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? 4, 9, 16, 25, ? (a) 36 (b) 37 (c) 34 (d) 38
- 2.What comes next? 3, 6, 12, 24, ? (a) 42 (b) 48 (c) 36 (d) 49
- 3.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 7 times table? (a) 29 (b) 14 (c) 56 (d) 35
- 4.What comes next? 20, 26, 32, 38, ? (a) 50 (b) 38 (c) 45 (d) 44
- 5.What comes next? 25, 36, 49, 64, ? (a) 79 (b) 83 (c) 81 (d) 82
- 6.What comes next? 1, 4, 9, 16, ? (a) 26 (b) 27 (c) 23 (d) 25
- 7.What comes next? 36, 49, 64, 81, ? (a) 102 (b) 98 (c) 101 (d) 100
- 8.What comes next? 4, 8, 16, 32, ? (a) 64 (b) 56 (c) 48 (d) 65
- 9.What comes next? 5, 10, 20, 40, ? (a) 80 (b) 81 (c) 70 (d) 60
- 10.What comes next? 6, 11, 16, 21, ? (a) 26 (b) 21 (c) 27 (d) 31
- 11.What comes next? 10, 18, 26, 34, ? (a) 34 (b) 42 (c) 43 (d) 50
- 12.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 9 times table? (a) 23 (b) 36 (c) 72 (d) 63
- 13.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 9 times table? (a) 58 (b) 18 (c) 45 (d) 72
- 14.What comes next? 9, 16, 25, 36, ? (a) 50 (b) 51 (c) 47 (d) 49
- 15.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 8 times table? (a) 64 (b) 57 (c) 48 (d) 24
- 16.What comes next? 3, 11, 19, 27, ? (a) 43 (b) 36 (c) 27 (d) 35
- 17.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 3 times table? (a) 6 (b) 15 (c) 10 (d) 9
- 18.What comes next? 14, 22, 30, 38, ? (a) 47 (b) 38 (c) 54 (d) 46
- 19.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 9 times table? (a) 45 (b) 36 (c) 73 (d) 54
- 20.What comes next? 2, 11, 20, 29, ? (a) 29 (b) 38 (c) 47 (d) 39
- 21.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 5 times table? (a) 15 (b) 30 (c) 33 (d) 20
- 22.What comes next? 2, 4, 8, 16, ? (a) 28 (b) 32 (c) 33 (d) 24
- 23.What comes next? 15, 21, 27, 33, ? (a) 40 (b) 39 (c) 33 (d) 45
- 24.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 3 times table? (a) 15 (b) 7 (c) 18 (d) 12
- 25.What comes next? 10, 19, 28, 37, ? (a) 47 (b) 46 (c) 37 (d) 55
- 26.What comes next? 3, 6, 9, 12, ? (a) 16 (b) 18 (c) 12 (d) 15
- 27.What comes next? 16, 23, 30, 37, ? (a) 44 (b) 37 (c) 45 (d) 51
- 28.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 8 times table? (a) 24 (b) 48 (c) 16 (d) 49
- 29.What comes next? 1, 7, 13, 19, ? (a) 19 (b) 26 (c) 31 (d) 25
- 30.What comes next? 14, 17, 20, 23, ? (a) 26 (b) 29 (c) 27 (d) 23
- 31.What comes next? 16, 25, 36, 49, ? (a) 62 (b) 65 (c) 66 (d) 64
- 32.What comes next? 15, 24, 33, 42, ? (a) 51 (b) 42 (c) 60 (d) 52
- 33.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 9 times table? (a) 45 (b) 82 (c) 63 (d) 36
- 34.What comes next? 10, 14, 18, 22, ? (a) 27 (b) 22 (c) 26 (d) 30
- 35.What comes next? 13, 16, 19, 22, ? (a) 26 (b) 28 (c) 25 (d) 22
- 36.What comes next? 1, 2, 4, 8, ? (a) 12 (b) 17 (c) 16 (d) 14
- 37.What comes next? 8, 10, 12, 14, ? (a) 18 (b) 17 (c) 16 (d) 14
- 38.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 9 times table? (a) 60 (b) 54 (c) 72 (d) 36
- 39.What comes next? 17, 22, 27, 32, ? (a) 38 (b) 42 (c) 32 (d) 37
- 40.What comes next? 15, 20, 25, 30, ? (a) 40 (b) 36 (c) 35 (d) 30
Answer key
- 36
- 48
- 29
- 44
- 81
- 25
- 100
- 64
- 80
- 26
- 42
- 23
- 58
- 49
- 57
- 35
- 10
- 46
- 73
- 38
- 33
- 32
- 39
- 7
- 46
- 15
- 44
- 49
- 25
- 26
- 64
- 51
- 82
- 26
- 25
- 16
- 16
- 60
- 37
- 35
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