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? 16, 25, 36, 49, ? (a) 66 (b) 64 (c) 62 (d) 65
- 2.What comes next? 2, 4, 8, 16, ? (a) 33 (b) 32 (c) 24 (d) 28
- 3.What comes next? 25, 36, 49, 64, ? (a) 82 (b) 83 (c) 81 (d) 79
- 4.What comes next? 9, 16, 25, 36, ? (a) 50 (b) 47 (c) 51 (d) 49
- 5.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 4 times table? (a) 20 (b) 8 (c) 12 (d) 10
- 6.What comes next? 1, 4, 9, 16, ? (a) 25 (b) 27 (c) 26 (d) 23
- 7.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 5 times table? (a) 20 (b) 40 (c) 44 (d) 25
- 8.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 5 times table? (a) 15 (b) 35 (c) 30 (d) 27
- 9.What comes next? 4, 9, 16, 25, ? (a) 38 (b) 37 (c) 36 (d) 34
- 10.What comes next? 20, 27, 34, 41, ? (a) 41 (b) 49 (c) 48 (d) 55
- 11.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 9 times table? (a) 23 (b) 27 (c) 63 (d) 36
- 12.What comes next? 1, 5, 9, 13, ? (a) 17 (b) 13 (c) 21 (d) 18
- 13.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 8 times table? (a) 24 (b) 16 (c) 63 (d) 32
- 14.What comes next? 6, 11, 16, 21, ? (a) 21 (b) 27 (c) 31 (d) 26
- 15.What comes next? 5, 10, 20, 40, ? (a) 60 (b) 70 (c) 80 (d) 81
- 16.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 9 times table? (a) 70 (b) 45 (c) 72 (d) 27
- 17.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 4 times table? (a) 14 (b) 24 (c) 20 (d) 12
- 18.What comes next? 1, 2, 4, 8, ? (a) 14 (b) 16 (c) 12 (d) 17
- 19.What comes next? 4, 8, 16, 32, ? (a) 56 (b) 48 (c) 65 (d) 64
- 20.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 3 times table? (a) 18 (b) 22 (c) 12 (d) 15
- 21.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 3 times table? (a) 6 (b) 10 (c) 24 (d) 15
- 22.What comes next? 7, 12, 17, 22, ? (a) 28 (b) 27 (c) 32 (d) 22
- 23.What comes next? 10, 12, 14, 16, ? (a) 20 (b) 19 (c) 16 (d) 18
- 24.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 7 times table? (a) 35 (b) 19 (c) 21 (d) 56
- 25.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 5 times table? (a) 30 (b) 20 (c) 19 (d) 25
- 26.What comes next? 36, 49, 64, 81, ? (a) 101 (b) 100 (c) 102 (d) 98
- 27.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 4 times table? (a) 37 (b) 16 (c) 28 (d) 8
- 28.What comes next? 8, 15, 22, 29, ? (a) 29 (b) 43 (c) 36 (d) 37
- 29.What comes next? 4, 6, 8, 10, ? (a) 14 (b) 12 (c) 13 (d) 10
- 30.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 3 times table? (a) 19 (b) 9 (c) 18 (d) 6
- 31.What comes next? 10, 19, 28, 37, ? (a) 47 (b) 46 (c) 55 (d) 37
- 32.What comes next? 20, 29, 38, 47, ? (a) 57 (b) 56 (c) 65 (d) 47
- 33.What comes next? 15, 19, 23, 27, ? (a) 35 (b) 32 (c) 31 (d) 27
- 34.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 8 times table? (a) 64 (b) 16 (c) 40 (d) 60
- 35.What comes next? 16, 22, 28, 34, ? (a) 34 (b) 41 (c) 46 (d) 40
- 36.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 7 times table? (a) 21 (b) 49 (c) 28 (d) 65
- 37.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 4 times table? (a) 20 (b) 28 (c) 33 (d) 16
- 38.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 4 times table? (a) 24 (b) 12 (c) 32 (d) 17
- 39.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 7 times table? (a) 14 (b) 35 (c) 42 (d) 18
- 40.What comes next? 10, 13, 16, 19, ? (a) 19 (b) 22 (c) 25 (d) 23
Answer key
- 64
- 32
- 81
- 49
- 10
- 25
- 44
- 27
- 36
- 48
- 23
- 17
- 63
- 26
- 80
- 70
- 14
- 16
- 64
- 22
- 10
- 27
- 18
- 19
- 19
- 100
- 37
- 36
- 12
- 19
- 46
- 56
- 31
- 60
- 40
- 65
- 33
- 17
- 18
- 22
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