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) 27 (b) 26 (c) 23 (d) 25
- 2.What comes next? 4, 9, 16, 25, ? (a) 38 (b) 37 (c) 36 (d) 34
- 3.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 3 times table? (a) 6 (b) 7 (c) 24 (d) 15
- 4.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 4 times table? (a) 12 (b) 16 (c) 24 (d) 14
- 5.What comes next? 16, 25, 36, 49, ? (a) 62 (b) 66 (c) 65 (d) 64
- 6.What comes next? 9, 16, 25, 36, ? (a) 49 (b) 47 (c) 51 (d) 50
- 7.What comes next? 7, 10, 13, 16, ? (a) 20 (b) 22 (c) 16 (d) 19
- 8.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 7 times table? (a) 49 (b) 28 (c) 15 (d) 63
- 9.What comes next? 7, 11, 15, 19, ? (a) 27 (b) 23 (c) 19 (d) 24
- 10.What comes next? 17, 25, 33, 41, ? (a) 41 (b) 49 (c) 50 (d) 57
- 11.What comes next? 14, 23, 32, 41, ? (a) 59 (b) 51 (c) 50 (d) 41
- 12.What comes next? 14, 22, 30, 38, ? (a) 38 (b) 47 (c) 46 (d) 54
- 13.What comes next? 25, 36, 49, 64, ? (a) 81 (b) 79 (c) 82 (d) 83
- 14.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 5 times table? (a) 15 (b) 25 (c) 10 (d) 21
- 15.What comes next? 3, 6, 12, 24, ? (a) 42 (b) 36 (c) 48 (d) 49
- 16.What comes next? 3, 10, 17, 24, ? (a) 24 (b) 31 (c) 38 (d) 32
- 17.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 7 times table? (a) 42 (b) 35 (c) 21 (d) 62
- 18.What comes next? 18, 21, 24, 27, ? (a) 30 (b) 27 (c) 33 (d) 31
- 19.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 7 times table? (a) 46 (b) 56 (c) 35 (d) 28
- 20.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 3 times table? (a) 23 (b) 18 (c) 15 (d) 6
- 21.What comes next? 14, 16, 18, 20, ? (a) 24 (b) 22 (c) 23 (d) 20
- 22.What comes next? 16, 18, 20, 22, ? (a) 26 (b) 22 (c) 25 (d) 24
- 23.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 6 times table? (a) 30 (b) 18 (c) 24 (d) 22
- 24.What comes next? 4, 8, 16, 32, ? (a) 48 (b) 64 (c) 56 (d) 65
- 25.What comes next? 9, 18, 27, 36, ? (a) 36 (b) 46 (c) 45 (d) 54
- 26.What comes next? 8, 15, 22, 29, ? (a) 43 (b) 29 (c) 36 (d) 37
- 27.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 3 times table? (a) 18 (b) 15 (c) 12 (d) 13
- 28.What comes next? 36, 49, 64, 81, ? (a) 102 (b) 101 (c) 98 (d) 100
- 29.What comes next? 2, 9, 16, 23, ? (a) 23 (b) 31 (c) 30 (d) 37
- 30.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 8 times table? (a) 16 (b) 48 (c) 40 (d) 42
- 31.What comes next? 5, 12, 19, 26, ? (a) 40 (b) 33 (c) 26 (d) 34
- 32.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 4 times table? (a) 24 (b) 8 (c) 12 (d) 29
- 33.What comes next? 9, 14, 19, 24, ? (a) 29 (b) 24 (c) 34 (d) 30
- 34.What comes next? 20, 25, 30, 35, ? (a) 35 (b) 40 (c) 41 (d) 45
- 35.What comes next? 5, 14, 23, 32, ? (a) 32 (b) 42 (c) 41 (d) 50
- 36.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 4 times table? (a) 24 (b) 36 (c) 16 (d) 25
- 37.What comes next? 2, 4, 6, 8, ? (a) 10 (b) 11 (c) 8 (d) 12
- 38.What comes next? 6, 10, 14, 18, ? (a) 23 (b) 26 (c) 18 (d) 22
- 39.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 3 times table? (a) 15 (b) 9 (c) 10 (d) 21
- 40.What comes next? 16, 20, 24, 28, ? (a) 33 (b) 32 (c) 36 (d) 28
Answer key
- 25
- 36
- 7
- 14
- 64
- 49
- 19
- 15
- 23
- 49
- 50
- 46
- 81
- 21
- 48
- 31
- 62
- 30
- 46
- 23
- 22
- 24
- 22
- 64
- 45
- 36
- 13
- 100
- 30
- 42
- 33
- 29
- 29
- 40
- 41
- 25
- 10
- 22
- 10
- 32
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