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