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, 9, 16, 25, ? (a) 34 (b) 36 (c) 37 (d) 38
- 2.What comes next? 5, 14, 23, 32, ? (a) 50 (b) 42 (c) 32 (d) 41
- 3.What comes next? 8, 13, 18, 23, ? (a) 33 (b) 28 (c) 29 (d) 23
- 4.What comes next? 4, 8, 16, 32, ? (a) 48 (b) 65 (c) 56 (d) 64
- 5.What comes next? 9, 16, 25, 36, ? (a) 47 (b) 50 (c) 51 (d) 49
- 6.What comes next? 3, 6, 12, 24, ? (a) 42 (b) 49 (c) 48 (d) 36
- 7.What comes next? 16, 25, 36, 49, ? (a) 66 (b) 62 (c) 64 (d) 65
- 8.What comes next? 2, 7, 12, 17, ? (a) 22 (b) 17 (c) 23 (d) 27
- 9.What comes next? 3, 10, 17, 24, ? (a) 32 (b) 24 (c) 31 (d) 38
- 10.What comes next? 6, 15, 24, 33, ? (a) 33 (b) 43 (c) 51 (d) 42
- 11.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 9 times table? (a) 18 (b) 27 (c) 89 (d) 36
- 12.What comes next? 1, 2, 4, 8, ? (a) 12 (b) 14 (c) 17 (d) 16
- 13.What comes next? 25, 36, 49, 64, ? (a) 82 (b) 81 (c) 79 (d) 83
- 14.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 8 times table? (a) 32 (b) 64 (c) 40 (d) 55
- 15.What comes next? 1, 4, 9, 16, ? (a) 26 (b) 25 (c) 27 (d) 23
- 16.What comes next? 3, 9, 15, 21, ? (a) 28 (b) 27 (c) 33 (d) 21
- 17.What comes next? 19, 22, 25, 28, ? (a) 28 (b) 34 (c) 31 (d) 32
- 18.What comes next? 11, 15, 19, 23, ? (a) 27 (b) 23 (c) 28 (d) 31
- 19.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 4 times table? (a) 8 (b) 16 (c) 19 (d) 28
- 20.What comes next? 2, 4, 8, 16, ? (a) 24 (b) 33 (c) 28 (d) 32
- 21.What comes next? 14, 19, 24, 29, ? (a) 35 (b) 34 (c) 29 (d) 39
- 22.What comes next? 7, 9, 11, 13, ? (a) 13 (b) 16 (c) 17 (d) 15
- 23.What comes next? 17, 22, 27, 32, ? (a) 37 (b) 42 (c) 38 (d) 32
- 24.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 6 times table? (a) 42 (b) 25 (c) 24 (d) 36
- 25.What comes next? 2, 4, 6, 8, ? (a) 11 (b) 10 (c) 12 (d) 8
- 26.What comes next? 20, 26, 32, 38, ? (a) 50 (b) 38 (c) 44 (d) 45
- 27.What comes next? 6, 13, 20, 27, ? (a) 41 (b) 34 (c) 27 (d) 35
- 28.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 9 times table? (a) 72 (b) 18 (c) 45 (d) 62
- 29.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 4 times table? (a) 20 (b) 16 (c) 29 (d) 8
- 30.What comes next? 9, 16, 23, 30, ? (a) 37 (b) 44 (c) 30 (d) 38
- 31.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 9 times table? (a) 72 (b) 36 (c) 63 (d) 58
- 32.What comes next? 6, 12, 18, 24, ? (a) 24 (b) 30 (c) 31 (d) 36
- 33.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 6 times table? (a) 30 (b) 42 (c) 12 (d) 20
- 34.What comes next? 15, 17, 19, 21, ? (a) 24 (b) 25 (c) 21 (d) 23
- 35.What comes next? 5, 9, 13, 17, ? (a) 22 (b) 21 (c) 17 (d) 25
- 36.What comes next? 4, 9, 14, 19, ? (a) 25 (b) 19 (c) 24 (d) 29
- 37.What comes next? 19, 28, 37, 46, ? (a) 46 (b) 64 (c) 56 (d) 55
- 38.What comes next? 11, 16, 21, 26, ? (a) 32 (b) 31 (c) 36 (d) 26
- 39.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 9 times table? (a) 88 (b) 27 (c) 36 (d) 45
- 40.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 9 times table? (a) 85 (b) 36 (c) 63 (d) 27
Answer key
- 36
- 41
- 28
- 64
- 49
- 48
- 64
- 22
- 31
- 42
- 89
- 16
- 81
- 55
- 25
- 27
- 31
- 27
- 19
- 32
- 34
- 15
- 37
- 25
- 10
- 44
- 34
- 62
- 29
- 37
- 58
- 30
- 20
- 23
- 21
- 24
- 55
- 31
- 88
- 85
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