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, 8, 16, 32, ? (a) 65 (b) 56 (c) 48 (d) 64
- 2.What comes next? 2, 5, 8, 11, ? (a) 17 (b) 15 (c) 11 (d) 14
- 3.What comes next? 14, 16, 18, 20, ? (a) 23 (b) 22 (c) 24 (d) 20
- 4.What comes next? 15, 21, 27, 33, ? (a) 45 (b) 33 (c) 40 (d) 39
- 5.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 9 times table? (a) 87 (b) 36 (c) 45 (d) 63
- 6.What comes next? 2, 4, 8, 16, ? (a) 33 (b) 24 (c) 32 (d) 28
- 7.What comes next? 1, 4, 9, 16, ? (a) 26 (b) 25 (c) 23 (d) 27
- 8.What comes next? 36, 49, 64, 81, ? (a) 102 (b) 101 (c) 100 (d) 98
- 9.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 5 times table? (a) 20 (b) 30 (c) 45 (d) 18
- 10.What comes next? 5, 10, 20, 40, ? (a) 70 (b) 60 (c) 80 (d) 81
- 11.What comes next? 3, 6, 12, 24, ? (a) 49 (b) 42 (c) 48 (d) 36
- 12.What comes next? 9, 16, 25, 36, ? (a) 51 (b) 47 (c) 50 (d) 49
- 13.What comes next? 14, 20, 26, 32, ? (a) 32 (b) 44 (c) 38 (d) 39
- 14.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 6 times table? (a) 37 (b) 36 (c) 18 (d) 54
- 15.What comes next? 13, 18, 23, 28, ? (a) 34 (b) 28 (c) 33 (d) 38
- 16.What comes next? 1, 3, 5, 7, ? (a) 11 (b) 9 (c) 7 (d) 10
- 17.What comes next? 5, 7, 9, 11, ? (a) 11 (b) 13 (c) 15 (d) 14
- 18.What comes next? 4, 9, 16, 25, ? (a) 34 (b) 37 (c) 36 (d) 38
- 19.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 5 times table? (a) 20 (b) 45 (c) 17 (d) 30
- 20.What comes next? 6, 8, 10, 12, ? (a) 15 (b) 12 (c) 16 (d) 14
- 21.What comes next? 4, 12, 20, 28, ? (a) 28 (b) 44 (c) 36 (d) 37
- 22.What comes next? 11, 13, 15, 17, ? (a) 21 (b) 17 (c) 20 (d) 19
- 23.What comes next? 4, 6, 8, 10, ? (a) 10 (b) 12 (c) 13 (d) 14
- 24.What comes next? 19, 23, 27, 31, ? (a) 35 (b) 39 (c) 31 (d) 36
- 25.What comes next? 5, 11, 17, 23, ? (a) 35 (b) 29 (c) 30 (d) 23
- 26.What comes next? 16, 25, 36, 49, ? (a) 62 (b) 64 (c) 66 (d) 65
- 27.What comes next? 7, 9, 11, 13, ? (a) 17 (b) 16 (c) 15 (d) 13
- 28.What comes next? 20, 28, 36, 44, ? (a) 52 (b) 60 (c) 44 (d) 53
- 29.What comes next? 1, 10, 19, 28, ? (a) 38 (b) 28 (c) 37 (d) 46
- 30.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 7 times table? (a) 42 (b) 21 (c) 17 (d) 28
- 31.What comes next? 2, 7, 12, 17, ? (a) 23 (b) 27 (c) 22 (d) 17
- 32.What comes next? 1, 2, 4, 8, ? (a) 17 (b) 12 (c) 16 (d) 14
- 33.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 7 times table? (a) 42 (b) 29 (c) 21 (d) 14
- 34.What comes next? 4, 11, 18, 25, ? (a) 33 (b) 39 (c) 32 (d) 25
- 35.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 4 times table? (a) 24 (b) 23 (c) 20 (d) 8
- 36.What comes next? 16, 24, 32, 40, ? (a) 48 (b) 40 (c) 56 (d) 49
- 37.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 7 times table? (a) 28 (b) 56 (c) 51 (d) 35
- 38.What comes next? 16, 22, 28, 34, ? (a) 41 (b) 46 (c) 34 (d) 40
- 39.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 7 times table? (a) 21 (b) 42 (c) 28 (d) 47
- 40.What comes next? 8, 13, 18, 23, ? (a) 33 (b) 23 (c) 29 (d) 28
Answer key
- 64
- 14
- 22
- 39
- 87
- 32
- 25
- 100
- 18
- 80
- 48
- 49
- 38
- 37
- 33
- 9
- 13
- 36
- 17
- 14
- 36
- 19
- 12
- 35
- 29
- 64
- 15
- 52
- 37
- 17
- 22
- 16
- 29
- 32
- 23
- 48
- 51
- 40
- 47
- 28
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