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? 18, 25, 32, 39, ? (a) 47 (b) 46 (c) 53 (d) 39
- 2.What comes next? 16, 25, 36, 49, ? (a) 66 (b) 64 (c) 65 (d) 62
- 3.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 4 times table? (a) 20 (b) 9 (c) 8 (d) 16
- 4.What comes next? 2, 8, 14, 20, ? (a) 32 (b) 27 (c) 20 (d) 26
- 5.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 7 times table? (a) 28 (b) 14 (c) 46 (d) 35
- 6.What comes next? 1, 7, 13, 19, ? (a) 31 (b) 19 (c) 26 (d) 25
- 7.What comes next? 9, 16, 25, 36, ? (a) 49 (b) 51 (c) 50 (d) 47
- 8.What comes next? 25, 36, 49, 64, ? (a) 83 (b) 82 (c) 81 (d) 79
- 9.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 8 times table? (a) 32 (b) 48 (c) 44 (d) 64
- 10.What comes next? 6, 10, 14, 18, ? (a) 26 (b) 22 (c) 23 (d) 18
- 11.What comes next? 2, 4, 8, 16, ? (a) 33 (b) 24 (c) 28 (d) 32
- 12.What comes next? 1, 4, 9, 16, ? (a) 25 (b) 26 (c) 27 (d) 23
- 13.What comes next? 3, 9, 15, 21, ? (a) 33 (b) 21 (c) 27 (d) 28
- 14.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 9 times table? (a) 41 (b) 36 (c) 45 (d) 54
- 15.What comes next? 4, 11, 18, 25, ? (a) 39 (b) 25 (c) 32 (d) 33
- 16.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 5 times table? (a) 45 (b) 30 (c) 15 (d) 26
- 17.What comes next? 18, 27, 36, 45, ? (a) 63 (b) 55 (c) 45 (d) 54
- 18.What comes next? 5, 10, 20, 40, ? (a) 81 (b) 80 (c) 60 (d) 70
- 19.What comes next? 1, 4, 7, 10, ? (a) 16 (b) 10 (c) 13 (d) 14
- 20.What comes next? 17, 21, 25, 29, ? (a) 37 (b) 33 (c) 34 (d) 29
- 21.What comes next? 4, 7, 10, 13, ? (a) 17 (b) 19 (c) 13 (d) 16
- 22.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 5 times table? (a) 35 (b) 25 (c) 44 (d) 15
- 23.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 5 times table? (a) 30 (b) 25 (c) 15 (d) 47
- 24.What comes next? 4, 9, 16, 25, ? (a) 37 (b) 38 (c) 36 (d) 34
- 25.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 5 times table? (a) 31 (b) 10 (c) 20 (d) 30
- 26.What comes next? 3, 11, 19, 27, ? (a) 36 (b) 43 (c) 27 (d) 35
- 27.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 8 times table? (a) 32 (b) 66 (c) 24 (d) 48
- 28.What comes next? 9, 11, 13, 15, ? (a) 19 (b) 18 (c) 17 (d) 15
- 29.What comes next? 1, 2, 4, 8, ? (a) 14 (b) 12 (c) 17 (d) 16
- 30.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 3 times table? (a) 21 (b) 8 (c) 15 (d) 12
- 31.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 9 times table? (a) 72 (b) 36 (c) 29 (d) 63
- 32.What comes next? 16, 22, 28, 34, ? (a) 34 (b) 40 (c) 41 (d) 46
- 33.What comes next? 11, 20, 29, 38, ? (a) 47 (b) 48 (c) 56 (d) 38
- 34.What comes next? 3, 6, 12, 24, ? (a) 49 (b) 36 (c) 42 (d) 48
- 35.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 7 times table? (a) 35 (b) 28 (c) 49 (d) 17
- 36.What comes next? 3, 8, 13, 18, ? (a) 24 (b) 18 (c) 28 (d) 23
- 37.What comes next? 36, 49, 64, 81, ? (a) 98 (b) 100 (c) 101 (d) 102
- 38.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 5 times table? (a) 40 (b) 41 (c) 25 (d) 15
- 39.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 7 times table? (a) 49 (b) 55 (c) 21 (d) 28
- 40.What comes next? 13, 15, 17, 19, ? (a) 21 (b) 23 (c) 22 (d) 19
Answer key
- 46
- 64
- 9
- 26
- 46
- 25
- 49
- 81
- 44
- 22
- 32
- 25
- 27
- 41
- 32
- 26
- 54
- 80
- 13
- 33
- 16
- 44
- 47
- 36
- 31
- 35
- 66
- 17
- 16
- 8
- 29
- 40
- 47
- 48
- 17
- 23
- 100
- 41
- 55
- 21
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