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