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? 15, 20, 25, 30, ? (a) 36 (b) 30 (c) 35 (d) 40
- 2.What comes next? 1, 2, 4, 8, ? (a) 17 (b) 14 (c) 16 (d) 12
- 3.What comes next? 11, 16, 21, 26, ? (a) 31 (b) 32 (c) 36 (d) 26
- 4.What comes next? 2, 4, 8, 16, ? (a) 33 (b) 32 (c) 28 (d) 24
- 5.What comes next? 4, 10, 16, 22, ? (a) 34 (b) 22 (c) 28 (d) 29
- 6.What comes next? 25, 36, 49, 64, ? (a) 83 (b) 82 (c) 79 (d) 81
- 7.What comes next? 4, 8, 16, 32, ? (a) 65 (b) 56 (c) 64 (d) 48
- 8.What comes next? 1, 4, 9, 16, ? (a) 27 (b) 23 (c) 26 (d) 25
- 9.What comes next? 14, 16, 18, 20, ? (a) 20 (b) 24 (c) 23 (d) 22
- 10.What comes next? 4, 9, 16, 25, ? (a) 36 (b) 34 (c) 37 (d) 38
- 11.What comes next? 9, 17, 25, 33, ? (a) 42 (b) 49 (c) 41 (d) 33
- 12.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 3 times table? (a) 6 (b) 12 (c) 7 (d) 21
- 13.What comes next? 4, 8, 12, 16, ? (a) 16 (b) 21 (c) 24 (d) 20
- 14.What comes next? 18, 27, 36, 45, ? (a) 63 (b) 54 (c) 45 (d) 55
- 15.What comes next? 15, 23, 31, 39, ? (a) 39 (b) 55 (c) 47 (d) 48
- 16.What comes next? 36, 49, 64, 81, ? (a) 102 (b) 101 (c) 98 (d) 100
- 17.What comes next? 16, 23, 30, 37, ? (a) 51 (b) 45 (c) 44 (d) 37
- 18.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 8 times table? (a) 71 (b) 48 (c) 40 (d) 24
- 19.What comes next? 13, 20, 27, 34, ? (a) 41 (b) 48 (c) 42 (d) 34
- 20.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 4 times table? (a) 36 (b) 24 (c) 14 (d) 16
- 21.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 6 times table? (a) 30 (b) 36 (c) 56 (d) 18
- 22.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 8 times table? (a) 22 (b) 16 (c) 40 (d) 48
- 23.What comes next? 6, 13, 20, 27, ? (a) 34 (b) 35 (c) 41 (d) 27
- 24.What comes next? 6, 14, 22, 30, ? (a) 46 (b) 38 (c) 30 (d) 39
- 25.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 6 times table? (a) 30 (b) 12 (c) 46 (d) 42
- 26.What comes next? 2, 8, 14, 20, ? (a) 32 (b) 26 (c) 27 (d) 20
- 27.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 5 times table? (a) 30 (b) 25 (c) 16 (d) 20
- 28.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 4 times table? (a) 20 (b) 24 (c) 16 (d) 9
- 29.What comes next? 5, 10, 20, 40, ? (a) 80 (b) 60 (c) 81 (d) 70
- 30.What comes next? 16, 25, 36, 49, ? (a) 66 (b) 64 (c) 62 (d) 65
- 31.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 4 times table? (a) 28 (b) 8 (c) 30 (d) 20
- 32.What comes next? 10, 15, 20, 25, ? (a) 35 (b) 25 (c) 30 (d) 31
- 33.What comes next? 1, 8, 15, 22, ? (a) 30 (b) 36 (c) 29 (d) 22
- 34.What comes next? 3, 9, 15, 21, ? (a) 21 (b) 33 (c) 28 (d) 27
- 35.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 8 times table? (a) 29 (b) 24 (c) 40 (d) 56
- 36.What comes next? 9, 16, 25, 36, ? (a) 50 (b) 49 (c) 51 (d) 47
- 37.What comes next? 12, 15, 18, 21, ? (a) 24 (b) 25 (c) 21 (d) 27
- 38.What comes next? 3, 6, 12, 24, ? (a) 49 (b) 48 (c) 42 (d) 36
- 39.What comes next? 14, 20, 26, 32, ? (a) 32 (b) 38 (c) 44 (d) 39
- 40.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 6 times table? (a) 12 (b) 30 (c) 19 (d) 18
Answer key
- 35
- 16
- 31
- 32
- 28
- 81
- 64
- 25
- 22
- 36
- 41
- 7
- 20
- 54
- 47
- 100
- 44
- 71
- 41
- 14
- 56
- 22
- 34
- 38
- 46
- 26
- 16
- 9
- 80
- 64
- 30
- 30
- 29
- 27
- 29
- 49
- 24
- 48
- 38
- 19
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