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? 4, 9, 16, 25, ? (a) 38 (b) 37 (c) 34 (d) 36
- 2.What comes next? 4, 13, 22, 31, ? (a) 41 (b) 31 (c) 49 (d) 40
- 3.What comes next? 1, 2, 4, 8, ? (a) 16 (b) 17 (c) 14 (d) 12
- 4.What comes next? 4, 8, 16, 32, ? (a) 64 (b) 65 (c) 48 (d) 56
- 5.What comes next? 2, 4, 8, 16, ? (a) 28 (b) 24 (c) 33 (d) 32
- 6.What comes next? 11, 20, 29, 38, ? (a) 48 (b) 56 (c) 47 (d) 38
- 7.What comes next? 7, 14, 21, 28, ? (a) 36 (b) 28 (c) 35 (d) 42
- 8.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 9 times table? (a) 27 (b) 53 (c) 72 (d) 45
- 9.What comes next? 15, 22, 29, 36, ? (a) 43 (b) 50 (c) 44 (d) 36
- 10.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 8 times table? (a) 64 (b) 56 (c) 32 (d) 28
- 11.What comes next? 13, 20, 27, 34, ? (a) 48 (b) 41 (c) 42 (d) 34
- 12.What comes next? 17, 23, 29, 35, ? (a) 35 (b) 42 (c) 41 (d) 47
- 13.What comes next? 25, 36, 49, 64, ? (a) 79 (b) 81 (c) 82 (d) 83
- 14.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 5 times table? (a) 35 (b) 18 (c) 20 (d) 40
- 15.What comes next? 15, 21, 27, 33, ? (a) 39 (b) 40 (c) 33 (d) 45
- 16.What comes next? 17, 22, 27, 32, ? (a) 32 (b) 37 (c) 38 (d) 42
- 17.What comes next? 1, 4, 9, 16, ? (a) 23 (b) 26 (c) 27 (d) 25
- 18.What comes next? 3, 10, 17, 24, ? (a) 38 (b) 24 (c) 32 (d) 31
- 19.What comes next? 3, 6, 12, 24, ? (a) 36 (b) 48 (c) 49 (d) 42
- 20.What comes next? 2, 10, 18, 26, ? (a) 26 (b) 34 (c) 42 (d) 35
- 21.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 3 times table? (a) 12 (b) 21 (c) 7 (d) 6
- 22.What comes next? 2, 6, 10, 14, ? (a) 14 (b) 22 (c) 19 (d) 18
- 23.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 7 times table? (a) 24 (b) 42 (c) 28 (d) 63
- 24.What comes next? 5, 10, 20, 40, ? (a) 81 (b) 80 (c) 70 (d) 60
- 25.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 6 times table? (a) 24 (b) 42 (c) 60 (d) 46
- 26.What comes next? 9, 16, 25, 36, ? (a) 50 (b) 49 (c) 51 (d) 47
- 27.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 9 times table? (a) 27 (b) 45 (c) 75 (d) 72
- 28.What comes next? 1, 7, 13, 19, ? (a) 31 (b) 26 (c) 25 (d) 19
- 29.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 3 times table? (a) 18 (b) 15 (c) 13 (d) 6
- 30.What comes next? 20, 23, 26, 29, ? (a) 33 (b) 29 (c) 32 (d) 35
- 31.What comes next? 5, 14, 23, 32, ? (a) 41 (b) 42 (c) 50 (d) 32
- 32.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 7 times table? (a) 64 (b) 21 (c) 35 (d) 42
- 33.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 5 times table? (a) 30 (b) 20 (c) 26 (d) 40
- 34.What comes next? 19, 28, 37, 46, ? (a) 56 (b) 64 (c) 46 (d) 55
- 35.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 3 times table? (a) 18 (b) 25 (c) 6 (d) 9
- 36.What comes next? 9, 12, 15, 18, ? (a) 24 (b) 22 (c) 21 (d) 18
- 37.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 6 times table? (a) 24 (b) 12 (c) 30 (d) 39
- 38.What comes next? 9, 18, 27, 36, ? (a) 45 (b) 46 (c) 36 (d) 54
- 39.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 4 times table? (a) 13 (b) 12 (c) 24 (d) 28
- 40.What comes next? 12, 14, 16, 18, ? (a) 21 (b) 22 (c) 18 (d) 20
Answer key
- 36
- 40
- 16
- 64
- 32
- 47
- 35
- 53
- 43
- 28
- 41
- 41
- 81
- 18
- 39
- 37
- 25
- 31
- 48
- 34
- 7
- 18
- 24
- 80
- 46
- 49
- 75
- 25
- 13
- 32
- 41
- 64
- 26
- 55
- 25
- 21
- 39
- 45
- 13
- 20
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