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? 11, 18, 25, 32, ? (a) 40 (b) 32 (c) 46 (d) 39
- 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 6 times table? (a) 42 (b) 24 (c) 54 (d) 27
- 4.What comes next? 5, 10, 20, 40, ? (a) 81 (b) 80 (c) 60 (d) 70
- 5.What comes next? 4, 9, 16, 25, ? (a) 37 (b) 38 (c) 34 (d) 36
- 6.What comes next? 1, 2, 4, 8, ? (a) 12 (b) 14 (c) 16 (d) 17
- 7.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 9 times table? (a) 18 (b) 89 (c) 54 (d) 45
- 8.What comes next? 10, 19, 28, 37, ? (a) 47 (b) 37 (c) 55 (d) 46
- 9.What comes next? 36, 49, 64, 81, ? (a) 101 (b) 100 (c) 98 (d) 102
- 10.What comes next? 1, 4, 9, 16, ? (a) 23 (b) 26 (c) 27 (d) 25
- 11.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 5 times table? (a) 13 (b) 20 (c) 35 (d) 45
- 12.What comes next? 4, 8, 16, 32, ? (a) 48 (b) 64 (c) 56 (d) 65
- 13.What comes next? 16, 25, 36, 49, ? (a) 66 (b) 64 (c) 65 (d) 62
- 14.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 3 times table? (a) 12 (b) 6 (c) 29 (d) 21
- 15.What comes next? 2, 4, 8, 16, ? (a) 24 (b) 32 (c) 33 (d) 28
- 16.What comes next? 15, 24, 33, 42, ? (a) 52 (b) 51 (c) 42 (d) 60
- 17.What comes next? 13, 22, 31, 40, ? (a) 58 (b) 50 (c) 40 (d) 49
- 18.What comes next? 17, 23, 29, 35, ? (a) 42 (b) 41 (c) 35 (d) 47
- 19.What comes next? 16, 25, 34, 43, ? (a) 61 (b) 53 (c) 52 (d) 43
- 20.What comes next? 17, 26, 35, 44, ? (a) 44 (b) 54 (c) 62 (d) 53
- 21.What comes next? 8, 10, 12, 14, ? (a) 16 (b) 17 (c) 14 (d) 18
- 22.What comes next? 9, 16, 25, 36, ? (a) 49 (b) 47 (c) 50 (d) 51
- 23.What comes next? 7, 11, 15, 19, ? (a) 27 (b) 19 (c) 23 (d) 24
- 24.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 8 times table? (a) 71 (b) 32 (c) 48 (d) 24
- 25.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 9 times table? (a) 45 (b) 18 (c) 36 (d) 37
- 26.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 4 times table? (a) 13 (b) 16 (c) 12 (d) 8
- 27.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 5 times table? (a) 20 (b) 31 (c) 30 (d) 15
- 28.What comes next? 14, 20, 26, 32, ? (a) 32 (b) 39 (c) 44 (d) 38
- 29.What comes next? 9, 13, 17, 21, ? (a) 26 (b) 21 (c) 29 (d) 25
- 30.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 6 times table? (a) 18 (b) 42 (c) 36 (d) 51
- 31.What comes next? 4, 7, 10, 13, ? (a) 17 (b) 19 (c) 13 (d) 16
- 32.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 7 times table? (a) 14 (b) 66 (c) 35 (d) 28
- 33.What comes next? 20, 28, 36, 44, ? (a) 52 (b) 60 (c) 53 (d) 44
- 34.What comes next? 14, 18, 22, 26, ? (a) 34 (b) 26 (c) 30 (d) 31
- 35.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 6 times table? (a) 48 (b) 12 (c) 30 (d) 50
- 36.What comes next? 6, 15, 24, 33, ? (a) 43 (b) 33 (c) 42 (d) 51
- 37.What comes next? 19, 22, 25, 28, ? (a) 34 (b) 28 (c) 31 (d) 32
- 38.What comes next? 8, 13, 18, 23, ? (a) 28 (b) 33 (c) 29 (d) 23
- 39.What comes next? 25, 36, 49, 64, ? (a) 83 (b) 82 (c) 79 (d) 81
- 40.What comes next? 5, 13, 21, 29, ? (a) 37 (b) 45 (c) 38 (d) 29
Answer key
- 39
- 48
- 27
- 80
- 36
- 16
- 89
- 46
- 100
- 25
- 13
- 64
- 64
- 29
- 32
- 51
- 49
- 41
- 52
- 53
- 16
- 49
- 23
- 71
- 37
- 13
- 31
- 38
- 25
- 51
- 16
- 66
- 52
- 30
- 50
- 42
- 31
- 28
- 81
- 37
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