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? 15, 23, 31, 39, ? (a) 48 (b) 55 (c) 47 (d) 39
- 2.What comes next? 12, 20, 28, 36, ? (a) 44 (b) 45 (c) 36 (d) 52
- 3.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 5 times table? (a) 15 (b) 20 (c) 25 (d) 44
- 4.What comes next? 4, 9, 16, 25, ? (a) 38 (b) 36 (c) 37 (d) 34
- 5.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 7 times table? (a) 21 (b) 14 (c) 28 (d) 24
- 6.What comes next? 1, 2, 4, 8, ? (a) 16 (b) 14 (c) 12 (d) 17
- 7.What comes next? 5, 10, 20, 40, ? (a) 80 (b) 81 (c) 70 (d) 60
- 8.What comes next? 1, 4, 9, 16, ? (a) 27 (b) 26 (c) 25 (d) 23
- 9.What comes next? 18, 26, 34, 42, ? (a) 58 (b) 42 (c) 50 (d) 51
- 10.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 6 times table? (a) 18 (b) 36 (c) 26 (d) 24
- 11.What comes next? 12, 14, 16, 18, ? (a) 21 (b) 20 (c) 22 (d) 18
- 12.What comes next? 2, 4, 8, 16, ? (a) 24 (b) 32 (c) 33 (d) 28
- 13.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 7 times table? (a) 34 (b) 49 (c) 14 (d) 35
- 14.What comes next? 16, 25, 36, 49, ? (a) 66 (b) 64 (c) 65 (d) 62
- 15.What comes next? 20, 25, 30, 35, ? (a) 41 (b) 35 (c) 40 (d) 45
- 16.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 7 times table? (a) 21 (b) 35 (c) 14 (d) 27
- 17.What comes next? 9, 15, 21, 27, ? (a) 34 (b) 39 (c) 33 (d) 27
- 18.What comes next? 18, 24, 30, 36, ? (a) 42 (b) 48 (c) 43 (d) 36
- 19.What comes next? 17, 26, 35, 44, ? (a) 54 (b) 62 (c) 53 (d) 44
- 20.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 6 times table? (a) 24 (b) 58 (c) 54 (d) 42
- 21.What comes next? 15, 18, 21, 24, ? (a) 27 (b) 28 (c) 30 (d) 24
- 22.What comes next? 1, 3, 5, 7, ? (a) 7 (b) 10 (c) 11 (d) 9
- 23.What comes next? 5, 12, 19, 26, ? (a) 33 (b) 26 (c) 34 (d) 40
- 24.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 8 times table? (a) 19 (b) 56 (c) 32 (d) 24
- 25.What comes next? 6, 13, 20, 27, ? (a) 41 (b) 35 (c) 34 (d) 27
- 26.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 3 times table? (a) 27 (b) 25 (c) 12 (d) 21
- 27.What comes next? 15, 19, 23, 27, ? (a) 31 (b) 32 (c) 35 (d) 27
- 28.What comes next? 20, 24, 28, 32, ? (a) 37 (b) 40 (c) 36 (d) 32
- 29.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 4 times table? (a) 20 (b) 28 (c) 16 (d) 35
- 30.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 9 times table? (a) 54 (b) 25 (c) 45 (d) 36
- 31.What comes next? 8, 17, 26, 35, ? (a) 44 (b) 45 (c) 35 (d) 53
- 32.What comes next? 8, 13, 18, 23, ? (a) 28 (b) 33 (c) 23 (d) 29
- 33.What comes next? 10, 16, 22, 28, ? (a) 35 (b) 28 (c) 34 (d) 40
- 34.What comes next? 1, 7, 13, 19, ? (a) 19 (b) 26 (c) 31 (d) 25
- 35.What comes next? 1, 6, 11, 16, ? (a) 16 (b) 26 (c) 22 (d) 21
- 36.What comes next? 9, 16, 25, 36, ? (a) 51 (b) 49 (c) 47 (d) 50
- 37.What comes next? 5, 8, 11, 14, ? (a) 20 (b) 14 (c) 18 (d) 17
- 38.What comes next? 2, 8, 14, 20, ? (a) 32 (b) 20 (c) 27 (d) 26
- 39.What comes next? 13, 15, 17, 19, ? (a) 22 (b) 23 (c) 19 (d) 21
- 40.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 4 times table? (a) 24 (b) 30 (c) 28 (d) 16
Answer key
- 47
- 44
- 44
- 36
- 24
- 16
- 80
- 25
- 50
- 26
- 20
- 32
- 34
- 64
- 40
- 27
- 33
- 42
- 53
- 58
- 27
- 9
- 33
- 19
- 34
- 25
- 31
- 36
- 35
- 25
- 44
- 28
- 34
- 25
- 21
- 49
- 17
- 26
- 21
- 30
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