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, 23, 26, 29, ? (a) 32 (b) 29 (c) 33 (d) 35
- 2.What comes next? 2, 4, 8, 16, ? (a) 28 (b) 32 (c) 24 (d) 33
- 3.What comes next? 5, 10, 20, 40, ? (a) 70 (b) 60 (c) 81 (d) 80
- 4.What comes next? 9, 12, 15, 18, ? (a) 22 (b) 18 (c) 21 (d) 24
- 5.What comes next? 9, 13, 17, 21, ? (a) 21 (b) 25 (c) 26 (d) 29
- 6.What comes next? 4, 9, 16, 25, ? (a) 34 (b) 36 (c) 38 (d) 37
- 7.What comes next? 3, 8, 13, 18, ? (a) 18 (b) 24 (c) 23 (d) 28
- 8.What comes next? 25, 36, 49, 64, ? (a) 82 (b) 79 (c) 81 (d) 83
- 9.What comes next? 5, 8, 11, 14, ? (a) 20 (b) 18 (c) 14 (d) 17
- 10.What comes next? 3, 6, 12, 24, ? (a) 42 (b) 36 (c) 48 (d) 49
- 11.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 9 times table? (a) 27 (b) 49 (c) 72 (d) 54
- 12.What comes next? 1, 2, 4, 8, ? (a) 16 (b) 12 (c) 14 (d) 17
- 13.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 5 times table? (a) 21 (b) 30 (c) 15 (d) 20
- 14.What comes next? 6, 12, 18, 24, ? (a) 24 (b) 30 (c) 31 (d) 36
- 15.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 4 times table? (a) 24 (b) 28 (c) 33 (d) 12
- 16.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 5 times table? (a) 20 (b) 25 (c) 48 (d) 40
- 17.What comes next? 6, 13, 20, 27, ? (a) 34 (b) 35 (c) 27 (d) 41
- 18.What comes next? 1, 4, 9, 16, ? (a) 26 (b) 27 (c) 25 (d) 23
- 19.What comes next? 36, 49, 64, 81, ? (a) 100 (b) 102 (c) 98 (d) 101
- 20.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 5 times table? (a) 30 (b) 20 (c) 35 (d) 27
- 21.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 8 times table? (a) 40 (b) 28 (c) 16 (d) 32
- 22.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 7 times table? (a) 35 (b) 43 (c) 14 (d) 56
- 23.What comes next? 16, 23, 30, 37, ? (a) 51 (b) 37 (c) 45 (d) 44
- 24.What comes next? 16, 19, 22, 25, ? (a) 28 (b) 25 (c) 29 (d) 31
- 25.What comes next? 9, 16, 25, 36, ? (a) 49 (b) 51 (c) 50 (d) 47
- 26.What comes next? 16, 25, 36, 49, ? (a) 64 (b) 65 (c) 62 (d) 66
- 27.What comes next? 4, 8, 16, 32, ? (a) 65 (b) 48 (c) 64 (d) 56
- 28.What comes next? 10, 19, 28, 37, ? (a) 55 (b) 46 (c) 47 (d) 37
- 29.What comes next? 3, 7, 11, 15, ? (a) 15 (b) 23 (c) 19 (d) 20
- 30.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 8 times table? (a) 24 (b) 48 (c) 50 (d) 56
- 31.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 7 times table? (a) 42 (b) 45 (c) 28 (d) 56
- 32.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 7 times table? (a) 14 (b) 49 (c) 35 (d) 41
- 33.What comes next? 11, 18, 25, 32, ? (a) 32 (b) 40 (c) 46 (d) 39
- 34.What comes next? 8, 17, 26, 35, ? (a) 45 (b) 44 (c) 53 (d) 35
- 35.What comes next? 4, 9, 14, 19, ? (a) 29 (b) 24 (c) 25 (d) 19
- 36.What comes next? 19, 27, 35, 43, ? (a) 52 (b) 51 (c) 59 (d) 43
- 37.What comes next? 20, 24, 28, 32, ? (a) 37 (b) 32 (c) 40 (d) 36
- 38.What comes next? 13, 17, 21, 25, ? (a) 33 (b) 30 (c) 29 (d) 25
- 39.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 5 times table? (a) 25 (b) 12 (c) 10 (d) 15
- 40.What comes next? 18, 25, 32, 39, ? (a) 39 (b) 53 (c) 46 (d) 47
Answer key
- 32
- 32
- 80
- 21
- 25
- 36
- 23
- 81
- 17
- 48
- 49
- 16
- 21
- 30
- 33
- 48
- 34
- 25
- 100
- 27
- 28
- 43
- 44
- 28
- 49
- 64
- 64
- 46
- 19
- 50
- 45
- 41
- 39
- 44
- 24
- 51
- 36
- 29
- 12
- 46
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