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? 11, 13, 15, 17, ? (a) 17 (b) 20 (c) 21 (d) 19
- 2.What comes next? 36, 49, 64, 81, ? (a) 101 (b) 98 (c) 102 (d) 100
- 3.What comes next? 5, 7, 9, 11, ? (a) 13 (b) 14 (c) 15 (d) 11
- 4.What comes next? 1, 4, 9, 16, ? (a) 27 (b) 26 (c) 25 (d) 23
- 5.What comes next? 2, 4, 8, 16, ? (a) 33 (b) 32 (c) 24 (d) 28
- 6.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 3 times table? (a) 10 (b) 15 (c) 9 (d) 24
- 7.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 9 times table? (a) 63 (b) 36 (c) 81 (d) 32
- 8.What comes next? 4, 8, 16, 32, ? (a) 48 (b) 65 (c) 56 (d) 64
- 9.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 4 times table? (a) 8 (b) 12 (c) 15 (d) 16
- 10.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 9 times table? (a) 85 (b) 54 (c) 81 (d) 36
- 11.What comes next? 6, 13, 20, 27, ? (a) 35 (b) 27 (c) 41 (d) 34
- 12.What comes next? 3, 8, 13, 18, ? (a) 28 (b) 18 (c) 23 (d) 24
- 13.What comes next? 16, 25, 36, 49, ? (a) 66 (b) 62 (c) 64 (d) 65
- 14.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 5 times table? (a) 15 (b) 30 (c) 49 (d) 10
- 15.What comes next? 1, 3, 5, 7, ? (a) 9 (b) 10 (c) 7 (d) 11
- 16.What comes next? 5, 13, 21, 29, ? (a) 29 (b) 45 (c) 37 (d) 38
- 17.What comes next? 4, 13, 22, 31, ? (a) 40 (b) 31 (c) 41 (d) 49
- 18.What comes next? 14, 16, 18, 20, ? (a) 20 (b) 23 (c) 24 (d) 22
- 19.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 9 times table? (a) 72 (b) 63 (c) 36 (d) 44
- 20.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 4 times table? (a) 8 (b) 31 (c) 16 (d) 28
- 21.What comes next? 12, 17, 22, 27, ? (a) 27 (b) 37 (c) 32 (d) 33
- 22.What comes next? 5, 10, 20, 40, ? (a) 60 (b) 81 (c) 70 (d) 80
- 23.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 8 times table? (a) 16 (b) 32 (c) 69 (d) 24
- 24.What comes next? 10, 19, 28, 37, ? (a) 47 (b) 46 (c) 55 (d) 37
- 25.What comes next? 18, 21, 24, 27, ? (a) 30 (b) 31 (c) 27 (d) 33
- 26.What comes next? 25, 36, 49, 64, ? (a) 82 (b) 79 (c) 83 (d) 81
- 27.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 8 times table? (a) 64 (b) 20 (c) 40 (d) 24
- 28.What comes next? 14, 22, 30, 38, ? (a) 38 (b) 47 (c) 54 (d) 46
- 29.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 4 times table? (a) 12 (b) 24 (c) 14 (d) 32
- 30.What comes next? 12, 20, 28, 36, ? (a) 36 (b) 45 (c) 44 (d) 52
- 31.What comes next? 1, 2, 4, 8, ? (a) 12 (b) 14 (c) 17 (d) 16
- 32.What comes next? 9, 16, 25, 36, ? (a) 51 (b) 50 (c) 47 (d) 49
- 33.What comes next? 17, 19, 21, 23, ? (a) 27 (b) 26 (c) 23 (d) 25
- 34.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 3 times table? (a) 21 (b) 11 (c) 12 (d) 27
- 35.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 7 times table? (a) 19 (b) 28 (c) 63 (d) 49
- 36.What comes next? 4, 9, 16, 25, ? (a) 34 (b) 38 (c) 37 (d) 36
- 37.What comes next? 3, 6, 12, 24, ? (a) 36 (b) 42 (c) 48 (d) 49
- 38.What comes next? 3, 10, 17, 24, ? (a) 31 (b) 24 (c) 38 (d) 32
- 39.What comes next? 14, 17, 20, 23, ? (a) 23 (b) 26 (c) 27 (d) 29
- 40.What comes next? 20, 29, 38, 47, ? (a) 65 (b) 47 (c) 57 (d) 56
Answer key
- 19
- 100
- 13
- 25
- 32
- 10
- 32
- 64
- 15
- 85
- 34
- 23
- 64
- 49
- 9
- 37
- 40
- 22
- 44
- 31
- 32
- 80
- 69
- 46
- 30
- 81
- 20
- 46
- 14
- 44
- 16
- 49
- 25
- 11
- 19
- 36
- 48
- 31
- 26
- 56
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