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? 1, 5, 9, 13, ? (a) 17 (b) 18 (c) 13 (d) 21
- 2.What comes next? 2, 5, 8, 11, ? (a) 15 (b) 11 (c) 17 (d) 14
- 3.What comes next? 36, 49, 64, 81, ? (a) 101 (b) 98 (c) 100 (d) 102
- 4.What comes next? 3, 6, 12, 24, ? (a) 42 (b) 36 (c) 49 (d) 48
- 5.What comes next? 1, 4, 7, 10, ? (a) 10 (b) 14 (c) 13 (d) 16
- 6.What comes next? 8, 11, 14, 17, ? (a) 17 (b) 21 (c) 23 (d) 20
- 7.What comes next? 2, 10, 18, 26, ? (a) 42 (b) 26 (c) 35 (d) 34
- 8.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 5 times table? (a) 10 (b) 30 (c) 25 (d) 46
- 9.What comes next? 4, 13, 22, 31, ? (a) 40 (b) 41 (c) 31 (d) 49
- 10.What comes next? 11, 18, 25, 32, ? (a) 40 (b) 32 (c) 39 (d) 46
- 11.What comes next? 15, 20, 25, 30, ? (a) 35 (b) 30 (c) 36 (d) 40
- 12.What comes next? 2, 4, 8, 16, ? (a) 33 (b) 32 (c) 24 (d) 28
- 13.What comes next? 9, 16, 25, 36, ? (a) 47 (b) 51 (c) 49 (d) 50
- 14.What comes next? 15, 23, 31, 39, ? (a) 39 (b) 47 (c) 55 (d) 48
- 15.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 9 times table? (a) 60 (b) 45 (c) 54 (d) 36
- 16.What comes next? 12, 16, 20, 24, ? (a) 32 (b) 24 (c) 28 (d) 29
- 17.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 5 times table? (a) 30 (b) 14 (c) 20 (d) 45
- 18.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 9 times table? (a) 36 (b) 18 (c) 54 (d) 83
- 19.What comes next? 15, 22, 29, 36, ? (a) 50 (b) 44 (c) 36 (d) 43
- 20.What comes next? 7, 14, 21, 28, ? (a) 42 (b) 28 (c) 36 (d) 35
- 21.What comes next? 1, 4, 9, 16, ? (a) 26 (b) 25 (c) 27 (d) 23
- 22.What comes next? 7, 12, 17, 22, ? (a) 28 (b) 32 (c) 22 (d) 27
- 23.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 9 times table? (a) 63 (b) 57 (c) 54 (d) 27
- 24.What comes next? 4, 9, 16, 25, ? (a) 38 (b) 34 (c) 37 (d) 36
- 25.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 8 times table? (a) 48 (b) 40 (c) 75 (d) 32
- 26.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 5 times table? (a) 25 (b) 10 (c) 30 (d) 43
- 27.What comes next? 15, 17, 19, 21, ? (a) 24 (b) 25 (c) 21 (d) 23
- 28.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 4 times table? (a) 34 (b) 12 (c) 8 (d) 16
- 29.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 6 times table? (a) 42 (b) 24 (c) 29 (d) 48
- 30.What comes next? 20, 23, 26, 29, ? (a) 35 (b) 32 (c) 33 (d) 29
- 31.What comes next? 5, 10, 20, 40, ? (a) 70 (b) 60 (c) 81 (d) 80
- 32.What comes next? 6, 10, 14, 18, ? (a) 23 (b) 26 (c) 18 (d) 22
- 33.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 6 times table? (a) 30 (b) 22 (c) 24 (d) 42
- 34.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 6 times table? (a) 30 (b) 18 (c) 36 (d) 25
- 35.What comes next? 12, 15, 18, 21, ? (a) 24 (b) 21 (c) 27 (d) 25
- 36.What comes next? 4, 8, 16, 32, ? (a) 48 (b) 64 (c) 65 (d) 56
- 37.What comes next? 8, 15, 22, 29, ? (a) 43 (b) 37 (c) 29 (d) 36
- 38.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 4 times table? (a) 17 (b) 24 (c) 16 (d) 12
- 39.What comes next? 17, 24, 31, 38, ? (a) 38 (b) 46 (c) 45 (d) 52
- 40.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 4 times table? (a) 9 (b) 20 (c) 24 (d) 16
Answer key
- 17
- 14
- 100
- 48
- 13
- 20
- 34
- 46
- 40
- 39
- 35
- 32
- 49
- 47
- 60
- 28
- 14
- 83
- 43
- 35
- 25
- 27
- 57
- 36
- 75
- 43
- 23
- 34
- 29
- 32
- 80
- 22
- 22
- 25
- 24
- 64
- 36
- 17
- 45
- 9
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