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? 12, 15, 18, 21, ? (a) 27 (b) 24 (c) 21 (d) 25
- 2.What comes next? 4, 8, 16, 32, ? (a) 48 (b) 56 (c) 64 (d) 65
- 3.What comes next? 8, 11, 14, 17, ? (a) 23 (b) 21 (c) 20 (d) 17
- 4.What comes next? 10, 18, 26, 34, ? (a) 42 (b) 34 (c) 43 (d) 50
- 5.What comes next? 25, 36, 49, 64, ? (a) 82 (b) 83 (c) 79 (d) 81
- 6.What comes next? 36, 49, 64, 81, ? (a) 98 (b) 100 (c) 101 (d) 102
- 7.What comes next? 1, 2, 4, 8, ? (a) 14 (b) 17 (c) 12 (d) 16
- 8.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 4 times table? (a) 16 (b) 17 (c) 28 (d) 12
- 9.What comes next? 2, 4, 8, 16, ? (a) 24 (b) 33 (c) 28 (d) 32
- 10.What comes next? 1, 4, 9, 16, ? (a) 23 (b) 27 (c) 25 (d) 26
- 11.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 9 times table? (a) 28 (b) 27 (c) 36 (d) 18
- 12.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 9 times table? (a) 81 (b) 51 (c) 36 (d) 63
- 13.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 7 times table? (a) 36 (b) 21 (c) 49 (d) 28
- 14.What comes next? 4, 9, 16, 25, ? (a) 34 (b) 36 (c) 38 (d) 37
- 15.What comes next? 3, 6, 12, 24, ? (a) 49 (b) 42 (c) 48 (d) 36
- 16.What comes next? 16, 25, 36, 49, ? (a) 62 (b) 66 (c) 64 (d) 65
- 17.What comes next? 9, 16, 25, 36, ? (a) 49 (b) 47 (c) 51 (d) 50
- 18.What comes next? 16, 21, 26, 31, ? (a) 37 (b) 31 (c) 36 (d) 41
- 19.What comes next? 4, 6, 8, 10, ? (a) 12 (b) 10 (c) 14 (d) 13
- 20.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 3 times table? (a) 7 (b) 12 (c) 9 (d) 6
- 21.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 5 times table? (a) 20 (b) 15 (c) 30 (d) 13
- 22.What comes next? 17, 19, 21, 23, ? (a) 26 (b) 27 (c) 25 (d) 23
- 23.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 3 times table? (a) 9 (b) 15 (c) 25 (d) 12
- 24.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 3 times table? (a) 12 (b) 24 (c) 18 (d) 28
- 25.What comes next? 4, 7, 10, 13, ? (a) 19 (b) 13 (c) 16 (d) 17
- 26.What comes next? 12, 18, 24, 30, ? (a) 36 (b) 30 (c) 37 (d) 42
- 27.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 8 times table? (a) 16 (b) 56 (c) 40 (d) 36
- 28.What comes next? 19, 25, 31, 37, ? (a) 43 (b) 44 (c) 37 (d) 49
- 29.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 4 times table? (a) 19 (b) 12 (c) 8 (d) 24
- 30.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 7 times table? (a) 35 (b) 59 (c) 42 (d) 14
- 31.What comes next? 6, 10, 14, 18, ? (a) 23 (b) 18 (c) 22 (d) 26
- 32.What comes next? 19, 22, 25, 28, ? (a) 31 (b) 28 (c) 32 (d) 34
- 33.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 9 times table? (a) 36 (b) 63 (c) 58 (d) 54
- 34.What comes next? 16, 24, 32, 40, ? (a) 56 (b) 49 (c) 40 (d) 48
- 35.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 3 times table? (a) 6 (b) 9 (c) 29 (d) 18
- 36.What comes next? 2, 4, 6, 8, ? (a) 11 (b) 8 (c) 10 (d) 12
- 37.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 3 times table? (a) 21 (b) 12 (c) 9 (d) 16
- 38.What comes next? 6, 8, 10, 12, ? (a) 15 (b) 14 (c) 16 (d) 12
- 39.What comes next? 20, 26, 32, 38, ? (a) 38 (b) 50 (c) 45 (d) 44
- 40.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 8 times table? (a) 32 (b) 24 (c) 37 (d) 16
Answer key
- 24
- 64
- 20
- 42
- 81
- 100
- 16
- 17
- 32
- 25
- 28
- 51
- 36
- 36
- 48
- 64
- 49
- 36
- 12
- 7
- 13
- 25
- 25
- 28
- 16
- 36
- 36
- 43
- 19
- 59
- 22
- 31
- 58
- 48
- 29
- 10
- 16
- 14
- 44
- 37
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