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? 9, 16, 23, 30, ? (a) 30 (b) 37 (c) 38 (d) 44
- 2.What comes next? 17, 23, 29, 35, ? (a) 35 (b) 41 (c) 47 (d) 42
- 3.What comes next? 4, 8, 16, 32, ? (a) 64 (b) 65 (c) 48 (d) 56
- 4.What comes next? 7, 16, 25, 34, ? (a) 44 (b) 52 (c) 43 (d) 34
- 5.What comes next? 8, 10, 12, 14, ? (a) 16 (b) 17 (c) 18 (d) 14
- 6.What comes next? 1, 4, 9, 16, ? (a) 23 (b) 27 (c) 26 (d) 25
- 7.What comes next? 36, 49, 64, 81, ? (a) 102 (b) 101 (c) 98 (d) 100
- 8.What comes next? 9, 14, 19, 24, ? (a) 29 (b) 30 (c) 24 (d) 34
- 9.What comes next? 4, 9, 16, 25, ? (a) 34 (b) 38 (c) 36 (d) 37
- 10.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 7 times table? (a) 36 (b) 28 (c) 49 (d) 70
- 11.What comes next? 17, 24, 31, 38, ? (a) 38 (b) 52 (c) 46 (d) 45
- 12.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 8 times table? (a) 64 (b) 59 (c) 40 (d) 16
- 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 3 times table? (a) 30 (b) 11 (c) 12 (d) 21
- 15.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 3 times table? (a) 12 (b) 6 (c) 18 (d) 28
- 16.What comes next? 14, 21, 28, 35, ? (a) 43 (b) 35 (c) 49 (d) 42
- 17.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 6 times table? (a) 12 (b) 53 (c) 18 (d) 24
- 18.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 3 times table? (a) 15 (b) 20 (c) 9 (d) 21
- 19.What comes next? 17, 22, 27, 32, ? (a) 42 (b) 38 (c) 32 (d) 37
- 20.What comes next? 18, 27, 36, 45, ? (a) 55 (b) 63 (c) 45 (d) 54
- 21.What comes next? 16, 25, 36, 49, ? (a) 62 (b) 66 (c) 64 (d) 65
- 22.What comes next? 9, 16, 25, 36, ? (a) 49 (b) 50 (c) 47 (d) 51
- 23.What comes next? 2, 4, 8, 16, ? (a) 24 (b) 32 (c) 28 (d) 33
- 24.What comes next? 1, 2, 4, 8, ? (a) 12 (b) 16 (c) 14 (d) 17
- 25.What comes next? 15, 23, 31, 39, ? (a) 47 (b) 39 (c) 48 (d) 55
- 26.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 4 times table? (a) 24 (b) 20 (c) 37 (d) 12
- 27.What comes next? 13, 19, 25, 31, ? (a) 38 (b) 37 (c) 43 (d) 31
- 28.What comes next? 25, 36, 49, 64, ? (a) 81 (b) 79 (c) 82 (d) 83
- 29.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 7 times table? (a) 19 (b) 42 (c) 21 (d) 63
- 30.What comes next? 14, 16, 18, 20, ? (a) 20 (b) 22 (c) 23 (d) 24
- 31.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 3 times table? (a) 29 (b) 9 (c) 18 (d) 6
- 32.What comes next? 11, 16, 21, 26, ? (a) 31 (b) 36 (c) 32 (d) 26
- 33.What comes next? 5, 10, 20, 40, ? (a) 60 (b) 81 (c) 70 (d) 80
- 34.What comes next? 12, 18, 24, 30, ? (a) 30 (b) 42 (c) 37 (d) 36
- 35.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 5 times table? (a) 30 (b) 40 (c) 22 (d) 15
- 36.What comes next? 14, 23, 32, 41, ? (a) 50 (b) 51 (c) 41 (d) 59
- 37.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 6 times table? (a) 24 (b) 12 (c) 45 (d) 42
- 38.What comes next? 15, 22, 29, 36, ? (a) 44 (b) 50 (c) 36 (d) 43
- 39.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 8 times table? (a) 32 (b) 30 (c) 24 (d) 40
- 40.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 8 times table? (a) 16 (b) 66 (c) 48 (d) 40
Answer key
- 37
- 41
- 64
- 43
- 16
- 25
- 100
- 29
- 36
- 36
- 45
- 59
- 48
- 11
- 28
- 42
- 53
- 20
- 37
- 54
- 64
- 49
- 32
- 16
- 47
- 37
- 37
- 81
- 19
- 22
- 29
- 31
- 80
- 36
- 22
- 50
- 45
- 43
- 30
- 66
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