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? 5, 14, 23, 32, ? (a) 42 (b) 50 (c) 32 (d) 41
- 2.What comes next? 1, 2, 4, 8, ? (a) 17 (b) 14 (c) 16 (d) 12
- 3.What comes next? 16, 25, 36, 49, ? (a) 64 (b) 62 (c) 65 (d) 66
- 4.What comes next? 4, 9, 16, 25, ? (a) 34 (b) 37 (c) 38 (d) 36
- 5.What comes next? 7, 15, 23, 31, ? (a) 39 (b) 31 (c) 47 (d) 40
- 6.What comes next? 14, 20, 26, 32, ? (a) 39 (b) 44 (c) 32 (d) 38
- 7.What comes next? 5, 10, 20, 40, ? (a) 60 (b) 81 (c) 70 (d) 80
- 8.What comes next? 3, 6, 12, 24, ? (a) 42 (b) 36 (c) 48 (d) 49
- 9.What comes next? 3, 8, 13, 18, ? (a) 24 (b) 18 (c) 28 (d) 23
- 10.What comes next? 9, 16, 25, 36, ? (a) 49 (b) 47 (c) 50 (d) 51
- 11.What comes next? 16, 23, 30, 37, ? (a) 51 (b) 44 (c) 37 (d) 45
- 12.What comes next? 36, 49, 64, 81, ? (a) 98 (b) 102 (c) 101 (d) 100
- 13.What comes next? 2, 4, 8, 16, ? (a) 28 (b) 33 (c) 24 (d) 32
- 14.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 3 times table? (a) 21 (b) 9 (c) 15 (d) 10
- 15.What comes next? 1, 6, 11, 16, ? (a) 26 (b) 22 (c) 21 (d) 16
- 16.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 5 times table? (a) 40 (b) 35 (c) 23 (d) 20
- 17.What comes next? 1, 8, 15, 22, ? (a) 22 (b) 29 (c) 30 (d) 36
- 18.What comes next? 10, 19, 28, 37, ? (a) 47 (b) 55 (c) 37 (d) 46
- 19.What comes next? 1, 4, 9, 16, ? (a) 25 (b) 27 (c) 26 (d) 23
- 20.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 3 times table? (a) 6 (b) 13 (c) 12 (d) 9
- 21.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 8 times table? (a) 56 (b) 16 (c) 19 (d) 40
- 22.What comes next? 12, 19, 26, 33, ? (a) 41 (b) 40 (c) 33 (d) 47
- 23.What comes next? 13, 22, 31, 40, ? (a) 40 (b) 50 (c) 49 (d) 58
- 24.What comes next? 16, 24, 32, 40, ? (a) 40 (b) 49 (c) 56 (d) 48
- 25.What comes next? 16, 21, 26, 31, ? (a) 37 (b) 36 (c) 41 (d) 31
- 26.What comes next? 17, 19, 21, 23, ? (a) 23 (b) 27 (c) 25 (d) 26
- 27.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 5 times table? (a) 10 (b) 47 (c) 30 (d) 15
- 28.What comes next? 4, 11, 18, 25, ? (a) 25 (b) 39 (c) 32 (d) 33
- 29.What comes next? 16, 18, 20, 22, ? (a) 25 (b) 26 (c) 24 (d) 22
- 30.What comes next? 4, 8, 16, 32, ? (a) 56 (b) 64 (c) 48 (d) 65
- 31.What comes next? 9, 17, 25, 33, ? (a) 49 (b) 41 (c) 33 (d) 42
- 32.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 9 times table? (a) 54 (b) 36 (c) 27 (d) 33
- 33.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 3 times table? (a) 12 (b) 24 (c) 15 (d) 17
- 34.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 6 times table? (a) 35 (b) 42 (c) 24 (d) 54
- 35.What comes next? 2, 4, 6, 8, ? (a) 12 (b) 11 (c) 10 (d) 8
- 36.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 7 times table? (a) 35 (b) 18 (c) 14 (d) 42
- 37.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 3 times table? (a) 9 (b) 18 (c) 21 (d) 25
- 38.What comes next? 11, 20, 29, 38, ? (a) 48 (b) 38 (c) 56 (d) 47
- 39.What comes next? 12, 17, 22, 27, ? (a) 33 (b) 27 (c) 32 (d) 37
- 40.What comes next? 1, 3, 5, 7, ? (a) 9 (b) 10 (c) 11 (d) 7
Answer key
- 41
- 16
- 64
- 36
- 39
- 38
- 80
- 48
- 23
- 49
- 44
- 100
- 32
- 10
- 21
- 23
- 29
- 46
- 25
- 13
- 19
- 40
- 49
- 48
- 36
- 25
- 47
- 32
- 24
- 64
- 41
- 33
- 17
- 35
- 10
- 18
- 25
- 47
- 32
- 9
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