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, 7, 13, 19, ? (a) 25 (b) 19 (c) 31 (d) 26
- 2.What comes next? 11, 13, 15, 17, ? (a) 19 (b) 17 (c) 20 (d) 21
- 3.What comes next? 20, 25, 30, 35, ? (a) 40 (b) 35 (c) 45 (d) 41
- 4.What comes next? 1, 2, 4, 8, ? (a) 16 (b) 17 (c) 12 (d) 14
- 5.What comes next? 2, 4, 8, 16, ? (a) 32 (b) 24 (c) 28 (d) 33
- 6.What comes next? 9, 16, 25, 36, ? (a) 50 (b) 49 (c) 51 (d) 47
- 7.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 9 times table? (a) 27 (b) 45 (c) 87 (d) 36
- 8.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 5 times table? (a) 15 (b) 20 (c) 25 (d) 18
- 9.What comes next? 9, 11, 13, 15, ? (a) 18 (b) 15 (c) 19 (d) 17
- 10.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 5 times table? (a) 10 (b) 20 (c) 35 (d) 48
- 11.What comes next? 3, 6, 12, 24, ? (a) 48 (b) 36 (c) 42 (d) 49
- 12.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 3 times table? (a) 21 (b) 27 (c) 22 (d) 12
- 13.What comes next? 5, 10, 20, 40, ? (a) 80 (b) 60 (c) 81 (d) 70
- 14.What comes next? 1, 4, 9, 16, ? (a) 25 (b) 27 (c) 26 (d) 23
- 15.What comes next? 17, 22, 27, 32, ? (a) 42 (b) 32 (c) 38 (d) 37
- 16.What comes next? 4, 7, 10, 13, ? (a) 17 (b) 16 (c) 19 (d) 13
- 17.What comes next? 4, 9, 16, 25, ? (a) 38 (b) 37 (c) 34 (d) 36
- 18.What comes next? 4, 6, 8, 10, ? (a) 14 (b) 13 (c) 10 (d) 12
- 19.What comes next? 19, 28, 37, 46, ? (a) 64 (b) 55 (c) 56 (d) 46
- 20.What comes next? 36, 49, 64, 81, ? (a) 98 (b) 102 (c) 101 (d) 100
- 21.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 5 times table? (a) 15 (b) 30 (c) 20 (d) 33
- 22.What comes next? 8, 13, 18, 23, ? (a) 29 (b) 33 (c) 28 (d) 23
- 23.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 3 times table? (a) 9 (b) 15 (c) 26 (d) 12
- 24.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 4 times table? (a) 28 (b) 15 (c) 24 (d) 16
- 25.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 5 times table? (a) 10 (b) 15 (c) 34 (d) 30
- 26.What comes next? 12, 20, 28, 36, ? (a) 52 (b) 44 (c) 45 (d) 36
- 27.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 3 times table? (a) 11 (b) 21 (c) 12 (d) 18
- 28.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 4 times table? (a) 8 (b) 16 (c) 20 (d) 26
- 29.What comes next? 9, 16, 23, 30, ? (a) 37 (b) 38 (c) 44 (d) 30
- 30.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 6 times table? (a) 36 (b) 56 (c) 24 (d) 42
- 31.What comes next? 12, 19, 26, 33, ? (a) 41 (b) 33 (c) 47 (d) 40
- 32.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 4 times table? (a) 16 (b) 20 (c) 32 (d) 18
- 33.What comes next? 16, 25, 36, 49, ? (a) 65 (b) 64 (c) 66 (d) 62
- 34.What comes next? 18, 22, 26, 30, ? (a) 34 (b) 30 (c) 35 (d) 38
- 35.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 8 times table? (a) 57 (b) 24 (c) 32 (d) 40
- 36.What comes next? 9, 14, 19, 24, ? (a) 30 (b) 24 (c) 29 (d) 34
- 37.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 5 times table? (a) 15 (b) 20 (c) 10 (d) 39
- 38.What comes next? 17, 19, 21, 23, ? (a) 27 (b) 25 (c) 26 (d) 23
- 39.What comes next? 14, 17, 20, 23, ? (a) 29 (b) 27 (c) 23 (d) 26
- 40.What comes next? 3, 12, 21, 30, ? (a) 39 (b) 48 (c) 30 (d) 40
Answer key
- 25
- 19
- 40
- 16
- 32
- 49
- 87
- 18
- 17
- 48
- 48
- 22
- 80
- 25
- 37
- 16
- 36
- 12
- 55
- 100
- 33
- 28
- 26
- 15
- 34
- 44
- 11
- 26
- 37
- 56
- 40
- 18
- 64
- 34
- 57
- 29
- 39
- 25
- 26
- 39
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