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? 7, 13, 19, 25, ? (a) 37 (b) 32 (c) 31 (d) 25
- 2.What comes next? 9, 16, 25, 36, ? (a) 51 (b) 50 (c) 49 (d) 47
- 3.What comes next? 16, 25, 36, 49, ? (a) 65 (b) 62 (c) 66 (d) 64
- 4.What comes next? 4, 9, 16, 25, ? (a) 36 (b) 38 (c) 34 (d) 37
- 5.What comes next? 5, 10, 20, 40, ? (a) 80 (b) 60 (c) 81 (d) 70
- 6.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 7 times table? (a) 49 (b) 14 (c) 35 (d) 64
- 7.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 8 times table? (a) 48 (b) 56 (c) 32 (d) 51
- 8.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 7 times table? (a) 56 (b) 43 (c) 21 (d) 42
- 9.What comes next? 1, 4, 9, 16, ? (a) 23 (b) 27 (c) 25 (d) 26
- 10.What comes next? 1, 2, 4, 8, ? (a) 12 (b) 14 (c) 17 (d) 16
- 11.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 4 times table? (a) 8 (b) 15 (c) 16 (d) 12
- 12.What comes next? 4, 8, 16, 32, ? (a) 65 (b) 64 (c) 48 (d) 56
- 13.What comes next? 12, 21, 30, 39, ? (a) 57 (b) 39 (c) 49 (d) 48
- 14.What comes next? 14, 21, 28, 35, ? (a) 43 (b) 49 (c) 35 (d) 42
- 15.What comes next? 1, 6, 11, 16, ? (a) 22 (b) 16 (c) 21 (d) 26
- 16.What comes next? 2, 4, 8, 16, ? (a) 24 (b) 28 (c) 32 (d) 33
- 17.What comes next? 17, 26, 35, 44, ? (a) 62 (b) 53 (c) 44 (d) 54
- 18.What comes next? 10, 19, 28, 37, ? (a) 46 (b) 47 (c) 37 (d) 55
- 19.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 6 times table? (a) 24 (b) 36 (c) 39 (d) 18
- 20.What comes next? 3, 6, 12, 24, ? (a) 48 (b) 36 (c) 49 (d) 42
- 21.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 5 times table? (a) 30 (b) 19 (c) 35 (d) 15
- 22.What comes next? 13, 17, 21, 25, ? (a) 25 (b) 29 (c) 30 (d) 33
- 23.What comes next? 12, 18, 24, 30, ? (a) 36 (b) 37 (c) 30 (d) 42
- 24.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 3 times table? (a) 18 (b) 12 (c) 15 (d) 11
- 25.What comes next? 7, 11, 15, 19, ? (a) 23 (b) 19 (c) 24 (d) 27
- 26.What comes next? 16, 20, 24, 28, ? (a) 28 (b) 32 (c) 33 (d) 36
- 27.What comes next? 25, 36, 49, 64, ? (a) 79 (b) 83 (c) 81 (d) 82
- 28.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 5 times table? (a) 30 (b) 14 (c) 10 (d) 15
- 29.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 3 times table? (a) 18 (b) 21 (c) 12 (d) 7
- 30.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 3 times table? (a) 12 (b) 15 (c) 18 (d) 29
- 31.What comes next? 36, 49, 64, 81, ? (a) 98 (b) 102 (c) 101 (d) 100
- 32.What comes next? 12, 17, 22, 27, ? (a) 37 (b) 27 (c) 32 (d) 33
- 33.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 8 times table? (a) 70 (b) 56 (c) 48 (d) 24
- 34.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 4 times table? (a) 28 (b) 14 (c) 12 (d) 16
- 35.What comes next? 18, 22, 26, 30, ? (a) 35 (b) 30 (c) 34 (d) 38
- 36.What comes next? 6, 9, 12, 15, ? (a) 18 (b) 21 (c) 15 (d) 19
- 37.What comes next? 3, 8, 13, 18, ? (a) 24 (b) 23 (c) 18 (d) 28
- 38.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 3 times table? (a) 15 (b) 21 (c) 9 (d) 16
- 39.What comes next? 12, 14, 16, 18, ? (a) 22 (b) 18 (c) 20 (d) 21
- 40.What comes next? 10, 17, 24, 31, ? (a) 38 (b) 45 (c) 31 (d) 39
Answer key
- 31
- 49
- 64
- 36
- 80
- 64
- 51
- 43
- 25
- 16
- 15
- 64
- 48
- 42
- 21
- 32
- 53
- 46
- 39
- 48
- 19
- 29
- 36
- 11
- 23
- 32
- 81
- 14
- 7
- 29
- 100
- 32
- 70
- 14
- 34
- 18
- 23
- 16
- 20
- 38
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