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? 25, 36, 49, 64, ? (a) 82 (b) 79 (c) 83 (d) 81
- 2.What comes next? 16, 25, 36, 49, ? (a) 64 (b) 62 (c) 65 (d) 66
- 3.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 5 times table? (a) 35 (b) 30 (c) 14 (d) 20
- 4.What comes next? 2, 4, 8, 16, ? (a) 33 (b) 28 (c) 32 (d) 24
- 5.What comes next? 2, 5, 8, 11, ? (a) 15 (b) 11 (c) 14 (d) 17
- 6.What comes next? 4, 9, 16, 25, ? (a) 34 (b) 36 (c) 38 (d) 37
- 7.What comes next? 36, 49, 64, 81, ? (a) 100 (b) 98 (c) 102 (d) 101
- 8.What comes next? 6, 9, 12, 15, ? (a) 21 (b) 15 (c) 19 (d) 18
- 9.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 7 times table? (a) 42 (b) 40 (c) 21 (d) 35
- 10.What comes next? 1, 2, 4, 8, ? (a) 12 (b) 14 (c) 17 (d) 16
- 11.What comes next? 5, 10, 20, 40, ? (a) 60 (b) 80 (c) 81 (d) 70
- 12.What comes next? 17, 26, 35, 44, ? (a) 54 (b) 53 (c) 44 (d) 62
- 13.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 6 times table? (a) 48 (b) 18 (c) 36 (d) 25
- 14.What comes next? 8, 10, 12, 14, ? (a) 18 (b) 14 (c) 16 (d) 17
- 15.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 4 times table? (a) 24 (b) 16 (c) 15 (d) 28
- 16.What comes next? 4, 8, 16, 32, ? (a) 48 (b) 64 (c) 65 (d) 56
- 17.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 9 times table? (a) 36 (b) 72 (c) 45 (d) 33
- 18.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 8 times table? (a) 24 (b) 31 (c) 40 (d) 16
- 19.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 7 times table? (a) 28 (b) 35 (c) 49 (d) 17
- 20.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 3 times table? (a) 6 (b) 18 (c) 23 (d) 12
- 21.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 9 times table? (a) 54 (b) 78 (c) 72 (d) 36
- 22.What comes next? 17, 21, 25, 29, ? (a) 29 (b) 34 (c) 33 (d) 37
- 23.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 6 times table? (a) 36 (b) 18 (c) 42 (d) 19
- 24.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 9 times table? (a) 27 (b) 42 (c) 45 (d) 54
- 25.What comes next? 3, 8, 13, 18, ? (a) 18 (b) 24 (c) 23 (d) 28
- 26.What comes next? 1, 4, 9, 16, ? (a) 23 (b) 26 (c) 27 (d) 25
- 27.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 9 times table? (a) 27 (b) 36 (c) 75 (d) 63
- 28.What comes next? 13, 19, 25, 31, ? (a) 37 (b) 31 (c) 38 (d) 43
- 29.What comes next? 13, 22, 31, 40, ? (a) 40 (b) 49 (c) 58 (d) 50
- 30.What comes next? 20, 25, 30, 35, ? (a) 41 (b) 35 (c) 45 (d) 40
- 31.What comes next? 9, 12, 15, 18, ? (a) 18 (b) 22 (c) 24 (d) 21
- 32.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 6 times table? (a) 30 (b) 42 (c) 18 (d) 22
- 33.What comes next? 2, 4, 6, 8, ? (a) 10 (b) 11 (c) 12 (d) 8
- 34.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 4 times table? (a) 24 (b) 36 (c) 12 (d) 37
- 35.What comes next? 9, 16, 25, 36, ? (a) 51 (b) 49 (c) 47 (d) 50
- 36.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 8 times table? (a) 32 (b) 56 (c) 72 (d) 30
- 37.What comes next? 16, 21, 26, 31, ? (a) 31 (b) 36 (c) 41 (d) 37
- 38.What comes next? 5, 7, 9, 11, ? (a) 15 (b) 11 (c) 14 (d) 13
- 39.What comes next? 10, 14, 18, 22, ? (a) 27 (b) 30 (c) 26 (d) 22
- 40.What comes next? 17, 25, 33, 41, ? (a) 57 (b) 50 (c) 49 (d) 41
Answer key
- 81
- 64
- 14
- 32
- 14
- 36
- 100
- 18
- 40
- 16
- 80
- 53
- 25
- 16
- 15
- 64
- 33
- 31
- 17
- 23
- 78
- 33
- 19
- 42
- 23
- 25
- 75
- 37
- 49
- 40
- 21
- 22
- 10
- 37
- 49
- 30
- 36
- 13
- 26
- 49
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