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? 1, 4, 9, 16, ? (a) 26 (b) 27 (c) 23 (d) 25
- 2.What comes next? 2, 4, 8, 16, ? (a) 24 (b) 32 (c) 33 (d) 28
- 3.What comes next? 1, 4, 7, 10, ? (a) 16 (b) 10 (c) 13 (d) 14
- 4.What comes next? 17, 20, 23, 26, ? (a) 26 (b) 32 (c) 30 (d) 29
- 5.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 5 times table? (a) 31 (b) 25 (c) 40 (d) 15
- 6.What comes next? 8, 16, 24, 32, ? (a) 41 (b) 48 (c) 40 (d) 32
- 7.What comes next? 3, 6, 12, 24, ? (a) 49 (b) 48 (c) 42 (d) 36
- 8.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 9 times table? (a) 36 (b) 45 (c) 85 (d) 54
- 9.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 5 times table? (a) 10 (b) 15 (c) 23 (d) 30
- 10.What comes next? 16, 25, 36, 49, ? (a) 65 (b) 62 (c) 64 (d) 66
- 11.What comes next? 3, 8, 13, 18, ? (a) 18 (b) 23 (c) 28 (d) 24
- 12.What comes next? 16, 23, 30, 37, ? (a) 51 (b) 37 (c) 44 (d) 45
- 13.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 7 times table? (a) 21 (b) 28 (c) 25 (d) 49
- 14.What comes next? 3, 9, 15, 21, ? (a) 27 (b) 21 (c) 28 (d) 33
- 15.What comes next? 12, 21, 30, 39, ? (a) 48 (b) 49 (c) 57 (d) 39
- 16.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 5 times table? (a) 25 (b) 20 (c) 16 (d) 30
- 17.What comes next? 9, 16, 25, 36, ? (a) 51 (b) 47 (c) 50 (d) 49
- 18.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 5 times table? (a) 41 (b) 10 (c) 20 (d) 15
- 19.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 9 times table? (a) 46 (b) 27 (c) 63 (d) 54
- 20.What comes next? 11, 15, 19, 23, ? (a) 23 (b) 28 (c) 27 (d) 31
- 21.What comes next? 4, 9, 16, 25, ? (a) 34 (b) 36 (c) 38 (d) 37
- 22.What comes next? 1, 8, 15, 22, ? (a) 30 (b) 22 (c) 36 (d) 29
- 23.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 3 times table? (a) 12 (b) 20 (c) 18 (d) 6
- 24.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 9 times table? (a) 63 (b) 18 (c) 45 (d) 24
- 25.What comes next? 16, 18, 20, 22, ? (a) 24 (b) 22 (c) 25 (d) 26
- 26.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 8 times table? (a) 17 (b) 32 (c) 16 (d) 48
- 27.What comes next? 14, 19, 24, 29, ? (a) 34 (b) 39 (c) 35 (d) 29
- 28.What comes next? 5, 10, 20, 40, ? (a) 60 (b) 81 (c) 80 (d) 70
- 29.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 7 times table? (a) 56 (b) 49 (c) 68 (d) 28
- 30.What comes next? 12, 16, 20, 24, ? (a) 32 (b) 29 (c) 24 (d) 28
- 31.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 6 times table? (a) 16 (b) 30 (c) 18 (d) 24
- 32.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 4 times table? (a) 28 (b) 12 (c) 23 (d) 20
- 33.What comes next? 4, 8, 16, 32, ? (a) 48 (b) 64 (c) 56 (d) 65
- 34.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 8 times table? (a) 48 (b) 32 (c) 74 (d) 64
- 35.What comes next? 17, 24, 31, 38, ? (a) 45 (b) 38 (c) 52 (d) 46
- 36.What comes next? 14, 23, 32, 41, ? (a) 59 (b) 50 (c) 41 (d) 51
- 37.What comes next? 1, 2, 4, 8, ? (a) 12 (b) 17 (c) 16 (d) 14
- 38.What comes next? 1, 9, 17, 25, ? (a) 41 (b) 34 (c) 25 (d) 33
- 39.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 9 times table? (a) 73 (b) 45 (c) 72 (d) 18
- 40.What comes next? 4, 11, 18, 25, ? (a) 33 (b) 25 (c) 39 (d) 32
Answer key
- 25
- 32
- 13
- 29
- 31
- 40
- 48
- 85
- 23
- 64
- 23
- 44
- 25
- 27
- 48
- 16
- 49
- 41
- 46
- 27
- 36
- 29
- 20
- 24
- 24
- 17
- 34
- 80
- 68
- 28
- 16
- 23
- 64
- 74
- 45
- 50
- 16
- 33
- 73
- 32
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