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? 16, 25, 36, 49, ? (a) 62 (b) 65 (c) 66 (d) 64
- 2.What comes next? 16, 24, 32, 40, ? (a) 40 (b) 56 (c) 48 (d) 49
- 3.What comes next? 2, 4, 8, 16, ? (a) 24 (b) 33 (c) 32 (d) 28
- 4.What comes next? 4, 9, 16, 25, ? (a) 37 (b) 36 (c) 34 (d) 38
- 5.What comes next? 4, 10, 16, 22, ? (a) 22 (b) 34 (c) 29 (d) 28
- 6.What comes next? 5, 10, 20, 40, ? (a) 80 (b) 81 (c) 60 (d) 70
- 7.What comes next? 4, 8, 16, 32, ? (a) 56 (b) 65 (c) 64 (d) 48
- 8.What comes next? 14, 21, 28, 35, ? (a) 49 (b) 43 (c) 35 (d) 42
- 9.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 8 times table? (a) 40 (b) 54 (c) 32 (d) 64
- 10.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 3 times table? (a) 17 (b) 9 (c) 15 (d) 12
- 11.What comes next? 10, 14, 18, 22, ? (a) 27 (b) 30 (c) 22 (d) 26
- 12.What comes next? 8, 15, 22, 29, ? (a) 37 (b) 29 (c) 43 (d) 36
- 13.What comes next? 7, 14, 21, 28, ? (a) 36 (b) 28 (c) 35 (d) 42
- 14.What comes next? 17, 25, 33, 41, ? (a) 57 (b) 41 (c) 50 (d) 49
- 15.What comes next? 1, 2, 4, 8, ? (a) 16 (b) 17 (c) 12 (d) 14
- 16.What comes next? 9, 16, 25, 36, ? (a) 50 (b) 51 (c) 49 (d) 47
- 17.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 6 times table? (a) 23 (b) 18 (c) 30 (d) 48
- 18.What comes next? 1, 4, 9, 16, ? (a) 23 (b) 26 (c) 25 (d) 27
- 19.What comes next? 18, 23, 28, 33, ? (a) 43 (b) 39 (c) 33 (d) 38
- 20.What comes next? 4, 12, 20, 28, ? (a) 28 (b) 37 (c) 44 (d) 36
- 21.What comes next? 14, 18, 22, 26, ? (a) 30 (b) 26 (c) 34 (d) 31
- 22.What comes next? 25, 36, 49, 64, ? (a) 79 (b) 81 (c) 82 (d) 83
- 23.What comes next? 36, 49, 64, 81, ? (a) 98 (b) 101 (c) 102 (d) 100
- 24.What comes next? 9, 13, 17, 21, ? (a) 29 (b) 26 (c) 21 (d) 25
- 25.What comes next? 2, 6, 10, 14, ? (a) 14 (b) 18 (c) 19 (d) 22
- 26.What comes next? 20, 29, 38, 47, ? (a) 47 (b) 57 (c) 65 (d) 56
- 27.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 7 times table? (a) 56 (b) 28 (c) 42 (d) 61
- 28.What comes next? 12, 20, 28, 36, ? (a) 44 (b) 45 (c) 36 (d) 52
- 29.What comes next? 9, 12, 15, 18, ? (a) 24 (b) 21 (c) 18 (d) 22
- 30.What comes next? 11, 18, 25, 32, ? (a) 32 (b) 39 (c) 40 (d) 46
- 31.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 8 times table? (a) 48 (b) 16 (c) 23 (d) 24
- 32.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 3 times table? (a) 29 (b) 24 (c) 9 (d) 15
- 33.What comes next? 13, 18, 23, 28, ? (a) 28 (b) 38 (c) 33 (d) 34
- 34.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 7 times table? (a) 42 (b) 26 (c) 21 (d) 14
- 35.What comes next? 17, 19, 21, 23, ? (a) 25 (b) 26 (c) 23 (d) 27
- 36.What comes next? 4, 7, 10, 13, ? (a) 19 (b) 16 (c) 17 (d) 13
- 37.What comes next? 6, 10, 14, 18, ? (a) 23 (b) 26 (c) 18 (d) 22
- 38.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 4 times table? (a) 24 (b) 8 (c) 33 (d) 20
- 39.What comes next? 2, 5, 8, 11, ? (a) 17 (b) 11 (c) 15 (d) 14
- 40.What comes next? 19, 27, 35, 43, ? (a) 59 (b) 52 (c) 51 (d) 43
Answer key
- 64
- 48
- 32
- 36
- 28
- 80
- 64
- 42
- 54
- 17
- 26
- 36
- 35
- 49
- 16
- 49
- 23
- 25
- 38
- 36
- 30
- 81
- 100
- 25
- 18
- 56
- 61
- 44
- 21
- 39
- 23
- 29
- 33
- 26
- 25
- 16
- 22
- 33
- 14
- 51
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