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? 18, 27, 36, 45, ? (a) 45 (b) 63 (c) 54 (d) 55
- 2.What comes next? 1, 4, 9, 16, ? (a) 23 (b) 27 (c) 26 (d) 25
- 3.What comes next? 16, 22, 28, 34, ? (a) 34 (b) 41 (c) 46 (d) 40
- 4.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 7 times table? (a) 20 (b) 42 (c) 56 (d) 21
- 5.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 8 times table? (a) 24 (b) 40 (c) 48 (d) 50
- 6.What comes next? 5, 11, 17, 23, ? (a) 29 (b) 23 (c) 35 (d) 30
- 7.What comes next? 2, 4, 8, 16, ? (a) 24 (b) 33 (c) 28 (d) 32
- 8.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 5 times table? (a) 10 (b) 20 (c) 47 (d) 35
- 9.What comes next? 1, 4, 7, 10, ? (a) 10 (b) 14 (c) 13 (d) 16
- 10.What comes next? 9, 16, 25, 36, ? (a) 51 (b) 49 (c) 47 (d) 50
- 11.What comes next? 17, 23, 29, 35, ? (a) 42 (b) 41 (c) 35 (d) 47
- 12.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 9 times table? (a) 73 (b) 72 (c) 63 (d) 36
- 13.What comes next? 1, 10, 19, 28, ? (a) 38 (b) 28 (c) 46 (d) 37
- 14.What comes next? 20, 22, 24, 26, ? (a) 30 (b) 29 (c) 26 (d) 28
- 15.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 7 times table? (a) 49 (b) 14 (c) 35 (d) 36
- 16.What comes next? 4, 12, 20, 28, ? (a) 28 (b) 44 (c) 36 (d) 37
- 17.What comes next? 13, 19, 25, 31, ? (a) 43 (b) 37 (c) 31 (d) 38
- 18.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 7 times table? (a) 28 (b) 49 (c) 56 (d) 46
- 19.What comes next? 9, 16, 23, 30, ? (a) 37 (b) 38 (c) 44 (d) 30
- 20.What comes next? 18, 23, 28, 33, ? (a) 33 (b) 39 (c) 38 (d) 43
- 21.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 8 times table? (a) 70 (b) 24 (c) 56 (d) 48
- 22.What comes next? 25, 36, 49, 64, ? (a) 83 (b) 82 (c) 79 (d) 81
- 23.What comes next? 9, 11, 13, 15, ? (a) 17 (b) 18 (c) 15 (d) 19
- 24.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 5 times table? (a) 25 (b) 10 (c) 30 (d) 26
- 25.What comes next? 4, 9, 16, 25, ? (a) 38 (b) 34 (c) 36 (d) 37
- 26.What comes next? 16, 25, 36, 49, ? (a) 66 (b) 62 (c) 65 (d) 64
- 27.What comes next? 1, 7, 13, 19, ? (a) 31 (b) 25 (c) 19 (d) 26
- 28.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 3 times table? (a) 6 (b) 15 (c) 20 (d) 12
- 29.What comes next? 5, 10, 20, 40, ? (a) 80 (b) 81 (c) 60 (d) 70
- 30.What comes next? 5, 14, 23, 32, ? (a) 32 (b) 42 (c) 41 (d) 50
- 31.What comes next? 4, 8, 16, 32, ? (a) 56 (b) 64 (c) 65 (d) 48
- 32.What comes next? 3, 6, 12, 24, ? (a) 49 (b) 36 (c) 48 (d) 42
- 33.What comes next? 5, 10, 15, 20, ? (a) 30 (b) 25 (c) 20 (d) 26
- 34.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 3 times table? (a) 18 (b) 21 (c) 9 (d) 22
- 35.What comes next? 2, 11, 20, 29, ? (a) 47 (b) 38 (c) 29 (d) 39
- 36.What comes next? 9, 17, 25, 33, ? (a) 33 (b) 41 (c) 49 (d) 42
- 37.What comes next? 36, 49, 64, 81, ? (a) 100 (b) 101 (c) 102 (d) 98
- 38.What comes next? 1, 2, 4, 8, ? (a) 14 (b) 17 (c) 12 (d) 16
- 39.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 8 times table? (a) 16 (b) 54 (c) 48 (d) 24
- 40.What comes next? 1, 5, 9, 13, ? (a) 17 (b) 18 (c) 21 (d) 13
Answer key
- 54
- 25
- 40
- 20
- 50
- 29
- 32
- 47
- 13
- 49
- 41
- 73
- 37
- 28
- 36
- 36
- 37
- 46
- 37
- 38
- 70
- 81
- 17
- 26
- 36
- 64
- 25
- 20
- 80
- 41
- 64
- 48
- 25
- 22
- 38
- 41
- 100
- 16
- 54
- 17
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