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? 16, 25, 36, 49, ? (a) 62 (b) 65 (c) 64 (d) 66
- 2.What comes next? 14, 16, 18, 20, ? (a) 24 (b) 22 (c) 23 (d) 20
- 3.What comes next? 3, 5, 7, 9, ? (a) 12 (b) 13 (c) 11 (d) 9
- 4.What comes next? 1, 2, 4, 8, ? (a) 14 (b) 12 (c) 16 (d) 17
- 5.What comes next? 9, 16, 25, 36, ? (a) 51 (b) 47 (c) 50 (d) 49
- 6.What comes next? 5, 14, 23, 32, ? (a) 50 (b) 42 (c) 32 (d) 41
- 7.What comes next? 3, 8, 13, 18, ? (a) 23 (b) 18 (c) 24 (d) 28
- 8.What comes next? 7, 10, 13, 16, ? (a) 16 (b) 20 (c) 22 (d) 19
- 9.What comes next? 17, 23, 29, 35, ? (a) 47 (b) 41 (c) 35 (d) 42
- 10.What comes next? 16, 18, 20, 22, ? (a) 22 (b) 25 (c) 24 (d) 26
- 11.What comes next? 4, 8, 16, 32, ? (a) 48 (b) 56 (c) 65 (d) 64
- 12.What comes next? 19, 22, 25, 28, ? (a) 32 (b) 31 (c) 28 (d) 34
- 13.What comes next? 8, 15, 22, 29, ? (a) 37 (b) 36 (c) 29 (d) 43
- 14.What comes next? 2, 11, 20, 29, ? (a) 47 (b) 39 (c) 29 (d) 38
- 15.What comes next? 6, 9, 12, 15, ? (a) 15 (b) 19 (c) 18 (d) 21
- 16.What comes next? 5, 10, 20, 40, ? (a) 81 (b) 80 (c) 60 (d) 70
- 17.What comes next? 20, 25, 30, 35, ? (a) 40 (b) 35 (c) 45 (d) 41
- 18.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 5 times table? (a) 20 (b) 10 (c) 26 (d) 15
- 19.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 4 times table? (a) 24 (b) 29 (c) 16 (d) 8
- 20.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 7 times table? (a) 28 (b) 24 (c) 49 (d) 42
- 21.What comes next? 2, 4, 8, 16, ? (a) 32 (b) 28 (c) 33 (d) 24
- 22.What comes next? 1, 9, 17, 25, ? (a) 41 (b) 33 (c) 25 (d) 34
- 23.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 4 times table? (a) 20 (b) 17 (c) 8 (d) 24
- 24.What comes next? 5, 7, 9, 11, ? (a) 13 (b) 11 (c) 15 (d) 14
- 25.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 8 times table? (a) 56 (b) 32 (c) 64 (d) 52
- 26.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 4 times table? (a) 12 (b) 20 (c) 28 (d) 25
- 27.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 3 times table? (a) 15 (b) 21 (c) 19 (d) 6
- 28.What comes next? 1, 4, 9, 16, ? (a) 23 (b) 27 (c) 26 (d) 25
- 29.What comes next? 18, 24, 30, 36, ? (a) 36 (b) 43 (c) 48 (d) 42
- 30.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 9 times table? (a) 18 (b) 36 (c) 27 (d) 47
- 31.What comes next? 4, 10, 16, 22, ? (a) 28 (b) 34 (c) 22 (d) 29
- 32.What comes next? 11, 20, 29, 38, ? (a) 47 (b) 38 (c) 56 (d) 48
- 33.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 9 times table? (a) 72 (b) 27 (c) 28 (d) 54
- 34.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 9 times table? (a) 27 (b) 36 (c) 31 (d) 54
- 35.What comes next? 4, 6, 8, 10, ? (a) 10 (b) 13 (c) 12 (d) 14
- 36.What comes next? 19, 21, 23, 25, ? (a) 25 (b) 28 (c) 27 (d) 29
- 37.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 8 times table? (a) 40 (b) 79 (c) 64 (d) 16
- 38.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 8 times table? (a) 16 (b) 32 (c) 60 (d) 56
- 39.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 7 times table? (a) 56 (b) 35 (c) 28 (d) 45
- 40.What comes next? 3, 11, 19, 27, ? (a) 43 (b) 35 (c) 36 (d) 27
Answer key
- 64
- 22
- 11
- 16
- 49
- 41
- 23
- 19
- 41
- 24
- 64
- 31
- 36
- 38
- 18
- 80
- 40
- 26
- 29
- 24
- 32
- 33
- 17
- 13
- 52
- 25
- 19
- 25
- 42
- 47
- 28
- 47
- 28
- 31
- 12
- 27
- 79
- 60
- 45
- 35
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