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? 12, 14, 16, 18, ? (a) 22 (b) 18 (c) 20 (d) 21
- 2.What comes next? 3, 7, 11, 15, ? (a) 19 (b) 23 (c) 15 (d) 20
- 3.What comes next? 4, 9, 16, 25, ? (a) 37 (b) 34 (c) 38 (d) 36
- 4.What comes next? 7, 15, 23, 31, ? (a) 39 (b) 31 (c) 40 (d) 47
- 5.What comes next? 3, 6, 12, 24, ? (a) 36 (b) 42 (c) 49 (d) 48
- 6.What comes next? 8, 13, 18, 23, ? (a) 29 (b) 23 (c) 28 (d) 33
- 7.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 8 times table? (a) 48 (b) 24 (c) 16 (d) 65
- 8.What comes next? 6, 12, 18, 24, ? (a) 36 (b) 31 (c) 30 (d) 24
- 9.What comes next? 25, 36, 49, 64, ? (a) 82 (b) 83 (c) 81 (d) 79
- 10.What comes next? 15, 23, 31, 39, ? (a) 55 (b) 48 (c) 39 (d) 47
- 11.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 9 times table? (a) 18 (b) 75 (c) 27 (d) 36
- 12.What comes next? 2, 4, 8, 16, ? (a) 32 (b) 24 (c) 33 (d) 28
- 13.What comes next? 1, 2, 4, 8, ? (a) 17 (b) 14 (c) 16 (d) 12
- 14.What comes next? 18, 24, 30, 36, ? (a) 43 (b) 36 (c) 42 (d) 48
- 15.What comes next? 6, 9, 12, 15, ? (a) 15 (b) 21 (c) 19 (d) 18
- 16.What comes next? 36, 49, 64, 81, ? (a) 100 (b) 102 (c) 101 (d) 98
- 17.What comes next? 1, 4, 9, 16, ? (a) 27 (b) 25 (c) 23 (d) 26
- 18.What comes next? 16, 25, 36, 49, ? (a) 66 (b) 64 (c) 65 (d) 62
- 19.What comes next? 20, 22, 24, 26, ? (a) 26 (b) 28 (c) 30 (d) 29
- 20.What comes next? 14, 22, 30, 38, ? (a) 54 (b) 47 (c) 38 (d) 46
- 21.What comes next? 9, 16, 25, 36, ? (a) 50 (b) 47 (c) 51 (d) 49
- 22.What comes next? 4, 12, 20, 28, ? (a) 37 (b) 36 (c) 28 (d) 44
- 23.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 7 times table? (a) 28 (b) 35 (c) 64 (d) 56
- 24.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 8 times table? (a) 40 (b) 16 (c) 71 (d) 56
- 25.What comes next? 13, 22, 31, 40, ? (a) 50 (b) 49 (c) 40 (d) 58
- 26.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 4 times table? (a) 20 (b) 23 (c) 28 (d) 8
- 27.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 9 times table? (a) 63 (b) 81 (c) 70 (d) 36
- 28.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 3 times table? (a) 6 (b) 25 (c) 9 (d) 18
- 29.What comes next? 1, 10, 19, 28, ? (a) 38 (b) 28 (c) 46 (d) 37
- 30.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 5 times table? (a) 20 (b) 35 (c) 40 (d) 27
- 31.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 6 times table? (a) 49 (b) 18 (c) 24 (d) 30
- 32.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 9 times table? (a) 54 (b) 45 (c) 44 (d) 36
- 33.What comes next? 4, 8, 16, 32, ? (a) 48 (b) 56 (c) 64 (d) 65
- 34.What comes next? 3, 5, 7, 9, ? (a) 13 (b) 12 (c) 11 (d) 9
- 35.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 8 times table? (a) 32 (b) 18 (c) 40 (d) 48
- 36.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 3 times table? (a) 15 (b) 19 (c) 21 (d) 12
- 37.What comes next? 5, 10, 20, 40, ? (a) 81 (b) 60 (c) 70 (d) 80
- 38.What comes next? 1, 5, 9, 13, ? (a) 21 (b) 13 (c) 18 (d) 17
- 39.What comes next? 5, 11, 17, 23, ? (a) 29 (b) 30 (c) 35 (d) 23
- 40.What comes next? 1, 9, 17, 25, ? (a) 25 (b) 34 (c) 33 (d) 41
Answer key
- 20
- 19
- 36
- 39
- 48
- 28
- 65
- 30
- 81
- 47
- 75
- 32
- 16
- 42
- 18
- 100
- 25
- 64
- 28
- 46
- 49
- 36
- 64
- 71
- 49
- 23
- 70
- 25
- 37
- 27
- 49
- 44
- 64
- 11
- 18
- 19
- 80
- 17
- 29
- 33
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