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, 20, 23, 26, ? (a) 29 (b) 26 (c) 30 (d) 32
- 2.What comes next? 16, 25, 36, 49, ? (a) 62 (b) 64 (c) 65 (d) 66
- 3.What comes next? 1, 2, 4, 8, ? (a) 14 (b) 16 (c) 12 (d) 17
- 4.What comes next? 7, 9, 11, 13, ? (a) 16 (b) 15 (c) 13 (d) 17
- 5.What comes next? 4, 11, 18, 25, ? (a) 25 (b) 33 (c) 32 (d) 39
- 6.What comes next? 36, 49, 64, 81, ? (a) 102 (b) 98 (c) 100 (d) 101
- 7.What comes next? 5, 10, 20, 40, ? (a) 80 (b) 81 (c) 60 (d) 70
- 8.What comes next? 9, 16, 25, 36, ? (a) 51 (b) 47 (c) 50 (d) 49
- 9.What comes next? 12, 20, 28, 36, ? (a) 36 (b) 45 (c) 44 (d) 52
- 10.What comes next? 6, 9, 12, 15, ? (a) 21 (b) 19 (c) 15 (d) 18
- 11.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 9 times table? (a) 45 (b) 27 (c) 20 (d) 36
- 12.What comes next? 17, 26, 35, 44, ? (a) 54 (b) 44 (c) 62 (d) 53
- 13.What comes next? 1, 4, 9, 16, ? (a) 23 (b) 27 (c) 26 (d) 25
- 14.What comes next? 2, 4, 8, 16, ? (a) 32 (b) 24 (c) 33 (d) 28
- 15.What comes next? 9, 14, 19, 24, ? (a) 34 (b) 24 (c) 29 (d) 30
- 16.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 5 times table? (a) 45 (b) 30 (c) 11 (d) 15
- 17.What comes next? 20, 29, 38, 47, ? (a) 65 (b) 57 (c) 56 (d) 47
- 18.What comes next? 4, 9, 14, 19, ? (a) 19 (b) 29 (c) 25 (d) 24
- 19.What comes next? 18, 20, 22, 24, ? (a) 26 (b) 28 (c) 27 (d) 24
- 20.What comes next? 4, 12, 20, 28, ? (a) 36 (b) 44 (c) 37 (d) 28
- 21.What comes next? 8, 12, 16, 20, ? (a) 25 (b) 28 (c) 20 (d) 24
- 22.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 3 times table? (a) 12 (b) 15 (c) 13 (d) 6
- 23.What comes next? 18, 22, 26, 30, ? (a) 38 (b) 35 (c) 30 (d) 34
- 24.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 6 times table? (a) 24 (b) 36 (c) 54 (d) 56
- 25.What comes next? 18, 23, 28, 33, ? (a) 39 (b) 38 (c) 33 (d) 43
- 26.What comes next? 4, 6, 8, 10, ? (a) 14 (b) 10 (c) 12 (d) 13
- 27.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 9 times table? (a) 18 (b) 54 (c) 38 (d) 27
- 28.What comes next? 25, 36, 49, 64, ? (a) 79 (b) 82 (c) 83 (d) 81
- 29.What comes next? 17, 19, 21, 23, ? (a) 27 (b) 25 (c) 23 (d) 26
- 30.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 7 times table? (a) 21 (b) 35 (c) 25 (d) 28
- 31.What comes next? 9, 12, 15, 18, ? (a) 24 (b) 22 (c) 21 (d) 18
- 32.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 6 times table? (a) 27 (b) 12 (c) 42 (d) 24
- 33.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 5 times table? (a) 15 (b) 25 (c) 43 (d) 30
- 34.What comes next? 16, 18, 20, 22, ? (a) 24 (b) 22 (c) 25 (d) 26
- 35.What comes next? 4, 8, 16, 32, ? (a) 56 (b) 64 (c) 48 (d) 65
- 36.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 4 times table? (a) 20 (b) 29 (c) 24 (d) 8
- 37.What comes next? 10, 19, 28, 37, ? (a) 55 (b) 46 (c) 47 (d) 37
- 38.What comes next? 5, 13, 21, 29, ? (a) 37 (b) 45 (c) 38 (d) 29
- 39.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 4 times table? (a) 24 (b) 16 (c) 20 (d) 10
- 40.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 6 times table? (a) 24 (b) 36 (c) 39 (d) 12
Answer key
- 29
- 64
- 16
- 15
- 32
- 100
- 80
- 49
- 44
- 18
- 20
- 53
- 25
- 32
- 29
- 11
- 56
- 24
- 26
- 36
- 24
- 13
- 34
- 56
- 38
- 12
- 38
- 81
- 25
- 25
- 21
- 27
- 43
- 24
- 64
- 29
- 46
- 37
- 10
- 39
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