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? 9, 16, 25, 36, ? (a) 49 (b) 50 (c) 47 (d) 51
- 2.What comes next? 4, 8, 16, 32, ? (a) 64 (b) 56 (c) 48 (d) 65
- 3.What comes next? 4, 9, 16, 25, ? (a) 37 (b) 34 (c) 38 (d) 36
- 4.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 4 times table? (a) 24 (b) 14 (c) 16 (d) 36
- 5.What comes next? 12, 16, 20, 24, ? (a) 29 (b) 32 (c) 28 (d) 24
- 6.What comes next? 36, 49, 64, 81, ? (a) 100 (b) 102 (c) 101 (d) 98
- 7.What comes next? 11, 20, 29, 38, ? (a) 56 (b) 38 (c) 47 (d) 48
- 8.What comes next? 5, 10, 20, 40, ? (a) 70 (b) 60 (c) 81 (d) 80
- 9.What comes next? 3, 6, 12, 24, ? (a) 36 (b) 48 (c) 42 (d) 49
- 10.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 9 times table? (a) 27 (b) 20 (c) 63 (d) 54
- 11.What comes next? 1, 4, 9, 16, ? (a) 23 (b) 25 (c) 26 (d) 27
- 12.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 7 times table? (a) 28 (b) 42 (c) 53 (d) 14
- 13.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 5 times table? (a) 10 (b) 29 (c) 25 (d) 20
- 14.What comes next? 19, 28, 37, 46, ? (a) 46 (b) 56 (c) 64 (d) 55
- 15.What comes next? 25, 36, 49, 64, ? (a) 82 (b) 83 (c) 79 (d) 81
- 16.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 4 times table? (a) 40 (b) 16 (c) 28 (d) 13
- 17.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 6 times table? (a) 30 (b) 18 (c) 12 (d) 51
- 18.What comes next? 2, 4, 8, 16, ? (a) 32 (b) 33 (c) 24 (d) 28
- 19.What comes next? 9, 13, 17, 21, ? (a) 25 (b) 21 (c) 26 (d) 29
- 20.What comes next? 16, 23, 30, 37, ? (a) 37 (b) 44 (c) 51 (d) 45
- 21.What comes next? 8, 17, 26, 35, ? (a) 35 (b) 53 (c) 44 (d) 45
- 22.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 8 times table? (a) 64 (b) 48 (c) 27 (d) 24
- 23.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 8 times table? (a) 32 (b) 37 (c) 56 (d) 16
- 24.What comes next? 5, 14, 23, 32, ? (a) 42 (b) 50 (c) 41 (d) 32
- 25.What comes next? 2, 4, 6, 8, ? (a) 11 (b) 8 (c) 12 (d) 10
- 26.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 7 times table? (a) 56 (b) 17 (c) 35 (d) 14
- 27.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 8 times table? (a) 56 (b) 40 (c) 32 (d) 36
- 28.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 4 times table? (a) 34 (b) 24 (c) 12 (d) 28
- 29.What comes next? 18, 24, 30, 36, ? (a) 43 (b) 48 (c) 36 (d) 42
- 30.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 9 times table? (a) 27 (b) 36 (c) 89 (d) 45
- 31.What comes next? 1, 2, 4, 8, ? (a) 17 (b) 12 (c) 14 (d) 16
- 32.What comes next? 6, 9, 12, 15, ? (a) 19 (b) 15 (c) 21 (d) 18
- 33.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 4 times table? (a) 20 (b) 32 (c) 21 (d) 12
- 34.What comes next? 5, 12, 19, 26, ? (a) 26 (b) 40 (c) 33 (d) 34
- 35.What comes next? 3, 12, 21, 30, ? (a) 40 (b) 39 (c) 48 (d) 30
- 36.What comes next? 18, 22, 26, 30, ? (a) 30 (b) 34 (c) 38 (d) 35
- 37.What comes next? 14, 19, 24, 29, ? (a) 34 (b) 35 (c) 29 (d) 39
- 38.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 5 times table? (a) 15 (b) 20 (c) 35 (d) 11
- 39.What comes next? 10, 15, 20, 25, ? (a) 25 (b) 35 (c) 31 (d) 30
- 40.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 5 times table? (a) 19 (b) 20 (c) 15 (d) 30
Answer key
- 49
- 64
- 36
- 14
- 28
- 100
- 47
- 80
- 48
- 20
- 25
- 53
- 29
- 55
- 81
- 13
- 51
- 32
- 25
- 44
- 44
- 27
- 37
- 41
- 10
- 17
- 36
- 34
- 42
- 89
- 16
- 18
- 21
- 33
- 39
- 34
- 34
- 11
- 30
- 19
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