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? 4, 8, 16, 32, ? (a) 64 (b) 65 (c) 48 (d) 56
- 2.What comes next? 5, 10, 20, 40, ? (a) 60 (b) 81 (c) 80 (d) 70
- 3.What comes next? 16, 25, 36, 49, ? (a) 62 (b) 66 (c) 65 (d) 64
- 4.What comes next? 9, 16, 25, 36, ? (a) 47 (b) 50 (c) 49 (d) 51
- 5.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 8 times table? (a) 48 (b) 72 (c) 79 (d) 32
- 6.What comes next? 3, 6, 12, 24, ? (a) 49 (b) 48 (c) 36 (d) 42
- 7.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 6 times table? (a) 30 (b) 12 (c) 24 (d) 27
- 8.What comes next? 19, 22, 25, 28, ? (a) 28 (b) 34 (c) 31 (d) 32
- 9.What comes next? 1, 4, 9, 16, ? (a) 23 (b) 25 (c) 26 (d) 27
- 10.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 4 times table? (a) 8 (b) 20 (c) 28 (d) 21
- 11.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 6 times table? (a) 12 (b) 15 (c) 24 (d) 30
- 12.What comes next? 9, 15, 21, 27, ? (a) 39 (b) 27 (c) 33 (d) 34
- 13.What comes next? 1, 2, 4, 8, ? (a) 12 (b) 16 (c) 17 (d) 14
- 14.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 9 times table? (a) 88 (b) 54 (c) 63 (d) 36
- 15.What comes next? 3, 6, 9, 12, ? (a) 18 (b) 12 (c) 16 (d) 15
- 16.What comes next? 36, 49, 64, 81, ? (a) 100 (b) 101 (c) 102 (d) 98
- 17.What comes next? 16, 25, 34, 43, ? (a) 61 (b) 52 (c) 53 (d) 43
- 18.What comes next? 8, 10, 12, 14, ? (a) 16 (b) 18 (c) 14 (d) 17
- 19.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 3 times table? (a) 28 (b) 15 (c) 9 (d) 18
- 20.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 9 times table? (a) 27 (b) 36 (c) 66 (d) 18
- 21.What comes next? 20, 24, 28, 32, ? (a) 32 (b) 37 (c) 36 (d) 40
- 22.What comes next? 17, 22, 27, 32, ? (a) 37 (b) 42 (c) 38 (d) 32
- 23.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 3 times table? (a) 6 (b) 19 (c) 18 (d) 9
- 24.What comes next? 6, 12, 18, 24, ? (a) 31 (b) 36 (c) 30 (d) 24
- 25.What comes next? 12, 16, 20, 24, ? (a) 32 (b) 29 (c) 28 (d) 24
- 26.What comes next? 17, 20, 23, 26, ? (a) 29 (b) 26 (c) 30 (d) 32
- 27.What comes next? 16, 20, 24, 28, ? (a) 33 (b) 36 (c) 32 (d) 28
- 28.What comes next? 6, 11, 16, 21, ? (a) 27 (b) 21 (c) 31 (d) 26
- 29.What comes next? 13, 22, 31, 40, ? (a) 49 (b) 58 (c) 50 (d) 40
- 30.What comes next? 7, 16, 25, 34, ? (a) 34 (b) 52 (c) 43 (d) 44
- 31.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 6 times table? (a) 12 (b) 24 (c) 18 (d) 35
- 32.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 5 times table? (a) 35 (b) 25 (c) 23 (d) 20
- 33.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 8 times table? (a) 32 (b) 61 (c) 48 (d) 64
- 34.What comes next? 2, 4, 8, 16, ? (a) 28 (b) 24 (c) 32 (d) 33
- 35.What comes next? 14, 19, 24, 29, ? (a) 35 (b) 34 (c) 39 (d) 29
- 36.What comes next? 4, 9, 16, 25, ? (a) 38 (b) 36 (c) 34 (d) 37
- 37.What comes next? 11, 17, 23, 29, ? (a) 29 (b) 36 (c) 35 (d) 41
- 38.What comes next? 12, 15, 18, 21, ? (a) 27 (b) 25 (c) 24 (d) 21
- 39.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 6 times table? (a) 30 (b) 48 (c) 59 (d) 12
- 40.What comes next? 13, 20, 27, 34, ? (a) 48 (b) 42 (c) 41 (d) 34
Answer key
- 64
- 80
- 64
- 49
- 79
- 48
- 27
- 31
- 25
- 21
- 15
- 33
- 16
- 88
- 15
- 100
- 52
- 16
- 28
- 66
- 36
- 37
- 19
- 30
- 28
- 29
- 32
- 26
- 49
- 43
- 35
- 23
- 61
- 32
- 34
- 36
- 35
- 24
- 59
- 41
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