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? 16, 25, 36, 49, ? (a) 66 (b) 65 (c) 64 (d) 62
- 2.What comes next? 16, 18, 20, 22, ? (a) 25 (b) 22 (c) 26 (d) 24
- 3.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 9 times table? (a) 18 (b) 36 (c) 82 (d) 27
- 4.What comes next? 2, 4, 8, 16, ? (a) 33 (b) 32 (c) 28 (d) 24
- 5.What comes next? 3, 6, 12, 24, ? (a) 36 (b) 42 (c) 48 (d) 49
- 6.What comes next? 16, 23, 30, 37, ? (a) 45 (b) 37 (c) 44 (d) 51
- 7.What comes next? 9, 16, 25, 36, ? (a) 47 (b) 50 (c) 51 (d) 49
- 8.What comes next? 10, 18, 26, 34, ? (a) 50 (b) 42 (c) 43 (d) 34
- 9.What comes next? 16, 19, 22, 25, ? (a) 28 (b) 29 (c) 25 (d) 31
- 10.What comes next? 1, 2, 4, 8, ? (a) 14 (b) 16 (c) 12 (d) 17
- 11.What comes next? 4, 8, 16, 32, ? (a) 56 (b) 48 (c) 65 (d) 64
- 12.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 4 times table? (a) 20 (b) 32 (c) 8 (d) 29
- 13.What comes next? 1, 4, 7, 10, ? (a) 16 (b) 13 (c) 10 (d) 14
- 14.What comes next? 8, 17, 26, 35, ? (a) 45 (b) 53 (c) 44 (d) 35
- 15.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 3 times table? (a) 15 (b) 9 (c) 29 (d) 6
- 16.What comes next? 4, 10, 16, 22, ? (a) 34 (b) 22 (c) 28 (d) 29
- 17.What comes next? 36, 49, 64, 81, ? (a) 101 (b) 100 (c) 98 (d) 102
- 18.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 3 times table? (a) 6 (b) 15 (c) 11 (d) 9
- 19.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 3 times table? (a) 18 (b) 9 (c) 6 (d) 22
- 20.What comes next? 19, 22, 25, 28, ? (a) 32 (b) 28 (c) 31 (d) 34
- 21.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 7 times table? (a) 14 (b) 30 (c) 49 (d) 35
- 22.What comes next? 2, 9, 16, 23, ? (a) 31 (b) 23 (c) 37 (d) 30
- 23.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 5 times table? (a) 20 (b) 10 (c) 30 (d) 32
- 24.What comes next? 6, 15, 24, 33, ? (a) 42 (b) 51 (c) 33 (d) 43
- 25.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 9 times table? (a) 27 (b) 63 (c) 54 (d) 33
- 26.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 4 times table? (a) 16 (b) 12 (c) 20 (d) 26
- 27.What comes next? 10, 14, 18, 22, ? (a) 27 (b) 22 (c) 30 (d) 26
- 28.What comes next? 4, 9, 16, 25, ? (a) 36 (b) 37 (c) 38 (d) 34
- 29.What comes next? 15, 21, 27, 33, ? (a) 39 (b) 45 (c) 40 (d) 33
- 30.What comes next? 19, 23, 27, 31, ? (a) 36 (b) 39 (c) 35 (d) 31
- 31.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 9 times table? (a) 63 (b) 89 (c) 54 (d) 27
- 32.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 3 times table? (a) 14 (b) 15 (c) 9 (d) 18
- 33.What comes next? 5, 10, 20, 40, ? (a) 70 (b) 60 (c) 80 (d) 81
- 34.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 5 times table? (a) 30 (b) 20 (c) 37 (d) 25
- 35.What comes next? 19, 25, 31, 37, ? (a) 44 (b) 37 (c) 49 (d) 43
- 36.What comes next? 17, 25, 33, 41, ? (a) 49 (b) 57 (c) 41 (d) 50
- 37.What comes next? 12, 17, 22, 27, ? (a) 37 (b) 33 (c) 27 (d) 32
- 38.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 4 times table? (a) 24 (b) 17 (c) 20 (d) 12
- 39.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 9 times table? (a) 63 (b) 18 (c) 36 (d) 19
- 40.What comes next? 2, 7, 12, 17, ? (a) 27 (b) 17 (c) 22 (d) 23
Answer key
- 64
- 24
- 82
- 32
- 48
- 44
- 49
- 42
- 28
- 16
- 64
- 29
- 13
- 44
- 29
- 28
- 100
- 11
- 22
- 31
- 30
- 30
- 32
- 42
- 33
- 26
- 26
- 36
- 39
- 35
- 89
- 14
- 80
- 37
- 43
- 49
- 32
- 17
- 19
- 22
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