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? 36, 49, 64, 81, ? (a) 102 (b) 101 (c) 98 (d) 100
- 2.What comes next? 9, 16, 25, 36, ? (a) 51 (b) 47 (c) 49 (d) 50
- 3.What comes next? 1, 2, 4, 8, ? (a) 14 (b) 17 (c) 12 (d) 16
- 4.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 9 times table? (a) 54 (b) 75 (c) 45 (d) 18
- 5.What comes next? 4, 8, 16, 32, ? (a) 48 (b) 56 (c) 65 (d) 64
- 6.What comes next? 3, 6, 12, 24, ? (a) 42 (b) 36 (c) 48 (d) 49
- 7.What comes next? 19, 22, 25, 28, ? (a) 31 (b) 28 (c) 34 (d) 32
- 8.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 3 times table? (a) 26 (b) 9 (c) 18 (d) 24
- 9.What comes next? 1, 4, 9, 16, ? (a) 23 (b) 26 (c) 27 (d) 25
- 10.What comes next? 16, 25, 36, 49, ? (a) 62 (b) 65 (c) 66 (d) 64
- 11.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 9 times table? (a) 27 (b) 54 (c) 19 (d) 18
- 12.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 8 times table? (a) 16 (b) 31 (c) 48 (d) 40
- 13.What comes next? 19, 25, 31, 37, ? (a) 49 (b) 43 (c) 37 (d) 44
- 14.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 6 times table? (a) 16 (b) 12 (c) 36 (d) 24
- 15.What comes next? 4, 9, 16, 25, ? (a) 38 (b) 36 (c) 34 (d) 37
- 16.What comes next? 8, 13, 18, 23, ? (a) 29 (b) 23 (c) 28 (d) 33
- 17.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 8 times table? (a) 24 (b) 66 (c) 64 (d) 40
- 18.What comes next? 6, 8, 10, 12, ? (a) 16 (b) 15 (c) 12 (d) 14
- 19.What comes next? 13, 21, 29, 37, ? (a) 53 (b) 46 (c) 37 (d) 45
- 20.What comes next? 9, 16, 23, 30, ? (a) 30 (b) 44 (c) 38 (d) 37
- 21.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 4 times table? (a) 37 (b) 16 (c) 20 (d) 28
- 22.What comes next? 2, 4, 8, 16, ? (a) 32 (b) 33 (c) 28 (d) 24
- 23.What comes next? 5, 10, 20, 40, ? (a) 80 (b) 70 (c) 60 (d) 81
- 24.What comes next? 3, 9, 15, 21, ? (a) 21 (b) 33 (c) 28 (d) 27
- 25.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 9 times table? (a) 65 (b) 63 (c) 54 (d) 27
- 26.What comes next? 6, 14, 22, 30, ? (a) 39 (b) 30 (c) 38 (d) 46
- 27.What comes next? 4, 6, 8, 10, ? (a) 14 (b) 12 (c) 13 (d) 10
- 28.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 3 times table? (a) 19 (b) 6 (c) 12 (d) 9
- 29.What comes next? 12, 16, 20, 24, ? (a) 32 (b) 24 (c) 29 (d) 28
- 30.What comes next? 17, 24, 31, 38, ? (a) 38 (b) 45 (c) 46 (d) 52
- 31.What comes next? 25, 36, 49, 64, ? (a) 82 (b) 79 (c) 81 (d) 83
- 32.What comes next? 8, 10, 12, 14, ? (a) 18 (b) 16 (c) 17 (d) 14
- 33.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 4 times table? (a) 20 (b) 16 (c) 28 (d) 33
- 34.What comes next? 1, 4, 7, 10, ? (a) 13 (b) 10 (c) 14 (d) 16
- 35.What comes next? 15, 19, 23, 27, ? (a) 31 (b) 32 (c) 35 (d) 27
- 36.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 8 times table? (a) 16 (b) 32 (c) 40 (d) 43
- 37.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 8 times table? (a) 24 (b) 16 (c) 23 (d) 48
- 38.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 4 times table? (a) 12 (b) 24 (c) 13 (d) 20
- 39.What comes next? 17, 19, 21, 23, ? (a) 23 (b) 27 (c) 26 (d) 25
- 40.What comes next? 6, 10, 14, 18, ? (a) 18 (b) 22 (c) 26 (d) 23
Answer key
- 100
- 49
- 16
- 75
- 64
- 48
- 31
- 26
- 25
- 64
- 19
- 31
- 43
- 16
- 36
- 28
- 66
- 14
- 45
- 37
- 37
- 32
- 80
- 27
- 65
- 38
- 12
- 19
- 28
- 45
- 81
- 16
- 33
- 13
- 31
- 43
- 23
- 13
- 25
- 22
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