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? 10, 18, 26, 34, ? (a) 43 (b) 42 (c) 34 (d) 50
- 2.What comes next? 1, 9, 17, 25, ? (a) 41 (b) 25 (c) 33 (d) 34
- 3.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 9 times table? (a) 45 (b) 27 (c) 36 (d) 65
- 4.What comes next? 16, 25, 34, 43, ? (a) 53 (b) 43 (c) 52 (d) 61
- 5.What comes next? 19, 26, 33, 40, ? (a) 54 (b) 47 (c) 40 (d) 48
- 6.What comes next? 6, 11, 16, 21, ? (a) 31 (b) 27 (c) 21 (d) 26
- 7.What comes next? 1, 2, 4, 8, ? (a) 14 (b) 12 (c) 17 (d) 16
- 8.What comes next? 3, 11, 19, 27, ? (a) 27 (b) 35 (c) 43 (d) 36
- 9.What comes next? 3, 6, 12, 24, ? (a) 49 (b) 36 (c) 48 (d) 42
- 10.What comes next? 4, 8, 16, 32, ? (a) 48 (b) 56 (c) 64 (d) 65
- 11.What comes next? 12, 18, 24, 30, ? (a) 36 (b) 37 (c) 42 (d) 30
- 12.What comes next? 36, 49, 64, 81, ? (a) 98 (b) 101 (c) 100 (d) 102
- 13.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 8 times table? (a) 56 (b) 55 (c) 32 (d) 48
- 14.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 3 times table? (a) 21 (b) 17 (c) 12 (d) 24
- 15.What comes next? 16, 25, 36, 49, ? (a) 62 (b) 64 (c) 66 (d) 65
- 16.What comes next? 6, 8, 10, 12, ? (a) 12 (b) 16 (c) 14 (d) 15
- 17.What comes next? 15, 18, 21, 24, ? (a) 28 (b) 27 (c) 30 (d) 24
- 18.What comes next? 5, 10, 20, 40, ? (a) 70 (b) 80 (c) 60 (d) 81
- 19.What comes next? 16, 21, 26, 31, ? (a) 41 (b) 36 (c) 37 (d) 31
- 20.What comes next? 18, 23, 28, 33, ? (a) 33 (b) 39 (c) 38 (d) 43
- 21.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 3 times table? (a) 6 (b) 15 (c) 9 (d) 28
- 22.What comes next? 2, 9, 16, 23, ? (a) 37 (b) 31 (c) 30 (d) 23
- 23.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 5 times table? (a) 30 (b) 20 (c) 48 (d) 15
- 24.What comes next? 9, 11, 13, 15, ? (a) 18 (b) 19 (c) 17 (d) 15
- 25.What comes next? 1, 4, 9, 16, ? (a) 27 (b) 23 (c) 25 (d) 26
- 26.What comes next? 25, 36, 49, 64, ? (a) 81 (b) 82 (c) 83 (d) 79
- 27.What comes next? 2, 4, 8, 16, ? (a) 32 (b) 28 (c) 24 (d) 33
- 28.What comes next? 19, 23, 27, 31, ? (a) 39 (b) 36 (c) 31 (d) 35
- 29.What comes next? 8, 15, 22, 29, ? (a) 36 (b) 29 (c) 43 (d) 37
- 30.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 8 times table? (a) 78 (b) 56 (c) 40 (d) 32
- 31.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 7 times table? (a) 42 (b) 56 (c) 34 (d) 28
- 32.What comes next? 8, 11, 14, 17, ? (a) 23 (b) 20 (c) 21 (d) 17
- 33.What comes next? 2, 5, 8, 11, ? (a) 11 (b) 14 (c) 17 (d) 15
- 34.What comes next? 3, 5, 7, 9, ? (a) 13 (b) 11 (c) 12 (d) 9
- 35.What comes next? 16, 22, 28, 34, ? (a) 41 (b) 40 (c) 46 (d) 34
- 36.What comes next? 11, 20, 29, 38, ? (a) 48 (b) 56 (c) 38 (d) 47
- 37.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 3 times table? (a) 9 (b) 18 (c) 6 (d) 19
- 38.What comes next? 10, 15, 20, 25, ? (a) 31 (b) 25 (c) 35 (d) 30
- 39.What comes next? 5, 8, 11, 14, ? (a) 20 (b) 17 (c) 14 (d) 18
- 40.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 9 times table? (a) 18 (b) 51 (c) 45 (d) 63
Answer key
- 42
- 33
- 65
- 52
- 47
- 26
- 16
- 35
- 48
- 64
- 36
- 100
- 55
- 17
- 64
- 14
- 27
- 80
- 36
- 38
- 28
- 30
- 48
- 17
- 25
- 81
- 32
- 35
- 36
- 78
- 34
- 20
- 14
- 11
- 40
- 47
- 19
- 30
- 17
- 51
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