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? 10, 13, 16, 19, ? (a) 23 (b) 25 (c) 22 (d) 19
- 2.What comes next? 5, 10, 20, 40, ? (a) 60 (b) 70 (c) 81 (d) 80
- 3.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 5 times table? (a) 25 (b) 15 (c) 12 (d) 10
- 4.What comes next? 14, 19, 24, 29, ? (a) 34 (b) 29 (c) 39 (d) 35
- 5.What comes next? 9, 16, 25, 36, ? (a) 50 (b) 47 (c) 49 (d) 51
- 6.What comes next? 1, 9, 17, 25, ? (a) 33 (b) 25 (c) 34 (d) 41
- 7.What comes next? 4, 8, 16, 32, ? (a) 65 (b) 64 (c) 56 (d) 48
- 8.What comes next? 15, 19, 23, 27, ? (a) 32 (b) 35 (c) 27 (d) 31
- 9.What comes next? 3, 6, 12, 24, ? (a) 42 (b) 49 (c) 48 (d) 36
- 10.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 9 times table? (a) 18 (b) 27 (c) 45 (d) 67
- 11.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 4 times table? (a) 28 (b) 8 (c) 17 (d) 16
- 12.What comes next? 15, 24, 33, 42, ? (a) 52 (b) 51 (c) 60 (d) 42
- 13.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 8 times table? (a) 64 (b) 41 (c) 32 (d) 56
- 14.What comes next? 1, 2, 4, 8, ? (a) 16 (b) 12 (c) 14 (d) 17
- 15.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 6 times table? (a) 42 (b) 24 (c) 22 (d) 30
- 16.What comes next? 3, 7, 11, 15, ? (a) 15 (b) 23 (c) 19 (d) 20
- 17.What comes next? 4, 9, 14, 19, ? (a) 19 (b) 29 (c) 25 (d) 24
- 18.What comes next? 36, 49, 64, 81, ? (a) 100 (b) 98 (c) 101 (d) 102
- 19.What comes next? 16, 20, 24, 28, ? (a) 36 (b) 28 (c) 33 (d) 32
- 20.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 7 times table? (a) 28 (b) 24 (c) 56 (d) 49
- 21.What comes next? 17, 25, 33, 41, ? (a) 57 (b) 41 (c) 49 (d) 50
- 22.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 4 times table? (a) 24 (b) 8 (c) 19 (d) 20
- 23.What comes next? 18, 27, 36, 45, ? (a) 63 (b) 45 (c) 55 (d) 54
- 24.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 4 times table? (a) 11 (b) 16 (c) 24 (d) 12
- 25.What comes next? 12, 14, 16, 18, ? (a) 21 (b) 22 (c) 20 (d) 18
- 26.What comes next? 1, 4, 9, 16, ? (a) 26 (b) 25 (c) 27 (d) 23
- 27.What comes next? 16, 18, 20, 22, ? (a) 24 (b) 25 (c) 22 (d) 26
- 28.What comes next? 18, 25, 32, 39, ? (a) 39 (b) 47 (c) 53 (d) 46
- 29.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 3 times table? (a) 9 (b) 21 (c) 23 (d) 12
- 30.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 3 times table? (a) 18 (b) 24 (c) 9 (d) 11
- 31.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 7 times table? (a) 46 (b) 49 (c) 21 (d) 28
- 32.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 4 times table? (a) 20 (b) 21 (c) 32 (d) 8
- 33.What comes next? 4, 9, 16, 25, ? (a) 34 (b) 38 (c) 36 (d) 37
- 34.What comes next? 7, 9, 11, 13, ? (a) 15 (b) 13 (c) 17 (d) 16
- 35.What comes next? 2, 4, 8, 16, ? (a) 33 (b) 28 (c) 32 (d) 24
- 36.What comes next? 2, 6, 10, 14, ? (a) 14 (b) 18 (c) 19 (d) 22
- 37.What comes next? 10, 14, 18, 22, ? (a) 27 (b) 26 (c) 22 (d) 30
- 38.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 8 times table? (a) 56 (b) 42 (c) 24 (d) 32
- 39.What comes next? 14, 18, 22, 26, ? (a) 26 (b) 31 (c) 30 (d) 34
- 40.What comes next? 25, 36, 49, 64, ? (a) 79 (b) 83 (c) 82 (d) 81
Answer key
- 22
- 80
- 12
- 34
- 49
- 33
- 64
- 31
- 48
- 67
- 17
- 51
- 41
- 16
- 22
- 19
- 24
- 100
- 32
- 24
- 49
- 19
- 54
- 11
- 20
- 25
- 24
- 46
- 23
- 11
- 46
- 21
- 36
- 15
- 32
- 18
- 26
- 42
- 30
- 81
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