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, 21, 23, 25, ? (a) 27 (b) 29 (c) 25 (d) 28
- 2.What comes next? 3, 11, 19, 27, ? (a) 43 (b) 27 (c) 36 (d) 35
- 3.What comes next? 11, 13, 15, 17, ? (a) 17 (b) 19 (c) 20 (d) 21
- 4.What comes next? 5, 10, 20, 40, ? (a) 81 (b) 70 (c) 60 (d) 80
- 5.What comes next? 4, 8, 16, 32, ? (a) 56 (b) 65 (c) 48 (d) 64
- 6.What comes next? 16, 25, 36, 49, ? (a) 65 (b) 64 (c) 62 (d) 66
- 7.What comes next? 3, 6, 12, 24, ? (a) 49 (b) 48 (c) 36 (d) 42
- 8.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 4 times table? (a) 20 (b) 8 (c) 32 (d) 39
- 9.What comes next? 2, 6, 10, 14, ? (a) 19 (b) 14 (c) 22 (d) 18
- 10.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 6 times table? (a) 24 (b) 42 (c) 22 (d) 48
- 11.What comes next? 15, 17, 19, 21, ? (a) 24 (b) 21 (c) 25 (d) 23
- 12.What comes next? 19, 23, 27, 31, ? (a) 31 (b) 35 (c) 36 (d) 39
- 13.What comes next? 2, 4, 8, 16, ? (a) 28 (b) 24 (c) 33 (d) 32
- 14.What comes next? 11, 14, 17, 20, ? (a) 24 (b) 23 (c) 20 (d) 26
- 15.What comes next? 4, 9, 16, 25, ? (a) 38 (b) 37 (c) 34 (d) 36
- 16.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 7 times table? (a) 21 (b) 38 (c) 42 (d) 35
- 17.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 9 times table? (a) 27 (b) 54 (c) 57 (d) 63
- 18.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 5 times table? (a) 25 (b) 10 (c) 15 (d) 36
- 19.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 4 times table? (a) 8 (b) 20 (c) 22 (d) 24
- 20.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 7 times table? (a) 49 (b) 28 (c) 56 (d) 40
- 21.What comes next? 20, 23, 26, 29, ? (a) 35 (b) 29 (c) 32 (d) 33
- 22.What comes next? 5, 13, 21, 29, ? (a) 29 (b) 37 (c) 45 (d) 38
- 23.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 3 times table? (a) 22 (b) 9 (c) 12 (d) 21
- 24.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 9 times table? (a) 72 (b) 79 (c) 54 (d) 36
- 25.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 5 times table? (a) 10 (b) 20 (c) 29 (d) 30
- 26.What comes next? 36, 49, 64, 81, ? (a) 101 (b) 100 (c) 98 (d) 102
- 27.What comes next? 1, 4, 9, 16, ? (a) 23 (b) 25 (c) 26 (d) 27
- 28.What comes next? 2, 10, 18, 26, ? (a) 35 (b) 34 (c) 42 (d) 26
- 29.What comes next? 15, 23, 31, 39, ? (a) 55 (b) 47 (c) 48 (d) 39
- 30.What comes next? 4, 13, 22, 31, ? (a) 49 (b) 41 (c) 31 (d) 40
- 31.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 9 times table? (a) 36 (b) 42 (c) 72 (d) 45
- 32.What comes next? 9, 11, 13, 15, ? (a) 17 (b) 15 (c) 18 (d) 19
- 33.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 9 times table? (a) 27 (b) 18 (c) 45 (d) 23
- 34.What comes next? 12, 19, 26, 33, ? (a) 41 (b) 47 (c) 40 (d) 33
- 35.What comes next? 1, 4, 7, 10, ? (a) 16 (b) 13 (c) 10 (d) 14
- 36.What comes next? 2, 9, 16, 23, ? (a) 23 (b) 30 (c) 37 (d) 31
- 37.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 5 times table? (a) 25 (b) 49 (c) 40 (d) 10
- 38.What comes next? 13, 16, 19, 22, ? (a) 22 (b) 26 (c) 25 (d) 28
- 39.What comes next? 1, 2, 4, 8, ? (a) 14 (b) 17 (c) 16 (d) 12
- 40.What comes next? 13, 15, 17, 19, ? (a) 21 (b) 19 (c) 22 (d) 23
Answer key
- 27
- 35
- 19
- 80
- 64
- 64
- 48
- 39
- 18
- 22
- 23
- 35
- 32
- 23
- 36
- 38
- 57
- 36
- 22
- 40
- 32
- 37
- 22
- 79
- 29
- 100
- 25
- 34
- 47
- 40
- 42
- 17
- 23
- 40
- 13
- 30
- 49
- 25
- 16
- 21
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