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? 5, 13, 21, 29, ? (a) 38 (b) 45 (c) 29 (d) 37
- 2.What comes next? 20, 24, 28, 32, ? (a) 37 (b) 32 (c) 40 (d) 36
- 3.What comes next? 6, 11, 16, 21, ? (a) 21 (b) 27 (c) 31 (d) 26
- 4.What comes next? 36, 49, 64, 81, ? (a) 100 (b) 101 (c) 98 (d) 102
- 5.What comes next? 3, 6, 12, 24, ? (a) 42 (b) 49 (c) 36 (d) 48
- 6.What comes next? 4, 9, 16, 25, ? (a) 36 (b) 37 (c) 38 (d) 34
- 7.What comes next? 8, 11, 14, 17, ? (a) 21 (b) 17 (c) 23 (d) 20
- 8.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 8 times table? (a) 39 (b) 24 (c) 16 (d) 32
- 9.What comes next? 5, 10, 20, 40, ? (a) 70 (b) 60 (c) 81 (d) 80
- 10.What comes next? 16, 25, 36, 49, ? (a) 65 (b) 62 (c) 66 (d) 64
- 11.What comes next? 2, 4, 8, 16, ? (a) 32 (b) 24 (c) 28 (d) 33
- 12.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 7 times table? (a) 42 (b) 21 (c) 35 (d) 16
- 13.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 8 times table? (a) 63 (b) 24 (c) 40 (d) 16
- 14.What comes next? 1, 2, 4, 8, ? (a) 12 (b) 16 (c) 17 (d) 14
- 15.What comes next? 11, 18, 25, 32, ? (a) 32 (b) 39 (c) 40 (d) 46
- 16.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 6 times table? (a) 18 (b) 36 (c) 24 (d) 15
- 17.What comes next? 11, 17, 23, 29, ? (a) 35 (b) 36 (c) 29 (d) 41
- 18.What comes next? 25, 36, 49, 64, ? (a) 79 (b) 83 (c) 82 (d) 81
- 19.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 5 times table? (a) 10 (b) 12 (c) 25 (d) 30
- 20.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 9 times table? (a) 45 (b) 72 (c) 49 (d) 18
- 21.What comes next? 4, 8, 12, 16, ? (a) 16 (b) 21 (c) 24 (d) 20
- 22.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 4 times table? (a) 35 (b) 36 (c) 12 (d) 24
- 23.What comes next? 4, 12, 20, 28, ? (a) 44 (b) 37 (c) 28 (d) 36
- 24.What comes next? 13, 22, 31, 40, ? (a) 49 (b) 58 (c) 50 (d) 40
- 25.What comes next? 7, 15, 23, 31, ? (a) 39 (b) 47 (c) 40 (d) 31
- 26.What comes next? 9, 16, 23, 30, ? (a) 44 (b) 37 (c) 38 (d) 30
- 27.What comes next? 1, 4, 9, 16, ? (a) 23 (b) 25 (c) 27 (d) 26
- 28.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 5 times table? (a) 25 (b) 35 (c) 41 (d) 20
- 29.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 8 times table? (a) 24 (b) 32 (c) 61 (d) 56
- 30.What comes next? 9, 16, 25, 36, ? (a) 47 (b) 50 (c) 51 (d) 49
- 31.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 9 times table? (a) 54 (b) 63 (c) 27 (d) 85
- 32.What comes next? 17, 24, 31, 38, ? (a) 46 (b) 52 (c) 38 (d) 45
- 33.What comes next? 7, 16, 25, 34, ? (a) 43 (b) 34 (c) 52 (d) 44
- 34.What comes next? 4, 7, 10, 13, ? (a) 17 (b) 13 (c) 19 (d) 16
- 35.What comes next? 4, 8, 16, 32, ? (a) 65 (b) 48 (c) 64 (d) 56
- 36.What comes next? 1, 3, 5, 7, ? (a) 7 (b) 9 (c) 10 (d) 11
- 37.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 3 times table? (a) 6 (b) 18 (c) 12 (d) 17
- 38.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 3 times table? (a) 18 (b) 6 (c) 15 (d) 16
- 39.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 8 times table? (a) 32 (b) 40 (c) 71 (d) 16
- 40.What comes next? 12, 16, 20, 24, ? (a) 32 (b) 29 (c) 24 (d) 28
Answer key
- 37
- 36
- 26
- 100
- 48
- 36
- 20
- 39
- 80
- 64
- 32
- 16
- 63
- 16
- 39
- 15
- 35
- 81
- 12
- 49
- 20
- 35
- 36
- 49
- 39
- 37
- 25
- 41
- 61
- 49
- 85
- 45
- 43
- 16
- 64
- 9
- 17
- 16
- 71
- 28
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