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? 1, 2, 4, 8, ? (a) 14 (b) 17 (c) 12 (d) 16
- 2.What comes next? 5, 14, 23, 32, ? (a) 32 (b) 50 (c) 42 (d) 41
- 3.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 3 times table? (a) 21 (b) 11 (c) 15 (d) 12
- 4.What comes next? 7, 12, 17, 22, ? (a) 32 (b) 22 (c) 27 (d) 28
- 5.What comes next? 2, 4, 8, 16, ? (a) 33 (b) 32 (c) 28 (d) 24
- 6.What comes next? 17, 19, 21, 23, ? (a) 27 (b) 26 (c) 25 (d) 23
- 7.What comes next? 14, 16, 18, 20, ? (a) 23 (b) 22 (c) 20 (d) 24
- 8.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 4 times table? (a) 16 (b) 9 (c) 8 (d) 24
- 9.What comes next? 9, 16, 25, 36, ? (a) 47 (b) 49 (c) 50 (d) 51
- 10.What comes next? 4, 8, 16, 32, ? (a) 65 (b) 64 (c) 48 (d) 56
- 11.What comes next? 12, 19, 26, 33, ? (a) 33 (b) 40 (c) 47 (d) 41
- 12.What comes next? 3, 6, 9, 12, ? (a) 16 (b) 15 (c) 18 (d) 12
- 13.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 8 times table? (a) 22 (b) 56 (c) 48 (d) 32
- 14.What comes next? 1, 4, 7, 10, ? (a) 16 (b) 13 (c) 10 (d) 14
- 15.What comes next? 7, 11, 15, 19, ? (a) 23 (b) 27 (c) 19 (d) 24
- 16.What comes next? 20, 28, 36, 44, ? (a) 44 (b) 52 (c) 53 (d) 60
- 17.What comes next? 5, 10, 20, 40, ? (a) 70 (b) 80 (c) 60 (d) 81
- 18.What comes next? 10, 15, 20, 25, ? (a) 31 (b) 25 (c) 30 (d) 35
- 19.What comes next? 3, 6, 12, 24, ? (a) 48 (b) 42 (c) 36 (d) 49
- 20.What comes next? 25, 36, 49, 64, ? (a) 79 (b) 81 (c) 82 (d) 83
- 21.What comes next? 4, 9, 16, 25, ? (a) 34 (b) 38 (c) 36 (d) 37
- 22.What comes next? 12, 14, 16, 18, ? (a) 21 (b) 18 (c) 20 (d) 22
- 23.What comes next? 16, 25, 36, 49, ? (a) 65 (b) 64 (c) 62 (d) 66
- 24.What comes next? 36, 49, 64, 81, ? (a) 101 (b) 100 (c) 98 (d) 102
- 25.What comes next? 8, 10, 12, 14, ? (a) 14 (b) 16 (c) 18 (d) 17
- 26.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 4 times table? (a) 20 (b) 8 (c) 16 (d) 15
- 27.What comes next? 1, 4, 9, 16, ? (a) 23 (b) 26 (c) 25 (d) 27
- 28.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 8 times table? (a) 32 (b) 80 (c) 75 (d) 56
- 29.What comes next? 13, 16, 19, 22, ? (a) 22 (b) 26 (c) 25 (d) 28
- 30.What comes next? 4, 13, 22, 31, ? (a) 31 (b) 49 (c) 41 (d) 40
- 31.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 9 times table? (a) 45 (b) 71 (c) 27 (d) 63
- 32.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 4 times table? (a) 20 (b) 17 (c) 28 (d) 16
- 33.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 5 times table? (a) 30 (b) 35 (c) 12 (d) 20
- 34.What comes next? 17, 21, 25, 29, ? (a) 29 (b) 37 (c) 34 (d) 33
- 35.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 9 times table? (a) 40 (b) 45 (c) 18 (d) 72
- 36.What comes next? 10, 19, 28, 37, ? (a) 55 (b) 37 (c) 47 (d) 46
- 37.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 5 times table? (a) 15 (b) 10 (c) 30 (d) 22
- 38.What comes next? 12, 17, 22, 27, ? (a) 33 (b) 32 (c) 27 (d) 37
- 39.What comes next? 9, 13, 17, 21, ? (a) 29 (b) 21 (c) 25 (d) 26
- 40.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 8 times table? (a) 58 (b) 48 (c) 16 (d) 40
Answer key
- 16
- 41
- 11
- 27
- 32
- 25
- 22
- 9
- 49
- 64
- 40
- 15
- 22
- 13
- 23
- 52
- 80
- 30
- 48
- 81
- 36
- 20
- 64
- 100
- 16
- 15
- 25
- 75
- 25
- 40
- 71
- 17
- 12
- 33
- 40
- 46
- 22
- 32
- 25
- 58
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