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, 5, 8, 11, ? (a) 17 (b) 11 (c) 14 (d) 15
- 2.What comes next? 4, 9, 16, 25, ? (a) 36 (b) 38 (c) 34 (d) 37
- 3.What comes next? 5, 10, 20, 40, ? (a) 80 (b) 70 (c) 81 (d) 60
- 4.What comes next? 2, 4, 8, 16, ? (a) 28 (b) 24 (c) 32 (d) 33
- 5.What comes next? 9, 16, 25, 36, ? (a) 50 (b) 51 (c) 47 (d) 49
- 6.What comes next? 11, 20, 29, 38, ? (a) 56 (b) 38 (c) 47 (d) 48
- 7.What comes next? 25, 36, 49, 64, ? (a) 81 (b) 83 (c) 79 (d) 82
- 8.What comes next? 17, 22, 27, 32, ? (a) 38 (b) 32 (c) 37 (d) 42
- 9.What comes next? 1, 4, 9, 16, ? (a) 23 (b) 27 (c) 26 (d) 25
- 10.What comes next? 16, 25, 36, 49, ? (a) 62 (b) 66 (c) 64 (d) 65
- 11.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 7 times table? (a) 42 (b) 14 (c) 23 (d) 35
- 12.What comes next? 7, 15, 23, 31, ? (a) 40 (b) 39 (c) 47 (d) 31
- 13.What comes next? 1, 2, 4, 8, ? (a) 16 (b) 12 (c) 14 (d) 17
- 14.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 4 times table? (a) 39 (b) 32 (c) 12 (d) 20
- 15.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 4 times table? (a) 12 (b) 16 (c) 9 (d) 8
- 16.What comes next? 20, 23, 26, 29, ? (a) 35 (b) 29 (c) 33 (d) 32
- 17.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 3 times table? (a) 25 (b) 6 (c) 9 (d) 12
- 18.What comes next? 36, 49, 64, 81, ? (a) 101 (b) 100 (c) 98 (d) 102
- 19.What comes next? 3, 6, 12, 24, ? (a) 48 (b) 49 (c) 42 (d) 36
- 20.What comes next? 8, 11, 14, 17, ? (a) 23 (b) 17 (c) 20 (d) 21
- 21.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 4 times table? (a) 24 (b) 16 (c) 26 (d) 12
- 22.What comes next? 13, 16, 19, 22, ? (a) 28 (b) 22 (c) 25 (d) 26
- 23.What comes next? 18, 21, 24, 27, ? (a) 27 (b) 31 (c) 30 (d) 33
- 24.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 6 times table? (a) 30 (b) 43 (c) 24 (d) 36
- 25.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 7 times table? (a) 70 (b) 67 (c) 49 (d) 28
- 26.What comes next? 10, 19, 28, 37, ? (a) 46 (b) 37 (c) 47 (d) 55
- 27.What comes next? 1, 10, 19, 28, ? (a) 46 (b) 38 (c) 28 (d) 37
- 28.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 4 times table? (a) 16 (b) 24 (c) 20 (d) 21
- 29.What comes next? 4, 8, 12, 16, ? (a) 24 (b) 20 (c) 21 (d) 16
- 30.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 6 times table? (a) 12 (b) 35 (c) 18 (d) 30
- 31.What comes next? 19, 26, 33, 40, ? (a) 47 (b) 48 (c) 40 (d) 54
- 32.What comes next? 7, 12, 17, 22, ? (a) 22 (b) 27 (c) 28 (d) 32
- 33.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 4 times table? (a) 8 (b) 16 (c) 20 (d) 37
- 34.What comes next? 4, 8, 16, 32, ? (a) 48 (b) 56 (c) 65 (d) 64
- 35.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 3 times table? (a) 15 (b) 9 (c) 24 (d) 8
- 36.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 5 times table? (a) 20 (b) 30 (c) 32 (d) 35
- 37.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 8 times table? (a) 32 (b) 72 (c) 56 (d) 57
- 38.What comes next? 8, 12, 16, 20, ? (a) 28 (b) 25 (c) 20 (d) 24
- 39.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 7 times table? (a) 21 (b) 28 (c) 35 (d) 47
- 40.What comes next? 12, 14, 16, 18, ? (a) 18 (b) 21 (c) 20 (d) 22
Answer key
- 14
- 36
- 80
- 32
- 49
- 47
- 81
- 37
- 25
- 64
- 23
- 39
- 16
- 39
- 9
- 32
- 25
- 100
- 48
- 20
- 26
- 25
- 30
- 43
- 67
- 46
- 37
- 21
- 20
- 35
- 47
- 27
- 37
- 64
- 8
- 32
- 57
- 24
- 47
- 20
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