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? 6, 15, 24, 33, ? (a) 33 (b) 42 (c) 51 (d) 43
- 2.What comes next? 4, 8, 16, 32, ? (a) 64 (b) 65 (c) 56 (d) 48
- 3.What comes next? 2, 4, 8, 16, ? (a) 28 (b) 33 (c) 24 (d) 32
- 4.What comes next? 3, 5, 7, 9, ? (a) 12 (b) 9 (c) 11 (d) 13
- 5.What comes next? 25, 36, 49, 64, ? (a) 83 (b) 81 (c) 82 (d) 79
- 6.What comes next? 18, 22, 26, 30, ? (a) 34 (b) 30 (c) 35 (d) 38
- 7.What comes next? 20, 25, 30, 35, ? (a) 40 (b) 41 (c) 45 (d) 35
- 8.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 5 times table? (a) 15 (b) 20 (c) 25 (d) 46
- 9.What comes next? 3, 6, 12, 24, ? (a) 42 (b) 36 (c) 49 (d) 48
- 10.What comes next? 16, 25, 36, 49, ? (a) 64 (b) 62 (c) 66 (d) 65
- 11.What comes next? 17, 21, 25, 29, ? (a) 29 (b) 34 (c) 37 (d) 33
- 12.What comes next? 6, 12, 18, 24, ? (a) 30 (b) 31 (c) 24 (d) 36
- 13.What comes next? 9, 17, 25, 33, ? (a) 33 (b) 42 (c) 49 (d) 41
- 14.What comes next? 20, 29, 38, 47, ? (a) 65 (b) 56 (c) 47 (d) 57
- 15.What comes next? 14, 20, 26, 32, ? (a) 44 (b) 39 (c) 38 (d) 32
- 16.What comes next? 9, 11, 13, 15, ? (a) 17 (b) 19 (c) 18 (d) 15
- 17.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 4 times table? (a) 38 (b) 28 (c) 16 (d) 8
- 18.What comes next? 9, 16, 25, 36, ? (a) 49 (b) 47 (c) 51 (d) 50
- 19.What comes next? 1, 2, 4, 8, ? (a) 12 (b) 17 (c) 16 (d) 14
- 20.What comes next? 3, 10, 17, 24, ? (a) 38 (b) 31 (c) 32 (d) 24
- 21.What comes next? 18, 21, 24, 27, ? (a) 27 (b) 33 (c) 30 (d) 31
- 22.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 3 times table? (a) 18 (b) 9 (c) 25 (d) 6
- 23.What comes next? 1, 4, 9, 16, ? (a) 26 (b) 23 (c) 25 (d) 27
- 24.What comes next? 12, 21, 30, 39, ? (a) 57 (b) 39 (c) 49 (d) 48
- 25.What comes next? 7, 10, 13, 16, ? (a) 19 (b) 20 (c) 22 (d) 16
- 26.What comes next? 4, 9, 16, 25, ? (a) 36 (b) 37 (c) 34 (d) 38
- 27.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 9 times table? (a) 63 (b) 54 (c) 71 (d) 36
- 28.What comes next? 18, 23, 28, 33, ? (a) 33 (b) 43 (c) 39 (d) 38
- 29.What comes next? 17, 22, 27, 32, ? (a) 42 (b) 32 (c) 38 (d) 37
- 30.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 9 times table? (a) 36 (b) 43 (c) 27 (d) 45
- 31.What comes next? 3, 12, 21, 30, ? (a) 40 (b) 48 (c) 30 (d) 39
- 32.What comes next? 5, 7, 9, 11, ? (a) 14 (b) 13 (c) 11 (d) 15
- 33.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 4 times table? (a) 12 (b) 32 (c) 34 (d) 24
- 34.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 5 times table? (a) 20 (b) 35 (c) 39 (d) 50
- 35.What comes next? 17, 23, 29, 35, ? (a) 42 (b) 41 (c) 47 (d) 35
- 36.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 4 times table? (a) 28 (b) 12 (c) 24 (d) 11
- 37.What comes next? 9, 12, 15, 18, ? (a) 24 (b) 18 (c) 22 (d) 21
- 38.What comes next? 13, 20, 27, 34, ? (a) 48 (b) 34 (c) 42 (d) 41
- 39.What comes next? 19, 21, 23, 25, ? (a) 27 (b) 29 (c) 25 (d) 28
- 40.What comes next? 3, 9, 15, 21, ? (a) 21 (b) 33 (c) 27 (d) 28
Answer key
- 42
- 64
- 32
- 11
- 81
- 34
- 40
- 46
- 48
- 64
- 33
- 30
- 41
- 56
- 38
- 17
- 38
- 49
- 16
- 31
- 30
- 25
- 25
- 48
- 19
- 36
- 71
- 38
- 37
- 43
- 39
- 13
- 34
- 39
- 41
- 11
- 21
- 41
- 27
- 27
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