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? 4, 8, 16, 32, ? (a) 56 (b) 48 (c) 64 (d) 65
- 2.What comes next? 1, 4, 9, 16, ? (a) 27 (b) 25 (c) 23 (d) 26
- 3.What comes next? 16, 25, 36, 49, ? (a) 66 (b) 65 (c) 64 (d) 62
- 4.What comes next? 20, 26, 32, 38, ? (a) 45 (b) 44 (c) 50 (d) 38
- 5.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 8 times table? (a) 64 (b) 32 (c) 56 (d) 23
- 6.What comes next? 16, 23, 30, 37, ? (a) 45 (b) 44 (c) 37 (d) 51
- 7.What comes next? 2, 4, 8, 16, ? (a) 33 (b) 28 (c) 24 (d) 32
- 8.What comes next? 13, 18, 23, 28, ? (a) 38 (b) 28 (c) 33 (d) 34
- 9.What comes next? 3, 5, 7, 9, ? (a) 11 (b) 12 (c) 9 (d) 13
- 10.What comes next? 3, 6, 12, 24, ? (a) 42 (b) 48 (c) 36 (d) 49
- 11.What comes next? 5, 10, 20, 40, ? (a) 60 (b) 81 (c) 80 (d) 70
- 12.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 5 times table? (a) 13 (b) 40 (c) 25 (d) 20
- 13.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 6 times table? (a) 12 (b) 46 (c) 42 (d) 24
- 14.What comes next? 10, 19, 28, 37, ? (a) 47 (b) 46 (c) 37 (d) 55
- 15.What comes next? 7, 10, 13, 16, ? (a) 16 (b) 22 (c) 19 (d) 20
- 16.What comes next? 14, 19, 24, 29, ? (a) 34 (b) 35 (c) 29 (d) 39
- 17.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 3 times table? (a) 24 (b) 14 (c) 18 (d) 9
- 18.What comes next? 1, 4, 7, 10, ? (a) 16 (b) 13 (c) 10 (d) 14
- 19.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 9 times table? (a) 61 (b) 18 (c) 54 (d) 45
- 20.What comes next? 36, 49, 64, 81, ? (a) 102 (b) 101 (c) 100 (d) 98
- 21.What comes next? 1, 2, 4, 8, ? (a) 12 (b) 17 (c) 16 (d) 14
- 22.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 7 times table? (a) 30 (b) 14 (c) 35 (d) 49
- 23.What comes next? 15, 18, 21, 24, ? (a) 27 (b) 28 (c) 24 (d) 30
- 24.What comes next? 25, 36, 49, 64, ? (a) 79 (b) 81 (c) 82 (d) 83
- 25.What comes next? 10, 16, 22, 28, ? (a) 35 (b) 40 (c) 28 (d) 34
- 26.What comes next? 12, 19, 26, 33, ? (a) 40 (b) 33 (c) 41 (d) 47
- 27.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 6 times table? (a) 18 (b) 36 (c) 35 (d) 24
- 28.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 8 times table? (a) 64 (b) 40 (c) 20 (d) 16
- 29.What comes next? 13, 15, 17, 19, ? (a) 21 (b) 19 (c) 23 (d) 22
- 30.What comes next? 6, 8, 10, 12, ? (a) 16 (b) 15 (c) 14 (d) 12
- 31.What comes next? 15, 21, 27, 33, ? (a) 39 (b) 40 (c) 33 (d) 45
- 32.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 4 times table? (a) 11 (b) 12 (c) 16 (d) 28
- 33.What comes next? 8, 11, 14, 17, ? (a) 21 (b) 20 (c) 23 (d) 17
- 34.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 7 times table? (a) 49 (b) 17 (c) 35 (d) 21
- 35.What comes next? 12, 14, 16, 18, ? (a) 18 (b) 20 (c) 21 (d) 22
- 36.What comes next? 11, 13, 15, 17, ? (a) 17 (b) 20 (c) 21 (d) 19
- 37.What comes next? 16, 18, 20, 22, ? (a) 22 (b) 26 (c) 25 (d) 24
- 38.What comes next? 18, 27, 36, 45, ? (a) 63 (b) 45 (c) 54 (d) 55
- 39.What comes next? 4, 9, 16, 25, ? (a) 38 (b) 37 (c) 34 (d) 36
- 40.What comes next? 4, 12, 20, 28, ? (a) 28 (b) 36 (c) 44 (d) 37
Answer key
- 64
- 25
- 64
- 44
- 23
- 44
- 32
- 33
- 11
- 48
- 80
- 13
- 46
- 46
- 19
- 34
- 14
- 13
- 61
- 100
- 16
- 30
- 27
- 81
- 34
- 40
- 35
- 20
- 21
- 14
- 39
- 11
- 20
- 17
- 20
- 19
- 24
- 54
- 36
- 36
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