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? 8, 16, 24, 32, ? (a) 32 (b) 41 (c) 40 (d) 48
- 2.What comes next? 2, 4, 8, 16, ? (a) 33 (b) 28 (c) 32 (d) 24
- 3.What comes next? 1, 7, 13, 19, ? (a) 25 (b) 26 (c) 19 (d) 31
- 4.What comes next? 18, 24, 30, 36, ? (a) 36 (b) 43 (c) 48 (d) 42
- 5.What comes next? 4, 9, 16, 25, ? (a) 38 (b) 36 (c) 37 (d) 34
- 6.What comes next? 36, 49, 64, 81, ? (a) 102 (b) 101 (c) 98 (d) 100
- 7.What comes next? 25, 36, 49, 64, ? (a) 82 (b) 81 (c) 83 (d) 79
- 8.What comes next? 7, 11, 15, 19, ? (a) 19 (b) 24 (c) 23 (d) 27
- 9.What comes next? 1, 4, 9, 16, ? (a) 23 (b) 27 (c) 25 (d) 26
- 10.What comes next? 1, 10, 19, 28, ? (a) 38 (b) 46 (c) 28 (d) 37
- 11.What comes next? 6, 12, 18, 24, ? (a) 30 (b) 36 (c) 31 (d) 24
- 12.What comes next? 9, 11, 13, 15, ? (a) 18 (b) 17 (c) 15 (d) 19
- 13.What comes next? 5, 10, 15, 20, ? (a) 20 (b) 30 (c) 25 (d) 26
- 14.What comes next? 16, 25, 36, 49, ? (a) 64 (b) 66 (c) 62 (d) 65
- 15.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 8 times table? (a) 41 (b) 32 (c) 56 (d) 72
- 16.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 5 times table? (a) 20 (b) 17 (c) 15 (d) 35
- 17.What comes next? 9, 16, 25, 36, ? (a) 51 (b) 47 (c) 50 (d) 49
- 18.What comes next? 3, 6, 12, 24, ? (a) 48 (b) 36 (c) 42 (d) 49
- 19.What comes next? 16, 18, 20, 22, ? (a) 24 (b) 25 (c) 26 (d) 22
- 20.What comes next? 5, 8, 11, 14, ? (a) 17 (b) 18 (c) 14 (d) 20
- 21.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 8 times table? (a) 16 (b) 32 (c) 24 (d) 23
- 22.What comes next? 12, 17, 22, 27, ? (a) 27 (b) 33 (c) 32 (d) 37
- 23.What comes next? 1, 2, 4, 8, ? (a) 16 (b) 12 (c) 17 (d) 14
- 24.What comes next? 17, 20, 23, 26, ? (a) 26 (b) 32 (c) 30 (d) 29
- 25.What comes next? 1, 4, 7, 10, ? (a) 10 (b) 13 (c) 14 (d) 16
- 26.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 4 times table? (a) 20 (b) 37 (c) 24 (d) 8
- 27.What comes next? 19, 26, 33, 40, ? (a) 48 (b) 54 (c) 47 (d) 40
- 28.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 6 times table? (a) 24 (b) 56 (c) 30 (d) 42
- 29.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 3 times table? (a) 15 (b) 26 (c) 18 (d) 12
- 30.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 4 times table? (a) 13 (b) 24 (c) 20 (d) 16
- 31.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 7 times table? (a) 28 (b) 21 (c) 49 (d) 36
- 32.What comes next? 8, 12, 16, 20, ? (a) 25 (b) 20 (c) 28 (d) 24
- 33.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 4 times table? (a) 8 (b) 29 (c) 16 (d) 12
- 34.What comes next? 5, 10, 20, 40, ? (a) 60 (b) 80 (c) 70 (d) 81
- 35.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 6 times table? (a) 33 (b) 48 (c) 30 (d) 24
- 36.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 9 times table? (a) 72 (b) 54 (c) 27 (d) 20
- 37.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 7 times table? (a) 42 (b) 14 (c) 18 (d) 21
- 38.What comes next? 13, 22, 31, 40, ? (a) 40 (b) 58 (c) 50 (d) 49
- 39.What comes next? 20, 28, 36, 44, ? (a) 53 (b) 60 (c) 44 (d) 52
- 40.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 3 times table? (a) 14 (b) 24 (c) 21 (d) 12
Answer key
- 40
- 32
- 25
- 42
- 36
- 100
- 81
- 23
- 25
- 37
- 30
- 17
- 25
- 64
- 41
- 17
- 49
- 48
- 24
- 17
- 23
- 32
- 16
- 29
- 13
- 37
- 47
- 56
- 26
- 13
- 36
- 24
- 29
- 80
- 33
- 20
- 18
- 49
- 52
- 14
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