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? 19, 23, 27, 31, ? (a) 31 (b) 36 (c) 39 (d) 35
- 2.What comes next? 17, 20, 23, 26, ? (a) 32 (b) 30 (c) 29 (d) 26
- 3.What comes next? 1, 4, 9, 16, ? (a) 25 (b) 23 (c) 27 (d) 26
- 4.What comes next? 1, 2, 4, 8, ? (a) 14 (b) 12 (c) 16 (d) 17
- 5.What comes next? 9, 16, 25, 36, ? (a) 49 (b) 50 (c) 47 (d) 51
- 6.What comes next? 36, 49, 64, 81, ? (a) 98 (b) 100 (c) 102 (d) 101
- 7.What comes next? 2, 4, 8, 16, ? (a) 28 (b) 33 (c) 24 (d) 32
- 8.What comes next? 3, 6, 12, 24, ? (a) 48 (b) 36 (c) 42 (d) 49
- 9.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 5 times table? (a) 30 (b) 45 (c) 12 (d) 20
- 10.What comes next? 20, 24, 28, 32, ? (a) 36 (b) 32 (c) 40 (d) 37
- 11.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 3 times table? (a) 12 (b) 18 (c) 27 (d) 16
- 12.What comes next? 4, 9, 16, 25, ? (a) 37 (b) 38 (c) 34 (d) 36
- 13.What comes next? 2, 4, 6, 8, ? (a) 11 (b) 12 (c) 10 (d) 8
- 14.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 9 times table? (a) 29 (b) 18 (c) 45 (d) 36
- 15.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 7 times table? (a) 21 (b) 56 (c) 20 (d) 35
- 16.What comes next? 4, 7, 10, 13, ? (a) 13 (b) 16 (c) 19 (d) 17
- 17.What comes next? 16, 20, 24, 28, ? (a) 36 (b) 28 (c) 32 (d) 33
- 18.What comes next? 5, 10, 20, 40, ? (a) 60 (b) 81 (c) 80 (d) 70
- 19.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 9 times table? (a) 18 (b) 63 (c) 74 (d) 45
- 20.What comes next? 16, 25, 36, 49, ? (a) 62 (b) 66 (c) 64 (d) 65
- 21.What comes next? 25, 36, 49, 64, ? (a) 82 (b) 79 (c) 81 (d) 83
- 22.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 3 times table? (a) 9 (b) 12 (c) 6 (d) 23
- 23.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 4 times table? (a) 29 (b) 16 (c) 24 (d) 20
- 24.What comes next? 2, 9, 16, 23, ? (a) 31 (b) 23 (c) 30 (d) 37
- 25.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 8 times table? (a) 49 (b) 40 (c) 24 (d) 48
- 26.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 5 times table? (a) 30 (b) 10 (c) 20 (d) 18
- 27.What comes next? 4, 8, 16, 32, ? (a) 48 (b) 56 (c) 65 (d) 64
- 28.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 5 times table? (a) 30 (b) 27 (c) 15 (d) 20
- 29.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 8 times table? (a) 32 (b) 48 (c) 59 (d) 40
- 30.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 4 times table? (a) 8 (b) 16 (c) 12 (d) 11
- 31.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 8 times table? (a) 32 (b) 64 (c) 56 (d) 62
- 32.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 3 times table? (a) 21 (b) 13 (c) 6 (d) 15
- 33.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 3 times table? (a) 18 (b) 17 (c) 6 (d) 9
- 34.What comes next? 5, 14, 23, 32, ? (a) 50 (b) 32 (c) 41 (d) 42
- 35.What comes next? 5, 8, 11, 14, ? (a) 14 (b) 17 (c) 20 (d) 18
- 36.What comes next? 5, 12, 19, 26, ? (a) 40 (b) 34 (c) 33 (d) 26
- 37.What comes next? 6, 9, 12, 15, ? (a) 18 (b) 19 (c) 21 (d) 15
- 38.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 6 times table? (a) 30 (b) 49 (c) 24 (d) 36
- 39.What comes next? 12, 16, 20, 24, ? (a) 24 (b) 28 (c) 32 (d) 29
- 40.What comes next? 17, 24, 31, 38, ? (a) 38 (b) 46 (c) 45 (d) 52
Answer key
- 35
- 29
- 25
- 16
- 49
- 100
- 32
- 48
- 12
- 36
- 16
- 36
- 10
- 29
- 20
- 16
- 32
- 80
- 74
- 64
- 81
- 23
- 29
- 30
- 49
- 18
- 64
- 27
- 59
- 11
- 62
- 13
- 17
- 41
- 17
- 33
- 18
- 49
- 28
- 45
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