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