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, 5, 7, 9, ? (a) 12 (b) 9 (c) 13 (d) 11
- 2.What comes next? 16, 25, 36, 49, ? (a) 62 (b) 66 (c) 65 (d) 64
- 3.What comes next? 25, 36, 49, 64, ? (a) 81 (b) 83 (c) 79 (d) 82
- 4.What comes next? 1, 7, 13, 19, ? (a) 31 (b) 26 (c) 25 (d) 19
- 5.What comes next? 7, 11, 15, 19, ? (a) 24 (b) 23 (c) 19 (d) 27
- 6.What comes next? 7, 9, 11, 13, ? (a) 17 (b) 16 (c) 13 (d) 15
- 7.What comes next? 2, 10, 18, 26, ? (a) 34 (b) 42 (c) 26 (d) 35
- 8.What comes next? 2, 4, 8, 16, ? (a) 28 (b) 33 (c) 24 (d) 32
- 9.What comes next? 10, 12, 14, 16, ? (a) 19 (b) 18 (c) 16 (d) 20
- 10.What comes next? 1, 2, 4, 8, ? (a) 16 (b) 14 (c) 12 (d) 17
- 11.What comes next? 12, 14, 16, 18, ? (a) 22 (b) 21 (c) 18 (d) 20
- 12.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 5 times table? (a) 20 (b) 45 (c) 17 (d) 30
- 13.What comes next? 4, 8, 16, 32, ? (a) 64 (b) 56 (c) 65 (d) 48
- 14.What comes next? 18, 20, 22, 24, ? (a) 24 (b) 27 (c) 26 (d) 28
- 15.What comes next? 8, 17, 26, 35, ? (a) 45 (b) 44 (c) 53 (d) 35
- 16.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 8 times table? (a) 64 (b) 56 (c) 53 (d) 32
- 17.What comes next? 9, 15, 21, 27, ? (a) 34 (b) 33 (c) 39 (d) 27
- 18.What comes next? 1, 8, 15, 22, ? (a) 22 (b) 36 (c) 30 (d) 29
- 19.What comes next? 3, 6, 12, 24, ? (a) 49 (b) 42 (c) 36 (d) 48
- 20.What comes next? 36, 49, 64, 81, ? (a) 100 (b) 98 (c) 102 (d) 101
- 21.What comes next? 1, 4, 9, 16, ? (a) 23 (b) 26 (c) 25 (d) 27
- 22.What comes next? 5, 7, 9, 11, ? (a) 15 (b) 14 (c) 11 (d) 13
- 23.What comes next? 2, 5, 8, 11, ? (a) 14 (b) 15 (c) 11 (d) 17
- 24.What comes next? 4, 11, 18, 25, ? (a) 33 (b) 39 (c) 25 (d) 32
- 25.What comes next? 5, 12, 19, 26, ? (a) 40 (b) 34 (c) 26 (d) 33
- 26.What comes next? 5, 10, 20, 40, ? (a) 70 (b) 60 (c) 81 (d) 80
- 27.What comes next? 4, 9, 16, 25, ? (a) 37 (b) 38 (c) 34 (d) 36
- 28.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 4 times table? (a) 24 (b) 12 (c) 18 (d) 20
- 29.What comes next? 16, 20, 24, 28, ? (a) 28 (b) 36 (c) 32 (d) 33
- 30.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 6 times table? (a) 18 (b) 42 (c) 36 (d) 16
- 31.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 9 times table? (a) 63 (b) 36 (c) 29 (d) 72
- 32.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 4 times table? (a) 8 (b) 16 (c) 12 (d) 21
- 33.What comes next? 3, 9, 15, 21, ? (a) 28 (b) 27 (c) 33 (d) 21
- 34.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 3 times table? (a) 18 (b) 9 (c) 24 (d) 17
- 35.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 7 times table? (a) 56 (b) 20 (c) 21 (d) 35
- 36.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 6 times table? (a) 45 (b) 42 (c) 36 (d) 24
- 37.What comes next? 9, 16, 25, 36, ? (a) 50 (b) 49 (c) 51 (d) 47
- 38.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 4 times table? (a) 20 (b) 12 (c) 10 (d) 24
- 39.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 7 times table? (a) 56 (b) 21 (c) 42 (d) 15
- 40.What comes next? 19, 24, 29, 34, ? (a) 40 (b) 39 (c) 44 (d) 34
Answer key
- 11
- 64
- 81
- 25
- 23
- 15
- 34
- 32
- 18
- 16
- 20
- 17
- 64
- 26
- 44
- 53
- 33
- 29
- 48
- 100
- 25
- 13
- 14
- 32
- 33
- 80
- 36
- 18
- 32
- 16
- 29
- 21
- 27
- 17
- 20
- 45
- 49
- 10
- 15
- 39
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