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