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? 36, 49, 64, 81, ? (a) 98 (b) 101 (c) 100 (d) 102
- 2.What comes next? 3, 6, 12, 24, ? (a) 49 (b) 48 (c) 36 (d) 42
- 3.What comes next? 1, 4, 9, 16, ? (a) 27 (b) 25 (c) 23 (d) 26
- 4.What comes next? 9, 14, 19, 24, ? (a) 24 (b) 30 (c) 34 (d) 29
- 5.What comes next? 1, 2, 4, 8, ? (a) 12 (b) 14 (c) 16 (d) 17
- 6.What comes next? 9, 16, 25, 36, ? (a) 47 (b) 51 (c) 50 (d) 49
- 7.What comes next? 16, 25, 36, 49, ? (a) 64 (b) 66 (c) 65 (d) 62
- 8.What comes next? 13, 15, 17, 19, ? (a) 21 (b) 22 (c) 23 (d) 19
- 9.What comes next? 4, 8, 12, 16, ? (a) 20 (b) 21 (c) 16 (d) 24
- 10.What comes next? 4, 9, 16, 25, ? (a) 34 (b) 37 (c) 38 (d) 36
- 11.What comes next? 4, 8, 16, 32, ? (a) 65 (b) 56 (c) 64 (d) 48
- 12.What comes next? 3, 12, 21, 30, ? (a) 30 (b) 40 (c) 48 (d) 39
- 13.What comes next? 8, 14, 20, 26, ? (a) 32 (b) 26 (c) 38 (d) 33
- 14.What comes next? 2, 9, 16, 23, ? (a) 37 (b) 30 (c) 23 (d) 31
- 15.What comes next? 5, 7, 9, 11, ? (a) 15 (b) 11 (c) 13 (d) 14
- 16.What comes next? 5, 10, 20, 40, ? (a) 60 (b) 80 (c) 81 (d) 70
- 17.What comes next? 5, 10, 15, 20, ? (a) 20 (b) 30 (c) 26 (d) 25
- 18.What comes next? 10, 13, 16, 19, ? (a) 25 (b) 23 (c) 19 (d) 22
- 19.What comes next? 3, 7, 11, 15, ? (a) 15 (b) 20 (c) 19 (d) 23
- 20.What comes next? 25, 36, 49, 64, ? (a) 83 (b) 82 (c) 79 (d) 81
- 21.What comes next? 1, 4, 7, 10, ? (a) 13 (b) 10 (c) 14 (d) 16
- 22.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 7 times table? (a) 49 (b) 70 (c) 55 (d) 28
- 23.What comes next? 2, 4, 8, 16, ? (a) 32 (b) 24 (c) 33 (d) 28
- 24.What comes next? 3, 8, 13, 18, ? (a) 28 (b) 18 (c) 24 (d) 23
- 25.What comes next? 14, 17, 20, 23, ? (a) 29 (b) 26 (c) 27 (d) 23
- 26.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 9 times table? (a) 45 (b) 72 (c) 36 (d) 86
- 27.What comes next? 14, 19, 24, 29, ? (a) 34 (b) 35 (c) 39 (d) 29
- 28.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 6 times table? (a) 18 (b) 55 (c) 36 (d) 12
- 29.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 7 times table? (a) 28 (b) 23 (c) 49 (d) 35
- 30.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 6 times table? (a) 18 (b) 23 (c) 24 (d) 36
- 31.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 3 times table? (a) 20 (b) 18 (c) 15 (d) 12
- 32.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 4 times table? (a) 16 (b) 32 (c) 26 (d) 28
- 33.What comes next? 11, 18, 25, 32, ? (a) 46 (b) 40 (c) 32 (d) 39
- 34.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 3 times table? (a) 6 (b) 15 (c) 21 (d) 14
- 35.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 5 times table? (a) 20 (b) 33 (c) 15 (d) 10
- 36.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 4 times table? (a) 16 (b) 39 (c) 8 (d) 12
- 37.What comes next? 17, 19, 21, 23, ? (a) 25 (b) 26 (c) 23 (d) 27
- 38.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 7 times table? (a) 31 (b) 42 (c) 56 (d) 28
- 39.What comes next? 20, 23, 26, 29, ? (a) 29 (b) 32 (c) 35 (d) 33
- 40.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 5 times table? (a) 14 (b) 15 (c) 35 (d) 25
Answer key
- 100
- 48
- 25
- 29
- 16
- 49
- 64
- 21
- 20
- 36
- 64
- 39
- 32
- 30
- 13
- 80
- 25
- 22
- 19
- 81
- 13
- 55
- 32
- 23
- 26
- 86
- 34
- 55
- 23
- 23
- 20
- 26
- 39
- 14
- 33
- 39
- 25
- 31
- 32
- 14
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