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? 13, 18, 23, 28, ? (a) 28 (b) 33 (c) 38 (d) 34
- 2.What comes next? 12, 19, 26, 33, ? (a) 40 (b) 47 (c) 33 (d) 41
- 3.What comes next? 16, 24, 32, 40, ? (a) 56 (b) 48 (c) 40 (d) 49
- 4.What comes next? 1, 4, 9, 16, ? (a) 26 (b) 27 (c) 23 (d) 25
- 5.What comes next? 1, 2, 4, 8, ? (a) 14 (b) 16 (c) 17 (d) 12
- 6.What comes next? 8, 10, 12, 14, ? (a) 14 (b) 17 (c) 18 (d) 16
- 7.What comes next? 2, 4, 8, 16, ? (a) 28 (b) 33 (c) 32 (d) 24
- 8.What comes next? 16, 25, 36, 49, ? (a) 64 (b) 66 (c) 65 (d) 62
- 9.What comes next? 14, 20, 26, 32, ? (a) 39 (b) 44 (c) 32 (d) 38
- 10.What comes next? 3, 6, 12, 24, ? (a) 49 (b) 48 (c) 42 (d) 36
- 11.What comes next? 4, 8, 16, 32, ? (a) 48 (b) 64 (c) 65 (d) 56
- 12.What comes next? 4, 9, 16, 25, ? (a) 37 (b) 34 (c) 38 (d) 36
- 13.What comes next? 5, 7, 9, 11, ? (a) 15 (b) 11 (c) 14 (d) 13
- 14.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 6 times table? (a) 12 (b) 38 (c) 42 (d) 24
- 15.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 5 times table? (a) 15 (b) 26 (c) 25 (d) 30
- 16.What comes next? 5, 11, 17, 23, ? (a) 30 (b) 35 (c) 29 (d) 23
- 17.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 7 times table? (a) 35 (b) 30 (c) 28 (d) 56
- 18.What comes next? 36, 49, 64, 81, ? (a) 98 (b) 101 (c) 102 (d) 100
- 19.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 8 times table? (a) 16 (b) 40 (c) 50 (d) 64
- 20.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 5 times table? (a) 33 (b) 30 (c) 35 (d) 15
- 21.What comes next? 14, 21, 28, 35, ? (a) 42 (b) 43 (c) 49 (d) 35
- 22.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 3 times table? (a) 22 (b) 6 (c) 15 (d) 9
- 23.What comes next? 5, 10, 20, 40, ? (a) 60 (b) 80 (c) 70 (d) 81
- 24.What comes next? 4, 9, 14, 19, ? (a) 19 (b) 25 (c) 24 (d) 29
- 25.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 5 times table? (a) 30 (b) 20 (c) 45 (d) 34
- 26.What comes next? 13, 15, 17, 19, ? (a) 23 (b) 21 (c) 19 (d) 22
- 27.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 5 times table? (a) 30 (b) 25 (c) 10 (d) 17
- 28.What comes next? 25, 36, 49, 64, ? (a) 79 (b) 82 (c) 81 (d) 83
- 29.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 5 times table? (a) 25 (b) 15 (c) 28 (d) 10
- 30.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 4 times table? (a) 16 (b) 20 (c) 12 (d) 33
- 31.What comes next? 6, 8, 10, 12, ? (a) 15 (b) 14 (c) 16 (d) 12
- 32.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 9 times table? (a) 77 (b) 27 (c) 54 (d) 63
- 33.What comes next? 4, 6, 8, 10, ? (a) 10 (b) 13 (c) 12 (d) 14
- 34.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 5 times table? (a) 15 (b) 10 (c) 13 (d) 30
- 35.What comes next? 7, 15, 23, 31, ? (a) 39 (b) 31 (c) 47 (d) 40
- 36.What comes next? 13, 21, 29, 37, ? (a) 46 (b) 37 (c) 45 (d) 53
- 37.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 5 times table? (a) 40 (b) 25 (c) 15 (d) 39
- 38.What comes next? 9, 16, 25, 36, ? (a) 51 (b) 50 (c) 49 (d) 47
- 39.What comes next? 11, 19, 27, 35, ? (a) 51 (b) 43 (c) 35 (d) 44
- 40.What comes next? 1, 7, 13, 19, ? (a) 25 (b) 31 (c) 26 (d) 19
Answer key
- 33
- 40
- 48
- 25
- 16
- 16
- 32
- 64
- 38
- 48
- 64
- 36
- 13
- 38
- 26
- 29
- 30
- 100
- 50
- 33
- 42
- 22
- 80
- 24
- 34
- 21
- 17
- 81
- 28
- 33
- 14
- 77
- 12
- 13
- 39
- 45
- 39
- 49
- 43
- 25
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