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) 98 (b) 102 (c) 100 (d) 101
- 2.What comes next? 4, 9, 16, 25, ? (a) 34 (b) 36 (c) 37 (d) 38
- 3.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 8 times table? (a) 24 (b) 16 (c) 17 (d) 48
- 4.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 7 times table? (a) 16 (b) 21 (c) 35 (d) 14
- 5.What comes next? 25, 36, 49, 64, ? (a) 82 (b) 79 (c) 81 (d) 83
- 6.What comes next? 5, 10, 20, 40, ? (a) 81 (b) 70 (c) 60 (d) 80
- 7.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 4 times table? (a) 28 (b) 16 (c) 32 (d) 13
- 8.What comes next? 14, 23, 32, 41, ? (a) 50 (b) 59 (c) 41 (d) 51
- 9.What comes next? 6, 9, 12, 15, ? (a) 15 (b) 18 (c) 19 (d) 21
- 10.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 4 times table? (a) 8 (b) 20 (c) 31 (d) 32
- 11.What comes next? 9, 16, 25, 36, ? (a) 47 (b) 49 (c) 51 (d) 50
- 12.What comes next? 4, 8, 16, 32, ? (a) 65 (b) 64 (c) 48 (d) 56
- 13.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 9 times table? (a) 22 (b) 36 (c) 81 (d) 54
- 14.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 5 times table? (a) 42 (b) 20 (c) 15 (d) 25
- 15.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 8 times table? (a) 28 (b) 40 (c) 16 (d) 48
- 16.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 3 times table? (a) 6 (b) 15 (c) 24 (d) 11
- 17.What comes next? 1, 4, 9, 16, ? (a) 26 (b) 25 (c) 23 (d) 27
- 18.What comes next? 2, 4, 8, 16, ? (a) 24 (b) 33 (c) 32 (d) 28
- 19.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 9 times table? (a) 36 (b) 18 (c) 45 (d) 56
- 20.What comes next? 6, 8, 10, 12, ? (a) 16 (b) 15 (c) 14 (d) 12
- 21.What comes next? 4, 12, 20, 28, ? (a) 44 (b) 37 (c) 36 (d) 28
- 22.What comes next? 5, 10, 15, 20, ? (a) 25 (b) 26 (c) 20 (d) 30
- 23.What comes next? 19, 28, 37, 46, ? (a) 55 (b) 56 (c) 64 (d) 46
- 24.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 9 times table? (a) 72 (b) 36 (c) 45 (d) 83
- 25.What comes next? 1, 2, 4, 8, ? (a) 17 (b) 16 (c) 12 (d) 14
- 26.What comes next? 9, 16, 23, 30, ? (a) 30 (b) 37 (c) 44 (d) 38
- 27.What comes next? 1, 10, 19, 28, ? (a) 38 (b) 37 (c) 46 (d) 28
- 28.What comes next? 17, 21, 25, 29, ? (a) 34 (b) 33 (c) 29 (d) 37
- 29.What comes next? 3, 6, 12, 24, ? (a) 49 (b) 36 (c) 48 (d) 42
- 30.What comes next? 16, 23, 30, 37, ? (a) 45 (b) 51 (c) 37 (d) 44
- 31.What comes next? 12, 17, 22, 27, ? (a) 27 (b) 37 (c) 32 (d) 33
- 32.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 3 times table? (a) 18 (b) 13 (c) 6 (d) 12
- 33.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 8 times table? (a) 16 (b) 40 (c) 56 (d) 34
- 34.What comes next? 16, 25, 34, 43, ? (a) 53 (b) 52 (c) 61 (d) 43
- 35.What comes next? 12, 19, 26, 33, ? (a) 33 (b) 47 (c) 40 (d) 41
- 36.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 5 times table? (a) 15 (b) 11 (c) 20 (d) 30
- 37.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 8 times table? (a) 40 (b) 24 (c) 61 (d) 64
- 38.What comes next? 7, 16, 25, 34, ? (a) 34 (b) 52 (c) 44 (d) 43
- 39.What comes next? 11, 18, 25, 32, ? (a) 40 (b) 32 (c) 39 (d) 46
- 40.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 6 times table? (a) 48 (b) 23 (c) 24 (d) 30
Answer key
- 100
- 36
- 17
- 16
- 81
- 80
- 13
- 50
- 18
- 31
- 49
- 64
- 22
- 42
- 28
- 11
- 25
- 32
- 56
- 14
- 36
- 25
- 55
- 83
- 16
- 37
- 37
- 33
- 48
- 44
- 32
- 13
- 34
- 52
- 40
- 11
- 61
- 43
- 39
- 23
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