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? 16, 25, 36, 49, ? (a) 64 (b) 62 (c) 65 (d) 66
- 2.What comes next? 1, 2, 4, 8, ? (a) 16 (b) 14 (c) 17 (d) 12
- 3.What comes next? 3, 11, 19, 27, ? (a) 36 (b) 27 (c) 43 (d) 35
- 4.What comes next? 2, 4, 6, 8, ? (a) 10 (b) 11 (c) 8 (d) 12
- 5.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 8 times table? (a) 78 (b) 32 (c) 40 (d) 24
- 6.What comes next? 5, 9, 13, 17, ? (a) 21 (b) 22 (c) 25 (d) 17
- 7.What comes next? 13, 21, 29, 37, ? (a) 37 (b) 46 (c) 53 (d) 45
- 8.What comes next? 25, 36, 49, 64, ? (a) 81 (b) 82 (c) 79 (d) 83
- 9.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 8 times table? (a) 32 (b) 56 (c) 42 (d) 72
- 10.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 9 times table? (a) 25 (b) 18 (c) 63 (d) 36
- 11.What comes next? 5, 8, 11, 14, ? (a) 18 (b) 17 (c) 20 (d) 14
- 12.What comes next? 15, 19, 23, 27, ? (a) 27 (b) 32 (c) 31 (d) 35
- 13.What comes next? 9, 16, 25, 36, ? (a) 49 (b) 50 (c) 47 (d) 51
- 14.What comes next? 4, 9, 16, 25, ? (a) 37 (b) 34 (c) 36 (d) 38
- 15.What comes next? 3, 6, 12, 24, ? (a) 49 (b) 36 (c) 48 (d) 42
- 16.What comes next? 4, 8, 16, 32, ? (a) 65 (b) 64 (c) 48 (d) 56
- 17.What comes next? 12, 14, 16, 18, ? (a) 22 (b) 18 (c) 20 (d) 21
- 18.What comes next? 18, 20, 22, 24, ? (a) 24 (b) 26 (c) 28 (d) 27
- 19.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 8 times table? (a) 32 (b) 55 (c) 80 (d) 56
- 20.What comes next? 3, 6, 9, 12, ? (a) 15 (b) 12 (c) 18 (d) 16
- 21.What comes next? 1, 4, 9, 16, ? (a) 23 (b) 26 (c) 25 (d) 27
- 22.What comes next? 5, 14, 23, 32, ? (a) 32 (b) 50 (c) 41 (d) 42
- 23.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 5 times table? (a) 35 (b) 25 (c) 15 (d) 34
- 24.What comes next? 19, 22, 25, 28, ? (a) 34 (b) 32 (c) 28 (d) 31
- 25.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 9 times table? (a) 21 (b) 18 (c) 36 (d) 54
- 26.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 6 times table? (a) 12 (b) 30 (c) 42 (d) 38
- 27.What comes next? 7, 9, 11, 13, ? (a) 13 (b) 17 (c) 15 (d) 16
- 28.What comes next? 5, 10, 20, 40, ? (a) 81 (b) 70 (c) 60 (d) 80
- 29.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 3 times table? (a) 12 (b) 21 (c) 10 (d) 24
- 30.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 6 times table? (a) 60 (b) 24 (c) 42 (d) 15
- 31.What comes next? 1, 3, 5, 7, ? (a) 10 (b) 9 (c) 11 (d) 7
- 32.What comes next? 10, 14, 18, 22, ? (a) 26 (b) 30 (c) 22 (d) 27
- 33.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 4 times table? (a) 26 (b) 8 (c) 16 (d) 12
- 34.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 3 times table? (a) 15 (b) 6 (c) 26 (d) 18
- 35.What comes next? 2, 11, 20, 29, ? (a) 47 (b) 29 (c) 38 (d) 39
- 36.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 7 times table? (a) 45 (b) 14 (c) 21 (d) 42
- 37.What comes next? 5, 10, 15, 20, ? (a) 30 (b) 25 (c) 20 (d) 26
- 38.What comes next? 6, 11, 16, 21, ? (a) 26 (b) 27 (c) 31 (d) 21
- 39.What comes next? 20, 27, 34, 41, ? (a) 41 (b) 48 (c) 55 (d) 49
- 40.What comes next? 19, 24, 29, 34, ? (a) 40 (b) 34 (c) 44 (d) 39
Answer key
- 64
- 16
- 35
- 10
- 78
- 21
- 45
- 81
- 42
- 25
- 17
- 31
- 49
- 36
- 48
- 64
- 20
- 26
- 55
- 15
- 25
- 41
- 34
- 31
- 21
- 38
- 15
- 80
- 10
- 15
- 9
- 26
- 26
- 26
- 38
- 45
- 25
- 26
- 48
- 39
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