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? 36, 49, 64, 81, ? (a) 100 (b) 98 (c) 101 (d) 102
- 2.What comes next? 25, 36, 49, 64, ? (a) 82 (b) 83 (c) 81 (d) 79
- 3.What comes next? 3, 6, 12, 24, ? (a) 48 (b) 49 (c) 36 (d) 42
- 4.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 9 times table? (a) 36 (b) 47 (c) 54 (d) 63
- 5.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 6 times table? (a) 18 (b) 36 (c) 48 (d) 17
- 6.What comes next? 5, 10, 20, 40, ? (a) 60 (b) 70 (c) 80 (d) 81
- 7.What comes next? 20, 29, 38, 47, ? (a) 65 (b) 57 (c) 47 (d) 56
- 8.What comes next? 16, 25, 36, 49, ? (a) 66 (b) 65 (c) 62 (d) 64
- 9.What comes next? 1, 2, 4, 8, ? (a) 17 (b) 12 (c) 16 (d) 14
- 10.What comes next? 4, 9, 16, 25, ? (a) 34 (b) 36 (c) 37 (d) 38
- 11.What comes next? 9, 16, 25, 36, ? (a) 50 (b) 47 (c) 51 (d) 49
- 12.What comes next? 4, 13, 22, 31, ? (a) 49 (b) 41 (c) 40 (d) 31
- 13.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 9 times table? (a) 18 (b) 36 (c) 27 (d) 35
- 14.What comes next? 4, 8, 16, 32, ? (a) 48 (b) 65 (c) 64 (d) 56
- 15.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 5 times table? (a) 10 (b) 25 (c) 19 (d) 15
- 16.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 8 times table? (a) 32 (b) 56 (c) 23 (d) 16
- 17.What comes next? 16, 19, 22, 25, ? (a) 28 (b) 31 (c) 29 (d) 25
- 18.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 3 times table? (a) 12 (b) 20 (c) 9 (d) 6
- 19.What comes next? 9, 11, 13, 15, ? (a) 15 (b) 17 (c) 19 (d) 18
- 20.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 9 times table? (a) 45 (b) 54 (c) 57 (d) 36
- 21.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 4 times table? (a) 36 (b) 17 (c) 12 (d) 24
- 22.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 6 times table? (a) 48 (b) 49 (c) 18 (d) 36
- 23.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 8 times table? (a) 24 (b) 16 (c) 22 (d) 32
- 24.What comes next? 4, 8, 12, 16, ? (a) 16 (b) 21 (c) 20 (d) 24
- 25.What comes next? 1, 4, 9, 16, ? (a) 25 (b) 23 (c) 26 (d) 27
- 26.What comes next? 5, 10, 15, 20, ? (a) 26 (b) 25 (c) 20 (d) 30
- 27.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 5 times table? (a) 30 (b) 15 (c) 40 (d) 39
- 28.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 6 times table? (a) 36 (b) 30 (c) 28 (d) 24
- 29.What comes next? 2, 11, 20, 29, ? (a) 47 (b) 29 (c) 39 (d) 38
- 30.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 8 times table? (a) 24 (b) 20 (c) 32 (d) 56
- 31.What comes next? 18, 26, 34, 42, ? (a) 42 (b) 50 (c) 58 (d) 51
- 32.What comes next? 4, 9, 14, 19, ? (a) 19 (b) 29 (c) 24 (d) 25
- 33.What comes next? 16, 25, 34, 43, ? (a) 61 (b) 52 (c) 43 (d) 53
- 34.What comes next? 15, 17, 19, 21, ? (a) 21 (b) 25 (c) 24 (d) 23
- 35.What comes next? 16, 20, 24, 28, ? (a) 36 (b) 28 (c) 32 (d) 33
- 36.What comes next? 5, 12, 19, 26, ? (a) 40 (b) 33 (c) 34 (d) 26
- 37.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 3 times table? (a) 12 (b) 21 (c) 8 (d) 9
- 38.What comes next? 6, 15, 24, 33, ? (a) 33 (b) 42 (c) 51 (d) 43
- 39.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 7 times table? (a) 45 (b) 14 (c) 35 (d) 21
- 40.What comes next? 6, 12, 18, 24, ? (a) 31 (b) 36 (c) 30 (d) 24
Answer key
- 100
- 81
- 48
- 47
- 17
- 80
- 56
- 64
- 16
- 36
- 49
- 40
- 35
- 64
- 19
- 23
- 28
- 20
- 17
- 57
- 17
- 49
- 22
- 20
- 25
- 25
- 39
- 28
- 38
- 20
- 50
- 24
- 52
- 23
- 32
- 33
- 8
- 42
- 45
- 30
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