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