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, 8, 16, 32, ? (a) 64 (b) 48 (c) 56 (d) 65
- 2.What comes next? 8, 12, 16, 20, ? (a) 25 (b) 20 (c) 28 (d) 24
- 3.What comes next? 14, 16, 18, 20, ? (a) 23 (b) 22 (c) 20 (d) 24
- 4.What comes next? 3, 6, 12, 24, ? (a) 49 (b) 48 (c) 36 (d) 42
- 5.What comes next? 1, 2, 4, 8, ? (a) 16 (b) 17 (c) 14 (d) 12
- 6.What comes next? 25, 36, 49, 64, ? (a) 81 (b) 83 (c) 79 (d) 82
- 7.What comes next? 16, 25, 36, 49, ? (a) 65 (b) 62 (c) 64 (d) 66
- 8.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 7 times table? (a) 28 (b) 35 (c) 27 (d) 49
- 9.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 3 times table? (a) 11 (b) 9 (c) 12 (d) 15
- 10.What comes next? 14, 20, 26, 32, ? (a) 44 (b) 32 (c) 38 (d) 39
- 11.What comes next? 36, 49, 64, 81, ? (a) 102 (b) 98 (c) 100 (d) 101
- 12.What comes next? 13, 21, 29, 37, ? (a) 46 (b) 45 (c) 37 (d) 53
- 13.What comes next? 17, 22, 27, 32, ? (a) 42 (b) 38 (c) 32 (d) 37
- 14.What comes next? 2, 4, 8, 16, ? (a) 24 (b) 28 (c) 33 (d) 32
- 15.What comes next? 1, 3, 5, 7, ? (a) 10 (b) 7 (c) 11 (d) 9
- 16.What comes next? 12, 20, 28, 36, ? (a) 52 (b) 45 (c) 36 (d) 44
- 17.What comes next? 4, 7, 10, 13, ? (a) 13 (b) 17 (c) 19 (d) 16
- 18.What comes next? 10, 12, 14, 16, ? (a) 18 (b) 20 (c) 19 (d) 16
- 19.What comes next? 17, 24, 31, 38, ? (a) 45 (b) 46 (c) 52 (d) 38
- 20.What comes next? 4, 9, 16, 25, ? (a) 37 (b) 38 (c) 36 (d) 34
- 21.What comes next? 18, 21, 24, 27, ? (a) 30 (b) 27 (c) 31 (d) 33
- 22.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 3 times table? (a) 23 (b) 15 (c) 24 (d) 12
- 23.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 7 times table? (a) 64 (b) 42 (c) 28 (d) 56
- 24.What comes next? 8, 15, 22, 29, ? (a) 37 (b) 29 (c) 43 (d) 36
- 25.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 4 times table? (a) 12 (b) 28 (c) 24 (d) 25
- 26.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 3 times table? (a) 9 (b) 12 (c) 18 (d) 7
- 27.What comes next? 1, 4, 9, 16, ? (a) 26 (b) 25 (c) 23 (d) 27
- 28.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 7 times table? (a) 56 (b) 14 (c) 35 (d) 57
- 29.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 4 times table? (a) 16 (b) 12 (c) 28 (d) 27
- 30.What comes next? 5, 11, 17, 23, ? (a) 35 (b) 29 (c) 23 (d) 30
- 31.What comes next? 6, 14, 22, 30, ? (a) 30 (b) 39 (c) 46 (d) 38
- 32.What comes next? 13, 22, 31, 40, ? (a) 50 (b) 58 (c) 49 (d) 40
- 33.What comes next? 9, 16, 25, 36, ? (a) 51 (b) 47 (c) 50 (d) 49
- 34.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 5 times table? (a) 36 (b) 25 (c) 20 (d) 15
- 35.What comes next? 9, 17, 25, 33, ? (a) 49 (b) 33 (c) 42 (d) 41
- 36.What comes next? 5, 7, 9, 11, ? (a) 14 (b) 11 (c) 15 (d) 13
- 37.What comes next? 5, 10, 20, 40, ? (a) 80 (b) 70 (c) 81 (d) 60
- 38.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 8 times table? (a) 32 (b) 24 (c) 40 (d) 21
- 39.What comes next? 3, 7, 11, 15, ? (a) 15 (b) 19 (c) 20 (d) 23
- 40.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 9 times table? (a) 36 (b) 81 (c) 54 (d) 34
Answer key
- 64
- 24
- 22
- 48
- 16
- 81
- 64
- 27
- 11
- 38
- 100
- 45
- 37
- 32
- 9
- 44
- 16
- 18
- 45
- 36
- 30
- 23
- 64
- 36
- 25
- 7
- 25
- 57
- 27
- 29
- 38
- 49
- 49
- 36
- 41
- 13
- 80
- 21
- 19
- 34
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