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? 3, 6, 12, 24, ? (a) 49 (b) 48 (c) 36 (d) 42
- 2.What comes next? 16, 25, 36, 49, ? (a) 66 (b) 64 (c) 62 (d) 65
- 3.What comes next? 4, 8, 16, 32, ? (a) 48 (b) 65 (c) 56 (d) 64
- 4.What comes next? 6, 14, 22, 30, ? (a) 38 (b) 39 (c) 30 (d) 46
- 5.What comes next? 9, 11, 13, 15, ? (a) 19 (b) 18 (c) 15 (d) 17
- 6.What comes next? 5, 10, 15, 20, ? (a) 20 (b) 26 (c) 30 (d) 25
- 7.What comes next? 1, 4, 9, 16, ? (a) 25 (b) 26 (c) 23 (d) 27
- 8.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 4 times table? (a) 12 (b) 17 (c) 28 (d) 20
- 9.What comes next? 14, 21, 28, 35, ? (a) 49 (b) 35 (c) 42 (d) 43
- 10.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 4 times table? (a) 20 (b) 8 (c) 12 (d) 22
- 11.What comes next? 16, 20, 24, 28, ? (a) 32 (b) 28 (c) 33 (d) 36
- 12.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 5 times table? (a) 33 (b) 10 (c) 40 (d) 25
- 13.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 9 times table? (a) 54 (b) 75 (c) 81 (d) 27
- 14.What comes next? 8, 17, 26, 35, ? (a) 45 (b) 44 (c) 53 (d) 35
- 15.What comes next? 5, 10, 20, 40, ? (a) 81 (b) 60 (c) 80 (d) 70
- 16.What comes next? 1, 2, 4, 8, ? (a) 17 (b) 14 (c) 16 (d) 12
- 17.What comes next? 36, 49, 64, 81, ? (a) 100 (b) 102 (c) 101 (d) 98
- 18.What comes next? 25, 36, 49, 64, ? (a) 82 (b) 81 (c) 79 (d) 83
- 19.What comes next? 8, 12, 16, 20, ? (a) 24 (b) 28 (c) 20 (d) 25
- 20.What comes next? 20, 29, 38, 47, ? (a) 65 (b) 57 (c) 47 (d) 56
- 21.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 6 times table? (a) 42 (b) 30 (c) 35 (d) 18
- 22.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 8 times table? (a) 32 (b) 16 (c) 24 (d) 17
- 23.What comes next? 6, 12, 18, 24, ? (a) 36 (b) 31 (c) 24 (d) 30
- 24.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 9 times table? (a) 54 (b) 43 (c) 72 (d) 36
- 25.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 9 times table? (a) 47 (b) 18 (c) 45 (d) 63
- 26.What comes next? 5, 13, 21, 29, ? (a) 38 (b) 45 (c) 37 (d) 29
- 27.What comes next? 5, 9, 13, 17, ? (a) 17 (b) 22 (c) 21 (d) 25
- 28.What comes next? 8, 15, 22, 29, ? (a) 36 (b) 43 (c) 29 (d) 37
- 29.What comes next? 4, 7, 10, 13, ? (a) 13 (b) 19 (c) 16 (d) 17
- 30.What comes next? 17, 22, 27, 32, ? (a) 38 (b) 32 (c) 42 (d) 37
- 31.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 7 times table? (a) 14 (b) 35 (c) 20 (d) 42
- 32.What comes next? 4, 9, 16, 25, ? (a) 34 (b) 38 (c) 37 (d) 36
- 33.What comes next? 9, 16, 25, 36, ? (a) 47 (b) 51 (c) 50 (d) 49
- 34.What comes next? 9, 13, 17, 21, ? (a) 26 (b) 21 (c) 25 (d) 29
- 35.What comes next? 1, 10, 19, 28, ? (a) 46 (b) 38 (c) 37 (d) 28
- 36.What comes next? 2, 4, 8, 16, ? (a) 28 (b) 33 (c) 32 (d) 24
- 37.What comes next? 17, 23, 29, 35, ? (a) 35 (b) 47 (c) 42 (d) 41
- 38.What comes next? 5, 8, 11, 14, ? (a) 17 (b) 20 (c) 18 (d) 14
- 39.What comes next? 16, 25, 34, 43, ? (a) 43 (b) 53 (c) 61 (d) 52
- 40.What comes next? 7, 10, 13, 16, ? (a) 19 (b) 16 (c) 20 (d) 22
Answer key
- 48
- 64
- 64
- 38
- 17
- 25
- 25
- 17
- 42
- 22
- 32
- 33
- 75
- 44
- 80
- 16
- 100
- 81
- 24
- 56
- 35
- 17
- 30
- 43
- 47
- 37
- 21
- 36
- 16
- 37
- 20
- 36
- 49
- 25
- 37
- 32
- 41
- 17
- 52
- 19
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