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? 17, 25, 33, 41, ? (a) 41 (b) 57 (c) 50 (d) 49
- 2.What comes next? 7, 15, 23, 31, ? (a) 47 (b) 39 (c) 31 (d) 40
- 3.What comes next? 10, 16, 22, 28, ? (a) 34 (b) 35 (c) 28 (d) 40
- 4.What comes next? 25, 36, 49, 64, ? (a) 82 (b) 81 (c) 83 (d) 79
- 5.What comes next? 36, 49, 64, 81, ? (a) 100 (b) 101 (c) 98 (d) 102
- 6.What comes next? 16, 25, 36, 49, ? (a) 66 (b) 65 (c) 64 (d) 62
- 7.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 3 times table? (a) 24 (b) 25 (c) 9 (d) 18
- 8.What comes next? 1, 2, 4, 8, ? (a) 12 (b) 16 (c) 14 (d) 17
- 9.What comes next? 12, 20, 28, 36, ? (a) 52 (b) 45 (c) 36 (d) 44
- 10.What comes next? 6, 14, 22, 30, ? (a) 30 (b) 39 (c) 38 (d) 46
- 11.What comes next? 1, 4, 7, 10, ? (a) 14 (b) 16 (c) 13 (d) 10
- 12.What comes next? 1, 9, 17, 25, ? (a) 25 (b) 34 (c) 41 (d) 33
- 13.What comes next? 3, 6, 12, 24, ? (a) 49 (b) 36 (c) 48 (d) 42
- 14.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 6 times table? (a) 48 (b) 30 (c) 12 (d) 59
- 15.What comes next? 14, 22, 30, 38, ? (a) 47 (b) 38 (c) 46 (d) 54
- 16.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 5 times table? (a) 30 (b) 10 (c) 31 (d) 15
- 17.What comes next? 20, 25, 30, 35, ? (a) 40 (b) 45 (c) 35 (d) 41
- 18.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 5 times table? (a) 40 (b) 25 (c) 10 (d) 16
- 19.What comes next? 9, 16, 25, 36, ? (a) 49 (b) 50 (c) 47 (d) 51
- 20.What comes next? 4, 8, 16, 32, ? (a) 56 (b) 65 (c) 48 (d) 64
- 21.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 8 times table? (a) 48 (b) 32 (c) 57 (d) 40
- 22.What comes next? 4, 7, 10, 13, ? (a) 19 (b) 17 (c) 16 (d) 13
- 23.What comes next? 6, 10, 14, 18, ? (a) 22 (b) 23 (c) 26 (d) 18
- 24.What comes next? 4, 12, 20, 28, ? (a) 28 (b) 44 (c) 37 (d) 36
- 25.What comes next? 4, 9, 16, 25, ? (a) 37 (b) 38 (c) 36 (d) 34
- 26.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 9 times table? (a) 18 (b) 63 (c) 45 (d) 33
- 27.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 6 times table? (a) 56 (b) 18 (c) 36 (d) 48
- 28.What comes next? 11, 13, 15, 17, ? (a) 17 (b) 21 (c) 20 (d) 19
- 29.What comes next? 9, 18, 27, 36, ? (a) 54 (b) 45 (c) 46 (d) 36
- 30.What comes next? 1, 4, 9, 16, ? (a) 25 (b) 26 (c) 27 (d) 23
- 31.What comes next? 2, 4, 8, 16, ? (a) 28 (b) 24 (c) 33 (d) 32
- 32.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 9 times table? (a) 81 (b) 63 (c) 36 (d) 38
- 33.What comes next? 3, 9, 15, 21, ? (a) 21 (b) 33 (c) 27 (d) 28
- 34.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 8 times table? (a) 16 (b) 49 (c) 48 (d) 24
- 35.What comes next? 13, 20, 27, 34, ? (a) 48 (b) 42 (c) 34 (d) 41
- 36.What comes next? 5, 10, 20, 40, ? (a) 70 (b) 80 (c) 60 (d) 81
- 37.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 8 times table? (a) 56 (b) 32 (c) 27 (d) 48
- 38.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 3 times table? (a) 18 (b) 6 (c) 11 (d) 9
- 39.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 3 times table? (a) 6 (b) 15 (c) 10 (d) 9
- 40.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 4 times table? (a) 20 (b) 12 (c) 9 (d) 24
Answer key
- 49
- 39
- 34
- 81
- 100
- 64
- 25
- 16
- 44
- 38
- 13
- 33
- 48
- 59
- 46
- 31
- 40
- 16
- 49
- 64
- 57
- 16
- 22
- 36
- 36
- 33
- 56
- 19
- 45
- 25
- 32
- 38
- 27
- 49
- 41
- 80
- 27
- 11
- 10
- 9
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