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, 7, 11, 15, ? (a) 23 (b) 15 (c) 20 (d) 19
- 2.What comes next? 2, 9, 16, 23, ? (a) 37 (b) 31 (c) 30 (d) 23
- 3.What comes next? 16, 25, 36, 49, ? (a) 65 (b) 64 (c) 66 (d) 62
- 4.What comes next? 3, 6, 12, 24, ? (a) 36 (b) 49 (c) 48 (d) 42
- 5.What comes next? 1, 4, 9, 16, ? (a) 23 (b) 27 (c) 26 (d) 25
- 6.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 9 times table? (a) 54 (b) 36 (c) 82 (d) 63
- 7.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 8 times table? (a) 56 (b) 19 (c) 64 (d) 32
- 8.What comes next? 25, 36, 49, 64, ? (a) 83 (b) 79 (c) 82 (d) 81
- 9.What comes next? 4, 8, 16, 32, ? (a) 48 (b) 56 (c) 65 (d) 64
- 10.What comes next? 3, 12, 21, 30, ? (a) 40 (b) 48 (c) 39 (d) 30
- 11.What comes next? 2, 4, 8, 16, ? (a) 28 (b) 24 (c) 33 (d) 32
- 12.What comes next? 36, 49, 64, 81, ? (a) 102 (b) 98 (c) 100 (d) 101
- 13.What comes next? 16, 24, 32, 40, ? (a) 40 (b) 56 (c) 48 (d) 49
- 14.What comes next? 14, 22, 30, 38, ? (a) 38 (b) 47 (c) 46 (d) 54
- 15.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 4 times table? (a) 12 (b) 24 (c) 32 (d) 18
- 16.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 7 times table? (a) 56 (b) 35 (c) 14 (d) 57
- 17.What comes next? 4, 9, 16, 25, ? (a) 34 (b) 37 (c) 38 (d) 36
- 18.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 6 times table? (a) 42 (b) 25 (c) 24 (d) 54
- 19.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 6 times table? (a) 42 (b) 45 (c) 24 (d) 12
- 20.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 7 times table? (a) 53 (b) 35 (c) 42 (d) 21
- 21.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 4 times table? (a) 8 (b) 16 (c) 24 (d) 9
- 22.What comes next? 20, 26, 32, 38, ? (a) 45 (b) 44 (c) 50 (d) 38
- 23.What comes next? 1, 2, 4, 8, ? (a) 12 (b) 14 (c) 16 (d) 17
- 24.What comes next? 9, 16, 25, 36, ? (a) 51 (b) 47 (c) 49 (d) 50
- 25.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 5 times table? (a) 45 (b) 20 (c) 16 (d) 35
- 26.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 4 times table? (a) 12 (b) 16 (c) 8 (d) 14
- 27.What comes next? 5, 10, 20, 40, ? (a) 80 (b) 70 (c) 81 (d) 60
- 28.What comes next? 18, 21, 24, 27, ? (a) 31 (b) 27 (c) 30 (d) 33
- 29.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 6 times table? (a) 18 (b) 48 (c) 36 (d) 17
- 30.What comes next? 1, 5, 9, 13, ? (a) 13 (b) 21 (c) 17 (d) 18
- 31.What comes next? 8, 12, 16, 20, ? (a) 28 (b) 25 (c) 24 (d) 20
- 32.What comes next? 3, 5, 7, 9, ? (a) 13 (b) 11 (c) 9 (d) 12
- 33.What comes next? 3, 6, 9, 12, ? (a) 18 (b) 16 (c) 12 (d) 15
- 34.What comes next? 18, 25, 32, 39, ? (a) 39 (b) 53 (c) 46 (d) 47
- 35.What comes next? 2, 10, 18, 26, ? (a) 42 (b) 34 (c) 35 (d) 26
- 36.What comes next? 2, 8, 14, 20, ? (a) 27 (b) 20 (c) 26 (d) 32
- 37.What comes next? 4, 6, 8, 10, ? (a) 12 (b) 14 (c) 10 (d) 13
- 38.What comes next? 4, 12, 20, 28, ? (a) 37 (b) 44 (c) 28 (d) 36
- 39.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 9 times table? (a) 72 (b) 34 (c) 54 (d) 27
- 40.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 3 times table? (a) 21 (b) 27 (c) 12 (d) 10
Answer key
- 19
- 30
- 64
- 48
- 25
- 82
- 19
- 81
- 64
- 39
- 32
- 100
- 48
- 46
- 18
- 57
- 36
- 25
- 45
- 53
- 9
- 44
- 16
- 49
- 16
- 14
- 80
- 30
- 17
- 17
- 24
- 11
- 15
- 46
- 34
- 26
- 12
- 36
- 34
- 10
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