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