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? 17, 24, 31, 38, ? (a) 46 (b) 45 (c) 38 (d) 52
- 2.What comes next? 8, 11, 14, 17, ? (a) 17 (b) 21 (c) 20 (d) 23
- 3.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 9 times table? (a) 21 (b) 27 (c) 18 (d) 36
- 4.What comes next? 16, 25, 36, 49, ? (a) 66 (b) 65 (c) 62 (d) 64
- 5.What comes next? 13, 20, 27, 34, ? (a) 41 (b) 42 (c) 48 (d) 34
- 6.What comes next? 3, 12, 21, 30, ? (a) 30 (b) 39 (c) 40 (d) 48
- 7.What comes next? 4, 8, 16, 32, ? (a) 65 (b) 64 (c) 56 (d) 48
- 8.What comes next? 3, 6, 12, 24, ? (a) 48 (b) 49 (c) 36 (d) 42
- 9.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 3 times table? (a) 12 (b) 24 (c) 21 (d) 29
- 10.What comes next? 4, 9, 16, 25, ? (a) 37 (b) 38 (c) 34 (d) 36
- 11.What comes next? 36, 49, 64, 81, ? (a) 102 (b) 100 (c) 101 (d) 98
- 12.What comes next? 1, 2, 4, 8, ? (a) 12 (b) 17 (c) 16 (d) 14
- 13.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 8 times table? (a) 72 (b) 24 (c) 48 (d) 47
- 14.What comes next? 5, 10, 20, 40, ? (a) 60 (b) 80 (c) 81 (d) 70
- 15.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 4 times table? (a) 9 (b) 20 (c) 16 (d) 12
- 16.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 3 times table? (a) 6 (b) 9 (c) 10 (d) 15
- 17.What comes next? 15, 24, 33, 42, ? (a) 42 (b) 51 (c) 60 (d) 52
- 18.What comes next? 14, 17, 20, 23, ? (a) 27 (b) 26 (c) 29 (d) 23
- 19.What comes next? 2, 4, 8, 16, ? (a) 28 (b) 33 (c) 32 (d) 24
- 20.What comes next? 7, 9, 11, 13, ? (a) 13 (b) 16 (c) 15 (d) 17
- 21.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 5 times table? (a) 25 (b) 10 (c) 47 (d) 15
- 22.What comes next? 12, 15, 18, 21, ? (a) 24 (b) 25 (c) 27 (d) 21
- 23.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 8 times table? (a) 38 (b) 24 (c) 64 (d) 40
- 24.What comes next? 6, 14, 22, 30, ? (a) 46 (b) 30 (c) 38 (d) 39
- 25.What comes next? 9, 16, 25, 36, ? (a) 47 (b) 50 (c) 49 (d) 51
- 26.What comes next? 5, 9, 13, 17, ? (a) 21 (b) 25 (c) 17 (d) 22
- 27.What comes next? 8, 16, 24, 32, ? (a) 48 (b) 40 (c) 32 (d) 41
- 28.What comes next? 3, 10, 17, 24, ? (a) 32 (b) 38 (c) 31 (d) 24
- 29.What comes next? 3, 7, 11, 15, ? (a) 20 (b) 19 (c) 15 (d) 23
- 30.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 7 times table? (a) 49 (b) 51 (c) 56 (d) 28
- 31.What comes next? 2, 4, 6, 8, ? (a) 12 (b) 10 (c) 11 (d) 8
- 32.What comes next? 5, 10, 15, 20, ? (a) 26 (b) 20 (c) 30 (d) 25
- 33.What comes next? 10, 12, 14, 16, ? (a) 16 (b) 19 (c) 18 (d) 20
- 34.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 5 times table? (a) 10 (b) 25 (c) 30 (d) 11
- 35.What comes next? 6, 10, 14, 18, ? (a) 18 (b) 26 (c) 23 (d) 22
- 36.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 8 times table? (a) 75 (b) 16 (c) 56 (d) 32
- 37.What comes next? 13, 18, 23, 28, ? (a) 33 (b) 28 (c) 34 (d) 38
- 38.What comes next? 5, 12, 19, 26, ? (a) 34 (b) 26 (c) 33 (d) 40
- 39.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 9 times table? (a) 63 (b) 72 (c) 67 (d) 36
- 40.What comes next? 25, 36, 49, 64, ? (a) 79 (b) 82 (c) 83 (d) 81
Answer key
- 45
- 20
- 21
- 64
- 41
- 39
- 64
- 48
- 29
- 36
- 100
- 16
- 47
- 80
- 9
- 10
- 51
- 26
- 32
- 15
- 47
- 24
- 38
- 38
- 49
- 21
- 40
- 31
- 19
- 51
- 10
- 25
- 18
- 11
- 22
- 75
- 33
- 33
- 67
- 81
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