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? 2, 7, 12, 17, ? (a) 23 (b) 17 (c) 22 (d) 27
- 2.What comes next? 36, 49, 64, 81, ? (a) 98 (b) 101 (c) 100 (d) 102
- 3.What comes next? 1, 4, 9, 16, ? (a) 23 (b) 27 (c) 25 (d) 26
- 4.What comes next? 13, 16, 19, 22, ? (a) 28 (b) 22 (c) 26 (d) 25
- 5.What comes next? 2, 4, 8, 16, ? (a) 28 (b) 33 (c) 32 (d) 24
- 6.What comes next? 3, 6, 12, 24, ? (a) 48 (b) 42 (c) 36 (d) 49
- 7.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 5 times table? (a) 30 (b) 15 (c) 32 (d) 40
- 8.What comes next? 4, 9, 16, 25, ? (a) 36 (b) 34 (c) 38 (d) 37
- 9.What comes next? 16, 25, 36, 49, ? (a) 64 (b) 66 (c) 62 (d) 65
- 10.What comes next? 9, 12, 15, 18, ? (a) 22 (b) 24 (c) 21 (d) 18
- 11.What comes next? 4, 8, 16, 32, ? (a) 48 (b) 56 (c) 64 (d) 65
- 12.What comes next? 6, 11, 16, 21, ? (a) 27 (b) 31 (c) 21 (d) 26
- 13.What comes next? 5, 10, 20, 40, ? (a) 80 (b) 70 (c) 81 (d) 60
- 14.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 8 times table? (a) 56 (b) 64 (c) 32 (d) 33
- 15.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 5 times table? (a) 20 (b) 45 (c) 13 (d) 35
- 16.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 6 times table? (a) 25 (b) 42 (c) 12 (d) 30
- 17.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 3 times table? (a) 23 (b) 12 (c) 24 (d) 18
- 18.What comes next? 20, 27, 34, 41, ? (a) 48 (b) 55 (c) 41 (d) 49
- 19.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 9 times table? (a) 72 (b) 36 (c) 57 (d) 45
- 20.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 7 times table? (a) 42 (b) 67 (c) 14 (d) 28
- 21.What comes next? 6, 13, 20, 27, ? (a) 41 (b) 35 (c) 34 (d) 27
- 22.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 7 times table? (a) 49 (b) 57 (c) 28 (d) 42
- 23.What comes next? 13, 18, 23, 28, ? (a) 38 (b) 33 (c) 34 (d) 28
- 24.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 6 times table? (a) 18 (b) 24 (c) 40 (d) 42
- 25.What comes next? 11, 18, 25, 32, ? (a) 32 (b) 39 (c) 46 (d) 40
- 26.What comes next? 25, 36, 49, 64, ? (a) 82 (b) 81 (c) 83 (d) 79
- 27.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 8 times table? (a) 20 (b) 16 (c) 40 (d) 48
- 28.What comes next? 7, 9, 11, 13, ? (a) 15 (b) 13 (c) 17 (d) 16
- 29.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 3 times table? (a) 12 (b) 18 (c) 29 (d) 15
- 30.What comes next? 9, 16, 25, 36, ? (a) 50 (b) 47 (c) 49 (d) 51
- 31.What comes next? 9, 18, 27, 36, ? (a) 46 (b) 54 (c) 45 (d) 36
- 32.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 9 times table? (a) 27 (b) 63 (c) 36 (d) 80
- 33.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 8 times table? (a) 16 (b) 59 (c) 40 (d) 56
- 34.What comes next? 13, 17, 21, 25, ? (a) 25 (b) 33 (c) 29 (d) 30
- 35.What comes next? 6, 9, 12, 15, ? (a) 15 (b) 21 (c) 19 (d) 18
- 36.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 3 times table? (a) 6 (b) 8 (c) 12 (d) 15
- 37.What comes next? 16, 19, 22, 25, ? (a) 29 (b) 28 (c) 25 (d) 31
- 38.What comes next? 1, 2, 4, 8, ? (a) 12 (b) 14 (c) 16 (d) 17
- 39.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 4 times table? (a) 24 (b) 29 (c) 36 (d) 16
- 40.What comes next? 20, 23, 26, 29, ? (a) 32 (b) 33 (c) 35 (d) 29
Answer key
- 22
- 100
- 25
- 25
- 32
- 48
- 32
- 36
- 64
- 21
- 64
- 26
- 80
- 33
- 13
- 25
- 23
- 48
- 57
- 67
- 34
- 57
- 33
- 40
- 39
- 81
- 20
- 15
- 29
- 49
- 45
- 80
- 59
- 29
- 18
- 8
- 28
- 16
- 29
- 32
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