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? 6, 13, 20, 27, ? (a) 41 (b) 27 (c) 34 (d) 35
- 2.What comes next? 17, 25, 33, 41, ? (a) 57 (b) 49 (c) 41 (d) 50
- 3.What comes next? 25, 36, 49, 64, ? (a) 79 (b) 83 (c) 82 (d) 81
- 4.What comes next? 5, 10, 20, 40, ? (a) 80 (b) 60 (c) 70 (d) 81
- 5.What comes next? 36, 49, 64, 81, ? (a) 98 (b) 100 (c) 102 (d) 101
- 6.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 4 times table? (a) 16 (b) 24 (c) 20 (d) 15
- 7.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 9 times table? (a) 63 (b) 36 (c) 19 (d) 27
- 8.What comes next? 9, 11, 13, 15, ? (a) 17 (b) 19 (c) 18 (d) 15
- 9.What comes next? 16, 25, 36, 49, ? (a) 66 (b) 64 (c) 62 (d) 65
- 10.What comes next? 6, 9, 12, 15, ? (a) 15 (b) 21 (c) 18 (d) 19
- 11.What comes next? 7, 14, 21, 28, ? (a) 36 (b) 28 (c) 35 (d) 42
- 12.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 8 times table? (a) 32 (b) 60 (c) 24 (d) 40
- 13.What comes next? 7, 12, 17, 22, ? (a) 22 (b) 28 (c) 32 (d) 27
- 14.What comes next? 11, 17, 23, 29, ? (a) 29 (b) 41 (c) 36 (d) 35
- 15.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 3 times table? (a) 9 (b) 7 (c) 6 (d) 18
- 16.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 8 times table? (a) 24 (b) 56 (c) 32 (d) 73
- 17.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 6 times table? (a) 18 (b) 36 (c) 42 (d) 32
- 18.What comes next? 9, 16, 25, 36, ? (a) 51 (b) 50 (c) 49 (d) 47
- 19.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 5 times table? (a) 40 (b) 15 (c) 19 (d) 25
- 20.What comes next? 4, 9, 16, 25, ? (a) 38 (b) 36 (c) 34 (d) 37
- 21.What comes next? 17, 19, 21, 23, ? (a) 26 (b) 25 (c) 23 (d) 27
- 22.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 3 times table? (a) 9 (b) 24 (c) 18 (d) 11
- 23.What comes next? 2, 4, 8, 16, ? (a) 28 (b) 33 (c) 32 (d) 24
- 24.What comes next? 2, 6, 10, 14, ? (a) 14 (b) 22 (c) 18 (d) 19
- 25.What comes next? 3, 6, 12, 24, ? (a) 36 (b) 49 (c) 42 (d) 48
- 26.What comes next? 1, 2, 4, 8, ? (a) 12 (b) 16 (c) 14 (d) 17
- 27.What comes next? 18, 27, 36, 45, ? (a) 54 (b) 45 (c) 55 (d) 63
- 28.What comes next? 13, 22, 31, 40, ? (a) 40 (b) 50 (c) 58 (d) 49
- 29.What comes next? 3, 5, 7, 9, ? (a) 11 (b) 12 (c) 9 (d) 13
- 30.What comes next? 19, 28, 37, 46, ? (a) 56 (b) 46 (c) 64 (d) 55
- 31.What comes next? 1, 4, 9, 16, ? (a) 23 (b) 26 (c) 27 (d) 25
- 32.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 9 times table? (a) 27 (b) 66 (c) 54 (d) 36
- 33.What comes next? 19, 25, 31, 37, ? (a) 37 (b) 43 (c) 44 (d) 49
- 34.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 6 times table? (a) 19 (b) 48 (c) 30 (d) 24
- 35.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 7 times table? (a) 28 (b) 21 (c) 62 (d) 35
- 36.What comes next? 11, 20, 29, 38, ? (a) 56 (b) 38 (c) 47 (d) 48
- 37.What comes next? 20, 23, 26, 29, ? (a) 29 (b) 35 (c) 33 (d) 32
- 38.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 9 times table? (a) 18 (b) 45 (c) 54 (d) 33
- 39.What comes next? 7, 10, 13, 16, ? (a) 20 (b) 16 (c) 22 (d) 19
- 40.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 8 times table? (a) 56 (b) 49 (c) 32 (d) 40
Answer key
- 34
- 49
- 81
- 80
- 100
- 15
- 19
- 17
- 64
- 18
- 35
- 60
- 27
- 35
- 7
- 73
- 32
- 49
- 19
- 36
- 25
- 11
- 32
- 18
- 48
- 16
- 54
- 49
- 11
- 55
- 25
- 66
- 43
- 19
- 62
- 47
- 32
- 33
- 19
- 49
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