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? 16, 25, 36, 49, ? (a) 62 (b) 66 (c) 64 (d) 65
- 2.What comes next? 5, 10, 20, 40, ? (a) 80 (b) 60 (c) 81 (d) 70
- 3.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 9 times table? (a) 36 (b) 63 (c) 90 (d) 64
- 4.What comes next? 4, 9, 16, 25, ? (a) 36 (b) 37 (c) 38 (d) 34
- 5.What comes next? 1, 2, 4, 8, ? (a) 17 (b) 16 (c) 12 (d) 14
- 6.What comes next? 13, 16, 19, 22, ? (a) 26 (b) 28 (c) 25 (d) 22
- 7.What comes next? 4, 8, 16, 32, ? (a) 65 (b) 48 (c) 56 (d) 64
- 8.What comes next? 2, 4, 8, 16, ? (a) 28 (b) 32 (c) 24 (d) 33
- 9.What comes next? 1, 4, 9, 16, ? (a) 26 (b) 25 (c) 23 (d) 27
- 10.What comes next? 18, 27, 36, 45, ? (a) 55 (b) 54 (c) 63 (d) 45
- 11.What comes next? 15, 23, 31, 39, ? (a) 47 (b) 48 (c) 39 (d) 55
- 12.What comes next? 2, 10, 18, 26, ? (a) 42 (b) 26 (c) 34 (d) 35
- 13.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 9 times table? (a) 56 (b) 36 (c) 72 (d) 45
- 14.What comes next? 13, 22, 31, 40, ? (a) 58 (b) 50 (c) 40 (d) 49
- 15.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 3 times table? (a) 15 (b) 7 (c) 9 (d) 24
- 16.What comes next? 7, 10, 13, 16, ? (a) 16 (b) 20 (c) 19 (d) 22
- 17.What comes next? 5, 12, 19, 26, ? (a) 40 (b) 33 (c) 34 (d) 26
- 18.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 3 times table? (a) 18 (b) 17 (c) 9 (d) 6
- 19.What comes next? 25, 36, 49, 64, ? (a) 82 (b) 83 (c) 81 (d) 79
- 20.What comes next? 10, 19, 28, 37, ? (a) 37 (b) 47 (c) 55 (d) 46
- 21.What comes next? 15, 19, 23, 27, ? (a) 27 (b) 32 (c) 31 (d) 35
- 22.What comes next? 10, 12, 14, 16, ? (a) 19 (b) 16 (c) 18 (d) 20
- 23.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 9 times table? (a) 45 (b) 18 (c) 46 (d) 54
- 24.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 4 times table? (a) 16 (b) 12 (c) 39 (d) 8
- 25.What comes next? 13, 21, 29, 37, ? (a) 46 (b) 37 (c) 45 (d) 53
- 26.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 3 times table? (a) 21 (b) 12 (c) 30 (d) 20
- 27.What comes next? 6, 8, 10, 12, ? (a) 12 (b) 15 (c) 16 (d) 14
- 28.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 7 times table? (a) 28 (b) 42 (c) 51 (d) 14
- 29.What comes next? 19, 21, 23, 25, ? (a) 29 (b) 28 (c) 27 (d) 25
- 30.What comes next? 9, 13, 17, 21, ? (a) 29 (b) 21 (c) 26 (d) 25
- 31.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 3 times table? (a) 6 (b) 18 (c) 23 (d) 15
- 32.What comes next? 3, 6, 12, 24, ? (a) 48 (b) 42 (c) 36 (d) 49
- 33.What comes next? 1, 9, 17, 25, ? (a) 41 (b) 25 (c) 33 (d) 34
- 34.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 7 times table? (a) 50 (b) 35 (c) 21 (d) 56
- 35.What comes next? 11, 16, 21, 26, ? (a) 36 (b) 32 (c) 26 (d) 31
- 36.What comes next? 8, 14, 20, 26, ? (a) 38 (b) 32 (c) 33 (d) 26
- 37.What comes next? 9, 16, 25, 36, ? (a) 50 (b) 51 (c) 47 (d) 49
- 38.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 8 times table? (a) 64 (b) 75 (c) 56 (d) 32
- 39.What comes next? 8, 10, 12, 14, ? (a) 18 (b) 17 (c) 16 (d) 14
- 40.What comes next? 6, 10, 14, 18, ? (a) 26 (b) 18 (c) 22 (d) 23
Answer key
- 64
- 80
- 64
- 36
- 16
- 25
- 64
- 32
- 25
- 54
- 47
- 34
- 56
- 49
- 7
- 19
- 33
- 17
- 81
- 46
- 31
- 18
- 46
- 39
- 45
- 20
- 14
- 51
- 27
- 25
- 23
- 48
- 33
- 50
- 31
- 32
- 49
- 75
- 16
- 22
Free maths tricks lessons, practice and worksheets at talentjr.in/maths-tricks