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? 6, 9, 12, 15, ? (a) 15 (b) 19 (c) 21 (d) 18
- 2.What comes next? 4, 9, 16, 25, ? (a) 34 (b) 38 (c) 36 (d) 37
- 3.What comes next? 11, 14, 17, 20, ? (a) 23 (b) 26 (c) 24 (d) 20
- 4.What comes next? 3, 6, 12, 24, ? (a) 48 (b) 42 (c) 36 (d) 49
- 5.What comes next? 2, 4, 8, 16, ? (a) 32 (b) 33 (c) 24 (d) 28
- 6.What comes next? 18, 24, 30, 36, ? (a) 48 (b) 42 (c) 36 (d) 43
- 7.What comes next? 1, 4, 9, 16, ? (a) 26 (b) 27 (c) 23 (d) 25
- 8.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 4 times table? (a) 24 (b) 8 (c) 13 (d) 12
- 9.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 8 times table? (a) 24 (b) 48 (c) 40 (d) 79
- 10.What comes next? 8, 14, 20, 26, ? (a) 33 (b) 38 (c) 32 (d) 26
- 11.What comes next? 20, 23, 26, 29, ? (a) 35 (b) 32 (c) 29 (d) 33
- 12.What comes next? 16, 25, 36, 49, ? (a) 62 (b) 65 (c) 66 (d) 64
- 13.What comes next? 14, 18, 22, 26, ? (a) 26 (b) 30 (c) 31 (d) 34
- 14.What comes next? 6, 10, 14, 18, ? (a) 26 (b) 18 (c) 22 (d) 23
- 15.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 7 times table? (a) 14 (b) 21 (c) 29 (d) 42
- 16.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 6 times table? (a) 30 (b) 18 (c) 16 (d) 42
- 17.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 3 times table? (a) 13 (b) 9 (c) 21 (d) 15
- 18.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 5 times table? (a) 34 (b) 25 (c) 20 (d) 30
- 19.What comes next? 15, 18, 21, 24, ? (a) 28 (b) 24 (c) 27 (d) 30
- 20.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 3 times table? (a) 12 (b) 18 (c) 15 (d) 26
- 21.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 3 times table? (a) 9 (b) 12 (c) 6 (d) 17
- 22.What comes next? 36, 49, 64, 81, ? (a) 98 (b) 102 (c) 100 (d) 101
- 23.What comes next? 16, 22, 28, 34, ? (a) 40 (b) 46 (c) 34 (d) 41
- 24.What comes next? 12, 20, 28, 36, ? (a) 44 (b) 36 (c) 52 (d) 45
- 25.What comes next? 4, 8, 16, 32, ? (a) 48 (b) 64 (c) 56 (d) 65
- 26.What comes next? 8, 10, 12, 14, ? (a) 16 (b) 17 (c) 14 (d) 18
- 27.What comes next? 1, 2, 4, 8, ? (a) 12 (b) 14 (c) 16 (d) 17
- 28.What comes next? 9, 16, 25, 36, ? (a) 49 (b) 47 (c) 51 (d) 50
- 29.What comes next? 5, 10, 20, 40, ? (a) 60 (b) 70 (c) 81 (d) 80
- 30.What comes next? 9, 18, 27, 36, ? (a) 54 (b) 46 (c) 45 (d) 36
- 31.What comes next? 20, 24, 28, 32, ? (a) 37 (b) 40 (c) 36 (d) 32
- 32.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 7 times table? (a) 28 (b) 49 (c) 32 (d) 21
- 33.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 7 times table? (a) 14 (b) 28 (c) 49 (d) 60
- 34.What comes next? 17, 23, 29, 35, ? (a) 42 (b) 41 (c) 35 (d) 47
- 35.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 5 times table? (a) 10 (b) 20 (c) 27 (d) 15
- 36.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 7 times table? (a) 28 (b) 64 (c) 63 (d) 42
- 37.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 9 times table? (a) 72 (b) 89 (c) 45 (d) 36
- 38.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 7 times table? (a) 21 (b) 42 (c) 55 (d) 28
- 39.What comes next? 25, 36, 49, 64, ? (a) 82 (b) 83 (c) 81 (d) 79
- 40.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 3 times table? (a) 12 (b) 24 (c) 15 (d) 23
Answer key
- 18
- 36
- 23
- 48
- 32
- 42
- 25
- 13
- 79
- 32
- 32
- 64
- 30
- 22
- 29
- 16
- 13
- 34
- 27
- 26
- 17
- 100
- 40
- 44
- 64
- 16
- 16
- 49
- 80
- 45
- 36
- 32
- 60
- 41
- 27
- 64
- 89
- 55
- 81
- 23
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