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? 36, 49, 64, 81, ? (a) 100 (b) 98 (c) 102 (d) 101
- 2.What comes next? 16, 23, 30, 37, ? (a) 51 (b) 45 (c) 37 (d) 44
- 3.What comes next? 20, 24, 28, 32, ? (a) 36 (b) 40 (c) 37 (d) 32
- 4.What comes next? 2, 4, 8, 16, ? (a) 33 (b) 24 (c) 32 (d) 28
- 5.What comes next? 25, 36, 49, 64, ? (a) 82 (b) 79 (c) 81 (d) 83
- 6.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 9 times table? (a) 19 (b) 54 (c) 45 (d) 18
- 7.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 6 times table? (a) 12 (b) 30 (c) 42 (d) 41
- 8.What comes next? 17, 19, 21, 23, ? (a) 23 (b) 27 (c) 26 (d) 25
- 9.What comes next? 1, 2, 4, 8, ? (a) 16 (b) 14 (c) 12 (d) 17
- 10.What comes next? 4, 9, 14, 19, ? (a) 29 (b) 19 (c) 25 (d) 24
- 11.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 6 times table? (a) 30 (b) 42 (c) 52 (d) 24
- 12.What comes next? 1, 7, 13, 19, ? (a) 26 (b) 25 (c) 31 (d) 19
- 13.What comes next? 4, 9, 16, 25, ? (a) 36 (b) 38 (c) 37 (d) 34
- 14.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 6 times table? (a) 53 (b) 48 (c) 36 (d) 24
- 15.What comes next? 20, 23, 26, 29, ? (a) 33 (b) 35 (c) 29 (d) 32
- 16.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 6 times table? (a) 54 (b) 44 (c) 42 (d) 24
- 17.What comes next? 16, 25, 36, 49, ? (a) 62 (b) 66 (c) 65 (d) 64
- 18.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 3 times table? (a) 15 (b) 24 (c) 6 (d) 14
- 19.What comes next? 5, 12, 19, 26, ? (a) 40 (b) 34 (c) 26 (d) 33
- 20.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 5 times table? (a) 30 (b) 15 (c) 14 (d) 25
- 21.What comes next? 7, 10, 13, 16, ? (a) 22 (b) 16 (c) 20 (d) 19
- 22.What comes next? 5, 10, 20, 40, ? (a) 70 (b) 80 (c) 81 (d) 60
- 23.What comes next? 9, 16, 25, 36, ? (a) 50 (b) 49 (c) 51 (d) 47
- 24.What comes next? 20, 28, 36, 44, ? (a) 53 (b) 60 (c) 52 (d) 44
- 25.What comes next? 9, 12, 15, 18, ? (a) 18 (b) 22 (c) 21 (d) 24
- 26.What comes next? 1, 4, 9, 16, ? (a) 25 (b) 23 (c) 27 (d) 26
- 27.What comes next? 4, 7, 10, 13, ? (a) 19 (b) 17 (c) 16 (d) 13
- 28.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 9 times table? (a) 72 (b) 27 (c) 32 (d) 45
- 29.What comes next? 4, 10, 16, 22, ? (a) 34 (b) 28 (c) 22 (d) 29
- 30.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 7 times table? (a) 29 (b) 42 (c) 21 (d) 49
- 31.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 6 times table? (a) 24 (b) 16 (c) 60 (d) 42
- 32.What comes next? 11, 17, 23, 29, ? (a) 41 (b) 29 (c) 36 (d) 35
- 33.What comes next? 1, 8, 15, 22, ? (a) 36 (b) 29 (c) 30 (d) 22
- 34.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 6 times table? (a) 18 (b) 12 (c) 30 (d) 37
- 35.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 3 times table? (a) 27 (b) 21 (c) 12 (d) 22
- 36.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 3 times table? (a) 18 (b) 7 (c) 9 (d) 15
- 37.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 7 times table? (a) 35 (b) 21 (c) 17 (d) 49
- 38.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 9 times table? (a) 54 (b) 27 (c) 36 (d) 73
- 39.What comes next? 5, 9, 13, 17, ? (a) 17 (b) 25 (c) 22 (d) 21
- 40.What comes next? 6, 8, 10, 12, ? (a) 16 (b) 12 (c) 14 (d) 15
Answer key
- 100
- 44
- 36
- 32
- 81
- 19
- 41
- 25
- 16
- 24
- 52
- 25
- 36
- 53
- 32
- 44
- 64
- 14
- 33
- 14
- 19
- 80
- 49
- 52
- 21
- 25
- 16
- 32
- 28
- 29
- 16
- 35
- 29
- 37
- 22
- 7
- 17
- 73
- 21
- 14
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