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) 102 (b) 98 (c) 100 (d) 101
- 2.What comes next? 18, 27, 36, 45, ? (a) 45 (b) 55 (c) 54 (d) 63
- 3.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 7 times table? (a) 63 (b) 28 (c) 64 (d) 49
- 4.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 4 times table? (a) 28 (b) 8 (c) 31 (d) 16
- 5.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 6 times table? (a) 36 (b) 18 (c) 24 (d) 55
- 6.What comes next? 3, 6, 12, 24, ? (a) 42 (b) 49 (c) 48 (d) 36
- 7.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 7 times table? (a) 25 (b) 35 (c) 21 (d) 28
- 8.What comes next? 13, 16, 19, 22, ? (a) 22 (b) 25 (c) 26 (d) 28
- 9.What comes next? 15, 17, 19, 21, ? (a) 21 (b) 23 (c) 25 (d) 24
- 10.What comes next? 1, 4, 9, 16, ? (a) 23 (b) 27 (c) 25 (d) 26
- 11.What comes next? 4, 9, 16, 25, ? (a) 38 (b) 36 (c) 34 (d) 37
- 12.What comes next? 2, 4, 8, 16, ? (a) 28 (b) 24 (c) 32 (d) 33
- 13.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 5 times table? (a) 25 (b) 10 (c) 28 (d) 30
- 14.What comes next? 7, 9, 11, 13, ? (a) 17 (b) 13 (c) 15 (d) 16
- 15.What comes next? 5, 10, 15, 20, ? (a) 20 (b) 25 (c) 30 (d) 26
- 16.What comes next? 4, 8, 16, 32, ? (a) 56 (b) 64 (c) 65 (d) 48
- 17.What comes next? 1, 10, 19, 28, ? (a) 28 (b) 46 (c) 37 (d) 38
- 18.What comes next? 20, 22, 24, 26, ? (a) 28 (b) 26 (c) 30 (d) 29
- 19.What comes next? 1, 2, 4, 8, ? (a) 16 (b) 14 (c) 12 (d) 17
- 20.What comes next? 18, 20, 22, 24, ? (a) 24 (b) 27 (c) 26 (d) 28
- 21.What comes next? 16, 18, 20, 22, ? (a) 24 (b) 25 (c) 22 (d) 26
- 22.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 3 times table? (a) 15 (b) 10 (c) 24 (d) 6
- 23.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 8 times table? (a) 24 (b) 20 (c) 32 (d) 40
- 24.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 6 times table? (a) 24 (b) 18 (c) 13 (d) 12
- 25.What comes next? 9, 16, 23, 30, ? (a) 44 (b) 38 (c) 30 (d) 37
- 26.What comes next? 6, 14, 22, 30, ? (a) 46 (b) 30 (c) 39 (d) 38
- 27.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 6 times table? (a) 37 (b) 42 (c) 24 (d) 48
- 28.What comes next? 18, 24, 30, 36, ? (a) 48 (b) 42 (c) 43 (d) 36
- 29.What comes next? 14, 22, 30, 38, ? (a) 54 (b) 38 (c) 47 (d) 46
- 30.What comes next? 9, 16, 25, 36, ? (a) 51 (b) 50 (c) 49 (d) 47
- 31.What comes next? 2, 4, 6, 8, ? (a) 8 (b) 11 (c) 12 (d) 10
- 32.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 8 times table? (a) 40 (b) 64 (c) 32 (d) 69
- 33.What comes next? 2, 5, 8, 11, ? (a) 17 (b) 11 (c) 15 (d) 14
- 34.What comes next? 14, 19, 24, 29, ? (a) 39 (b) 34 (c) 35 (d) 29
- 35.What comes next? 1, 7, 13, 19, ? (a) 25 (b) 31 (c) 19 (d) 26
- 36.What comes next? 3, 5, 7, 9, ? (a) 12 (b) 9 (c) 13 (d) 11
- 37.What comes next? 3, 6, 9, 12, ? (a) 12 (b) 15 (c) 18 (d) 16
- 38.What comes next? 15, 19, 23, 27, ? (a) 32 (b) 35 (c) 31 (d) 27
- 39.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 9 times table? (a) 54 (b) 45 (c) 18 (d) 20
- 40.What comes next? 10, 19, 28, 37, ? (a) 55 (b) 47 (c) 37 (d) 46
Answer key
- 100
- 54
- 64
- 31
- 55
- 48
- 25
- 25
- 23
- 25
- 36
- 32
- 28
- 15
- 25
- 64
- 37
- 28
- 16
- 26
- 24
- 10
- 20
- 13
- 37
- 38
- 37
- 42
- 46
- 49
- 10
- 69
- 14
- 34
- 25
- 11
- 15
- 31
- 20
- 46
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