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? 19, 26, 33, 40, ? (a) 54 (b) 47 (c) 40 (d) 48
- 2.What comes next? 3, 9, 15, 21, ? (a) 28 (b) 21 (c) 27 (d) 33
- 3.What comes next? 1, 2, 4, 8, ? (a) 14 (b) 17 (c) 12 (d) 16
- 4.What comes next? 4, 8, 16, 32, ? (a) 48 (b) 64 (c) 56 (d) 65
- 5.What comes next? 9, 12, 15, 18, ? (a) 18 (b) 22 (c) 21 (d) 24
- 6.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 5 times table? (a) 20 (b) 25 (c) 29 (d) 10
- 7.What comes next? 11, 15, 19, 23, ? (a) 28 (b) 27 (c) 31 (d) 23
- 8.What comes next? 16, 25, 36, 49, ? (a) 65 (b) 66 (c) 62 (d) 64
- 9.What comes next? 12, 14, 16, 18, ? (a) 21 (b) 20 (c) 22 (d) 18
- 10.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 4 times table? (a) 24 (b) 16 (c) 8 (d) 34
- 11.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 3 times table? (a) 9 (b) 12 (c) 15 (d) 13
- 12.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 9 times table? (a) 63 (b) 27 (c) 54 (d) 66
- 13.What comes next? 1, 4, 9, 16, ? (a) 23 (b) 25 (c) 27 (d) 26
- 14.What comes next? 13, 16, 19, 22, ? (a) 28 (b) 26 (c) 22 (d) 25
- 15.What comes next? 9, 16, 25, 36, ? (a) 51 (b) 49 (c) 47 (d) 50
- 16.What comes next? 19, 21, 23, 25, ? (a) 28 (b) 29 (c) 27 (d) 25
- 17.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 5 times table? (a) 20 (b) 25 (c) 30 (d) 44
- 18.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 5 times table? (a) 15 (b) 39 (c) 35 (d) 25
- 19.What comes next? 2, 4, 8, 16, ? (a) 24 (b) 32 (c) 33 (d) 28
- 20.What comes next? 4, 9, 16, 25, ? (a) 38 (b) 37 (c) 36 (d) 34
- 21.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 9 times table? (a) 20 (b) 72 (c) 45 (d) 18
- 22.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 9 times table? (a) 51 (b) 36 (c) 45 (d) 72
- 23.What comes next? 20, 25, 30, 35, ? (a) 35 (b) 45 (c) 41 (d) 40
- 24.What comes next? 6, 8, 10, 12, ? (a) 14 (b) 12 (c) 15 (d) 16
- 25.What comes next? 5, 10, 20, 40, ? (a) 81 (b) 60 (c) 70 (d) 80
- 26.What comes next? 6, 12, 18, 24, ? (a) 24 (b) 36 (c) 31 (d) 30
- 27.What comes next? 36, 49, 64, 81, ? (a) 102 (b) 100 (c) 101 (d) 98
- 28.What comes next? 1, 9, 17, 25, ? (a) 34 (b) 33 (c) 25 (d) 41
- 29.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 8 times table? (a) 32 (b) 40 (c) 73 (d) 48
- 30.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 9 times table? (a) 18 (b) 45 (c) 27 (d) 28
- 31.What comes next? 14, 22, 30, 38, ? (a) 47 (b) 46 (c) 54 (d) 38
- 32.What comes next? 9, 17, 25, 33, ? (a) 41 (b) 42 (c) 33 (d) 49
- 33.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 6 times table? (a) 18 (b) 29 (c) 12 (d) 36
- 34.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 5 times table? (a) 10 (b) 20 (c) 24 (d) 25
- 35.What comes next? 5, 11, 17, 23, ? (a) 23 (b) 35 (c) 30 (d) 29
- 36.What comes next? 25, 36, 49, 64, ? (a) 82 (b) 81 (c) 79 (d) 83
- 37.What comes next? 17, 22, 27, 32, ? (a) 38 (b) 42 (c) 37 (d) 32
- 38.What comes next? 13, 19, 25, 31, ? (a) 31 (b) 43 (c) 37 (d) 38
- 39.What comes next? 1, 3, 5, 7, ? (a) 11 (b) 10 (c) 7 (d) 9
- 40.What comes next? 16, 25, 34, 43, ? (a) 61 (b) 52 (c) 53 (d) 43
Answer key
- 47
- 27
- 16
- 64
- 21
- 29
- 27
- 64
- 20
- 34
- 13
- 66
- 25
- 25
- 49
- 27
- 44
- 39
- 32
- 36
- 20
- 51
- 40
- 14
- 80
- 30
- 100
- 33
- 73
- 28
- 46
- 41
- 29
- 24
- 29
- 81
- 37
- 37
- 9
- 52
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