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? 10, 13, 16, 19, ? (a) 23 (b) 22 (c) 25 (d) 19
- 2.What comes next? 2, 7, 12, 17, ? (a) 27 (b) 17 (c) 23 (d) 22
- 3.What comes next? 18, 24, 30, 36, ? (a) 42 (b) 36 (c) 48 (d) 43
- 4.What comes next? 5, 10, 20, 40, ? (a) 81 (b) 80 (c) 70 (d) 60
- 5.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 7 times table? (a) 42 (b) 21 (c) 28 (d) 16
- 6.What comes next? 36, 49, 64, 81, ? (a) 102 (b) 98 (c) 100 (d) 101
- 7.What comes next? 11, 13, 15, 17, ? (a) 20 (b) 17 (c) 21 (d) 19
- 8.What comes next? 8, 11, 14, 17, ? (a) 23 (b) 20 (c) 21 (d) 17
- 9.What comes next? 16, 25, 36, 49, ? (a) 62 (b) 64 (c) 65 (d) 66
- 10.What comes next? 9, 16, 25, 36, ? (a) 47 (b) 50 (c) 51 (d) 49
- 11.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 4 times table? (a) 16 (b) 28 (c) 13 (d) 24
- 12.What comes next? 16, 22, 28, 34, ? (a) 34 (b) 40 (c) 41 (d) 46
- 13.What comes next? 2, 4, 8, 16, ? (a) 33 (b) 24 (c) 32 (d) 28
- 14.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 4 times table? (a) 20 (b) 37 (c) 8 (d) 32
- 15.What comes next? 17, 25, 33, 41, ? (a) 50 (b) 57 (c) 49 (d) 41
- 16.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 6 times table? (a) 36 (b) 24 (c) 58 (d) 54
- 17.What comes next? 4, 11, 18, 25, ? (a) 33 (b) 25 (c) 32 (d) 39
- 18.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 8 times table? (a) 24 (b) 40 (c) 48 (d) 76
- 19.What comes next? 3, 6, 12, 24, ? (a) 36 (b) 48 (c) 42 (d) 49
- 20.What comes next? 2, 5, 8, 11, ? (a) 11 (b) 15 (c) 14 (d) 17
- 21.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 8 times table? (a) 62 (b) 16 (c) 32 (d) 40
- 22.What comes next? 3, 11, 19, 27, ? (a) 36 (b) 35 (c) 43 (d) 27
- 23.What comes next? 1, 8, 15, 22, ? (a) 36 (b) 29 (c) 30 (d) 22
- 24.What comes next? 4, 13, 22, 31, ? (a) 41 (b) 31 (c) 49 (d) 40
- 25.What comes next? 4, 9, 16, 25, ? (a) 34 (b) 37 (c) 36 (d) 38
- 26.What comes next? 1, 2, 4, 8, ? (a) 14 (b) 17 (c) 12 (d) 16
- 27.What comes next? 2, 10, 18, 26, ? (a) 35 (b) 26 (c) 42 (d) 34
- 28.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 9 times table? (a) 36 (b) 63 (c) 20 (d) 45
- 29.What comes next? 18, 22, 26, 30, ? (a) 38 (b) 30 (c) 34 (d) 35
- 30.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 9 times table? (a) 81 (b) 61 (c) 63 (d) 36
- 31.What comes next? 4, 6, 8, 10, ? (a) 14 (b) 13 (c) 12 (d) 10
- 32.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 9 times table? (a) 18 (b) 45 (c) 50 (d) 54
- 33.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 5 times table? (a) 20 (b) 15 (c) 47 (d) 10
- 34.What comes next? 6, 14, 22, 30, ? (a) 39 (b) 46 (c) 38 (d) 30
- 35.What comes next? 3, 7, 11, 15, ? (a) 23 (b) 19 (c) 15 (d) 20
- 36.What comes next? 1, 5, 9, 13, ? (a) 21 (b) 17 (c) 13 (d) 18
- 37.What comes next? 25, 36, 49, 64, ? (a) 79 (b) 82 (c) 83 (d) 81
- 38.What comes next? 9, 11, 13, 15, ? (a) 17 (b) 19 (c) 18 (d) 15
- 39.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 8 times table? (a) 28 (b) 40 (c) 24 (d) 48
- 40.What comes next? 5, 10, 15, 20, ? (a) 20 (b) 30 (c) 25 (d) 26
Answer key
- 22
- 22
- 42
- 80
- 16
- 100
- 19
- 20
- 64
- 49
- 13
- 40
- 32
- 37
- 49
- 58
- 32
- 76
- 48
- 14
- 62
- 35
- 29
- 40
- 36
- 16
- 34
- 20
- 34
- 61
- 12
- 50
- 47
- 38
- 19
- 17
- 81
- 17
- 28
- 25
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