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? 13, 17, 21, 25, ? (a) 25 (b) 29 (c) 33 (d) 30
- 2.What comes next? 16, 25, 36, 49, ? (a) 65 (b) 66 (c) 62 (d) 64
- 3.What comes next? 20, 24, 28, 32, ? (a) 32 (b) 40 (c) 36 (d) 37
- 4.What comes next? 9, 16, 25, 36, ? (a) 51 (b) 47 (c) 50 (d) 49
- 5.What comes next? 3, 6, 12, 24, ? (a) 49 (b) 42 (c) 48 (d) 36
- 6.What comes next? 1, 2, 4, 8, ? (a) 16 (b) 14 (c) 17 (d) 12
- 7.What comes next? 4, 8, 16, 32, ? (a) 48 (b) 56 (c) 65 (d) 64
- 8.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 9 times table? (a) 27 (b) 18 (c) 55 (d) 36
- 9.What comes next? 12, 14, 16, 18, ? (a) 21 (b) 20 (c) 22 (d) 18
- 10.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 9 times table? (a) 63 (b) 36 (c) 70 (d) 27
- 11.What comes next? 2, 4, 8, 16, ? (a) 24 (b) 32 (c) 28 (d) 33
- 12.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 8 times table? (a) 38 (b) 48 (c) 40 (d) 32
- 13.What comes next? 8, 12, 16, 20, ? (a) 28 (b) 20 (c) 25 (d) 24
- 14.What comes next? 10, 17, 24, 31, ? (a) 45 (b) 39 (c) 38 (d) 31
- 15.What comes next? 1, 4, 9, 16, ? (a) 23 (b) 27 (c) 26 (d) 25
- 16.What comes next? 25, 36, 49, 64, ? (a) 82 (b) 83 (c) 81 (d) 79
- 17.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 6 times table? (a) 18 (b) 36 (c) 30 (d) 20
- 18.What comes next? 15, 21, 27, 33, ? (a) 33 (b) 40 (c) 39 (d) 45
- 19.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 5 times table? (a) 15 (b) 19 (c) 40 (d) 30
- 20.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 9 times table? (a) 18 (b) 45 (c) 72 (d) 66
- 21.What comes next? 11, 19, 27, 35, ? (a) 35 (b) 44 (c) 43 (d) 51
- 22.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 5 times table? (a) 35 (b) 11 (c) 20 (d) 25
- 23.What comes next? 5, 10, 20, 40, ? (a) 60 (b) 80 (c) 70 (d) 81
- 24.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 8 times table? (a) 24 (b) 40 (c) 39 (d) 48
- 25.What comes next? 3, 11, 19, 27, ? (a) 35 (b) 27 (c) 43 (d) 36
- 26.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 3 times table? (a) 22 (b) 24 (c) 21 (d) 12
- 27.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 7 times table? (a) 55 (b) 28 (c) 49 (d) 21
- 28.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 5 times table? (a) 43 (b) 20 (c) 25 (d) 35
- 29.What comes next? 17, 25, 33, 41, ? (a) 57 (b) 50 (c) 49 (d) 41
- 30.What comes next? 5, 9, 13, 17, ? (a) 21 (b) 17 (c) 25 (d) 22
- 31.What comes next? 36, 49, 64, 81, ? (a) 100 (b) 98 (c) 101 (d) 102
- 32.What comes next? 8, 11, 14, 17, ? (a) 17 (b) 23 (c) 20 (d) 21
- 33.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 9 times table? (a) 57 (b) 36 (c) 18 (d) 45
- 34.What comes next? 15, 17, 19, 21, ? (a) 23 (b) 24 (c) 25 (d) 21
- 35.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 8 times table? (a) 40 (b) 48 (c) 43 (d) 24
- 36.What comes next? 19, 22, 25, 28, ? (a) 34 (b) 32 (c) 31 (d) 28
- 37.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 3 times table? (a) 16 (b) 24 (c) 18 (d) 9
- 38.What comes next? 10, 12, 14, 16, ? (a) 20 (b) 19 (c) 16 (d) 18
- 39.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 8 times table? (a) 56 (b) 32 (c) 64 (d) 50
- 40.What comes next? 4, 9, 16, 25, ? (a) 38 (b) 34 (c) 37 (d) 36
Answer key
- 29
- 64
- 36
- 49
- 48
- 16
- 64
- 55
- 20
- 70
- 32
- 38
- 24
- 38
- 25
- 81
- 20
- 39
- 19
- 66
- 43
- 11
- 80
- 39
- 35
- 22
- 55
- 43
- 49
- 21
- 100
- 20
- 57
- 23
- 43
- 31
- 16
- 18
- 50
- 36
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