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? 25, 36, 49, 64, ? (a) 82 (b) 81 (c) 83 (d) 79
- 2.What comes next? 9, 16, 25, 36, ? (a) 51 (b) 47 (c) 50 (d) 49
- 3.What comes next? 4, 9, 16, 25, ? (a) 37 (b) 36 (c) 38 (d) 34
- 4.What comes next? 1, 4, 9, 16, ? (a) 23 (b) 25 (c) 26 (d) 27
- 5.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 6 times table? (a) 49 (b) 54 (c) 24 (d) 36
- 6.What comes next? 5, 10, 20, 40, ? (a) 80 (b) 60 (c) 81 (d) 70
- 7.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 7 times table? (a) 42 (b) 22 (c) 21 (d) 14
- 8.What comes next? 17, 25, 33, 41, ? (a) 49 (b) 41 (c) 57 (d) 50
- 9.What comes next? 5, 8, 11, 14, ? (a) 20 (b) 14 (c) 17 (d) 18
- 10.What comes next? 4, 8, 16, 32, ? (a) 65 (b) 56 (c) 48 (d) 64
- 11.What comes next? 2, 5, 8, 11, ? (a) 11 (b) 15 (c) 17 (d) 14
- 12.What comes next? 1, 2, 4, 8, ? (a) 16 (b) 17 (c) 12 (d) 14
- 13.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 4 times table? (a) 33 (b) 8 (c) 32 (d) 20
- 14.What comes next? 1, 8, 15, 22, ? (a) 22 (b) 29 (c) 30 (d) 36
- 15.What comes next? 15, 17, 19, 21, ? (a) 21 (b) 23 (c) 24 (d) 25
- 16.What comes next? 8, 12, 16, 20, ? (a) 28 (b) 24 (c) 25 (d) 20
- 17.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 6 times table? (a) 36 (b) 18 (c) 17 (d) 12
- 18.What comes next? 1, 3, 5, 7, ? (a) 11 (b) 7 (c) 9 (d) 10
- 19.What comes next? 18, 23, 28, 33, ? (a) 33 (b) 38 (c) 39 (d) 43
- 20.What comes next? 8, 14, 20, 26, ? (a) 38 (b) 32 (c) 26 (d) 33
- 21.What comes next? 6, 9, 12, 15, ? (a) 18 (b) 21 (c) 19 (d) 15
- 22.What comes next? 5, 7, 9, 11, ? (a) 15 (b) 14 (c) 11 (d) 13
- 23.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 7 times table? (a) 14 (b) 42 (c) 18 (d) 21
- 24.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 4 times table? (a) 24 (b) 12 (c) 8 (d) 14
- 25.What comes next? 7, 15, 23, 31, ? (a) 47 (b) 31 (c) 40 (d) 39
- 26.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 9 times table? (a) 30 (b) 81 (c) 54 (d) 36
- 27.What comes next? 13, 17, 21, 25, ? (a) 25 (b) 33 (c) 29 (d) 30
- 28.What comes next? 8, 11, 14, 17, ? (a) 23 (b) 17 (c) 21 (d) 20
- 29.What comes next? 8, 17, 26, 35, ? (a) 44 (b) 45 (c) 53 (d) 35
- 30.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 7 times table? (a) 42 (b) 15 (c) 21 (d) 56
- 31.What comes next? 16, 18, 20, 22, ? (a) 22 (b) 25 (c) 24 (d) 26
- 32.What comes next? 15, 18, 21, 24, ? (a) 30 (b) 27 (c) 28 (d) 24
- 33.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 5 times table? (a) 40 (b) 10 (c) 38 (d) 25
- 34.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 5 times table? (a) 26 (b) 20 (c) 30 (d) 25
- 35.What comes next? 17, 20, 23, 26, ? (a) 26 (b) 32 (c) 29 (d) 30
- 36.What comes next? 16, 25, 36, 49, ? (a) 65 (b) 66 (c) 64 (d) 62
- 37.What comes next? 7, 10, 13, 16, ? (a) 16 (b) 20 (c) 22 (d) 19
- 38.What comes next? 36, 49, 64, 81, ? (a) 102 (b) 100 (c) 101 (d) 98
- 39.What comes next? 7, 13, 19, 25, ? (a) 31 (b) 37 (c) 32 (d) 25
- 40.What comes next? 4, 11, 18, 25, ? (a) 32 (b) 39 (c) 33 (d) 25
Answer key
- 81
- 49
- 36
- 25
- 49
- 80
- 22
- 49
- 17
- 64
- 14
- 16
- 33
- 29
- 23
- 24
- 17
- 9
- 38
- 32
- 18
- 13
- 18
- 14
- 39
- 30
- 29
- 20
- 44
- 15
- 24
- 27
- 38
- 26
- 29
- 64
- 19
- 100
- 31
- 32
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