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? 7, 9, 11, 13, ? (a) 17 (b) 15 (c) 13 (d) 16
- 2.What comes next? 3, 11, 19, 27, ? (a) 36 (b) 43 (c) 35 (d) 27
- 3.What comes next? 3, 6, 12, 24, ? (a) 48 (b) 49 (c) 42 (d) 36
- 4.What comes next? 15, 17, 19, 21, ? (a) 25 (b) 23 (c) 24 (d) 21
- 5.What comes next? 5, 8, 11, 14, ? (a) 14 (b) 18 (c) 17 (d) 20
- 6.What comes next? 3, 8, 13, 18, ? (a) 23 (b) 28 (c) 18 (d) 24
- 7.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 6 times table? (a) 36 (b) 12 (c) 31 (d) 30
- 8.What comes next? 17, 23, 29, 35, ? (a) 41 (b) 42 (c) 35 (d) 47
- 9.What comes next? 14, 19, 24, 29, ? (a) 35 (b) 29 (c) 34 (d) 39
- 10.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 9 times table? (a) 36 (b) 89 (c) 63 (d) 72
- 11.What comes next? 25, 36, 49, 64, ? (a) 79 (b) 83 (c) 82 (d) 81
- 12.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 8 times table? (a) 16 (b) 32 (c) 48 (d) 19
- 13.What comes next? 2, 6, 10, 14, ? (a) 18 (b) 22 (c) 19 (d) 14
- 14.What comes next? 10, 15, 20, 25, ? (a) 25 (b) 31 (c) 35 (d) 30
- 15.What comes next? 20, 27, 34, 41, ? (a) 41 (b) 55 (c) 49 (d) 48
- 16.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 5 times table? (a) 20 (b) 35 (c) 15 (d) 29
- 17.What comes next? 5, 13, 21, 29, ? (a) 38 (b) 29 (c) 37 (d) 45
- 18.What comes next? 4, 9, 16, 25, ? (a) 38 (b) 34 (c) 36 (d) 37
- 19.What comes next? 17, 25, 33, 41, ? (a) 50 (b) 41 (c) 57 (d) 49
- 20.What comes next? 4, 8, 16, 32, ? (a) 56 (b) 64 (c) 65 (d) 48
- 21.What comes next? 19, 26, 33, 40, ? (a) 54 (b) 47 (c) 40 (d) 48
- 22.What comes next? 16, 25, 36, 49, ? (a) 64 (b) 65 (c) 62 (d) 66
- 23.What comes next? 36, 49, 64, 81, ? (a) 101 (b) 102 (c) 100 (d) 98
- 24.What comes next? 9, 16, 25, 36, ? (a) 49 (b) 50 (c) 51 (d) 47
- 25.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 4 times table? (a) 16 (b) 24 (c) 15 (d) 36
- 26.What comes next? 8, 13, 18, 23, ? (a) 33 (b) 29 (c) 23 (d) 28
- 27.What comes next? 1, 2, 4, 8, ? (a) 14 (b) 12 (c) 17 (d) 16
- 28.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 4 times table? (a) 12 (b) 8 (c) 24 (d) 11
- 29.What comes next? 10, 16, 22, 28, ? (a) 40 (b) 35 (c) 34 (d) 28
- 30.What comes next? 1, 4, 9, 16, ? (a) 27 (b) 26 (c) 23 (d) 25
- 31.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 3 times table? (a) 12 (b) 9 (c) 26 (d) 18
- 32.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 4 times table? (a) 16 (b) 32 (c) 35 (d) 28
- 33.What comes next? 4, 7, 10, 13, ? (a) 13 (b) 17 (c) 19 (d) 16
- 34.What comes next? 9, 12, 15, 18, ? (a) 24 (b) 21 (c) 18 (d) 22
- 35.What comes next? 5, 10, 20, 40, ? (a) 80 (b) 81 (c) 70 (d) 60
- 36.What comes next? 17, 22, 27, 32, ? (a) 37 (b) 42 (c) 38 (d) 32
- 37.What comes next? 19, 22, 25, 28, ? (a) 34 (b) 31 (c) 28 (d) 32
- 38.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 9 times table? (a) 27 (b) 54 (c) 34 (d) 45
- 39.What comes next? 3, 6, 9, 12, ? (a) 15 (b) 16 (c) 18 (d) 12
- 40.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 3 times table? (a) 12 (b) 24 (c) 17 (d) 21
Answer key
- 15
- 35
- 48
- 23
- 17
- 23
- 31
- 41
- 34
- 89
- 81
- 19
- 18
- 30
- 48
- 29
- 37
- 36
- 49
- 64
- 47
- 64
- 100
- 49
- 15
- 28
- 16
- 11
- 34
- 25
- 26
- 35
- 16
- 21
- 80
- 37
- 31
- 34
- 15
- 17
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