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? 6, 14, 22, 30, ? (a) 38 (b) 30 (c) 46 (d) 39
- 2.What comes next? 5, 11, 17, 23, ? (a) 30 (b) 35 (c) 23 (d) 29
- 3.What comes next? 2, 7, 12, 17, ? (a) 17 (b) 27 (c) 22 (d) 23
- 4.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 4 times table? (a) 24 (b) 35 (c) 28 (d) 12
- 5.What comes next? 1, 2, 4, 8, ? (a) 12 (b) 14 (c) 16 (d) 17
- 6.What comes next? 5, 10, 20, 40, ? (a) 70 (b) 81 (c) 60 (d) 80
- 7.What comes next? 1, 6, 11, 16, ? (a) 26 (b) 22 (c) 16 (d) 21
- 8.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 6 times table? (a) 12 (b) 30 (c) 44 (d) 24
- 9.What comes next? 2, 4, 8, 16, ? (a) 33 (b) 28 (c) 24 (d) 32
- 10.What comes next? 16, 25, 36, 49, ? (a) 66 (b) 65 (c) 62 (d) 64
- 11.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 5 times table? (a) 15 (b) 35 (c) 34 (d) 30
- 12.What comes next? 1, 4, 9, 16, ? (a) 23 (b) 26 (c) 27 (d) 25
- 13.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 7 times table? (a) 35 (b) 56 (c) 21 (d) 50
- 14.What comes next? 17, 20, 23, 26, ? (a) 26 (b) 29 (c) 30 (d) 32
- 15.What comes next? 4, 9, 16, 25, ? (a) 34 (b) 37 (c) 36 (d) 38
- 16.What comes next? 25, 36, 49, 64, ? (a) 83 (b) 81 (c) 79 (d) 82
- 17.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 5 times table? (a) 30 (b) 25 (c) 13 (d) 20
- 18.What comes next? 8, 12, 16, 20, ? (a) 24 (b) 28 (c) 20 (d) 25
- 19.What comes next? 16, 19, 22, 25, ? (a) 28 (b) 29 (c) 25 (d) 31
- 20.What comes next? 14, 17, 20, 23, ? (a) 29 (b) 27 (c) 23 (d) 26
- 21.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 5 times table? (a) 35 (b) 12 (c) 40 (d) 20
- 22.What comes next? 5, 10, 15, 20, ? (a) 30 (b) 26 (c) 20 (d) 25
- 23.What comes next? 3, 6, 12, 24, ? (a) 49 (b) 48 (c) 36 (d) 42
- 24.What comes next? 9, 16, 25, 36, ? (a) 47 (b) 50 (c) 51 (d) 49
- 25.What comes next? 3, 9, 15, 21, ? (a) 28 (b) 21 (c) 33 (d) 27
- 26.What comes next? 10, 12, 14, 16, ? (a) 16 (b) 18 (c) 20 (d) 19
- 27.What comes next? 36, 49, 64, 81, ? (a) 101 (b) 100 (c) 98 (d) 102
- 28.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 6 times table? (a) 12 (b) 42 (c) 53 (d) 24
- 29.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 4 times table? (a) 8 (b) 24 (c) 15 (d) 12
- 30.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 3 times table? (a) 6 (b) 28 (c) 18 (d) 9
- 31.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 6 times table? (a) 48 (b) 24 (c) 30 (d) 46
- 32.What comes next? 13, 16, 19, 22, ? (a) 22 (b) 28 (c) 25 (d) 26
- 33.What comes next? 16, 18, 20, 22, ? (a) 24 (b) 26 (c) 22 (d) 25
- 34.What comes next? 8, 16, 24, 32, ? (a) 40 (b) 32 (c) 41 (d) 48
- 35.What comes next? 1, 3, 5, 7, ? (a) 7 (b) 11 (c) 10 (d) 9
- 36.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 5 times table? (a) 15 (b) 25 (c) 20 (d) 39
- 37.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 7 times table? (a) 49 (b) 28 (c) 56 (d) 17
- 38.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 8 times table? (a) 72 (b) 18 (c) 32 (d) 48
- 39.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 8 times table? (a) 16 (b) 32 (c) 17 (d) 40
- 40.What comes next? 11, 15, 19, 23, ? (a) 28 (b) 23 (c) 31 (d) 27
Answer key
- 38
- 29
- 22
- 35
- 16
- 80
- 21
- 44
- 32
- 64
- 34
- 25
- 50
- 29
- 36
- 81
- 13
- 24
- 28
- 26
- 12
- 25
- 48
- 49
- 27
- 18
- 100
- 53
- 15
- 28
- 46
- 25
- 24
- 40
- 9
- 39
- 17
- 18
- 17
- 27
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