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? 25, 36, 49, 64, ? (a) 82 (b) 79 (c) 83 (d) 81
- 2.What comes next? 4, 8, 16, 32, ? (a) 56 (b) 65 (c) 48 (d) 64
- 3.What comes next? 2, 4, 8, 16, ? (a) 28 (b) 32 (c) 24 (d) 33
- 4.What comes next? 5, 10, 20, 40, ? (a) 80 (b) 60 (c) 81 (d) 70
- 5.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 9 times table? (a) 45 (b) 18 (c) 63 (d) 73
- 6.What comes next? 16, 25, 36, 49, ? (a) 64 (b) 66 (c) 65 (d) 62
- 7.What comes next? 1, 2, 4, 8, ? (a) 14 (b) 17 (c) 16 (d) 12
- 8.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 7 times table? (a) 49 (b) 42 (c) 32 (d) 28
- 9.What comes next? 14, 19, 24, 29, ? (a) 35 (b) 29 (c) 34 (d) 39
- 10.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 3 times table? (a) 24 (b) 15 (c) 8 (d) 6
- 11.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 5 times table? (a) 15 (b) 45 (c) 30 (d) 17
- 12.What comes next? 2, 9, 16, 23, ? (a) 30 (b) 37 (c) 31 (d) 23
- 13.What comes next? 3, 6, 12, 24, ? (a) 48 (b) 49 (c) 42 (d) 36
- 14.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 7 times table? (a) 29 (b) 14 (c) 42 (d) 35
- 15.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 8 times table? (a) 24 (b) 16 (c) 40 (d) 77
- 16.What comes next? 4, 9, 16, 25, ? (a) 37 (b) 34 (c) 38 (d) 36
- 17.What comes next? 3, 10, 17, 24, ? (a) 24 (b) 31 (c) 38 (d) 32
- 18.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 6 times table? (a) 36 (b) 50 (c) 30 (d) 18
- 19.What comes next? 15, 20, 25, 30, ? (a) 30 (b) 36 (c) 35 (d) 40
- 20.What comes next? 15, 21, 27, 33, ? (a) 45 (b) 33 (c) 40 (d) 39
- 21.What comes next? 1, 5, 9, 13, ? (a) 21 (b) 13 (c) 17 (d) 18
- 22.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 9 times table? (a) 54 (b) 20 (c) 27 (d) 18
- 23.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 5 times table? (a) 27 (b) 40 (c) 20 (d) 25
- 24.What comes next? 36, 49, 64, 81, ? (a) 102 (b) 98 (c) 101 (d) 100
- 25.What comes next? 5, 12, 19, 26, ? (a) 34 (b) 40 (c) 26 (d) 33
- 26.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 3 times table? (a) 22 (b) 12 (c) 9 (d) 21
- 27.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 3 times table? (a) 12 (b) 20 (c) 6 (d) 15
- 28.What comes next? 10, 14, 18, 22, ? (a) 30 (b) 26 (c) 22 (d) 27
- 29.What comes next? 9, 16, 25, 36, ? (a) 51 (b) 47 (c) 50 (d) 49
- 30.What comes next? 14, 23, 32, 41, ? (a) 50 (b) 51 (c) 41 (d) 59
- 31.What comes next? 4, 6, 8, 10, ? (a) 12 (b) 10 (c) 14 (d) 13
- 32.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 4 times table? (a) 29 (b) 24 (c) 32 (d) 16
- 33.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 3 times table? (a) 21 (b) 12 (c) 10 (d) 9
- 34.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 9 times table? (a) 36 (b) 54 (c) 18 (d) 21
- 35.What comes next? 2, 6, 10, 14, ? (a) 19 (b) 22 (c) 18 (d) 14
- 36.What comes next? 5, 9, 13, 17, ? (a) 25 (b) 21 (c) 17 (d) 22
- 37.What comes next? 4, 13, 22, 31, ? (a) 49 (b) 31 (c) 41 (d) 40
- 38.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 4 times table? (a) 20 (b) 8 (c) 28 (d) 17
- 39.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 9 times table? (a) 63 (b) 27 (c) 45 (d) 60
- 40.What comes next? 12, 17, 22, 27, ? (a) 37 (b) 33 (c) 27 (d) 32
Answer key
- 81
- 64
- 32
- 80
- 73
- 64
- 16
- 32
- 34
- 8
- 17
- 30
- 48
- 29
- 77
- 36
- 31
- 50
- 35
- 39
- 17
- 20
- 27
- 100
- 33
- 22
- 20
- 26
- 49
- 50
- 12
- 29
- 10
- 21
- 18
- 21
- 40
- 17
- 60
- 32
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