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? 4, 9, 16, 25, ? (a) 38 (b) 37 (c) 34 (d) 36
- 2.What comes next? 1, 2, 4, 8, ? (a) 16 (b) 17 (c) 14 (d) 12
- 3.What comes next? 8, 13, 18, 23, ? (a) 29 (b) 33 (c) 28 (d) 23
- 4.What comes next? 25, 36, 49, 64, ? (a) 79 (b) 82 (c) 83 (d) 81
- 5.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 5 times table? (a) 35 (b) 30 (c) 49 (d) 20
- 6.What comes next? 9, 16, 25, 36, ? (a) 51 (b) 47 (c) 49 (d) 50
- 7.What comes next? 13, 19, 25, 31, ? (a) 38 (b) 37 (c) 43 (d) 31
- 8.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 7 times table? (a) 28 (b) 36 (c) 56 (d) 42
- 9.What comes next? 2, 4, 8, 16, ? (a) 33 (b) 24 (c) 28 (d) 32
- 10.What comes next? 1, 4, 9, 16, ? (a) 27 (b) 23 (c) 25 (d) 26
- 11.What comes next? 5, 10, 20, 40, ? (a) 70 (b) 80 (c) 81 (d) 60
- 12.What comes next? 2, 8, 14, 20, ? (a) 27 (b) 32 (c) 26 (d) 20
- 13.What comes next? 9, 11, 13, 15, ? (a) 19 (b) 15 (c) 18 (d) 17
- 14.What comes next? 36, 49, 64, 81, ? (a) 102 (b) 98 (c) 100 (d) 101
- 15.What comes next? 4, 8, 16, 32, ? (a) 56 (b) 48 (c) 64 (d) 65
- 16.What comes next? 17, 23, 29, 35, ? (a) 42 (b) 47 (c) 35 (d) 41
- 17.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 7 times table? (a) 14 (b) 49 (c) 35 (d) 32
- 18.What comes next? 20, 27, 34, 41, ? (a) 41 (b) 48 (c) 49 (d) 55
- 19.What comes next? 12, 17, 22, 27, ? (a) 33 (b) 37 (c) 32 (d) 27
- 20.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 9 times table? (a) 81 (b) 27 (c) 32 (d) 54
- 21.What comes next? 9, 18, 27, 36, ? (a) 54 (b) 45 (c) 46 (d) 36
- 22.What comes next? 9, 12, 15, 18, ? (a) 21 (b) 24 (c) 18 (d) 22
- 23.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 4 times table? (a) 16 (b) 20 (c) 32 (d) 14
- 24.What comes next? 2, 11, 20, 29, ? (a) 38 (b) 47 (c) 29 (d) 39
- 25.What comes next? 4, 9, 14, 19, ? (a) 29 (b) 19 (c) 25 (d) 24
- 26.What comes next? 16, 25, 36, 49, ? (a) 66 (b) 62 (c) 65 (d) 64
- 27.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 6 times table? (a) 17 (b) 48 (c) 42 (d) 24
- 28.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 3 times table? (a) 6 (b) 9 (c) 12 (d) 25
- 29.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 7 times table? (a) 49 (b) 35 (c) 21 (d) 51
- 30.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 7 times table? (a) 42 (b) 21 (c) 19 (d) 56
- 31.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 3 times table? (a) 8 (b) 12 (c) 21 (d) 24
- 32.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 5 times table? (a) 20 (b) 45 (c) 35 (d) 43
- 33.What comes next? 18, 25, 32, 39, ? (a) 53 (b) 47 (c) 39 (d) 46
- 34.What comes next? 16, 18, 20, 22, ? (a) 22 (b) 25 (c) 24 (d) 26
- 35.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 7 times table? (a) 49 (b) 48 (c) 42 (d) 21
- 36.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 7 times table? (a) 67 (b) 49 (c) 28 (d) 21
- 37.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 6 times table? (a) 36 (b) 54 (c) 24 (d) 59
- 38.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 3 times table? (a) 27 (b) 16 (c) 21 (d) 12
- 39.What comes next? 15, 22, 29, 36, ? (a) 44 (b) 50 (c) 43 (d) 36
- 40.What comes next? 7, 14, 21, 28, ? (a) 36 (b) 28 (c) 42 (d) 35
Answer key
- 36
- 16
- 28
- 81
- 49
- 49
- 37
- 36
- 32
- 25
- 80
- 26
- 17
- 100
- 64
- 41
- 32
- 48
- 32
- 32
- 45
- 21
- 14
- 38
- 24
- 64
- 17
- 25
- 51
- 19
- 8
- 43
- 46
- 24
- 48
- 67
- 59
- 16
- 43
- 35
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