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) 48 (c) 64 (d) 56
- 2.What comes next? 4, 12, 20, 28, ? (a) 37 (b) 28 (c) 36 (d) 44
- 3.What comes next? 3, 12, 21, 30, ? (a) 30 (b) 40 (c) 39 (d) 48
- 4.What comes next? 4, 9, 16, 25, ? (a) 36 (b) 34 (c) 38 (d) 37
- 5.What comes next? 14, 18, 22, 26, ? (a) 31 (b) 34 (c) 30 (d) 26
- 6.What comes next? 1, 5, 9, 13, ? (a) 13 (b) 17 (c) 18 (d) 21
- 7.What comes next? 1, 2, 4, 8, ? (a) 14 (b) 16 (c) 12 (d) 17
- 8.What comes next? 13, 18, 23, 28, ? (a) 38 (b) 28 (c) 34 (d) 33
- 9.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 9 times table? (a) 54 (b) 72 (c) 61 (d) 27
- 10.What comes next? 17, 26, 35, 44, ? (a) 54 (b) 44 (c) 53 (d) 62
- 11.What comes next? 5, 10, 20, 40, ? (a) 70 (b) 80 (c) 81 (d) 60
- 12.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 8 times table? (a) 32 (b) 56 (c) 16 (d) 68
- 13.What comes next? 2, 8, 14, 20, ? (a) 26 (b) 20 (c) 27 (d) 32
- 14.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 4 times table? (a) 16 (b) 9 (c) 32 (d) 24
- 15.What comes next? 17, 23, 29, 35, ? (a) 47 (b) 41 (c) 42 (d) 35
- 16.What comes next? 3, 6, 12, 24, ? (a) 36 (b) 48 (c) 49 (d) 42
- 17.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 6 times table? (a) 30 (b) 18 (c) 36 (d) 32
- 18.What comes next? 9, 16, 25, 36, ? (a) 49 (b) 51 (c) 50 (d) 47
- 19.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 6 times table? (a) 30 (b) 48 (c) 19 (d) 24
- 20.What comes next? 25, 36, 49, 64, ? (a) 82 (b) 79 (c) 81 (d) 83
- 21.What comes next? 9, 11, 13, 15, ? (a) 18 (b) 19 (c) 15 (d) 17
- 22.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 3 times table? (a) 6 (b) 10 (c) 15 (d) 18
- 23.What comes next? 10, 15, 20, 25, ? (a) 25 (b) 30 (c) 31 (d) 35
- 24.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 6 times table? (a) 36 (b) 48 (c) 18 (d) 29
- 25.What comes next? 18, 27, 36, 45, ? (a) 55 (b) 54 (c) 45 (d) 63
- 26.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 6 times table? (a) 18 (b) 36 (c) 54 (d) 16
- 27.What comes next? 13, 21, 29, 37, ? (a) 45 (b) 37 (c) 53 (d) 46
- 28.What comes next? 36, 49, 64, 81, ? (a) 102 (b) 98 (c) 101 (d) 100
- 29.What comes next? 1, 9, 17, 25, ? (a) 41 (b) 34 (c) 25 (d) 33
- 30.What comes next? 5, 14, 23, 32, ? (a) 41 (b) 42 (c) 32 (d) 50
- 31.What comes next? 9, 18, 27, 36, ? (a) 36 (b) 54 (c) 45 (d) 46
- 32.What comes next? 16, 25, 36, 49, ? (a) 65 (b) 62 (c) 64 (d) 66
- 33.What comes next? 12, 19, 26, 33, ? (a) 47 (b) 40 (c) 33 (d) 41
- 34.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 4 times table? (a) 29 (b) 20 (c) 16 (d) 28
- 35.What comes next? 5, 9, 13, 17, ? (a) 21 (b) 25 (c) 22 (d) 17
- 36.What comes next? 1, 4, 9, 16, ? (a) 23 (b) 27 (c) 25 (d) 26
- 37.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 4 times table? (a) 32 (b) 30 (c) 12 (d) 20
- 38.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 9 times table? (a) 36 (b) 18 (c) 67 (d) 54
- 39.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 5 times table? (a) 48 (b) 15 (c) 35 (d) 25
- 40.What comes next? 12, 17, 22, 27, ? (a) 32 (b) 33 (c) 37 (d) 27
Answer key
- 64
- 36
- 39
- 36
- 30
- 17
- 16
- 33
- 61
- 53
- 80
- 68
- 26
- 9
- 41
- 48
- 32
- 49
- 19
- 81
- 17
- 10
- 30
- 29
- 54
- 16
- 45
- 100
- 33
- 41
- 45
- 64
- 40
- 29
- 21
- 25
- 30
- 67
- 48
- 32
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