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? 1, 2, 4, 8, ? (a) 14 (b) 16 (c) 17 (d) 12
- 2.What comes next? 16, 25, 36, 49, ? (a) 62 (b) 65 (c) 64 (d) 66
- 3.What comes next? 36, 49, 64, 81, ? (a) 101 (b) 98 (c) 102 (d) 100
- 4.What comes next? 2, 4, 8, 16, ? (a) 28 (b) 32 (c) 24 (d) 33
- 5.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 8 times table? (a) 16 (b) 42 (c) 32 (d) 56
- 6.What comes next? 3, 9, 15, 21, ? (a) 27 (b) 21 (c) 28 (d) 33
- 7.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 3 times table? (a) 24 (b) 9 (c) 13 (d) 15
- 8.What comes next? 20, 25, 30, 35, ? (a) 35 (b) 40 (c) 41 (d) 45
- 9.What comes next? 6, 15, 24, 33, ? (a) 43 (b) 51 (c) 42 (d) 33
- 10.What comes next? 3, 6, 12, 24, ? (a) 48 (b) 42 (c) 36 (d) 49
- 11.What comes next? 4, 9, 16, 25, ? (a) 38 (b) 37 (c) 36 (d) 34
- 12.What comes next? 5, 10, 20, 40, ? (a) 70 (b) 80 (c) 81 (d) 60
- 13.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 6 times table? (a) 24 (b) 30 (c) 32 (d) 48
- 14.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 9 times table? (a) 72 (b) 36 (c) 63 (d) 28
- 15.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 8 times table? (a) 32 (b) 24 (c) 40 (d) 61
- 16.What comes next? 2, 4, 6, 8, ? (a) 10 (b) 8 (c) 11 (d) 12
- 17.What comes next? 20, 26, 32, 38, ? (a) 50 (b) 38 (c) 45 (d) 44
- 18.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 7 times table? (a) 29 (b) 49 (c) 35 (d) 28
- 19.What comes next? 13, 22, 31, 40, ? (a) 58 (b) 49 (c) 40 (d) 50
- 20.What comes next? 17, 23, 29, 35, ? (a) 42 (b) 47 (c) 35 (d) 41
- 21.What comes next? 1, 4, 9, 16, ? (a) 26 (b) 23 (c) 25 (d) 27
- 22.What comes next? 9, 11, 13, 15, ? (a) 15 (b) 19 (c) 17 (d) 18
- 23.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 7 times table? (a) 28 (b) 30 (c) 35 (d) 49
- 24.What comes next? 16, 19, 22, 25, ? (a) 25 (b) 28 (c) 29 (d) 31
- 25.What comes next? 14, 16, 18, 20, ? (a) 23 (b) 24 (c) 22 (d) 20
- 26.What comes next? 3, 6, 9, 12, ? (a) 12 (b) 15 (c) 18 (d) 16
- 27.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 4 times table? (a) 8 (b) 16 (c) 12 (d) 29
- 28.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 4 times table? (a) 20 (b) 16 (c) 18 (d) 12
- 29.What comes next? 3, 7, 11, 15, ? (a) 19 (b) 15 (c) 20 (d) 23
- 30.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 3 times table? (a) 21 (b) 8 (c) 24 (d) 12
- 31.What comes next? 25, 36, 49, 64, ? (a) 82 (b) 81 (c) 79 (d) 83
- 32.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 3 times table? (a) 15 (b) 12 (c) 16 (d) 18
- 33.What comes next? 13, 15, 17, 19, ? (a) 21 (b) 19 (c) 23 (d) 22
- 34.What comes next? 1, 10, 19, 28, ? (a) 37 (b) 46 (c) 38 (d) 28
- 35.What comes next? 9, 16, 25, 36, ? (a) 51 (b) 50 (c) 47 (d) 49
- 36.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 5 times table? (a) 15 (b) 40 (c) 25 (d) 48
- 37.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 5 times table? (a) 25 (b) 14 (c) 10 (d) 35
- 38.What comes next? 4, 8, 16, 32, ? (a) 56 (b) 64 (c) 48 (d) 65
- 39.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 5 times table? (a) 20 (b) 35 (c) 15 (d) 12
- 40.What comes next? 5, 9, 13, 17, ? (a) 25 (b) 21 (c) 17 (d) 22
Answer key
- 16
- 64
- 100
- 32
- 42
- 27
- 13
- 40
- 42
- 48
- 36
- 80
- 32
- 28
- 61
- 10
- 44
- 29
- 49
- 41
- 25
- 17
- 30
- 28
- 22
- 15
- 29
- 18
- 19
- 8
- 81
- 16
- 21
- 37
- 49
- 48
- 14
- 64
- 12
- 21
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