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, 10, 20, 40, ? (a) 81 (b) 80 (c) 60 (d) 70
- 2.What comes next? 4, 9, 16, 25, ? (a) 37 (b) 34 (c) 36 (d) 38
- 3.What comes next? 4, 8, 16, 32, ? (a) 64 (b) 56 (c) 65 (d) 48
- 4.What comes next? 1, 2, 4, 8, ? (a) 14 (b) 16 (c) 12 (d) 17
- 5.What comes next? 3, 6, 12, 24, ? (a) 36 (b) 42 (c) 48 (d) 49
- 6.What comes next? 12, 19, 26, 33, ? (a) 40 (b) 33 (c) 47 (d) 41
- 7.What comes next? 2, 4, 8, 16, ? (a) 28 (b) 32 (c) 33 (d) 24
- 8.What comes next? 9, 18, 27, 36, ? (a) 36 (b) 45 (c) 46 (d) 54
- 9.What comes next? 16, 25, 36, 49, ? (a) 66 (b) 64 (c) 65 (d) 62
- 10.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 8 times table? (a) 16 (b) 32 (c) 26 (d) 24
- 11.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 3 times table? (a) 21 (b) 15 (c) 12 (d) 29
- 12.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 8 times table? (a) 64 (b) 40 (c) 16 (d) 29
- 13.What comes next? 1, 4, 9, 16, ? (a) 23 (b) 27 (c) 25 (d) 26
- 14.What comes next? 5, 10, 15, 20, ? (a) 26 (b) 20 (c) 30 (d) 25
- 15.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 6 times table? (a) 48 (b) 41 (c) 24 (d) 42
- 16.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 6 times table? (a) 42 (b) 18 (c) 14 (d) 36
- 17.What comes next? 9, 16, 25, 36, ? (a) 51 (b) 47 (c) 49 (d) 50
- 18.What comes next? 6, 10, 14, 18, ? (a) 26 (b) 23 (c) 18 (d) 22
- 19.What comes next? 20, 24, 28, 32, ? (a) 32 (b) 40 (c) 37 (d) 36
- 20.What comes next? 25, 36, 49, 64, ? (a) 82 (b) 79 (c) 83 (d) 81
- 21.What comes next? 13, 19, 25, 31, ? (a) 38 (b) 43 (c) 37 (d) 31
- 22.What comes next? 17, 26, 35, 44, ? (a) 54 (b) 53 (c) 62 (d) 44
- 23.What comes next? 5, 12, 19, 26, ? (a) 40 (b) 33 (c) 34 (d) 26
- 24.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 8 times table? (a) 40 (b) 16 (c) 65 (d) 32
- 25.What comes next? 13, 16, 19, 22, ? (a) 25 (b) 22 (c) 26 (d) 28
- 26.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 7 times table? (a) 64 (b) 28 (c) 21 (d) 42
- 27.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 7 times table? (a) 56 (b) 21 (c) 48 (d) 35
- 28.What comes next? 1, 3, 5, 7, ? (a) 9 (b) 10 (c) 11 (d) 7
- 29.What comes next? 17, 23, 29, 35, ? (a) 47 (b) 42 (c) 41 (d) 35
- 30.What comes next? 11, 20, 29, 38, ? (a) 38 (b) 48 (c) 47 (d) 56
- 31.What comes next? 2, 5, 8, 11, ? (a) 17 (b) 11 (c) 14 (d) 15
- 32.What comes next? 9, 17, 25, 33, ? (a) 41 (b) 33 (c) 49 (d) 42
- 33.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 8 times table? (a) 24 (b) 16 (c) 66 (d) 48
- 34.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 4 times table? (a) 32 (b) 19 (c) 12 (d) 24
- 35.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 6 times table? (a) 36 (b) 24 (c) 58 (d) 12
- 36.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 6 times table? (a) 30 (b) 18 (c) 40 (d) 12
- 37.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 3 times table? (a) 28 (b) 18 (c) 12 (d) 21
- 38.What comes next? 36, 49, 64, 81, ? (a) 102 (b) 98 (c) 101 (d) 100
- 39.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 6 times table? (a) 12 (b) 30 (c) 48 (d) 43
- 40.What comes next? 2, 9, 16, 23, ? (a) 31 (b) 23 (c) 30 (d) 37
Answer key
- 80
- 36
- 64
- 16
- 48
- 40
- 32
- 45
- 64
- 26
- 29
- 29
- 25
- 25
- 41
- 14
- 49
- 22
- 36
- 81
- 37
- 53
- 33
- 65
- 25
- 64
- 48
- 9
- 41
- 47
- 14
- 41
- 66
- 19
- 58
- 40
- 28
- 100
- 43
- 30
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