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? 2, 4, 8, 16, ? (a) 32 (b) 24 (c) 33 (d) 28
- 2.What comes next? 25, 36, 49, 64, ? (a) 82 (b) 79 (c) 81 (d) 83
- 3.What comes next? 1, 9, 17, 25, ? (a) 34 (b) 33 (c) 25 (d) 41
- 4.What comes next? 4, 8, 16, 32, ? (a) 48 (b) 65 (c) 64 (d) 56
- 5.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 7 times table? (a) 35 (b) 55 (c) 28 (d) 42
- 6.What comes next? 4, 9, 16, 25, ? (a) 36 (b) 38 (c) 37 (d) 34
- 7.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 7 times table? (a) 49 (b) 35 (c) 60 (d) 14
- 8.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 5 times table? (a) 41 (b) 35 (c) 45 (d) 20
- 9.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 8 times table? (a) 16 (b) 24 (c) 77 (d) 40
- 10.What comes next? 16, 25, 36, 49, ? (a) 62 (b) 65 (c) 66 (d) 64
- 11.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 6 times table? (a) 32 (b) 24 (c) 12 (d) 30
- 12.What comes next? 1, 2, 4, 8, ? (a) 16 (b) 12 (c) 14 (d) 17
- 13.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 8 times table? (a) 32 (b) 56 (c) 48 (d) 37
- 14.What comes next? 4, 9, 14, 19, ? (a) 24 (b) 19 (c) 25 (d) 29
- 15.What comes next? 6, 14, 22, 30, ? (a) 46 (b) 38 (c) 30 (d) 39
- 16.What comes next? 15, 17, 19, 21, ? (a) 23 (b) 21 (c) 24 (d) 25
- 17.What comes next? 13, 21, 29, 37, ? (a) 45 (b) 53 (c) 46 (d) 37
- 18.What comes next? 10, 12, 14, 16, ? (a) 19 (b) 16 (c) 18 (d) 20
- 19.What comes next? 20, 26, 32, 38, ? (a) 38 (b) 45 (c) 44 (d) 50
- 20.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 3 times table? (a) 24 (b) 16 (c) 12 (d) 15
- 21.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 3 times table? (a) 12 (b) 21 (c) 27 (d) 19
- 22.What comes next? 14, 23, 32, 41, ? (a) 59 (b) 51 (c) 41 (d) 50
- 23.What comes next? 2, 10, 18, 26, ? (a) 35 (b) 42 (c) 26 (d) 34
- 24.What comes next? 36, 49, 64, 81, ? (a) 100 (b) 101 (c) 102 (d) 98
- 25.What comes next? 1, 4, 9, 16, ? (a) 23 (b) 26 (c) 25 (d) 27
- 26.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 3 times table? (a) 13 (b) 30 (c) 12 (d) 21
- 27.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 8 times table? (a) 16 (b) 40 (c) 64 (d) 20
- 28.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 3 times table? (a) 21 (b) 18 (c) 14 (d) 9
- 29.What comes next? 20, 28, 36, 44, ? (a) 53 (b) 60 (c) 44 (d) 52
- 30.What comes next? 9, 17, 25, 33, ? (a) 49 (b) 33 (c) 41 (d) 42
- 31.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 6 times table? (a) 36 (b) 18 (c) 39 (d) 24
- 32.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 3 times table? (a) 18 (b) 12 (c) 9 (d) 28
- 33.What comes next? 17, 19, 21, 23, ? (a) 23 (b) 27 (c) 26 (d) 25
- 34.What comes next? 11, 15, 19, 23, ? (a) 28 (b) 27 (c) 23 (d) 31
- 35.What comes next? 6, 15, 24, 33, ? (a) 51 (b) 42 (c) 43 (d) 33
- 36.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 9 times table? (a) 88 (b) 54 (c) 72 (d) 36
- 37.What comes next? 9, 16, 25, 36, ? (a) 51 (b) 49 (c) 47 (d) 50
- 38.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 9 times table? (a) 36 (b) 72 (c) 45 (d) 46
- 39.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 9 times table? (a) 28 (b) 36 (c) 45 (d) 27
- 40.What comes next? 17, 24, 31, 38, ? (a) 38 (b) 52 (c) 46 (d) 45
Answer key
- 32
- 81
- 33
- 64
- 55
- 36
- 60
- 41
- 77
- 64
- 32
- 16
- 37
- 24
- 38
- 23
- 45
- 18
- 44
- 16
- 19
- 50
- 34
- 100
- 25
- 13
- 20
- 14
- 52
- 41
- 39
- 28
- 25
- 27
- 42
- 88
- 49
- 46
- 28
- 45
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