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) 81 (b) 82 (c) 83 (d) 79
- 2.What comes next? 36, 49, 64, 81, ? (a) 102 (b) 100 (c) 98 (d) 101
- 3.What comes next? 5, 10, 20, 40, ? (a) 60 (b) 70 (c) 81 (d) 80
- 4.What comes next? 3, 6, 12, 24, ? (a) 42 (b) 49 (c) 48 (d) 36
- 5.What comes next? 6, 10, 14, 18, ? (a) 23 (b) 18 (c) 26 (d) 22
- 6.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 3 times table? (a) 26 (b) 18 (c) 9 (d) 12
- 7.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 5 times table? (a) 10 (b) 20 (c) 35 (d) 11
- 8.What comes next? 2, 4, 8, 16, ? (a) 32 (b) 28 (c) 33 (d) 24
- 9.What comes next? 1, 6, 11, 16, ? (a) 16 (b) 21 (c) 22 (d) 26
- 10.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 6 times table? (a) 12 (b) 31 (c) 30 (d) 42
- 11.What comes next? 9, 16, 25, 36, ? (a) 47 (b) 51 (c) 49 (d) 50
- 12.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 8 times table? (a) 40 (b) 71 (c) 24 (d) 64
- 13.What comes next? 6, 11, 16, 21, ? (a) 26 (b) 21 (c) 31 (d) 27
- 14.What comes next? 1, 10, 19, 28, ? (a) 38 (b) 28 (c) 46 (d) 37
- 15.What comes next? 16, 24, 32, 40, ? (a) 49 (b) 40 (c) 48 (d) 56
- 16.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 5 times table? (a) 15 (b) 20 (c) 23 (d) 25
- 17.What comes next? 5, 11, 17, 23, ? (a) 29 (b) 35 (c) 30 (d) 23
- 18.What comes next? 16, 25, 36, 49, ? (a) 65 (b) 66 (c) 62 (d) 64
- 19.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 5 times table? (a) 20 (b) 30 (c) 46 (d) 45
- 20.What comes next? 1, 4, 9, 16, ? (a) 23 (b) 25 (c) 27 (d) 26
- 21.What comes next? 16, 22, 28, 34, ? (a) 34 (b) 46 (c) 40 (d) 41
- 22.What comes next? 4, 10, 16, 22, ? (a) 22 (b) 28 (c) 34 (d) 29
- 23.What comes next? 18, 20, 22, 24, ? (a) 24 (b) 28 (c) 26 (d) 27
- 24.What comes next? 4, 9, 16, 25, ? (a) 34 (b) 37 (c) 36 (d) 38
- 25.What comes next? 1, 2, 4, 8, ? (a) 14 (b) 12 (c) 17 (d) 16
- 26.What comes next? 2, 9, 16, 23, ? (a) 37 (b) 31 (c) 23 (d) 30
- 27.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 8 times table? (a) 24 (b) 65 (c) 32 (d) 40
- 28.What comes next? 2, 10, 18, 26, ? (a) 35 (b) 42 (c) 26 (d) 34
- 29.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 3 times table? (a) 18 (b) 15 (c) 9 (d) 23
- 30.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 4 times table? (a) 8 (b) 28 (c) 31 (d) 16
- 31.What comes next? 12, 16, 20, 24, ? (a) 28 (b) 24 (c) 29 (d) 32
- 32.What comes next? 3, 11, 19, 27, ? (a) 36 (b) 27 (c) 43 (d) 35
- 33.What comes next? 20, 29, 38, 47, ? (a) 57 (b) 65 (c) 56 (d) 47
- 34.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 7 times table? (a) 22 (b) 21 (c) 35 (d) 49
- 35.What comes next? 1, 3, 5, 7, ? (a) 7 (b) 11 (c) 10 (d) 9
- 36.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 3 times table? (a) 12 (b) 18 (c) 8 (d) 21
- 37.What comes next? 1, 7, 13, 19, ? (a) 31 (b) 26 (c) 19 (d) 25
- 38.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 3 times table? (a) 6 (b) 12 (c) 18 (d) 22
- 39.What comes next? 3, 6, 9, 12, ? (a) 16 (b) 18 (c) 12 (d) 15
- 40.What comes next? 4, 8, 16, 32, ? (a) 48 (b) 65 (c) 56 (d) 64
Answer key
- 81
- 100
- 80
- 48
- 22
- 26
- 11
- 32
- 21
- 31
- 49
- 71
- 26
- 37
- 48
- 23
- 29
- 64
- 46
- 25
- 40
- 28
- 26
- 36
- 16
- 30
- 65
- 34
- 23
- 31
- 28
- 35
- 56
- 22
- 9
- 8
- 25
- 22
- 15
- 64
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