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, 11, 19, 27, ? (a) 27 (b) 43 (c) 36 (d) 35
- 2.What comes next? 5, 10, 20, 40, ? (a) 81 (b) 80 (c) 70 (d) 60
- 3.What comes next? 1, 4, 9, 16, ? (a) 27 (b) 26 (c) 23 (d) 25
- 4.What comes next? 25, 36, 49, 64, ? (a) 83 (b) 82 (c) 81 (d) 79
- 5.What comes next? 4, 10, 16, 22, ? (a) 28 (b) 29 (c) 22 (d) 34
- 6.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 7 times table? (a) 49 (b) 61 (c) 35 (d) 21
- 7.What comes next? 1, 2, 4, 8, ? (a) 14 (b) 16 (c) 12 (d) 17
- 8.What comes next? 13, 16, 19, 22, ? (a) 22 (b) 28 (c) 25 (d) 26
- 9.What comes next? 9, 16, 25, 36, ? (a) 47 (b) 50 (c) 49 (d) 51
- 10.What comes next? 19, 23, 27, 31, ? (a) 36 (b) 31 (c) 35 (d) 39
- 11.What comes next? 12, 16, 20, 24, ? (a) 29 (b) 24 (c) 32 (d) 28
- 12.What comes next? 19, 28, 37, 46, ? (a) 64 (b) 46 (c) 56 (d) 55
- 13.What comes next? 18, 27, 36, 45, ? (a) 54 (b) 55 (c) 63 (d) 45
- 14.What comes next? 7, 10, 13, 16, ? (a) 16 (b) 19 (c) 20 (d) 22
- 15.What comes next? 8, 11, 14, 17, ? (a) 17 (b) 21 (c) 23 (d) 20
- 16.What comes next? 8, 16, 24, 32, ? (a) 32 (b) 41 (c) 40 (d) 48
- 17.What comes next? 4, 9, 16, 25, ? (a) 38 (b) 34 (c) 37 (d) 36
- 18.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 5 times table? (a) 30 (b) 15 (c) 14 (d) 40
- 19.What comes next? 20, 28, 36, 44, ? (a) 52 (b) 53 (c) 44 (d) 60
- 20.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 4 times table? (a) 8 (b) 26 (c) 16 (d) 24
- 21.What comes next? 10, 18, 26, 34, ? (a) 34 (b) 50 (c) 42 (d) 43
- 22.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 5 times table? (a) 10 (b) 20 (c) 29 (d) 15
- 23.What comes next? 12, 21, 30, 39, ? (a) 57 (b) 49 (c) 39 (d) 48
- 24.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 3 times table? (a) 12 (b) 25 (c) 6 (d) 18
- 25.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 3 times table? (a) 22 (b) 6 (c) 15 (d) 12
- 26.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 4 times table? (a) 13 (b) 24 (c) 36 (d) 12
- 27.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 8 times table? (a) 40 (b) 25 (c) 32 (d) 48
- 28.What comes next? 7, 16, 25, 34, ? (a) 44 (b) 43 (c) 34 (d) 52
- 29.What comes next? 2, 4, 8, 16, ? (a) 32 (b) 24 (c) 28 (d) 33
- 30.What comes next? 17, 22, 27, 32, ? (a) 38 (b) 42 (c) 37 (d) 32
- 31.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 6 times table? (a) 18 (b) 30 (c) 42 (d) 27
- 32.What comes next? 14, 20, 26, 32, ? (a) 38 (b) 32 (c) 44 (d) 39
- 33.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 7 times table? (a) 20 (b) 49 (c) 28 (d) 56
- 34.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 3 times table? (a) 6 (b) 15 (c) 24 (d) 28
- 35.What comes next? 7, 9, 11, 13, ? (a) 16 (b) 15 (c) 17 (d) 13
- 36.What comes next? 3, 6, 12, 24, ? (a) 42 (b) 49 (c) 48 (d) 36
- 37.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 3 times table? (a) 6 (b) 18 (c) 12 (d) 19
- 38.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 8 times table? (a) 63 (b) 24 (c) 32 (d) 48
- 39.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 3 times table? (a) 6 (b) 14 (c) 12 (d) 18
- 40.What comes next? 36, 49, 64, 81, ? (a) 101 (b) 102 (c) 98 (d) 100
Answer key
- 35
- 80
- 25
- 81
- 28
- 61
- 16
- 25
- 49
- 35
- 28
- 55
- 54
- 19
- 20
- 40
- 36
- 14
- 52
- 26
- 42
- 29
- 48
- 25
- 22
- 13
- 25
- 43
- 32
- 37
- 27
- 38
- 20
- 28
- 15
- 48
- 19
- 63
- 14
- 100
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