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? 6, 8, 10, 12, ? (a) 16 (b) 12 (c) 15 (d) 14
- 2.What comes next? 4, 8, 16, 32, ? (a) 65 (b) 56 (c) 48 (d) 64
- 3.What comes next? 25, 36, 49, 64, ? (a) 83 (b) 81 (c) 79 (d) 82
- 4.What comes next? 2, 4, 8, 16, ? (a) 28 (b) 32 (c) 24 (d) 33
- 5.What comes next? 5, 10, 20, 40, ? (a) 70 (b) 60 (c) 81 (d) 80
- 6.What comes next? 4, 9, 16, 25, ? (a) 37 (b) 34 (c) 38 (d) 36
- 7.What comes next? 9, 16, 25, 36, ? (a) 50 (b) 49 (c) 47 (d) 51
- 8.What comes next? 1, 4, 9, 16, ? (a) 27 (b) 23 (c) 26 (d) 25
- 9.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 3 times table? (a) 18 (b) 6 (c) 20 (d) 9
- 10.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 7 times table? (a) 35 (b) 53 (c) 28 (d) 42
- 11.What comes next? 16, 25, 36, 49, ? (a) 66 (b) 65 (c) 62 (d) 64
- 12.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 8 times table? (a) 32 (b) 26 (c) 24 (d) 56
- 13.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 9 times table? (a) 27 (b) 36 (c) 18 (d) 51
- 14.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 3 times table? (a) 9 (b) 12 (c) 18 (d) 22
- 15.What comes next? 17, 25, 33, 41, ? (a) 41 (b) 57 (c) 49 (d) 50
- 16.What comes next? 20, 28, 36, 44, ? (a) 52 (b) 44 (c) 60 (d) 53
- 17.What comes next? 4, 6, 8, 10, ? (a) 12 (b) 13 (c) 10 (d) 14
- 18.What comes next? 36, 49, 64, 81, ? (a) 101 (b) 98 (c) 102 (d) 100
- 19.What comes next? 13, 17, 21, 25, ? (a) 33 (b) 25 (c) 29 (d) 30
- 20.What comes next? 1, 7, 13, 19, ? (a) 31 (b) 19 (c) 26 (d) 25
- 21.What comes next? 8, 10, 12, 14, ? (a) 14 (b) 17 (c) 16 (d) 18
- 22.What comes next? 8, 11, 14, 17, ? (a) 21 (b) 23 (c) 20 (d) 17
- 23.What comes next? 2, 6, 10, 14, ? (a) 19 (b) 18 (c) 22 (d) 14
- 24.What comes next? 3, 5, 7, 9, ? (a) 12 (b) 9 (c) 11 (d) 13
- 25.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 8 times table? (a) 59 (b) 32 (c) 64 (d) 40
- 26.What comes next? 1, 8, 15, 22, ? (a) 22 (b) 36 (c) 30 (d) 29
- 27.What comes next? 11, 20, 29, 38, ? (a) 47 (b) 56 (c) 48 (d) 38
- 28.What comes next? 16, 19, 22, 25, ? (a) 28 (b) 31 (c) 25 (d) 29
- 29.What comes next? 12, 17, 22, 27, ? (a) 33 (b) 37 (c) 32 (d) 27
- 30.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 4 times table? (a) 28 (b) 20 (c) 22 (d) 8
- 31.What comes next? 3, 6, 12, 24, ? (a) 48 (b) 49 (c) 42 (d) 36
- 32.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 6 times table? (a) 42 (b) 59 (c) 60 (d) 24
- 33.What comes next? 15, 17, 19, 21, ? (a) 23 (b) 25 (c) 24 (d) 21
- 34.What comes next? 1, 2, 4, 8, ? (a) 12 (b) 17 (c) 14 (d) 16
- 35.What comes next? 2, 11, 20, 29, ? (a) 38 (b) 29 (c) 47 (d) 39
- 36.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 8 times table? (a) 16 (b) 56 (c) 58 (d) 32
- 37.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 7 times table? (a) 42 (b) 15 (c) 14 (d) 35
- 38.What comes next? 12, 20, 28, 36, ? (a) 52 (b) 36 (c) 45 (d) 44
- 39.What comes next? 11, 13, 15, 17, ? (a) 20 (b) 21 (c) 19 (d) 17
- 40.What comes next? 7, 13, 19, 25, ? (a) 37 (b) 25 (c) 32 (d) 31
Answer key
- 14
- 64
- 81
- 32
- 80
- 36
- 49
- 25
- 20
- 53
- 64
- 26
- 51
- 22
- 49
- 52
- 12
- 100
- 29
- 25
- 16
- 20
- 18
- 11
- 59
- 29
- 47
- 28
- 32
- 22
- 48
- 59
- 23
- 16
- 38
- 58
- 15
- 44
- 19
- 31
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