ? (a) 22 (b) 26 (c) 30 (d) 27
- 32.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 4 times table? (a) 24 (b) 8 (c) 25 (d) 16
- 33.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 8 times table? (a) 32 (b) 63 (c) 48 (d) 64
- 34.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 3 times table? (a) 10 (b) 9 (c) 12 (d) 15
- 35.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 5 times table? (a) 11 (b) 40 (c) 25 (d) 20
- 36.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 3 times table? (a) 8 (b) 15 (c) 24 (d) 9
- 37.What comes next? 2, 4, 6, 8, ? (a) 10 (b) 11 (c) 12 (d) 8
- 38.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 4 times table? (a) 28 (b) 16 (c) 35 (d) 12
- 39.What comes next? 3, 12, 21, 30, ? (a) 39 (b) 40 (c) 48 (d) 30
- 40.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 3 times table? (a) 6 (b) 13 (c) 9 (d) 15
Answer key
- 51
- 64
- 16
- 81
- 28
- 47
- 36
- 48
- 13
- 16
- 49
- 80
- 32
- 28
- 19
- 25
- 64
- 24
- 100
- 39
- 64
- 29
- 24
- 47
- 25
- 39
- 27
- 26
- 10
- 29
- 26
- 25
- 63
- 10
- 11
- 8
- 10
- 35
- 39
- 13
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