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? 36, 49, 64, 81, ? (a) 102 (b) 98 (c) 100 (d) 101
- 2.What comes next? 11, 19, 27, 35, ? (a) 35 (b) 44 (c) 43 (d) 51
- 3.What comes next? 5, 10, 20, 40, ? (a) 80 (b) 60 (c) 81 (d) 70
- 4.What comes next? 1, 2, 4, 8, ? (a) 12 (b) 17 (c) 14 (d) 16
- 5.What comes next? 4, 8, 16, 32, ? (a) 65 (b) 64 (c) 56 (d) 48
- 6.What comes next? 17, 22, 27, 32, ? (a) 38 (b) 32 (c) 42 (d) 37
- 7.What comes next? 9, 17, 25, 33, ? (a) 49 (b) 33 (c) 41 (d) 42
- 8.What comes next? 7, 11, 15, 19, ? (a) 27 (b) 23 (c) 24 (d) 19
- 9.What comes next? 9, 18, 27, 36, ? (a) 45 (b) 54 (c) 46 (d) 36
- 10.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 3 times table? (a) 24 (b) 12 (c) 18 (d) 13
- 11.What comes next? 25, 36, 49, 64, ? (a) 81 (b) 83 (c) 79 (d) 82
- 12.What comes next? 1, 4, 9, 16, ? (a) 27 (b) 26 (c) 23 (d) 25
- 13.What comes next? 9, 16, 25, 36, ? (a) 47 (b) 51 (c) 49 (d) 50
- 14.What comes next? 13, 15, 17, 19, ? (a) 21 (b) 22 (c) 19 (d) 23
- 15.What comes next? 3, 6, 12, 24, ? (a) 42 (b) 36 (c) 48 (d) 49
- 16.What comes next? 2, 4, 8, 16, ? (a) 33 (b) 28 (c) 24 (d) 32
- 17.What comes next? 12, 15, 18, 21, ? (a) 27 (b) 25 (c) 21 (d) 24
- 18.What comes next? 13, 22, 31, 40, ? (a) 58 (b) 50 (c) 40 (d) 49
- 19.What comes next? 2, 7, 12, 17, ? (a) 17 (b) 27 (c) 22 (d) 23
- 20.What comes next? 16, 25, 36, 49, ? (a) 64 (b) 65 (c) 66 (d) 62
- 21.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 8 times table? (a) 51 (b) 32 (c) 24 (d) 48
- 22.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 3 times table? (a) 16 (b) 21 (c) 24 (d) 12
- 23.What comes next? 9, 16, 23, 30, ? (a) 44 (b) 30 (c) 38 (d) 37
- 24.What comes next? 4, 9, 16, 25, ? (a) 38 (b) 37 (c) 36 (d) 34
- 25.What comes next? 3, 12, 21, 30, ? (a) 48 (b) 30 (c) 39 (d) 40
- 26.What comes next? 13, 18, 23, 28, ? (a) 28 (b) 33 (c) 38 (d) 34
- 27.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 6 times table? (a) 18 (b) 36 (c) 42 (d) 35
- 28.What comes next? 6, 13, 20, 27, ? (a) 35 (b) 41 (c) 34 (d) 27
- 29.What comes next? 12, 16, 20, 24, ? (a) 29 (b) 32 (c) 24 (d) 28
- 30.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 3 times table? (a) 9 (b) 15 (c) 12 (d) 29
- 31.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 7 times table? (a) 54 (b) 49 (c) 28 (d) 56
- 32.What comes next? 20, 22, 24, 26, ? (a) 30 (b) 26 (c) 29 (d) 28
- 33.What comes next? 9, 13, 17, 21, ? (a) 21 (b) 25 (c) 29 (d) 26
- 34.What comes next? 1, 4, 7, 10, ? (a) 16 (b) 10 (c) 14 (d) 13
- 35.What comes next? 16, 20, 24, 28, ? (a) 33 (b) 32 (c) 36 (d) 28
- 36.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 8 times table? (a) 41 (b) 64 (c) 48 (d) 32
- 37.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 9 times table? (a) 36 (b) 78 (c) 72 (d) 63
- 38.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 4 times table? (a) 24 (b) 28 (c) 15 (d) 16
- 39.What comes next? 7, 15, 23, 31, ? (a) 39 (b) 31 (c) 47 (d) 40
- 40.What comes next? 16, 22, 28, 34, ? (a) 34 (b) 40 (c) 41 (d) 46
Answer key
- 100
- 43
- 80
- 16
- 64
- 37
- 41
- 23
- 45
- 13
- 81
- 25
- 49
- 21
- 48
- 32
- 24
- 49
- 22
- 64
- 51
- 16
- 37
- 36
- 39
- 33
- 35
- 34
- 28
- 29
- 54
- 28
- 25
- 13
- 32
- 41
- 78
- 15
- 39
- 40
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