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