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? 20, 29, 38, 47, ? (a) 57 (b) 47 (c) 56 (d) 65
- 2.What comes next? 3, 6, 12, 24, ? (a) 42 (b) 36 (c) 49 (d) 48
- 3.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 7 times table? (a) 49 (b) 35 (c) 46 (d) 14
- 4.What comes next? 17, 20, 23, 26, ? (a) 30 (b) 29 (c) 32 (d) 26
- 5.What comes next? 5, 8, 11, 14, ? (a) 20 (b) 18 (c) 17 (d) 14
- 6.What comes next? 17, 25, 33, 41, ? (a) 41 (b) 57 (c) 50 (d) 49
- 7.What comes next? 1, 4, 9, 16, ? (a) 23 (b) 25 (c) 27 (d) 26
- 8.What comes next? 7, 16, 25, 34, ? (a) 44 (b) 52 (c) 43 (d) 34
- 9.What comes next? 1, 2, 4, 8, ? (a) 16 (b) 14 (c) 17 (d) 12
- 10.What comes next? 18, 20, 22, 24, ? (a) 26 (b) 28 (c) 24 (d) 27
- 11.What comes next? 36, 49, 64, 81, ? (a) 101 (b) 100 (c) 102 (d) 98
- 12.What comes next? 4, 9, 16, 25, ? (a) 36 (b) 37 (c) 34 (d) 38
- 13.What comes next? 2, 4, 8, 16, ? (a) 33 (b) 24 (c) 32 (d) 28
- 14.What comes next? 10, 13, 16, 19, ? (a) 19 (b) 25 (c) 23 (d) 22
- 15.What comes next? 16, 18, 20, 22, ? (a) 22 (b) 24 (c) 25 (d) 26
- 16.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 8 times table? (a) 16 (b) 40 (c) 24 (d) 27
- 17.What comes next? 9, 16, 25, 36, ? (a) 49 (b) 51 (c) 47 (d) 50
- 18.What comes next? 5, 10, 20, 40, ? (a) 70 (b) 81 (c) 80 (d) 60
- 19.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 5 times table? (a) 20 (b) 40 (c) 13 (d) 35
- 20.What comes next? 13, 22, 31, 40, ? (a) 49 (b) 40 (c) 50 (d) 58
- 21.What comes next? 15, 22, 29, 36, ? (a) 43 (b) 50 (c) 36 (d) 44
- 22.What comes next? 7, 13, 19, 25, ? (a) 25 (b) 37 (c) 32 (d) 31
- 23.What comes next? 5, 14, 23, 32, ? (a) 50 (b) 32 (c) 42 (d) 41
- 24.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 8 times table? (a) 48 (b) 40 (c) 75 (d) 16
- 25.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 7 times table? (a) 49 (b) 35 (c) 37 (d) 28
- 26.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 9 times table? (a) 36 (b) 18 (c) 54 (d) 58
- 27.What comes next? 15, 24, 33, 42, ? (a) 51 (b) 42 (c) 52 (d) 60
- 28.What comes next? 5, 7, 9, 11, ? (a) 15 (b) 11 (c) 13 (d) 14
- 29.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 3 times table? (a) 12 (b) 21 (c) 25 (d) 24
- 30.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 8 times table? (a) 32 (b) 16 (c) 43 (d) 24
- 31.What comes next? 4, 13, 22, 31, ? (a) 40 (b) 49 (c) 41 (d) 31
- 32.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 5 times table? (a) 30 (b) 10 (c) 20 (d) 34
- 33.What comes next? 17, 23, 29, 35, ? (a) 41 (b) 47 (c) 42 (d) 35
- 34.What comes next? 14, 16, 18, 20, ? (a) 23 (b) 20 (c) 22 (d) 24
- 35.What comes next? 3, 8, 13, 18, ? (a) 18 (b) 28 (c) 23 (d) 24
- 36.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 7 times table? (a) 35 (b) 14 (c) 21 (d) 58
- 37.What comes next? 11, 17, 23, 29, ? (a) 29 (b) 36 (c) 41 (d) 35
- 38.What comes next? 4, 8, 16, 32, ? (a) 64 (b) 48 (c) 56 (d) 65
- 39.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 4 times table? (a) 16 (b) 8 (c) 20 (d) 14
- 40.What comes next? 14, 20, 26, 32, ? (a) 39 (b) 32 (c) 38 (d) 44
Answer key
- 56
- 48
- 46
- 29
- 17
- 49
- 25
- 43
- 16
- 26
- 100
- 36
- 32
- 22
- 24
- 27
- 49
- 80
- 13
- 49
- 43
- 31
- 41
- 75
- 37
- 58
- 51
- 13
- 25
- 43
- 40
- 34
- 41
- 22
- 23
- 58
- 35
- 64
- 14
- 38
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