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? 5, 13, 21, 29, ? (a) 45 (b) 38 (c) 37 (d) 29
- 2.What comes next? 4, 9, 16, 25, ? (a) 34 (b) 37 (c) 38 (d) 36
- 3.What comes next? 16, 25, 36, 49, ? (a) 65 (b) 66 (c) 64 (d) 62
- 4.What comes next? 36, 49, 64, 81, ? (a) 101 (b) 98 (c) 102 (d) 100
- 5.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 6 times table? (a) 24 (b) 48 (c) 42 (d) 34
- 6.What comes next? 13, 21, 29, 37, ? (a) 37 (b) 46 (c) 45 (d) 53
- 7.What comes next? 19, 22, 25, 28, ? (a) 34 (b) 28 (c) 32 (d) 31
- 8.What comes next? 2, 4, 8, 16, ? (a) 28 (b) 24 (c) 33 (d) 32
- 9.What comes next? 1, 2, 4, 8, ? (a) 17 (b) 12 (c) 16 (d) 14
- 10.What comes next? 9, 16, 25, 36, ? (a) 50 (b) 51 (c) 47 (d) 49
- 11.What comes next? 6, 10, 14, 18, ? (a) 18 (b) 23 (c) 26 (d) 22
- 12.What comes next? 8, 17, 26, 35, ? (a) 44 (b) 45 (c) 53 (d) 35
- 13.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 4 times table? (a) 38 (b) 24 (c) 28 (d) 16
- 14.What comes next? 5, 10, 20, 40, ? (a) 60 (b) 81 (c) 80 (d) 70
- 15.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 3 times table? (a) 18 (b) 9 (c) 7 (d) 27
- 16.What comes next? 17, 23, 29, 35, ? (a) 42 (b) 41 (c) 35 (d) 47
- 17.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 7 times table? (a) 35 (b) 28 (c) 56 (d) 26
- 18.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 4 times table? (a) 24 (b) 21 (c) 36 (d) 12
- 19.What comes next? 13, 15, 17, 19, ? (a) 22 (b) 21 (c) 19 (d) 23
- 20.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 5 times table? (a) 44 (b) 25 (c) 15 (d) 10
- 21.What comes next? 18, 25, 32, 39, ? (a) 39 (b) 47 (c) 46 (d) 53
- 22.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 3 times table? (a) 6 (b) 14 (c) 18 (d) 9
- 23.What comes next? 4, 8, 16, 32, ? (a) 48 (b) 56 (c) 64 (d) 65
- 24.What comes next? 18, 22, 26, 30, ? (a) 38 (b) 34 (c) 35 (d) 30
- 25.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 9 times table? (a) 32 (b) 72 (c) 45 (d) 18
- 26.What comes next? 7, 10, 13, 16, ? (a) 16 (b) 20 (c) 19 (d) 22
- 27.What comes next? 1, 4, 9, 16, ? (a) 27 (b) 23 (c) 25 (d) 26
- 28.What comes next? 7, 12, 17, 22, ? (a) 27 (b) 22 (c) 28 (d) 32
- 29.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 9 times table? (a) 54 (b) 79 (c) 63 (d) 27
- 30.What comes next? 10, 15, 20, 25, ? (a) 25 (b) 30 (c) 35 (d) 31
- 31.What comes next? 25, 36, 49, 64, ? (a) 79 (b) 83 (c) 82 (d) 81
- 32.What comes next? 2, 7, 12, 17, ? (a) 23 (b) 27 (c) 17 (d) 22
- 33.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 9 times table? (a) 54 (b) 73 (c) 27 (d) 81
- 34.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 3 times table? (a) 12 (b) 18 (c) 16 (d) 24
- 35.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 6 times table? (a) 30 (b) 42 (c) 18 (d) 51
- 36.What comes next? 6, 13, 20, 27, ? (a) 27 (b) 41 (c) 35 (d) 34
- 37.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 3 times table? (a) 12 (b) 11 (c) 24 (d) 15
- 38.What comes next? 2, 5, 8, 11, ? (a) 17 (b) 11 (c) 14 (d) 15
- 39.What comes next? 5, 8, 11, 14, ? (a) 14 (b) 18 (c) 20 (d) 17
- 40.What comes next? 1, 10, 19, 28, ? (a) 37 (b) 46 (c) 38 (d) 28
Answer key
- 37
- 36
- 64
- 100
- 34
- 45
- 31
- 32
- 16
- 49
- 22
- 44
- 38
- 80
- 7
- 41
- 26
- 21
- 21
- 44
- 46
- 14
- 64
- 34
- 32
- 19
- 25
- 27
- 79
- 30
- 81
- 22
- 73
- 16
- 51
- 34
- 11
- 14
- 17
- 37
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