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) 83 (c) 81 (d) 79
- 2.What comes next? 17, 20, 23, 26, ? (a) 30 (b) 26 (c) 32 (d) 29
- 3.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 4 times table? (a) 16 (b) 20 (c) 24 (d) 23
- 4.What comes next? 2, 6, 10, 14, ? (a) 19 (b) 22 (c) 18 (d) 14
- 5.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 8 times table? (a) 24 (b) 63 (c) 40 (d) 32
- 6.What comes next? 16, 20, 24, 28, ? (a) 28 (b) 32 (c) 33 (d) 36
- 7.What comes next? 2, 4, 8, 16, ? (a) 28 (b) 33 (c) 32 (d) 24
- 8.What comes next? 1, 2, 4, 8, ? (a) 12 (b) 16 (c) 14 (d) 17
- 9.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 9 times table? (a) 27 (b) 84 (c) 36 (d) 63
- 10.What comes next? 5, 9, 13, 17, ? (a) 22 (b) 21 (c) 25 (d) 17
- 11.What comes next? 12, 18, 24, 30, ? (a) 36 (b) 30 (c) 42 (d) 37
- 12.What comes next? 4, 8, 16, 32, ? (a) 65 (b) 56 (c) 64 (d) 48
- 13.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 9 times table? (a) 36 (b) 81 (c) 63 (d) 24
- 14.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 4 times table? (a) 15 (b) 16 (c) 32 (d) 24
- 15.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 5 times table? (a) 20 (b) 27 (c) 45 (d) 35
- 16.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 9 times table? (a) 54 (b) 52 (c) 27 (d) 36
- 17.What comes next? 4, 9, 16, 25, ? (a) 37 (b) 38 (c) 36 (d) 34
- 18.What comes next? 3, 6, 12, 24, ? (a) 42 (b) 36 (c) 49 (d) 48
- 19.What comes next? 15, 21, 27, 33, ? (a) 45 (b) 33 (c) 40 (d) 39
- 20.What comes next? 9, 16, 25, 36, ? (a) 49 (b) 51 (c) 50 (d) 47
- 21.What comes next? 18, 22, 26, 30, ? (a) 34 (b) 38 (c) 35 (d) 30
- 22.What comes next? 6, 10, 14, 18, ? (a) 18 (b) 22 (c) 26 (d) 23
- 23.What comes next? 20, 29, 38, 47, ? (a) 47 (b) 65 (c) 56 (d) 57
- 24.What comes next? 3, 12, 21, 30, ? (a) 48 (b) 39 (c) 40 (d) 30
- 25.What comes next? 1, 4, 9, 16, ? (a) 26 (b) 25 (c) 27 (d) 23
- 26.What comes next? 6, 8, 10, 12, ? (a) 14 (b) 12 (c) 16 (d) 15
- 27.What comes next? 1, 5, 9, 13, ? (a) 17 (b) 18 (c) 21 (d) 13
- 28.What comes next? 5, 10, 20, 40, ? (a) 60 (b) 81 (c) 70 (d) 80
- 29.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 3 times table? (a) 12 (b) 15 (c) 18 (d) 25
- 30.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 3 times table? (a) 18 (b) 16 (c) 12 (d) 6
- 31.What comes next? 4, 7, 10, 13, ? (a) 17 (b) 16 (c) 13 (d) 19
- 32.What comes next? 3, 10, 17, 24, ? (a) 24 (b) 38 (c) 32 (d) 31
- 33.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 8 times table? (a) 32 (b) 43 (c) 40 (d) 48
- 34.What comes next? 36, 49, 64, 81, ? (a) 101 (b) 102 (c) 100 (d) 98
- 35.What comes next? 19, 22, 25, 28, ? (a) 28 (b) 34 (c) 31 (d) 32
- 36.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 3 times table? (a) 24 (b) 15 (c) 9 (d) 14
- 37.What comes next? 14, 20, 26, 32, ? (a) 38 (b) 44 (c) 39 (d) 32
- 38.What comes next? 12, 21, 30, 39, ? (a) 48 (b) 57 (c) 49 (d) 39
- 39.What comes next? 9, 18, 27, 36, ? (a) 54 (b) 45 (c) 46 (d) 36
- 40.What comes next? 18, 23, 28, 33, ? (a) 39 (b) 33 (c) 38 (d) 43
Answer key
- 81
- 29
- 23
- 18
- 63
- 32
- 32
- 16
- 84
- 21
- 36
- 64
- 24
- 15
- 27
- 52
- 36
- 48
- 39
- 49
- 34
- 22
- 56
- 39
- 25
- 14
- 17
- 80
- 25
- 16
- 16
- 31
- 43
- 100
- 31
- 14
- 38
- 48
- 45
- 38
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