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? 36, 49, 64, 81, ? (a) 98 (b) 101 (c) 100 (d) 102
- 2.What comes next? 2, 4, 8, 16, ? (a) 33 (b) 24 (c) 32 (d) 28
- 3.What comes next? 1, 2, 4, 8, ? (a) 17 (b) 16 (c) 14 (d) 12
- 4.What comes next? 8, 11, 14, 17, ? (a) 17 (b) 21 (c) 23 (d) 20
- 5.What comes next? 25, 36, 49, 64, ? (a) 83 (b) 82 (c) 81 (d) 79
- 6.What comes next? 13, 21, 29, 37, ? (a) 37 (b) 45 (c) 46 (d) 53
- 7.What comes next? 4, 9, 16, 25, ? (a) 37 (b) 36 (c) 34 (d) 38
- 8.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 4 times table? (a) 28 (b) 20 (c) 14 (d) 16
- 9.What comes next? 10, 19, 28, 37, ? (a) 37 (b) 46 (c) 55 (d) 47
- 10.What comes next? 5, 9, 13, 17, ? (a) 17 (b) 21 (c) 22 (d) 25
- 11.What comes next? 17, 20, 23, 26, ? (a) 32 (b) 30 (c) 29 (d) 26
- 12.What comes next? 20, 28, 36, 44, ? (a) 44 (b) 53 (c) 60 (d) 52
- 13.What comes next? 11, 18, 25, 32, ? (a) 39 (b) 32 (c) 46 (d) 40
- 14.What comes next? 9, 11, 13, 15, ? (a) 17 (b) 18 (c) 19 (d) 15
- 15.What comes next? 1, 7, 13, 19, ? (a) 25 (b) 26 (c) 19 (d) 31
- 16.What comes next? 1, 4, 9, 16, ? (a) 23 (b) 26 (c) 27 (d) 25
- 17.What comes next? 6, 8, 10, 12, ? (a) 15 (b) 16 (c) 14 (d) 12
- 18.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 9 times table? (a) 56 (b) 63 (c) 36 (d) 54
- 19.What comes next? 7, 12, 17, 22, ? (a) 32 (b) 22 (c) 28 (d) 27
- 20.What comes next? 5, 10, 20, 40, ? (a) 60 (b) 70 (c) 80 (d) 81
- 21.What comes next? 15, 22, 29, 36, ? (a) 44 (b) 36 (c) 50 (d) 43
- 22.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 6 times table? (a) 42 (b) 13 (c) 54 (d) 24
- 23.What comes next? 10, 18, 26, 34, ? (a) 42 (b) 34 (c) 43 (d) 50
- 24.What comes next? 2, 4, 6, 8, ? (a) 10 (b) 12 (c) 8 (d) 11
- 25.What comes next? 20, 27, 34, 41, ? (a) 49 (b) 41 (c) 48 (d) 55
- 26.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 6 times table? (a) 31 (b) 36 (c) 18 (d) 12
- 27.What comes next? 3, 6, 12, 24, ? (a) 49 (b) 42 (c) 36 (d) 48
- 28.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 3 times table? (a) 9 (b) 21 (c) 18 (d) 13
- 29.What comes next? 12, 20, 28, 36, ? (a) 44 (b) 52 (c) 36 (d) 45
- 30.What comes next? 16, 25, 36, 49, ? (a) 66 (b) 62 (c) 64 (d) 65
- 31.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 4 times table? (a) 31 (b) 16 (c) 8 (d) 20
- 32.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 7 times table? (a) 14 (b) 42 (c) 21 (d) 43
- 33.What comes next? 10, 14, 18, 22, ? (a) 30 (b) 26 (c) 27 (d) 22
- 34.What comes next? 17, 23, 29, 35, ? (a) 35 (b) 42 (c) 41 (d) 47
- 35.What comes next? 15, 24, 33, 42, ? (a) 60 (b) 52 (c) 51 (d) 42
- 36.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 9 times table? (a) 38 (b) 18 (c) 36 (d) 45
- 37.What comes next? 2, 5, 8, 11, ? (a) 15 (b) 11 (c) 17 (d) 14
- 38.What comes next? 11, 14, 17, 20, ? (a) 26 (b) 20 (c) 24 (d) 23
- 39.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 9 times table? (a) 72 (b) 36 (c) 33 (d) 63
- 40.What comes next? 1, 9, 17, 25, ? (a) 41 (b) 25 (c) 33 (d) 34
Answer key
- 100
- 32
- 16
- 20
- 81
- 45
- 36
- 14
- 46
- 21
- 29
- 52
- 39
- 17
- 25
- 25
- 14
- 56
- 27
- 80
- 43
- 13
- 42
- 10
- 48
- 31
- 48
- 13
- 44
- 64
- 31
- 43
- 26
- 41
- 51
- 38
- 14
- 23
- 33
- 33
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