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? 17, 26, 35, 44, ? (a) 62 (b) 54 (c) 53 (d) 44
- 2.What comes next? 4, 9, 16, 25, ? (a) 36 (b) 34 (c) 37 (d) 38
- 3.What comes next? 10, 19, 28, 37, ? (a) 46 (b) 47 (c) 55 (d) 37
- 4.What comes next? 36, 49, 64, 81, ? (a) 101 (b) 102 (c) 98 (d) 100
- 5.What comes next? 16, 18, 20, 22, ? (a) 24 (b) 26 (c) 22 (d) 25
- 6.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 9 times table? (a) 74 (b) 63 (c) 36 (d) 72
- 7.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 4 times table? (a) 24 (b) 20 (c) 37 (d) 12
- 8.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 6 times table? (a) 26 (b) 24 (c) 30 (d) 12
- 9.What comes next? 2, 5, 8, 11, ? (a) 11 (b) 17 (c) 15 (d) 14
- 10.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 8 times table? (a) 32 (b) 69 (c) 64 (d) 48
- 11.What comes next? 9, 16, 25, 36, ? (a) 50 (b) 49 (c) 51 (d) 47
- 12.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 3 times table? (a) 12 (b) 21 (c) 27 (d) 10
- 13.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 6 times table? (a) 12 (b) 48 (c) 55 (d) 30
- 14.What comes next? 16, 20, 24, 28, ? (a) 33 (b) 28 (c) 32 (d) 36
- 15.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 6 times table? (a) 24 (b) 53 (c) 30 (d) 48
- 16.What comes next? 9, 13, 17, 21, ? (a) 21 (b) 25 (c) 29 (d) 26
- 17.What comes next? 5, 10, 20, 40, ? (a) 70 (b) 81 (c) 60 (d) 80
- 18.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 8 times table? (a) 38 (b) 40 (c) 32 (d) 64
- 19.What comes next? 4, 8, 16, 32, ? (a) 56 (b) 64 (c) 65 (d) 48
- 20.What comes next? 1, 3, 5, 7, ? (a) 10 (b) 9 (c) 11 (d) 7
- 21.What comes next? 14, 17, 20, 23, ? (a) 23 (b) 29 (c) 26 (d) 27
- 22.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 4 times table? (a) 8 (b) 24 (c) 20 (d) 27
- 23.What comes next? 5, 11, 17, 23, ? (a) 30 (b) 23 (c) 35 (d) 29
- 24.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 5 times table? (a) 45 (b) 20 (c) 19 (d) 30
- 25.What comes next? 9, 16, 23, 30, ? (a) 44 (b) 38 (c) 30 (d) 37
- 26.What comes next? 2, 4, 8, 16, ? (a) 33 (b) 24 (c) 32 (d) 28
- 27.What comes next? 1, 4, 9, 16, ? (a) 25 (b) 26 (c) 27 (d) 23
- 28.What comes next? 12, 18, 24, 30, ? (a) 37 (b) 36 (c) 30 (d) 42
- 29.What comes next? 8, 14, 20, 26, ? (a) 33 (b) 26 (c) 32 (d) 38
- 30.What comes next? 4, 13, 22, 31, ? (a) 41 (b) 40 (c) 49 (d) 31
- 31.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 6 times table? (a) 18 (b) 28 (c) 12 (d) 30
- 32.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 8 times table? (a) 72 (b) 56 (c) 32 (d) 58
- 33.What comes next? 1, 2, 4, 8, ? (a) 12 (b) 17 (c) 16 (d) 14
- 34.What comes next? 3, 6, 12, 24, ? (a) 49 (b) 36 (c) 48 (d) 42
- 35.What comes next? 16, 25, 36, 49, ? (a) 62 (b) 65 (c) 64 (d) 66
- 36.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 9 times table? (a) 44 (b) 63 (c) 72 (d) 36
- 37.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 3 times table? (a) 6 (b) 12 (c) 29 (d) 15
- 38.What comes next? 25, 36, 49, 64, ? (a) 79 (b) 83 (c) 81 (d) 82
- 39.What comes next? 20, 29, 38, 47, ? (a) 65 (b) 57 (c) 56 (d) 47
- 40.What comes next? 5, 10, 15, 20, ? (a) 25 (b) 20 (c) 26 (d) 30
Answer key
- 53
- 36
- 46
- 100
- 24
- 74
- 37
- 26
- 14
- 69
- 49
- 10
- 55
- 32
- 53
- 25
- 80
- 38
- 64
- 9
- 26
- 27
- 29
- 19
- 37
- 32
- 25
- 36
- 32
- 40
- 28
- 58
- 16
- 48
- 64
- 44
- 29
- 81
- 56
- 25
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