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? 3, 6, 12, 24, ? (a) 36 (b) 48 (c) 49 (d) 42
- 2.What comes next? 11, 20, 29, 38, ? (a) 56 (b) 38 (c) 48 (d) 47
- 3.What comes next? 3, 8, 13, 18, ? (a) 24 (b) 28 (c) 23 (d) 18
- 4.What comes next? 10, 13, 16, 19, ? (a) 22 (b) 23 (c) 25 (d) 19
- 5.What comes next? 2, 4, 8, 16, ? (a) 33 (b) 24 (c) 28 (d) 32
- 6.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 9 times table? (a) 27 (b) 18 (c) 35 (d) 54
- 7.What comes next? 16, 25, 36, 49, ? (a) 65 (b) 64 (c) 62 (d) 66
- 8.What comes next? 19, 25, 31, 37, ? (a) 44 (b) 37 (c) 43 (d) 49
- 9.What comes next? 36, 49, 64, 81, ? (a) 98 (b) 101 (c) 102 (d) 100
- 10.What comes next? 3, 7, 11, 15, ? (a) 15 (b) 23 (c) 19 (d) 20
- 11.What comes next? 5, 7, 9, 11, ? (a) 15 (b) 14 (c) 11 (d) 13
- 12.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 5 times table? (a) 20 (b) 35 (c) 50 (d) 38
- 13.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 3 times table? (a) 12 (b) 18 (c) 23 (d) 15
- 14.What comes next? 9, 16, 25, 36, ? (a) 49 (b) 47 (c) 51 (d) 50
- 15.What comes next? 15, 19, 23, 27, ? (a) 31 (b) 27 (c) 32 (d) 35
- 16.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 6 times table? (a) 12 (b) 42 (c) 33 (d) 24
- 17.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 3 times table? (a) 21 (b) 30 (c) 12 (d) 7
- 18.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 9 times table? (a) 63 (b) 85 (c) 36 (d) 45
- 19.What comes next? 4, 8, 16, 32, ? (a) 48 (b) 65 (c) 56 (d) 64
- 20.What comes next? 1, 4, 9, 16, ? (a) 23 (b) 27 (c) 26 (d) 25
- 21.What comes next? 13, 16, 19, 22, ? (a) 22 (b) 28 (c) 25 (d) 26
- 22.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 6 times table? (a) 30 (b) 36 (c) 12 (d) 29
- 23.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 9 times table? (a) 45 (b) 19 (c) 63 (d) 27
- 24.What comes next? 5, 12, 19, 26, ? (a) 33 (b) 34 (c) 40 (d) 26
- 25.What comes next? 11, 15, 19, 23, ? (a) 27 (b) 31 (c) 23 (d) 28
- 26.What comes next? 6, 8, 10, 12, ? (a) 16 (b) 14 (c) 12 (d) 15
- 27.What comes next? 12, 20, 28, 36, ? (a) 44 (b) 36 (c) 45 (d) 52
- 28.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 8 times table? (a) 48 (b) 16 (c) 40 (d) 58
- 29.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 8 times table? (a) 40 (b) 42 (c) 56 (d) 16
- 30.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 9 times table? (a) 18 (b) 23 (c) 63 (d) 36
- 31.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 8 times table? (a) 48 (b) 32 (c) 64 (d) 61
- 32.What comes next? 25, 36, 49, 64, ? (a) 82 (b) 83 (c) 79 (d) 81
- 33.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 8 times table? (a) 64 (b) 40 (c) 16 (d) 75
- 34.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 3 times table? (a) 18 (b) 20 (c) 12 (d) 15
- 35.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 4 times table? (a) 20 (b) 12 (c) 28 (d) 29
- 36.What comes next? 3, 11, 19, 27, ? (a) 36 (b) 43 (c) 35 (d) 27
- 37.What comes next? 20, 26, 32, 38, ? (a) 45 (b) 38 (c) 44 (d) 50
- 38.What comes next? 5, 10, 15, 20, ? (a) 25 (b) 20 (c) 26 (d) 30
- 39.What comes next? 7, 12, 17, 22, ? (a) 28 (b) 22 (c) 32 (d) 27
- 40.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 8 times table? (a) 40 (b) 25 (c) 48 (d) 24
Answer key
- 48
- 47
- 23
- 22
- 32
- 35
- 64
- 43
- 100
- 19
- 13
- 38
- 23
- 49
- 31
- 33
- 7
- 85
- 64
- 25
- 25
- 29
- 19
- 33
- 27
- 14
- 44
- 58
- 42
- 23
- 61
- 81
- 75
- 20
- 29
- 35
- 44
- 25
- 27
- 25
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