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, 11, 18, 25, ? (a) 32 (b) 25 (c) 39 (d) 33
- 2.What comes next? 6, 10, 14, 18, ? (a) 26 (b) 23 (c) 18 (d) 22
- 3.What comes next? 1, 2, 4, 8, ? (a) 14 (b) 12 (c) 17 (d) 16
- 4.What comes next? 4, 9, 16, 25, ? (a) 34 (b) 38 (c) 37 (d) 36
- 5.What comes next? 1, 4, 9, 16, ? (a) 23 (b) 25 (c) 26 (d) 27
- 6.What comes next? 18, 25, 32, 39, ? (a) 39 (b) 53 (c) 47 (d) 46
- 7.What comes next? 4, 8, 16, 32, ? (a) 65 (b) 56 (c) 48 (d) 64
- 8.What comes next? 3, 6, 12, 24, ? (a) 42 (b) 49 (c) 36 (d) 48
- 9.What comes next? 7, 16, 25, 34, ? (a) 43 (b) 34 (c) 44 (d) 52
- 10.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 7 times table? (a) 28 (b) 35 (c) 21 (d) 39
- 11.What comes next? 36, 49, 64, 81, ? (a) 101 (b) 98 (c) 100 (d) 102
- 12.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 7 times table? (a) 14 (b) 28 (c) 21 (d) 20
- 13.What comes next? 5, 14, 23, 32, ? (a) 50 (b) 42 (c) 32 (d) 41
- 14.What comes next? 15, 21, 27, 33, ? (a) 39 (b) 33 (c) 45 (d) 40
- 15.What comes next? 16, 25, 34, 43, ? (a) 61 (b) 53 (c) 43 (d) 52
- 16.What comes next? 25, 36, 49, 64, ? (a) 82 (b) 79 (c) 81 (d) 83
- 17.What comes next? 2, 4, 8, 16, ? (a) 33 (b) 32 (c) 24 (d) 28
- 18.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 5 times table? (a) 10 (b) 35 (c) 17 (d) 25
- 19.What comes next? 5, 10, 15, 20, ? (a) 25 (b) 20 (c) 30 (d) 26
- 20.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 9 times table? (a) 72 (b) 83 (c) 45 (d) 36
- 21.What comes next? 9, 16, 25, 36, ? (a) 51 (b) 47 (c) 50 (d) 49
- 22.What comes next? 10, 18, 26, 34, ? (a) 50 (b) 43 (c) 34 (d) 42
- 23.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 3 times table? (a) 24 (b) 29 (c) 12 (d) 18
- 24.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 6 times table? (a) 36 (b) 54 (c) 49 (d) 18
- 25.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 3 times table? (a) 9 (b) 15 (c) 21 (d) 22
- 26.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 6 times table? (a) 52 (b) 18 (c) 30 (d) 36
- 27.What comes next? 15, 22, 29, 36, ? (a) 36 (b) 44 (c) 43 (d) 50
- 28.What comes next? 18, 22, 26, 30, ? (a) 35 (b) 34 (c) 30 (d) 38
- 29.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 3 times table? (a) 12 (b) 18 (c) 21 (d) 11
- 30.What comes next? 17, 26, 35, 44, ? (a) 53 (b) 54 (c) 44 (d) 62
- 31.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 8 times table? (a) 56 (b) 36 (c) 24 (d) 48
- 32.What comes next? 15, 23, 31, 39, ? (a) 39 (b) 55 (c) 47 (d) 48
- 33.What comes next? 4, 7, 10, 13, ? (a) 13 (b) 19 (c) 17 (d) 16
- 34.What comes next? 3, 6, 9, 12, ? (a) 12 (b) 16 (c) 15 (d) 18
- 35.What comes next? 18, 26, 34, 42, ? (a) 42 (b) 51 (c) 50 (d) 58
- 36.What comes next? 5, 10, 20, 40, ? (a) 60 (b) 81 (c) 80 (d) 70
- 37.What comes next? 16, 25, 36, 49, ? (a) 66 (b) 65 (c) 64 (d) 62
- 38.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 9 times table? (a) 63 (b) 45 (c) 18 (d) 50
- 39.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 4 times table? (a) 18 (b) 24 (c) 16 (d) 8
- 40.What comes next? 14, 22, 30, 38, ? (a) 54 (b) 38 (c) 47 (d) 46
Answer key
- 32
- 22
- 16
- 36
- 25
- 46
- 64
- 48
- 43
- 39
- 100
- 20
- 41
- 39
- 52
- 81
- 32
- 17
- 25
- 83
- 49
- 42
- 29
- 49
- 22
- 52
- 43
- 34
- 11
- 53
- 36
- 47
- 16
- 15
- 50
- 80
- 64
- 50
- 18
- 46
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