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? 11, 14, 17, 20, ? (a) 20 (b) 24 (c) 23 (d) 26
- 2.What comes next? 2, 4, 8, 16, ? (a) 33 (b) 28 (c) 32 (d) 24
- 3.What comes next? 36, 49, 64, 81, ? (a) 98 (b) 101 (c) 102 (d) 100
- 4.What comes next? 20, 28, 36, 44, ? (a) 53 (b) 60 (c) 44 (d) 52
- 5.What comes next? 20, 29, 38, 47, ? (a) 57 (b) 65 (c) 47 (d) 56
- 6.What comes next? 18, 22, 26, 30, ? (a) 30 (b) 34 (c) 38 (d) 35
- 7.What comes next? 4, 8, 16, 32, ? (a) 65 (b) 56 (c) 64 (d) 48
- 8.What comes next? 1, 4, 9, 16, ? (a) 25 (b) 23 (c) 26 (d) 27
- 9.What comes next? 9, 16, 25, 36, ? (a) 50 (b) 47 (c) 51 (d) 49
- 10.What comes next? 4, 11, 18, 25, ? (a) 25 (b) 32 (c) 33 (d) 39
- 11.What comes next? 3, 11, 19, 27, ? (a) 36 (b) 27 (c) 35 (d) 43
- 12.What comes next? 1, 2, 4, 8, ? (a) 12 (b) 17 (c) 14 (d) 16
- 13.What comes next? 8, 11, 14, 17, ? (a) 23 (b) 20 (c) 17 (d) 21
- 14.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 5 times table? (a) 30 (b) 26 (c) 15 (d) 45
- 15.What comes next? 5, 10, 20, 40, ? (a) 70 (b) 81 (c) 80 (d) 60
- 16.What comes next? 16, 25, 36, 49, ? (a) 62 (b) 65 (c) 64 (d) 66
- 17.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 8 times table? (a) 16 (b) 17 (c) 40 (d) 56
- 18.What comes next? 19, 28, 37, 46, ? (a) 56 (b) 64 (c) 55 (d) 46
- 19.What comes next? 1, 5, 9, 13, ? (a) 18 (b) 17 (c) 13 (d) 21
- 20.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 8 times table? (a) 56 (b) 16 (c) 18 (d) 40
- 21.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 4 times table? (a) 12 (b) 24 (c) 18 (d) 8
- 22.What comes next? 6, 8, 10, 12, ? (a) 14 (b) 16 (c) 12 (d) 15
- 23.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 3 times table? (a) 6 (b) 15 (c) 17 (d) 18
- 24.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 3 times table? (a) 19 (b) 12 (c) 15 (d) 21
- 25.What comes next? 17, 19, 21, 23, ? (a) 25 (b) 23 (c) 27 (d) 26
- 26.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 9 times table? (a) 67 (b) 36 (c) 54 (d) 81
- 27.What comes next? 4, 6, 8, 10, ? (a) 13 (b) 12 (c) 10 (d) 14
- 28.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 8 times table? (a) 48 (b) 53 (c) 64 (d) 24
- 29.What comes next? 8, 10, 12, 14, ? (a) 14 (b) 16 (c) 17 (d) 18
- 30.What comes next? 7, 10, 13, 16, ? (a) 22 (b) 16 (c) 19 (d) 20
- 31.What comes next? 4, 9, 16, 25, ? (a) 36 (b) 34 (c) 37 (d) 38
- 32.What comes next? 4, 13, 22, 31, ? (a) 49 (b) 31 (c) 40 (d) 41
- 33.What comes next? 25, 36, 49, 64, ? (a) 83 (b) 79 (c) 82 (d) 81
- 34.What comes next? 12, 15, 18, 21, ? (a) 25 (b) 21 (c) 27 (d) 24
- 35.What comes next? 10, 12, 14, 16, ? (a) 20 (b) 19 (c) 18 (d) 16
- 36.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 3 times table? (a) 14 (b) 24 (c) 15 (d) 9
- 37.What comes next? 4, 7, 10, 13, ? (a) 19 (b) 17 (c) 16 (d) 13
- 38.What comes next? 9, 17, 25, 33, ? (a) 49 (b) 42 (c) 33 (d) 41
- 39.What comes next? 17, 24, 31, 38, ? (a) 38 (b) 52 (c) 46 (d) 45
- 40.What comes next? 4, 12, 20, 28, ? (a) 37 (b) 44 (c) 28 (d) 36
Answer key
- 23
- 32
- 100
- 52
- 56
- 34
- 64
- 25
- 49
- 32
- 35
- 16
- 20
- 26
- 80
- 64
- 17
- 55
- 17
- 18
- 18
- 14
- 17
- 19
- 25
- 67
- 12
- 53
- 16
- 19
- 36
- 40
- 81
- 24
- 18
- 14
- 16
- 41
- 45
- 36
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