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? 4, 8, 16, 32, ? (a) 56 (b) 65 (c) 64 (d) 48
- 2.What comes next? 5, 12, 19, 26, ? (a) 40 (b) 26 (c) 34 (d) 33
- 3.What comes next? 16, 25, 36, 49, ? (a) 65 (b) 64 (c) 66 (d) 62
- 4.What comes next? 2, 4, 8, 16, ? (a) 28 (b) 32 (c) 24 (d) 33
- 5.What comes next? 16, 18, 20, 22, ? (a) 26 (b) 25 (c) 22 (d) 24
- 6.What comes next? 3, 9, 15, 21, ? (a) 27 (b) 28 (c) 33 (d) 21
- 7.What comes next? 16, 25, 34, 43, ? (a) 53 (b) 43 (c) 52 (d) 61
- 8.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 3 times table? (a) 25 (b) 15 (c) 6 (d) 9
- 9.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 4 times table? (a) 16 (b) 39 (c) 28 (d) 36
- 10.What comes next? 36, 49, 64, 81, ? (a) 101 (b) 100 (c) 98 (d) 102
- 11.What comes next? 13, 16, 19, 22, ? (a) 25 (b) 26 (c) 28 (d) 22
- 12.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 4 times table? (a) 24 (b) 20 (c) 12 (d) 22
- 13.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 3 times table? (a) 18 (b) 11 (c) 9 (d) 12
- 14.What comes next? 4, 9, 16, 25, ? (a) 36 (b) 34 (c) 38 (d) 37
- 15.What comes next? 4, 8, 12, 16, ? (a) 24 (b) 21 (c) 16 (d) 20
- 16.What comes next? 3, 7, 11, 15, ? (a) 15 (b) 19 (c) 23 (d) 20
- 17.What comes next? 7, 10, 13, 16, ? (a) 16 (b) 22 (c) 19 (d) 20
- 18.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 4 times table? (a) 36 (b) 24 (c) 14 (d) 16
- 19.What comes next? 5, 10, 20, 40, ? (a) 60 (b) 81 (c) 70 (d) 80
- 20.What comes next? 7, 9, 11, 13, ? (a) 13 (b) 17 (c) 16 (d) 15
- 21.What comes next? 1, 4, 9, 16, ? (a) 25 (b) 23 (c) 26 (d) 27
- 22.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 3 times table? (a) 9 (b) 7 (c) 12 (d) 6
- 23.What comes next? 9, 13, 17, 21, ? (a) 26 (b) 21 (c) 25 (d) 29
- 24.What comes next? 18, 24, 30, 36, ? (a) 36 (b) 42 (c) 48 (d) 43
- 25.What comes next? 9, 16, 25, 36, ? (a) 47 (b) 50 (c) 51 (d) 49
- 26.What comes next? 11, 19, 27, 35, ? (a) 44 (b) 35 (c) 51 (d) 43
- 27.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 6 times table? (a) 27 (b) 42 (c) 24 (d) 36
- 28.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 3 times table? (a) 12 (b) 24 (c) 8 (d) 18
- 29.What comes next? 13, 19, 25, 31, ? (a) 31 (b) 37 (c) 38 (d) 43
- 30.What comes next? 3, 6, 12, 24, ? (a) 42 (b) 48 (c) 36 (d) 49
- 31.What comes next? 1, 2, 4, 8, ? (a) 14 (b) 12 (c) 16 (d) 17
- 32.What comes next? 19, 27, 35, 43, ? (a) 51 (b) 43 (c) 59 (d) 52
- 33.What comes next? 20, 29, 38, 47, ? (a) 47 (b) 56 (c) 57 (d) 65
- 34.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 5 times table? (a) 35 (b) 41 (c) 20 (d) 50
- 35.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 9 times table? (a) 18 (b) 36 (c) 54 (d) 62
- 36.What comes next? 8, 10, 12, 14, ? (a) 16 (b) 17 (c) 14 (d) 18
- 37.What comes next? 2, 6, 10, 14, ? (a) 18 (b) 14 (c) 22 (d) 19
- 38.What comes next? 6, 11, 16, 21, ? (a) 27 (b) 26 (c) 21 (d) 31
- 39.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 7 times table? (a) 21 (b) 35 (c) 28 (d) 41
- 40.What comes next? 20, 24, 28, 32, ? (a) 36 (b) 37 (c) 40 (d) 32
Answer key
- 64
- 33
- 64
- 32
- 24
- 27
- 52
- 25
- 39
- 100
- 25
- 22
- 11
- 36
- 20
- 19
- 19
- 14
- 80
- 15
- 25
- 7
- 25
- 42
- 49
- 43
- 27
- 8
- 37
- 48
- 16
- 51
- 56
- 41
- 62
- 16
- 18
- 26
- 41
- 36
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