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? 2, 9, 16, 23, ? (a) 37 (b) 31 (c) 30 (d) 23
- 2.What comes next? 4, 9, 16, 25, ? (a) 38 (b) 34 (c) 37 (d) 36
- 3.What comes next? 2, 4, 8, 16, ? (a) 28 (b) 33 (c) 32 (d) 24
- 4.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 4 times table? (a) 16 (b) 25 (c) 8 (d) 24
- 5.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 8 times table? (a) 40 (b) 46 (c) 48 (d) 24
- 6.What comes next? 20, 22, 24, 26, ? (a) 30 (b) 26 (c) 28 (d) 29
- 7.What comes next? 1, 2, 4, 8, ? (a) 12 (b) 16 (c) 14 (d) 17
- 8.What comes next? 7, 11, 15, 19, ? (a) 23 (b) 24 (c) 27 (d) 19
- 9.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 3 times table? (a) 26 (b) 15 (c) 12 (d) 24
- 10.What comes next? 18, 23, 28, 33, ? (a) 39 (b) 43 (c) 38 (d) 33
- 11.What comes next? 25, 36, 49, 64, ? (a) 79 (b) 82 (c) 83 (d) 81
- 12.What comes next? 9, 16, 25, 36, ? (a) 51 (b) 49 (c) 47 (d) 50
- 13.What comes next? 10, 13, 16, 19, ? (a) 23 (b) 22 (c) 25 (d) 19
- 14.What comes next? 18, 27, 36, 45, ? (a) 63 (b) 55 (c) 54 (d) 45
- 15.What comes next? 11, 17, 23, 29, ? (a) 41 (b) 35 (c) 29 (d) 36
- 16.What comes next? 5, 11, 17, 23, ? (a) 23 (b) 30 (c) 35 (d) 29
- 17.What comes next? 16, 18, 20, 22, ? (a) 24 (b) 22 (c) 26 (d) 25
- 18.What comes next? 10, 17, 24, 31, ? (a) 45 (b) 38 (c) 39 (d) 31
- 19.What comes next? 3, 7, 11, 15, ? (a) 20 (b) 15 (c) 19 (d) 23
- 20.What comes next? 5, 10, 20, 40, ? (a) 60 (b) 70 (c) 81 (d) 80
- 21.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 7 times table? (a) 21 (b) 62 (c) 28 (d) 35
- 22.What comes next? 16, 25, 36, 49, ? (a) 64 (b) 62 (c) 65 (d) 66
- 23.What comes next? 7, 15, 23, 31, ? (a) 31 (b) 39 (c) 47 (d) 40
- 24.What comes next? 2, 7, 12, 17, ? (a) 27 (b) 23 (c) 22 (d) 17
- 25.What comes next? 5, 12, 19, 26, ? (a) 33 (b) 26 (c) 40 (d) 34
- 26.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 8 times table? (a) 40 (b) 64 (c) 26 (d) 24
- 27.What comes next? 10, 14, 18, 22, ? (a) 30 (b) 27 (c) 22 (d) 26
- 28.What comes next? 11, 15, 19, 23, ? (a) 31 (b) 27 (c) 28 (d) 23
- 29.What comes next? 13, 19, 25, 31, ? (a) 43 (b) 31 (c) 38 (d) 37
- 30.What comes next? 1, 4, 9, 16, ? (a) 27 (b) 25 (c) 23 (d) 26
- 31.What comes next? 6, 14, 22, 30, ? (a) 39 (b) 30 (c) 46 (d) 38
- 32.What comes next? 3, 6, 12, 24, ? (a) 48 (b) 36 (c) 49 (d) 42
- 33.What comes next? 4, 8, 16, 32, ? (a) 56 (b) 64 (c) 65 (d) 48
- 34.What comes next? 16, 20, 24, 28, ? (a) 36 (b) 32 (c) 28 (d) 33
- 35.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 3 times table? (a) 25 (b) 21 (c) 15 (d) 12
- 36.What comes next? 11, 19, 27, 35, ? (a) 43 (b) 35 (c) 51 (d) 44
- 37.What comes next? 7, 10, 13, 16, ? (a) 19 (b) 16 (c) 22 (d) 20
- 38.What comes next? 17, 24, 31, 38, ? (a) 45 (b) 38 (c) 52 (d) 46
- 39.What comes next? 9, 14, 19, 24, ? (a) 29 (b) 30 (c) 24 (d) 34
- 40.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 4 times table? (a) 29 (b) 32 (c) 28 (d) 16
Answer key
- 30
- 36
- 32
- 25
- 46
- 28
- 16
- 23
- 26
- 38
- 81
- 49
- 22
- 54
- 35
- 29
- 24
- 38
- 19
- 80
- 62
- 64
- 39
- 22
- 33
- 26
- 26
- 27
- 37
- 25
- 38
- 48
- 64
- 32
- 25
- 43
- 19
- 45
- 29
- 29
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