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? 5, 7, 9, 11, ? (a) 14 (b) 13 (c) 11 (d) 15
- 2.What comes next? 2, 4, 8, 16, ? (a) 24 (b) 33 (c) 32 (d) 28
- 3.What comes next? 14, 19, 24, 29, ? (a) 34 (b) 35 (c) 29 (d) 39
- 4.What comes next? 3, 6, 12, 24, ? (a) 49 (b) 48 (c) 36 (d) 42
- 5.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 7 times table? (a) 42 (b) 56 (c) 66 (d) 28
- 6.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 3 times table? (a) 21 (b) 6 (c) 12 (d) 25
- 7.What comes next? 16, 25, 36, 49, ? (a) 66 (b) 64 (c) 65 (d) 62
- 8.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 7 times table? (a) 28 (b) 45 (c) 35 (d) 49
- 9.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 3 times table? (a) 9 (b) 12 (c) 15 (d) 13
- 10.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 4 times table? (a) 28 (b) 20 (c) 15 (d) 12
- 11.What comes next? 16, 24, 32, 40, ? (a) 40 (b) 56 (c) 49 (d) 48
- 12.What comes next? 20, 28, 36, 44, ? (a) 60 (b) 44 (c) 53 (d) 52
- 13.What comes next? 4, 8, 16, 32, ? (a) 56 (b) 64 (c) 48 (d) 65
- 14.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 5 times table? (a) 23 (b) 35 (c) 25 (d) 15
- 15.What comes next? 19, 26, 33, 40, ? (a) 40 (b) 48 (c) 54 (d) 47
- 16.What comes next? 4, 13, 22, 31, ? (a) 41 (b) 40 (c) 31 (d) 49
- 17.What comes next? 7, 9, 11, 13, ? (a) 17 (b) 13 (c) 15 (d) 16
- 18.What comes next? 4, 9, 16, 25, ? (a) 38 (b) 37 (c) 36 (d) 34
- 19.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 9 times table? (a) 45 (b) 54 (c) 27 (d) 56
- 20.What comes next? 10, 16, 22, 28, ? (a) 40 (b) 35 (c) 28 (d) 34
- 21.What comes next? 1, 3, 5, 7, ? (a) 9 (b) 7 (c) 11 (d) 10
- 22.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 7 times table? (a) 28 (b) 16 (c) 49 (d) 35
- 23.What comes next? 9, 17, 25, 33, ? (a) 42 (b) 49 (c) 33 (d) 41
- 24.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 7 times table? (a) 56 (b) 35 (c) 24 (d) 28
- 25.What comes next? 14, 17, 20, 23, ? (a) 29 (b) 23 (c) 26 (d) 27
- 26.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 3 times table? (a) 15 (b) 23 (c) 12 (d) 6
- 27.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 4 times table? (a) 32 (b) 28 (c) 16 (d) 37
- 28.What comes next? 16, 18, 20, 22, ? (a) 25 (b) 26 (c) 22 (d) 24
- 29.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 7 times table? (a) 21 (b) 36 (c) 56 (d) 42
- 30.What comes next? 6, 13, 20, 27, ? (a) 35 (b) 34 (c) 41 (d) 27
- 31.What comes next? 36, 49, 64, 81, ? (a) 98 (b) 101 (c) 100 (d) 102
- 32.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 5 times table? (a) 25 (b) 41 (c) 30 (d) 10
- 33.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 4 times table? (a) 32 (b) 12 (c) 38 (d) 24
- 34.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 7 times table? (a) 48 (b) 42 (c) 21 (d) 28
- 35.What comes next? 13, 16, 19, 22, ? (a) 28 (b) 26 (c) 25 (d) 22
- 36.What comes next? 25, 36, 49, 64, ? (a) 83 (b) 82 (c) 81 (d) 79
- 37.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 3 times table? (a) 12 (b) 15 (c) 6 (d) 11
- 38.What comes next? 1, 2, 4, 8, ? (a) 17 (b) 14 (c) 12 (d) 16
- 39.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 7 times table? (a) 14 (b) 35 (c) 61 (d) 28
- 40.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 8 times table? (a) 54 (b) 56 (c) 72 (d) 32
Answer key
- 13
- 32
- 34
- 48
- 66
- 25
- 64
- 45
- 13
- 15
- 48
- 52
- 64
- 23
- 47
- 40
- 15
- 36
- 56
- 34
- 9
- 16
- 41
- 24
- 26
- 23
- 37
- 24
- 36
- 34
- 100
- 41
- 38
- 48
- 25
- 81
- 11
- 16
- 61
- 54
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