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) 81 (b) 82 (c) 79 (d) 83
- 2.What comes next? 2, 4, 6, 8, ? (a) 8 (b) 11 (c) 10 (d) 12
- 3.What comes next? 5, 10, 20, 40, ? (a) 81 (b) 80 (c) 60 (d) 70
- 4.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 7 times table? (a) 38 (b) 28 (c) 56 (d) 42
- 5.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 5 times table? (a) 25 (b) 29 (c) 20 (d) 10
- 6.What comes next? 5, 14, 23, 32, ? (a) 50 (b) 41 (c) 32 (d) 42
- 7.What comes next? 9, 15, 21, 27, ? (a) 33 (b) 27 (c) 39 (d) 34
- 8.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 5 times table? (a) 25 (b) 15 (c) 10 (d) 18
- 9.What comes next? 3, 11, 19, 27, ? (a) 43 (b) 27 (c) 36 (d) 35
- 10.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 3 times table? (a) 12 (b) 19 (c) 18 (d) 15
- 11.What comes next? 18, 22, 26, 30, ? (a) 38 (b) 34 (c) 30 (d) 35
- 12.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 8 times table? (a) 48 (b) 66 (c) 32 (d) 16
- 13.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 5 times table? (a) 20 (b) 25 (c) 40 (d) 24
- 14.What comes next? 2, 4, 8, 16, ? (a) 32 (b) 24 (c) 33 (d) 28
- 15.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 4 times table? (a) 28 (b) 25 (c) 24 (d) 12
- 16.What comes next? 9, 16, 25, 36, ? (a) 51 (b) 47 (c) 50 (d) 49
- 17.What comes next? 11, 13, 15, 17, ? (a) 21 (b) 20 (c) 19 (d) 17
- 18.What comes next? 1, 4, 9, 16, ? (a) 27 (b) 26 (c) 25 (d) 23
- 19.What comes next? 18, 27, 36, 45, ? (a) 63 (b) 54 (c) 45 (d) 55
- 20.What comes next? 3, 9, 15, 21, ? (a) 33 (b) 27 (c) 28 (d) 21
- 21.What comes next? 20, 29, 38, 47, ? (a) 65 (b) 47 (c) 56 (d) 57
- 22.What comes next? 14, 17, 20, 23, ? (a) 26 (b) 29 (c) 27 (d) 23
- 23.What comes next? 3, 6, 12, 24, ? (a) 49 (b) 42 (c) 36 (d) 48
- 24.What comes next? 10, 17, 24, 31, ? (a) 38 (b) 39 (c) 45 (d) 31
- 25.What comes next? 10, 12, 14, 16, ? (a) 20 (b) 19 (c) 18 (d) 16
- 26.What comes next? 1, 2, 4, 8, ? (a) 14 (b) 12 (c) 16 (d) 17
- 27.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 4 times table? (a) 12 (b) 20 (c) 32 (d) 9
- 28.What comes next? 16, 25, 36, 49, ? (a) 62 (b) 65 (c) 64 (d) 66
- 29.What comes next? 36, 49, 64, 81, ? (a) 102 (b) 98 (c) 101 (d) 100
- 30.What comes next? 1, 5, 9, 13, ? (a) 21 (b) 13 (c) 18 (d) 17
- 31.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 9 times table? (a) 27 (b) 47 (c) 36 (d) 45
- 32.What comes next? 16, 20, 24, 28, ? (a) 28 (b) 32 (c) 36 (d) 33
- 33.What comes next? 4, 8, 16, 32, ? (a) 48 (b) 65 (c) 64 (d) 56
- 34.What comes next? 4, 9, 16, 25, ? (a) 38 (b) 34 (c) 36 (d) 37
- 35.What comes next? 1, 9, 17, 25, ? (a) 25 (b) 34 (c) 41 (d) 33
- 36.What comes next? 18, 23, 28, 33, ? (a) 39 (b) 33 (c) 38 (d) 43
- 37.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 7 times table? (a) 14 (b) 21 (c) 51 (d) 28
- 38.What comes next? 11, 16, 21, 26, ? (a) 31 (b) 36 (c) 32 (d) 26
- 39.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 9 times table? (a) 45 (b) 63 (c) 18 (d) 61
- 40.What comes next? 16, 19, 22, 25, ? (a) 29 (b) 31 (c) 25 (d) 28
Answer key
- 81
- 10
- 80
- 38
- 29
- 41
- 33
- 18
- 35
- 19
- 34
- 66
- 24
- 32
- 25
- 49
- 19
- 25
- 54
- 27
- 56
- 26
- 48
- 38
- 18
- 16
- 9
- 64
- 100
- 17
- 47
- 32
- 64
- 36
- 33
- 38
- 51
- 31
- 61
- 28
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