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) 36 (b) 49 (c) 42 (d) 48
- 2.What comes next? 5, 10, 20, 40, ? (a) 60 (b) 70 (c) 81 (d) 80
- 3.What comes next? 1, 2, 4, 8, ? (a) 16 (b) 12 (c) 17 (d) 14
- 4.What comes next? 1, 7, 13, 19, ? (a) 31 (b) 26 (c) 19 (d) 25
- 5.What comes next? 8, 14, 20, 26, ? (a) 38 (b) 33 (c) 26 (d) 32
- 6.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 9 times table? (a) 23 (b) 36 (c) 27 (d) 45
- 7.What comes next? 20, 22, 24, 26, ? (a) 30 (b) 26 (c) 29 (d) 28
- 8.What comes next? 5, 10, 15, 20, ? (a) 20 (b) 26 (c) 30 (d) 25
- 9.What comes next? 1, 4, 9, 16, ? (a) 27 (b) 25 (c) 26 (d) 23
- 10.What comes next? 4, 9, 16, 25, ? (a) 34 (b) 38 (c) 36 (d) 37
- 11.What comes next? 16, 25, 36, 49, ? (a) 62 (b) 66 (c) 64 (d) 65
- 12.What comes next? 2, 4, 8, 16, ? (a) 24 (b) 33 (c) 32 (d) 28
- 13.What comes next? 15, 18, 21, 24, ? (a) 30 (b) 28 (c) 24 (d) 27
- 14.What comes next? 18, 22, 26, 30, ? (a) 38 (b) 34 (c) 30 (d) 35
- 15.What comes next? 12, 19, 26, 33, ? (a) 47 (b) 33 (c) 41 (d) 40
- 16.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 8 times table? (a) 16 (b) 32 (c) 50 (d) 56
- 17.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 8 times table? (a) 48 (b) 56 (c) 32 (d) 44
- 18.What comes next? 19, 24, 29, 34, ? (a) 40 (b) 34 (c) 39 (d) 44
- 19.What comes next? 9, 16, 25, 36, ? (a) 50 (b) 49 (c) 51 (d) 47
- 20.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 4 times table? (a) 8 (b) 11 (c) 20 (d) 16
- 21.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 4 times table? (a) 25 (b) 12 (c) 28 (d) 16
- 22.What comes next? 36, 49, 64, 81, ? (a) 101 (b) 98 (c) 102 (d) 100
- 23.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 6 times table? (a) 24 (b) 42 (c) 30 (d) 35
- 24.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 3 times table? (a) 11 (b) 24 (c) 18 (d) 9
- 25.What comes next? 13, 16, 19, 22, ? (a) 26 (b) 28 (c) 25 (d) 22
- 26.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 5 times table? (a) 30 (b) 25 (c) 10 (d) 36
- 27.What comes next? 1, 5, 9, 13, ? (a) 18 (b) 13 (c) 17 (d) 21
- 28.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 7 times table? (a) 42 (b) 28 (c) 49 (d) 18
- 29.What comes next? 8, 15, 22, 29, ? (a) 37 (b) 43 (c) 29 (d) 36
- 30.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 9 times table? (a) 63 (b) 77 (c) 45 (d) 27
- 31.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 4 times table? (a) 12 (b) 20 (c) 28 (d) 31
- 32.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 5 times table? (a) 19 (b) 30 (c) 20 (d) 40
- 33.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 8 times table? (a) 24 (b) 30 (c) 48 (d) 16
- 34.What comes next? 7, 14, 21, 28, ? (a) 35 (b) 36 (c) 42 (d) 28
- 35.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 9 times table? (a) 54 (b) 72 (c) 27 (d) 35
- 36.What comes next? 2, 9, 16, 23, ? (a) 30 (b) 37 (c) 23 (d) 31
- 37.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 5 times table? (a) 30 (b) 15 (c) 18 (d) 25
- 38.What comes next? 4, 9, 14, 19, ? (a) 25 (b) 19 (c) 29 (d) 24
- 39.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 4 times table? (a) 16 (b) 32 (c) 28 (d) 10
- 40.What comes next? 7, 12, 17, 22, ? (a) 27 (b) 22 (c) 28 (d) 32
Answer key
- 48
- 80
- 16
- 25
- 32
- 23
- 28
- 25
- 25
- 36
- 64
- 32
- 27
- 34
- 40
- 50
- 44
- 39
- 49
- 11
- 25
- 100
- 35
- 11
- 25
- 36
- 17
- 18
- 36
- 77
- 31
- 19
- 30
- 35
- 35
- 30
- 18
- 24
- 10
- 27
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