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? 36, 49, 64, 81, ? (a) 98 (b) 100 (c) 102 (d) 101
- 2.What comes next? 4, 9, 16, 25, ? (a) 34 (b) 36 (c) 38 (d) 37
- 3.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 8 times table? (a) 72 (b) 77 (c) 32 (d) 48
- 4.What comes next? 1, 2, 4, 8, ? (a) 16 (b) 14 (c) 17 (d) 12
- 5.What comes next? 2, 4, 8, 16, ? (a) 32 (b) 24 (c) 33 (d) 28
- 6.What comes next? 3, 7, 11, 15, ? (a) 20 (b) 23 (c) 19 (d) 15
- 7.What comes next? 1, 5, 9, 13, ? (a) 17 (b) 13 (c) 18 (d) 21
- 8.What comes next? 25, 36, 49, 64, ? (a) 83 (b) 81 (c) 82 (d) 79
- 9.What comes next? 5, 10, 20, 40, ? (a) 80 (b) 81 (c) 60 (d) 70
- 10.What comes next? 10, 18, 26, 34, ? (a) 34 (b) 50 (c) 42 (d) 43
- 11.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 8 times table? (a) 71 (b) 56 (c) 32 (d) 16
- 12.What comes next? 1, 10, 19, 28, ? (a) 38 (b) 46 (c) 28 (d) 37
- 13.What comes next? 16, 19, 22, 25, ? (a) 29 (b) 31 (c) 28 (d) 25
- 14.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 4 times table? (a) 28 (b) 16 (c) 8 (d) 23
- 15.What comes next? 6, 9, 12, 15, ? (a) 19 (b) 15 (c) 18 (d) 21
- 16.What comes next? 7, 16, 25, 34, ? (a) 52 (b) 44 (c) 43 (d) 34
- 17.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 6 times table? (a) 12 (b) 42 (c) 24 (d) 14
- 18.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 6 times table? (a) 12 (b) 28 (c) 24 (d) 36
- 19.What comes next? 1, 4, 9, 16, ? (a) 25 (b) 23 (c) 26 (d) 27
- 20.What comes next? 9, 16, 25, 36, ? (a) 51 (b) 50 (c) 49 (d) 47
- 21.What comes next? 14, 18, 22, 26, ? (a) 34 (b) 26 (c) 30 (d) 31
- 22.What comes next? 11, 18, 25, 32, ? (a) 40 (b) 46 (c) 39 (d) 32
- 23.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 4 times table? (a) 17 (b) 16 (c) 28 (d) 8
- 24.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 4 times table? (a) 28 (b) 26 (c) 32 (d) 16
- 25.What comes next? 9, 14, 19, 24, ? (a) 29 (b) 24 (c) 30 (d) 34
- 26.What comes next? 11, 20, 29, 38, ? (a) 56 (b) 47 (c) 48 (d) 38
- 27.What comes next? 10, 15, 20, 25, ? (a) 30 (b) 31 (c) 25 (d) 35
- 28.What comes next? 1, 4, 7, 10, ? (a) 10 (b) 13 (c) 14 (d) 16
- 29.What comes next? 7, 9, 11, 13, ? (a) 15 (b) 13 (c) 16 (d) 17
- 30.What comes next? 16, 25, 36, 49, ? (a) 62 (b) 66 (c) 65 (d) 64
- 31.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 7 times table? (a) 39 (b) 42 (c) 28 (d) 35
- 32.What comes next? 5, 10, 15, 20, ? (a) 30 (b) 20 (c) 26 (d) 25
- 33.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 8 times table? (a) 62 (b) 40 (c) 24 (d) 48
- 34.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 6 times table? (a) 48 (b) 30 (c) 12 (d) 34
- 35.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 7 times table? (a) 28 (b) 61 (c) 14 (d) 49
- 36.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 4 times table? (a) 24 (b) 11 (c) 12 (d) 8
- 37.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 7 times table? (a) 15 (b) 35 (c) 42 (d) 28
- 38.What comes next? 18, 20, 22, 24, ? (a) 24 (b) 26 (c) 28 (d) 27
- 39.What comes next? 1, 3, 5, 7, ? (a) 10 (b) 11 (c) 7 (d) 9
- 40.What comes next? 4, 6, 8, 10, ? (a) 13 (b) 14 (c) 12 (d) 10
Answer key
- 100
- 36
- 77
- 16
- 32
- 19
- 17
- 81
- 80
- 42
- 71
- 37
- 28
- 23
- 18
- 43
- 14
- 28
- 25
- 49
- 30
- 39
- 17
- 26
- 29
- 47
- 30
- 13
- 15
- 64
- 39
- 25
- 62
- 34
- 61
- 11
- 15
- 26
- 9
- 12
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