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? 20, 25, 30, 35, ? (a) 35 (b) 40 (c) 45 (d) 41
- 2.What comes next? 16, 25, 36, 49, ? (a) 65 (b) 66 (c) 62 (d) 64
- 3.What comes next? 9, 16, 25, 36, ? (a) 49 (b) 50 (c) 47 (d) 51
- 4.What comes next? 13, 16, 19, 22, ? (a) 28 (b) 26 (c) 22 (d) 25
- 5.What comes next? 4, 9, 16, 25, ? (a) 36 (b) 38 (c) 37 (d) 34
- 6.What comes next? 6, 14, 22, 30, ? (a) 39 (b) 38 (c) 30 (d) 46
- 7.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 3 times table? (a) 15 (b) 12 (c) 18 (d) 11
- 8.What comes next? 1, 2, 4, 8, ? (a) 16 (b) 12 (c) 17 (d) 14
- 9.What comes next? 2, 4, 8, 16, ? (a) 28 (b) 24 (c) 32 (d) 33
- 10.What comes next? 5, 10, 20, 40, ? (a) 70 (b) 80 (c) 60 (d) 81
- 11.What comes next? 4, 6, 8, 10, ? (a) 12 (b) 13 (c) 10 (d) 14
- 12.What comes next? 1, 9, 17, 25, ? (a) 34 (b) 25 (c) 33 (d) 41
- 13.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 8 times table? (a) 24 (b) 16 (c) 32 (d) 29
- 14.What comes next? 9, 12, 15, 18, ? (a) 24 (b) 22 (c) 18 (d) 21
- 15.What comes next? 3, 6, 12, 24, ? (a) 49 (b) 42 (c) 48 (d) 36
- 16.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 5 times table? (a) 25 (b) 15 (c) 44 (d) 10
- 17.What comes next? 36, 49, 64, 81, ? (a) 100 (b) 102 (c) 98 (d) 101
- 18.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 4 times table? (a) 28 (b) 16 (c) 20 (d) 18
- 19.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 3 times table? (a) 12 (b) 22 (c) 15 (d) 21
- 20.What comes next? 4, 8, 16, 32, ? (a) 65 (b) 64 (c) 48 (d) 56
- 21.What comes next? 2, 8, 14, 20, ? (a) 20 (b) 27 (c) 26 (d) 32
- 22.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 7 times table? (a) 42 (b) 49 (c) 28 (d) 29
- 23.What comes next? 20, 24, 28, 32, ? (a) 32 (b) 37 (c) 40 (d) 36
- 24.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 3 times table? (a) 9 (b) 6 (c) 7 (d) 18
- 25.What comes next? 7, 15, 23, 31, ? (a) 47 (b) 39 (c) 40 (d) 31
- 26.What comes next? 1, 4, 9, 16, ? (a) 27 (b) 23 (c) 25 (d) 26
- 27.What comes next? 10, 17, 24, 31, ? (a) 39 (b) 45 (c) 31 (d) 38
- 28.What comes next? 12, 21, 30, 39, ? (a) 49 (b) 39 (c) 48 (d) 57
- 29.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 7 times table? (a) 49 (b) 28 (c) 37 (d) 63
- 30.What comes next? 14, 22, 30, 38, ? (a) 38 (b) 54 (c) 47 (d) 46
- 31.What comes next? 25, 36, 49, 64, ? (a) 79 (b) 83 (c) 81 (d) 82
- 32.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 4 times table? (a) 12 (b) 20 (c) 16 (d) 13
- 33.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 3 times table? (a) 9 (b) 19 (c) 18 (d) 21
- 34.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 8 times table? (a) 40 (b) 32 (c) 71 (d) 64
- 35.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 7 times table? (a) 35 (b) 28 (c) 42 (d) 39
- 36.What comes next? 11, 14, 17, 20, ? (a) 23 (b) 24 (c) 26 (d) 20
- 37.What comes next? 19, 26, 33, 40, ? (a) 47 (b) 54 (c) 40 (d) 48
- 38.What comes next? 6, 13, 20, 27, ? (a) 35 (b) 27 (c) 41 (d) 34
- 39.What comes next? 16, 22, 28, 34, ? (a) 34 (b) 40 (c) 46 (d) 41
- 40.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 7 times table? (a) 35 (b) 21 (c) 50 (d) 42
Answer key
- 40
- 64
- 49
- 25
- 36
- 38
- 11
- 16
- 32
- 80
- 12
- 33
- 29
- 21
- 48
- 44
- 100
- 18
- 22
- 64
- 26
- 29
- 36
- 7
- 39
- 25
- 38
- 48
- 37
- 46
- 81
- 13
- 19
- 71
- 39
- 23
- 47
- 34
- 40
- 50
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