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? 19, 21, 23, 25, ? (a) 29 (b) 27 (c) 25 (d) 28
- 2.What comes next? 9, 16, 25, 36, ? (a) 47 (b) 49 (c) 51 (d) 50
- 3.What comes next? 5, 10, 20, 40, ? (a) 81 (b) 70 (c) 80 (d) 60
- 4.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 3 times table? (a) 6 (b) 21 (c) 23 (d) 15
- 5.What comes next? 2, 4, 8, 16, ? (a) 33 (b) 28 (c) 24 (d) 32
- 6.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 3 times table? (a) 18 (b) 21 (c) 12 (d) 25
- 7.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 7 times table? (a) 49 (b) 61 (c) 70 (d) 28
- 8.What comes next? 16, 25, 36, 49, ? (a) 62 (b) 66 (c) 64 (d) 65
- 9.What comes next? 1, 4, 7, 10, ? (a) 16 (b) 13 (c) 10 (d) 14
- 10.What comes next? 17, 26, 35, 44, ? (a) 54 (b) 53 (c) 44 (d) 62
- 11.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 7 times table? (a) 14 (b) 43 (c) 35 (d) 28
- 12.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 4 times table? (a) 20 (b) 13 (c) 8 (d) 24
- 13.What comes next? 6, 8, 10, 12, ? (a) 16 (b) 14 (c) 12 (d) 15
- 14.What comes next? 9, 11, 13, 15, ? (a) 18 (b) 17 (c) 19 (d) 15
- 15.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 4 times table? (a) 30 (b) 20 (c) 8 (d) 16
- 16.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 5 times table? (a) 20 (b) 34 (c) 35 (d) 25
- 17.What comes next? 4, 8, 16, 32, ? (a) 64 (b) 48 (c) 65 (d) 56
- 18.What comes next? 1, 3, 5, 7, ? (a) 7 (b) 11 (c) 9 (d) 10
- 19.What comes next? 4, 9, 16, 25, ? (a) 36 (b) 34 (c) 38 (d) 37
- 20.What comes next? 5, 8, 11, 14, ? (a) 17 (b) 14 (c) 18 (d) 20
- 21.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 7 times table? (a) 46 (b) 42 (c) 28 (d) 14
- 22.What comes next? 36, 49, 64, 81, ? (a) 102 (b) 100 (c) 101 (d) 98
- 23.What comes next? 9, 17, 25, 33, ? (a) 41 (b) 42 (c) 49 (d) 33
- 24.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 4 times table? (a) 20 (b) 37 (c) 32 (d) 8
- 25.What comes next? 15, 22, 29, 36, ? (a) 43 (b) 50 (c) 44 (d) 36
- 26.What comes next? 1, 2, 4, 8, ? (a) 16 (b) 12 (c) 17 (d) 14
- 27.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 4 times table? (a) 12 (b) 8 (c) 11 (d) 20
- 28.What comes next? 17, 20, 23, 26, ? (a) 32 (b) 29 (c) 30 (d) 26
- 29.What comes next? 1, 4, 9, 16, ? (a) 27 (b) 26 (c) 23 (d) 25
- 30.What comes next? 7, 9, 11, 13, ? (a) 16 (b) 15 (c) 17 (d) 13
- 31.What comes next? 19, 22, 25, 28, ? (a) 31 (b) 34 (c) 32 (d) 28
- 32.What comes next? 8, 10, 12, 14, ? (a) 18 (b) 16 (c) 14 (d) 17
- 33.What comes next? 2, 5, 8, 11, ? (a) 14 (b) 11 (c) 15 (d) 17
- 34.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 8 times table? (a) 32 (b) 62 (c) 16 (d) 40
- 35.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 8 times table? (a) 44 (b) 48 (c) 32 (d) 40
- 36.What comes next? 11, 17, 23, 29, ? (a) 35 (b) 29 (c) 41 (d) 36
- 37.What comes next? 19, 23, 27, 31, ? (a) 36 (b) 31 (c) 39 (d) 35
- 38.What comes next? 15, 17, 19, 21, ? (a) 21 (b) 25 (c) 23 (d) 24
- 39.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 8 times table? (a) 56 (b) 24 (c) 25 (d) 48
- 40.What comes next? 2, 10, 18, 26, ? (a) 35 (b) 26 (c) 34 (d) 42
Answer key
- 27
- 49
- 80
- 23
- 32
- 25
- 61
- 64
- 13
- 53
- 43
- 13
- 14
- 17
- 30
- 34
- 64
- 9
- 36
- 17
- 46
- 100
- 41
- 37
- 43
- 16
- 11
- 29
- 25
- 15
- 31
- 16
- 14
- 62
- 44
- 35
- 35
- 23
- 25
- 34
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