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? 9, 16, 25, 36, ? (a) 50 (b) 49 (c) 47 (d) 51
- 2.What comes next? 3, 6, 12, 24, ? (a) 49 (b) 48 (c) 36 (d) 42
- 3.What comes next? 5, 10, 20, 40, ? (a) 80 (b) 81 (c) 60 (d) 70
- 4.What comes next? 2, 10, 18, 26, ? (a) 34 (b) 26 (c) 35 (d) 42
- 5.What comes next? 13, 17, 21, 25, ? (a) 30 (b) 29 (c) 33 (d) 25
- 6.What comes next? 16, 25, 36, 49, ? (a) 66 (b) 64 (c) 65 (d) 62
- 7.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 7 times table? (a) 49 (b) 28 (c) 14 (d) 64
- 8.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 4 times table? (a) 20 (b) 12 (c) 8 (d) 23
- 9.What comes next? 4, 8, 16, 32, ? (a) 48 (b) 64 (c) 56 (d) 65
- 10.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 8 times table? (a) 56 (b) 76 (c) 72 (d) 32
- 11.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 4 times table? (a) 12 (b) 24 (c) 8 (d) 39
- 12.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 3 times table? (a) 15 (b) 24 (c) 12 (d) 7
- 13.What comes next? 20, 25, 30, 35, ? (a) 40 (b) 45 (c) 35 (d) 41
- 14.What comes next? 9, 14, 19, 24, ? (a) 34 (b) 30 (c) 24 (d) 29
- 15.What comes next? 12, 17, 22, 27, ? (a) 37 (b) 32 (c) 33 (d) 27
- 16.What comes next? 1, 2, 4, 8, ? (a) 17 (b) 16 (c) 12 (d) 14
- 17.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 4 times table? (a) 16 (b) 36 (c) 28 (d) 34
- 18.What comes next? 4, 9, 16, 25, ? (a) 37 (b) 34 (c) 36 (d) 38
- 19.What comes next? 12, 18, 24, 30, ? (a) 42 (b) 37 (c) 36 (d) 30
- 20.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 8 times table? (a) 16 (b) 24 (c) 31 (d) 32
- 21.What comes next? 1, 4, 7, 10, ? (a) 10 (b) 13 (c) 16 (d) 14
- 22.What comes next? 4, 11, 18, 25, ? (a) 25 (b) 39 (c) 32 (d) 33
- 23.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 8 times table? (a) 40 (b) 73 (c) 32 (d) 48
- 24.What comes next? 8, 12, 16, 20, ? (a) 28 (b) 24 (c) 20 (d) 25
- 25.What comes next? 18, 25, 32, 39, ? (a) 53 (b) 46 (c) 47 (d) 39
- 26.What comes next? 7, 13, 19, 25, ? (a) 31 (b) 37 (c) 32 (d) 25
- 27.What comes next? 13, 19, 25, 31, ? (a) 38 (b) 31 (c) 43 (d) 37
- 28.What comes next? 25, 36, 49, 64, ? (a) 79 (b) 81 (c) 83 (d) 82
- 29.What comes next? 36, 49, 64, 81, ? (a) 102 (b) 98 (c) 100 (d) 101
- 30.What comes next? 2, 4, 8, 16, ? (a) 28 (b) 33 (c) 24 (d) 32
- 31.What comes next? 20, 29, 38, 47, ? (a) 47 (b) 65 (c) 57 (d) 56
- 32.What comes next? 11, 13, 15, 17, ? (a) 21 (b) 17 (c) 19 (d) 20
- 33.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 6 times table? (a) 30 (b) 40 (c) 36 (d) 18
- 34.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 4 times table? (a) 25 (b) 40 (c) 28 (d) 16
- 35.What comes next? 6, 13, 20, 27, ? (a) 27 (b) 41 (c) 35 (d) 34
- 36.What comes next? 3, 8, 13, 18, ? (a) 28 (b) 18 (c) 24 (d) 23
- 37.What comes next? 13, 22, 31, 40, ? (a) 58 (b) 40 (c) 49 (d) 50
- 38.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 8 times table? (a) 56 (b) 32 (c) 62 (d) 80
- 39.What comes next? 9, 12, 15, 18, ? (a) 21 (b) 18 (c) 22 (d) 24
- 40.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 5 times table? (a) 10 (b) 25 (c) 44 (d) 30
Answer key
- 49
- 48
- 80
- 34
- 29
- 64
- 64
- 23
- 64
- 76
- 39
- 7
- 40
- 29
- 32
- 16
- 34
- 36
- 36
- 31
- 13
- 32
- 73
- 24
- 46
- 31
- 37
- 81
- 100
- 32
- 56
- 19
- 40
- 25
- 34
- 23
- 49
- 62
- 21
- 44
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