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