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? 3, 6, 12, 24, ? (a) 42 (b) 36 (c) 48 (d) 49
- 2.What comes next? 25, 36, 49, 64, ? (a) 79 (b) 81 (c) 83 (d) 82
- 3.What comes next? 16, 25, 36, 49, ? (a) 65 (b) 66 (c) 64 (d) 62
- 4.What comes next? 1, 2, 4, 8, ? (a) 12 (b) 17 (c) 14 (d) 16
- 5.What comes next? 5, 10, 20, 40, ? (a) 60 (b) 80 (c) 70 (d) 81
- 6.What comes next? 4, 13, 22, 31, ? (a) 41 (b) 40 (c) 49 (d) 31
- 7.What comes next? 4, 8, 16, 32, ? (a) 64 (b) 65 (c) 56 (d) 48
- 8.What comes next? 17, 20, 23, 26, ? (a) 30 (b) 29 (c) 26 (d) 32
- 9.What comes next? 36, 49, 64, 81, ? (a) 100 (b) 98 (c) 101 (d) 102
- 10.What comes next? 14, 22, 30, 38, ? (a) 54 (b) 46 (c) 38 (d) 47
- 11.What comes next? 2, 11, 20, 29, ? (a) 29 (b) 47 (c) 38 (d) 39
- 12.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 3 times table? (a) 12 (b) 24 (c) 14 (d) 18
- 13.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 7 times table? (a) 35 (b) 21 (c) 46 (d) 28
- 14.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 7 times table? (a) 28 (b) 42 (c) 33 (d) 14
- 15.What comes next? 8, 17, 26, 35, ? (a) 45 (b) 53 (c) 35 (d) 44
- 16.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 5 times table? (a) 35 (b) 44 (c) 25 (d) 10
- 17.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 5 times table? (a) 30 (b) 48 (c) 40 (d) 15
- 18.What comes next? 13, 20, 27, 34, ? (a) 34 (b) 41 (c) 42 (d) 48
- 19.What comes next? 6, 14, 22, 30, ? (a) 46 (b) 39 (c) 38 (d) 30
- 20.What comes next? 15, 18, 21, 24, ? (a) 27 (b) 30 (c) 28 (d) 24
- 21.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 5 times table? (a) 10 (b) 20 (c) 35 (d) 24
- 22.What comes next? 4, 9, 16, 25, ? (a) 34 (b) 36 (c) 38 (d) 37
- 23.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 5 times table? (a) 45 (b) 20 (c) 16 (d) 30
- 24.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 4 times table? (a) 28 (b) 12 (c) 16 (d) 29
- 25.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 6 times table? (a) 18 (b) 31 (c) 12 (d) 36
- 26.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 4 times table? (a) 20 (b) 17 (c) 8 (d) 28
- 27.What comes next? 11, 15, 19, 23, ? (a) 23 (b) 31 (c) 28 (d) 27
- 28.What comes next? 13, 17, 21, 25, ? (a) 33 (b) 30 (c) 25 (d) 29
- 29.What comes next? 16, 21, 26, 31, ? (a) 37 (b) 41 (c) 36 (d) 31
- 30.What comes next? 11, 13, 15, 17, ? (a) 19 (b) 20 (c) 21 (d) 17
- 31.What comes next? 10, 19, 28, 37, ? (a) 46 (b) 47 (c) 37 (d) 55
- 32.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 8 times table? (a) 40 (b) 24 (c) 16 (d) 42
- 33.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 8 times table? (a) 73 (b) 24 (c) 64 (d) 40
- 34.What comes next? 9, 16, 25, 36, ? (a) 51 (b) 47 (c) 49 (d) 50
- 35.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 5 times table? (a) 20 (b) 35 (c) 15 (d) 17
- 36.What comes next? 1, 5, 9, 13, ? (a) 13 (b) 18 (c) 17 (d) 21
- 37.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 5 times table? (a) 39 (b) 25 (c) 40 (d) 20
- 38.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 6 times table? (a) 18 (b) 36 (c) 49 (d) 30
- 39.What comes next? 18, 23, 28, 33, ? (a) 33 (b) 39 (c) 38 (d) 43
- 40.What comes next? 7, 16, 25, 34, ? (a) 44 (b) 34 (c) 52 (d) 43
Answer key
- 48
- 81
- 64
- 16
- 80
- 40
- 64
- 29
- 100
- 46
- 38
- 14
- 46
- 33
- 44
- 44
- 48
- 41
- 38
- 27
- 24
- 36
- 16
- 29
- 31
- 17
- 27
- 29
- 36
- 19
- 46
- 42
- 73
- 49
- 17
- 17
- 39
- 49
- 38
- 43
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