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, 9, 17, 25, ? (a) 33 (b) 34 (c) 25 (d) 41
- 2.What comes next? 3, 6, 12, 24, ? (a) 36 (b) 42 (c) 49 (d) 48
- 3.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 9 times table? (a) 36 (b) 45 (c) 27 (d) 82
- 4.What comes next? 1, 2, 4, 8, ? (a) 14 (b) 12 (c) 16 (d) 17
- 5.What comes next? 4, 8, 16, 32, ? (a) 56 (b) 64 (c) 48 (d) 65
- 6.What comes next? 16, 25, 36, 49, ? (a) 64 (b) 62 (c) 66 (d) 65
- 7.What comes next? 36, 49, 64, 81, ? (a) 102 (b) 101 (c) 100 (d) 98
- 8.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 7 times table? (a) 63 (b) 28 (c) 49 (d) 52
- 9.What comes next? 5, 10, 20, 40, ? (a) 81 (b) 80 (c) 70 (d) 60
- 10.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 9 times table? (a) 52 (b) 81 (c) 36 (d) 63
- 11.What comes next? 20, 22, 24, 26, ? (a) 29 (b) 30 (c) 26 (d) 28
- 12.What comes next? 2, 4, 8, 16, ? (a) 32 (b) 24 (c) 28 (d) 33
- 13.What comes next? 17, 26, 35, 44, ? (a) 62 (b) 44 (c) 54 (d) 53
- 14.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 4 times table? (a) 28 (b) 30 (c) 16 (d) 8
- 15.What comes next? 19, 21, 23, 25, ? (a) 29 (b) 28 (c) 27 (d) 25
- 16.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 9 times table? (a) 63 (b) 36 (c) 83 (d) 81
- 17.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 7 times table? (a) 16 (b) 21 (c) 35 (d) 14
- 18.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 6 times table? (a) 18 (b) 36 (c) 24 (d) 58
- 19.What comes next? 7, 11, 15, 19, ? (a) 24 (b) 27 (c) 23 (d) 19
- 20.What comes next? 9, 16, 25, 36, ? (a) 50 (b) 51 (c) 47 (d) 49
- 21.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 5 times table? (a) 15 (b) 25 (c) 35 (d) 46
- 22.What comes next? 11, 18, 25, 32, ? (a) 40 (b) 32 (c) 39 (d) 46
- 23.What comes next? 12, 18, 24, 30, ? (a) 30 (b) 36 (c) 42 (d) 37
- 24.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 9 times table? (a) 36 (b) 65 (c) 63 (d) 54
- 25.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 5 times table? (a) 19 (b) 10 (c) 35 (d) 20
- 26.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 5 times table? (a) 10 (b) 12 (c) 25 (d) 35
- 27.What comes next? 25, 36, 49, 64, ? (a) 79 (b) 81 (c) 83 (d) 82
- 28.What comes next? 7, 15, 23, 31, ? (a) 39 (b) 47 (c) 31 (d) 40
- 29.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 4 times table? (a) 25 (b) 16 (c) 24 (d) 12
- 30.What comes next? 14, 22, 30, 38, ? (a) 38 (b) 46 (c) 54 (d) 47
- 31.What comes next? 5, 9, 13, 17, ? (a) 17 (b) 22 (c) 25 (d) 21
- 32.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 4 times table? (a) 12 (b) 13 (c) 16 (d) 8
- 33.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 7 times table? (a) 56 (b) 14 (c) 35 (d) 43
- 34.What comes next? 1, 4, 9, 16, ? (a) 27 (b) 25 (c) 23 (d) 26
- 35.What comes next? 17, 22, 27, 32, ? (a) 32 (b) 42 (c) 37 (d) 38
- 36.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 9 times table? (a) 63 (b) 22 (c) 54 (d) 36
- 37.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 6 times table? (a) 36 (b) 37 (c) 12 (d) 30
- 38.What comes next? 4, 9, 16, 25, ? (a) 37 (b) 34 (c) 36 (d) 38
- 39.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 4 times table? (a) 8 (b) 9 (c) 16 (d) 20
- 40.What comes next? 19, 27, 35, 43, ? (a) 52 (b) 51 (c) 59 (d) 43
Answer key
- 33
- 48
- 82
- 16
- 64
- 64
- 100
- 52
- 80
- 52
- 28
- 32
- 53
- 30
- 27
- 83
- 16
- 58
- 23
- 49
- 46
- 39
- 36
- 65
- 19
- 12
- 81
- 39
- 25
- 46
- 21
- 13
- 43
- 25
- 37
- 22
- 37
- 36
- 9
- 51
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