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