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