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? 2, 4, 8, 16, ? (a) 32 (b) 24 (c) 28 (d) 33
- 2.What comes next? 9, 16, 25, 36, ? (a) 50 (b) 49 (c) 47 (d) 51
- 3.What comes next? 16, 25, 36, 49, ? (a) 66 (b) 62 (c) 64 (d) 65
- 4.What comes next? 3, 6, 12, 24, ? (a) 48 (b) 42 (c) 36 (d) 49
- 5.What comes next? 1, 4, 9, 16, ? (a) 26 (b) 23 (c) 27 (d) 25
- 6.What comes next? 1, 2, 4, 8, ? (a) 16 (b) 17 (c) 12 (d) 14
- 7.What comes next? 5, 14, 23, 32, ? (a) 41 (b) 50 (c) 32 (d) 42
- 8.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 9 times table? (a) 18 (b) 45 (c) 70 (d) 27
- 9.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 9 times table? (a) 18 (b) 57 (c) 63 (d) 36
- 10.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 3 times table? (a) 21 (b) 15 (c) 9 (d) 29
- 11.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 9 times table? (a) 63 (b) 54 (c) 83 (d) 27
- 12.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 3 times table? (a) 24 (b) 12 (c) 10 (d) 18
- 13.What comes next? 3, 6, 9, 12, ? (a) 16 (b) 12 (c) 18 (d) 15
- 14.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 4 times table? (a) 20 (b) 32 (c) 16 (d) 22
- 15.What comes next? 3, 7, 11, 15, ? (a) 20 (b) 15 (c) 23 (d) 19
- 16.What comes next? 7, 10, 13, 16, ? (a) 16 (b) 20 (c) 22 (d) 19
- 17.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 5 times table? (a) 11 (b) 40 (c) 25 (d) 10
- 18.What comes next? 36, 49, 64, 81, ? (a) 100 (b) 101 (c) 98 (d) 102
- 19.What comes next? 19, 22, 25, 28, ? (a) 28 (b) 31 (c) 32 (d) 34
- 20.What comes next? 1, 6, 11, 16, ? (a) 22 (b) 26 (c) 16 (d) 21
- 21.What comes next? 4, 9, 16, 25, ? (a) 38 (b) 37 (c) 34 (d) 36
- 22.What comes next? 4, 8, 16, 32, ? (a) 56 (b) 64 (c) 65 (d) 48
- 23.What comes next? 3, 10, 17, 24, ? (a) 38 (b) 31 (c) 24 (d) 32
- 24.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 5 times table? (a) 16 (b) 45 (c) 15 (d) 30
- 25.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 3 times table? (a) 14 (b) 9 (c) 15 (d) 21
- 26.What comes next? 7, 9, 11, 13, ? (a) 13 (b) 17 (c) 16 (d) 15
- 27.What comes next? 14, 17, 20, 23, ? (a) 23 (b) 27 (c) 29 (d) 26
- 28.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 5 times table? (a) 32 (b) 15 (c) 10 (d) 20
- 29.What comes next? 7, 11, 15, 19, ? (a) 19 (b) 24 (c) 27 (d) 23
- 30.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 9 times table? (a) 48 (b) 45 (c) 72 (d) 36
- 31.What comes next? 1, 5, 9, 13, ? (a) 13 (b) 17 (c) 18 (d) 21
- 32.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 8 times table? (a) 16 (b) 48 (c) 27 (d) 24
- 33.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 5 times table? (a) 20 (b) 18 (c) 35 (d) 25
- 34.What comes next? 14, 18, 22, 26, ? (a) 34 (b) 31 (c) 30 (d) 26
- 35.What comes next? 15, 19, 23, 27, ? (a) 32 (b) 35 (c) 31 (d) 27
- 36.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 8 times table? (a) 24 (b) 56 (c) 29 (d) 40
- 37.What comes next? 15, 18, 21, 24, ? (a) 24 (b) 28 (c) 30 (d) 27
- 38.What comes next? 1, 3, 5, 7, ? (a) 7 (b) 9 (c) 11 (d) 10
- 39.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 8 times table? (a) 32 (b) 38 (c) 24 (d) 16
- 40.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 8 times table? (a) 32 (b) 50 (c) 48 (d) 16
Answer key
- 32
- 49
- 64
- 48
- 25
- 16
- 41
- 70
- 57
- 29
- 83
- 10
- 15
- 22
- 19
- 19
- 11
- 100
- 31
- 21
- 36
- 64
- 31
- 16
- 14
- 15
- 26
- 32
- 23
- 48
- 17
- 27
- 18
- 30
- 31
- 29
- 27
- 9
- 38
- 50
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