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? 17, 22, 27, 32, ? (a) 32 (b) 38 (c) 42 (d) 37
- 2.What comes next? 12, 19, 26, 33, ? (a) 47 (b) 40 (c) 41 (d) 33
- 3.What comes next? 13, 22, 31, 40, ? (a) 58 (b) 49 (c) 50 (d) 40
- 4.What comes next? 9, 11, 13, 15, ? (a) 15 (b) 19 (c) 17 (d) 18
- 5.What comes next? 36, 49, 64, 81, ? (a) 101 (b) 102 (c) 100 (d) 98
- 6.What comes next? 19, 27, 35, 43, ? (a) 52 (b) 51 (c) 43 (d) 59
- 7.What comes next? 16, 25, 36, 49, ? (a) 62 (b) 65 (c) 64 (d) 66
- 8.What comes next? 18, 21, 24, 27, ? (a) 30 (b) 33 (c) 27 (d) 31
- 9.What comes next? 3, 6, 12, 24, ? (a) 36 (b) 48 (c) 42 (d) 49
- 10.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 4 times table? (a) 13 (b) 28 (c) 16 (d) 8
- 11.What comes next? 4, 8, 16, 32, ? (a) 56 (b) 65 (c) 64 (d) 48
- 12.What comes next? 11, 18, 25, 32, ? (a) 46 (b) 39 (c) 32 (d) 40
- 13.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 6 times table? (a) 30 (b) 22 (c) 42 (d) 18
- 14.What comes next? 9, 16, 25, 36, ? (a) 47 (b) 51 (c) 49 (d) 50
- 15.What comes next? 9, 13, 17, 21, ? (a) 25 (b) 29 (c) 26 (d) 21
- 16.What comes next? 6, 13, 20, 27, ? (a) 35 (b) 41 (c) 27 (d) 34
- 17.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 9 times table? (a) 54 (b) 27 (c) 56 (d) 63
- 18.What comes next? 1, 4, 9, 16, ? (a) 23 (b) 27 (c) 25 (d) 26
- 19.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 8 times table? (a) 40 (b) 23 (c) 48 (d) 32
- 20.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 6 times table? (a) 42 (b) 18 (c) 43 (d) 30
- 21.What comes next? 1, 2, 4, 8, ? (a) 17 (b) 16 (c) 14 (d) 12
- 22.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 6 times table? (a) 30 (b) 42 (c) 24 (d) 23
- 23.What comes next? 9, 15, 21, 27, ? (a) 39 (b) 33 (c) 27 (d) 34
- 24.What comes next? 5, 7, 9, 11, ? (a) 15 (b) 13 (c) 14 (d) 11
- 25.What comes next? 3, 12, 21, 30, ? (a) 40 (b) 48 (c) 30 (d) 39
- 26.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 6 times table? (a) 15 (b) 24 (c) 36 (d) 18
- 27.What comes next? 5, 10, 20, 40, ? (a) 70 (b) 81 (c) 60 (d) 80
- 28.What comes next? 19, 21, 23, 25, ? (a) 27 (b) 28 (c) 29 (d) 25
- 29.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 6 times table? (a) 44 (b) 24 (c) 36 (d) 54
- 30.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 3 times table? (a) 9 (b) 10 (c) 18 (d) 6
- 31.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 3 times table? (a) 15 (b) 9 (c) 21 (d) 14
- 32.What comes next? 5, 8, 11, 14, ? (a) 17 (b) 18 (c) 14 (d) 20
- 33.What comes next? 7, 12, 17, 22, ? (a) 22 (b) 28 (c) 27 (d) 32
- 34.What comes next? 20, 26, 32, 38, ? (a) 38 (b) 50 (c) 44 (d) 45
- 35.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 9 times table? (a) 60 (b) 54 (c) 27 (d) 72
- 36.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 7 times table? (a) 35 (b) 16 (c) 28 (d) 42
- 37.What comes next? 5, 9, 13, 17, ? (a) 25 (b) 21 (c) 17 (d) 22
- 38.What comes next? 15, 23, 31, 39, ? (a) 55 (b) 47 (c) 48 (d) 39
- 39.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 8 times table? (a) 45 (b) 40 (c) 24 (d) 16
- 40.What comes next? 6, 9, 12, 15, ? (a) 15 (b) 18 (c) 21 (d) 19
Answer key
- 37
- 40
- 49
- 17
- 100
- 51
- 64
- 30
- 48
- 13
- 64
- 39
- 22
- 49
- 25
- 34
- 56
- 25
- 23
- 43
- 16
- 23
- 33
- 13
- 39
- 15
- 80
- 27
- 44
- 10
- 14
- 17
- 27
- 44
- 60
- 16
- 21
- 47
- 45
- 18
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