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, 12, 19, 26, ? (a) 34 (b) 40 (c) 26 (d) 33
- 2.What comes next? 13, 19, 25, 31, ? (a) 38 (b) 37 (c) 43 (d) 31
- 3.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 6 times table? (a) 60 (b) 24 (c) 57 (d) 42
- 4.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 8 times table? (a) 32 (b) 18 (c) 24 (d) 48
- 5.What comes next? 11, 18, 25, 32, ? (a) 46 (b) 39 (c) 40 (d) 32
- 6.What comes next? 19, 24, 29, 34, ? (a) 39 (b) 34 (c) 44 (d) 40
- 7.What comes next? 5, 10, 20, 40, ? (a) 60 (b) 81 (c) 70 (d) 80
- 8.What comes next? 13, 15, 17, 19, ? (a) 21 (b) 23 (c) 22 (d) 19
- 9.What comes next? 1, 4, 9, 16, ? (a) 25 (b) 27 (c) 26 (d) 23
- 10.What comes next? 1, 2, 4, 8, ? (a) 17 (b) 12 (c) 16 (d) 14
- 11.What comes next? 2, 5, 8, 11, ? (a) 15 (b) 11 (c) 14 (d) 17
- 12.What comes next? 1, 9, 17, 25, ? (a) 33 (b) 34 (c) 25 (d) 41
- 13.What comes next? 25, 36, 49, 64, ? (a) 83 (b) 82 (c) 81 (d) 79
- 14.What comes next? 4, 8, 12, 16, ? (a) 20 (b) 24 (c) 21 (d) 16
- 15.What comes next? 6, 9, 12, 15, ? (a) 18 (b) 21 (c) 19 (d) 15
- 16.What comes next? 12, 19, 26, 33, ? (a) 41 (b) 40 (c) 47 (d) 33
- 17.What comes next? 14, 20, 26, 32, ? (a) 32 (b) 38 (c) 44 (d) 39
- 18.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 3 times table? (a) 8 (b) 6 (c) 18 (d) 15
- 19.What comes next? 4, 8, 16, 32, ? (a) 48 (b) 65 (c) 64 (d) 56
- 20.What comes next? 2, 4, 8, 16, ? (a) 28 (b) 24 (c) 33 (d) 32
- 21.What comes next? 9, 14, 19, 24, ? (a) 30 (b) 24 (c) 29 (d) 34
- 22.What comes next? 19, 21, 23, 25, ? (a) 27 (b) 25 (c) 29 (d) 28
- 23.What comes next? 5, 8, 11, 14, ? (a) 17 (b) 14 (c) 18 (d) 20
- 24.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 4 times table? (a) 12 (b) 16 (c) 23 (d) 20
- 25.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 4 times table? (a) 31 (b) 8 (c) 20 (d) 24
- 26.What comes next? 12, 14, 16, 18, ? (a) 22 (b) 18 (c) 20 (d) 21
- 27.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 6 times table? (a) 18 (b) 30 (c) 24 (d) 43
- 28.What comes next? 16, 23, 30, 37, ? (a) 45 (b) 37 (c) 51 (d) 44
- 29.What comes next? 7, 11, 15, 19, ? (a) 23 (b) 19 (c) 24 (d) 27
- 30.What comes next? 20, 22, 24, 26, ? (a) 26 (b) 30 (c) 28 (d) 29
- 31.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 5 times table? (a) 40 (b) 20 (c) 41 (d) 30
- 32.What comes next? 20, 25, 30, 35, ? (a) 41 (b) 40 (c) 35 (d) 45
- 33.What comes next? 4, 9, 16, 25, ? (a) 36 (b) 38 (c) 37 (d) 34
- 34.What comes next? 5, 11, 17, 23, ? (a) 23 (b) 30 (c) 35 (d) 29
- 35.What comes next? 1, 5, 9, 13, ? (a) 17 (b) 18 (c) 13 (d) 21
- 36.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 5 times table? (a) 20 (b) 30 (c) 45 (d) 28
- 37.What comes next? 9, 16, 25, 36, ? (a) 49 (b) 47 (c) 50 (d) 51
- 38.What comes next? 3, 6, 12, 24, ? (a) 36 (b) 48 (c) 42 (d) 49
- 39.What comes next? 10, 15, 20, 25, ? (a) 30 (b) 25 (c) 31 (d) 35
- 40.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 7 times table? (a) 28 (b) 51 (c) 21 (d) 42
Answer key
- 33
- 37
- 57
- 18
- 39
- 39
- 80
- 21
- 25
- 16
- 14
- 33
- 81
- 20
- 18
- 40
- 38
- 8
- 64
- 32
- 29
- 27
- 17
- 23
- 31
- 20
- 43
- 44
- 23
- 28
- 41
- 40
- 36
- 29
- 17
- 28
- 49
- 48
- 30
- 51
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