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? 25, 36, 49, 64, ? (a) 83 (b) 82 (c) 79 (d) 81
- 2.What comes next? 36, 49, 64, 81, ? (a) 102 (b) 101 (c) 98 (d) 100
- 3.What comes next? 2, 4, 8, 16, ? (a) 33 (b) 32 (c) 24 (d) 28
- 4.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 3 times table? (a) 10 (b) 21 (c) 12 (d) 9
- 5.What comes next? 2, 5, 8, 11, ? (a) 11 (b) 14 (c) 17 (d) 15
- 6.What comes next? 1, 2, 4, 8, ? (a) 14 (b) 12 (c) 16 (d) 17
- 7.What comes next? 15, 19, 23, 27, ? (a) 27 (b) 35 (c) 31 (d) 32
- 8.What comes next? 1, 4, 9, 16, ? (a) 26 (b) 23 (c) 27 (d) 25
- 9.What comes next? 15, 23, 31, 39, ? (a) 48 (b) 39 (c) 47 (d) 55
- 10.What comes next? 3, 6, 12, 24, ? (a) 49 (b) 48 (c) 42 (d) 36
- 11.What comes next? 16, 20, 24, 28, ? (a) 36 (b) 33 (c) 32 (d) 28
- 12.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 4 times table? (a) 12 (b) 16 (c) 8 (d) 15
- 13.What comes next? 14, 22, 30, 38, ? (a) 38 (b) 54 (c) 47 (d) 46
- 14.What comes next? 18, 22, 26, 30, ? (a) 30 (b) 38 (c) 35 (d) 34
- 15.What comes next? 8, 12, 16, 20, ? (a) 20 (b) 25 (c) 24 (d) 28
- 16.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 9 times table? (a) 27 (b) 45 (c) 66 (d) 54
- 17.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 4 times table? (a) 24 (b) 12 (c) 18 (d) 8
- 18.What comes next? 9, 16, 25, 36, ? (a) 49 (b) 47 (c) 51 (d) 50
- 19.What comes next? 4, 9, 16, 25, ? (a) 34 (b) 38 (c) 36 (d) 37
- 20.What comes next? 16, 25, 36, 49, ? (a) 62 (b) 66 (c) 64 (d) 65
- 21.What comes next? 9, 14, 19, 24, ? (a) 30 (b) 24 (c) 34 (d) 29
- 22.What comes next? 4, 8, 16, 32, ? (a) 64 (b) 48 (c) 56 (d) 65
- 23.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 8 times table? (a) 40 (b) 64 (c) 46 (d) 24
- 24.What comes next? 4, 7, 10, 13, ? (a) 17 (b) 13 (c) 19 (d) 16
- 25.What comes next? 17, 19, 21, 23, ? (a) 23 (b) 26 (c) 27 (d) 25
- 26.What comes next? 6, 8, 10, 12, ? (a) 16 (b) 15 (c) 12 (d) 14
- 27.What comes next? 20, 29, 38, 47, ? (a) 57 (b) 56 (c) 47 (d) 65
- 28.What comes next? 8, 16, 24, 32, ? (a) 41 (b) 32 (c) 40 (d) 48
- 29.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 9 times table? (a) 83 (b) 36 (c) 18 (d) 27
- 30.What comes next? 5, 10, 20, 40, ? (a) 81 (b) 60 (c) 80 (d) 70
- 31.What comes next? 8, 14, 20, 26, ? (a) 38 (b) 26 (c) 33 (d) 32
- 32.What comes next? 1, 8, 15, 22, ? (a) 22 (b) 29 (c) 36 (d) 30
- 33.What comes next? 4, 6, 8, 10, ? (a) 14 (b) 10 (c) 13 (d) 12
- 34.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 6 times table? (a) 42 (b) 22 (c) 30 (d) 18
- 35.What comes next? 1, 7, 13, 19, ? (a) 26 (b) 31 (c) 19 (d) 25
- 36.What comes next? 17, 22, 27, 32, ? (a) 37 (b) 32 (c) 38 (d) 42
- 37.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 6 times table? (a) 12 (b) 30 (c) 50 (d) 42
- 38.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 4 times table? (a) 12 (b) 24 (c) 28 (d) 14
- 39.What comes next? 12, 18, 24, 30, ? (a) 42 (b) 30 (c) 36 (d) 37
- 40.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 9 times table? (a) 45 (b) 72 (c) 36 (d) 41
Answer key
- 81
- 100
- 32
- 10
- 14
- 16
- 31
- 25
- 47
- 48
- 32
- 15
- 46
- 34
- 24
- 66
- 18
- 49
- 36
- 64
- 29
- 64
- 46
- 16
- 25
- 14
- 56
- 40
- 83
- 80
- 32
- 29
- 12
- 22
- 25
- 37
- 50
- 14
- 36
- 41
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