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? 9, 16, 25, 36, ? (a) 47 (b) 49 (c) 51 (d) 50
- 2.What comes next? 1, 4, 9, 16, ? (a) 27 (b) 25 (c) 23 (d) 26
- 3.What comes next? 3, 6, 12, 24, ? (a) 42 (b) 36 (c) 49 (d) 48
- 4.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 8 times table? (a) 64 (b) 35 (c) 16 (d) 40
- 5.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 6 times table? (a) 24 (b) 27 (c) 30 (d) 42
- 6.What comes next? 1, 2, 4, 8, ? (a) 17 (b) 12 (c) 14 (d) 16
- 7.What comes next? 20, 27, 34, 41, ? (a) 55 (b) 49 (c) 48 (d) 41
- 8.What comes next? 7, 15, 23, 31, ? (a) 39 (b) 40 (c) 47 (d) 31
- 9.What comes next? 2, 4, 8, 16, ? (a) 28 (b) 24 (c) 33 (d) 32
- 10.What comes next? 4, 10, 16, 22, ? (a) 28 (b) 34 (c) 22 (d) 29
- 11.What comes next? 16, 25, 36, 49, ? (a) 62 (b) 66 (c) 64 (d) 65
- 12.What comes next? 2, 11, 20, 29, ? (a) 39 (b) 38 (c) 29 (d) 47
- 13.What comes next? 5, 14, 23, 32, ? (a) 42 (b) 50 (c) 41 (d) 32
- 14.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 5 times table? (a) 10 (b) 35 (c) 25 (d) 29
- 15.What comes next? 1, 10, 19, 28, ? (a) 38 (b) 28 (c) 37 (d) 46
- 16.What comes next? 13, 16, 19, 22, ? (a) 28 (b) 26 (c) 25 (d) 22
- 17.What comes next? 20, 28, 36, 44, ? (a) 60 (b) 53 (c) 44 (d) 52
- 18.What comes next? 11, 13, 15, 17, ? (a) 20 (b) 17 (c) 21 (d) 19
- 19.What comes next? 5, 10, 20, 40, ? (a) 70 (b) 80 (c) 60 (d) 81
- 20.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 5 times table? (a) 15 (b) 19 (c) 30 (d) 10
- 21.What comes next? 11, 14, 17, 20, ? (a) 20 (b) 24 (c) 26 (d) 23
- 22.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 4 times table? (a) 33 (b) 16 (c) 28 (d) 8
- 23.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 8 times table? (a) 63 (b) 64 (c) 48 (d) 32
- 24.What comes next? 4, 8, 16, 32, ? (a) 56 (b) 64 (c) 48 (d) 65
- 25.What comes next? 1, 8, 15, 22, ? (a) 36 (b) 30 (c) 29 (d) 22
- 26.What comes next? 5, 13, 21, 29, ? (a) 29 (b) 45 (c) 38 (d) 37
- 27.What comes next? 19, 28, 37, 46, ? (a) 55 (b) 46 (c) 64 (d) 56
- 28.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 8 times table? (a) 17 (b) 48 (c) 24 (d) 56
- 29.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 6 times table? (a) 32 (b) 30 (c) 36 (d) 18
- 30.What comes next? 36, 49, 64, 81, ? (a) 101 (b) 98 (c) 102 (d) 100
- 31.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 5 times table? (a) 35 (b) 20 (c) 14 (d) 15
- 32.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 5 times table? (a) 30 (b) 33 (c) 10 (d) 25
- 33.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 6 times table? (a) 12 (b) 18 (c) 34 (d) 30
- 34.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 3 times table? (a) 11 (b) 18 (c) 12 (d) 15
- 35.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 6 times table? (a) 58 (b) 24 (c) 42 (d) 12
- 36.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 5 times table? (a) 30 (b) 25 (c) 31 (d) 10
- 37.What comes next? 15, 19, 23, 27, ? (a) 32 (b) 31 (c) 27 (d) 35
- 38.What comes next? 14, 21, 28, 35, ? (a) 43 (b) 35 (c) 49 (d) 42
- 39.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 8 times table? (a) 32 (b) 48 (c) 76 (d) 40
- 40.What comes next? 2, 4, 6, 8, ? (a) 11 (b) 8 (c) 12 (d) 10
Answer key
- 49
- 25
- 48
- 35
- 27
- 16
- 48
- 39
- 32
- 28
- 64
- 38
- 41
- 29
- 37
- 25
- 52
- 19
- 80
- 19
- 23
- 33
- 63
- 64
- 29
- 37
- 55
- 17
- 32
- 100
- 14
- 33
- 34
- 11
- 58
- 31
- 31
- 42
- 76
- 10
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