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? 5, 9, 13, 17, ? (a) 22 (b) 21 (c) 25 (d) 17
- 2.What comes next? 3, 6, 12, 24, ? (a) 42 (b) 48 (c) 49 (d) 36
- 3.What comes next? 5, 10, 20, 40, ? (a) 80 (b) 70 (c) 81 (d) 60
- 4.What comes next? 1, 2, 4, 8, ? (a) 12 (b) 14 (c) 16 (d) 17
- 5.What comes next? 3, 9, 15, 21, ? (a) 27 (b) 21 (c) 28 (d) 33
- 6.What comes next? 2, 4, 6, 8, ? (a) 12 (b) 11 (c) 10 (d) 8
- 7.What comes next? 36, 49, 64, 81, ? (a) 98 (b) 101 (c) 102 (d) 100
- 8.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 7 times table? (a) 42 (b) 28 (c) 16 (d) 49
- 9.What comes next? 9, 12, 15, 18, ? (a) 18 (b) 22 (c) 21 (d) 24
- 10.What comes next? 1, 4, 9, 16, ? (a) 23 (b) 27 (c) 26 (d) 25
- 11.What comes next? 15, 24, 33, 42, ? (a) 60 (b) 42 (c) 52 (d) 51
- 12.What comes next? 16, 25, 36, 49, ? (a) 66 (b) 62 (c) 65 (d) 64
- 13.What comes next? 4, 9, 16, 25, ? (a) 37 (b) 36 (c) 34 (d) 38
- 14.What comes next? 9, 16, 25, 36, ? (a) 47 (b) 50 (c) 49 (d) 51
- 15.What comes next? 25, 36, 49, 64, ? (a) 81 (b) 79 (c) 82 (d) 83
- 16.What comes next? 4, 10, 16, 22, ? (a) 29 (b) 28 (c) 22 (d) 34
- 17.What comes next? 14, 22, 30, 38, ? (a) 47 (b) 54 (c) 46 (d) 38
- 18.What comes next? 18, 21, 24, 27, ? (a) 33 (b) 31 (c) 27 (d) 30
- 19.What comes next? 12, 16, 20, 24, ? (a) 28 (b) 24 (c) 32 (d) 29
- 20.What comes next? 4, 6, 8, 10, ? (a) 14 (b) 13 (c) 10 (d) 12
- 21.What comes next? 2, 4, 8, 16, ? (a) 24 (b) 32 (c) 28 (d) 33
- 22.What comes next? 12, 20, 28, 36, ? (a) 36 (b) 52 (c) 44 (d) 45
- 23.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 3 times table? (a) 9 (b) 29 (c) 12 (d) 18
- 24.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 7 times table? (a) 35 (b) 27 (c) 21 (d) 56
- 25.What comes next? 10, 14, 18, 22, ? (a) 30 (b) 27 (c) 26 (d) 22
- 26.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 9 times table? (a) 63 (b) 59 (c) 36 (d) 54
- 27.What comes next? 20, 24, 28, 32, ? (a) 37 (b) 36 (c) 40 (d) 32
- 28.What comes next? 15, 23, 31, 39, ? (a) 48 (b) 55 (c) 47 (d) 39
- 29.What comes next? 11, 20, 29, 38, ? (a) 47 (b) 56 (c) 48 (d) 38
- 30.What comes next? 12, 19, 26, 33, ? (a) 41 (b) 33 (c) 40 (d) 47
- 31.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 3 times table? (a) 12 (b) 15 (c) 21 (d) 28
- 32.What comes next? 4, 8, 12, 16, ? (a) 21 (b) 24 (c) 16 (d) 20
- 33.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 4 times table? (a) 8 (b) 35 (c) 24 (d) 12
- 34.What comes next? 3, 5, 7, 9, ? (a) 9 (b) 13 (c) 12 (d) 11
- 35.What comes next? 9, 15, 21, 27, ? (a) 34 (b) 27 (c) 33 (d) 39
- 36.What comes next? 10, 16, 22, 28, ? (a) 40 (b) 28 (c) 34 (d) 35
- 37.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 4 times table? (a) 17 (b) 24 (c) 16 (d) 8
- 38.What comes next? 3, 12, 21, 30, ? (a) 40 (b) 39 (c) 48 (d) 30
- 39.What comes next? 4, 7, 10, 13, ? (a) 19 (b) 13 (c) 16 (d) 17
- 40.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 6 times table? (a) 24 (b) 56 (c) 42 (d) 48
Answer key
- 21
- 48
- 80
- 16
- 27
- 10
- 100
- 16
- 21
- 25
- 51
- 64
- 36
- 49
- 81
- 28
- 46
- 30
- 28
- 12
- 32
- 44
- 29
- 27
- 26
- 59
- 36
- 47
- 47
- 40
- 28
- 20
- 35
- 11
- 33
- 34
- 17
- 39
- 16
- 56
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