What comes next? Number and letter patterns

20 questions

1. What number comes next? 1, 2, 3, 4, ?Ages 5–7

   Choose from: 5, 3, 7, 6

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   5. We count up by one each time: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5.

2. What number comes next? 4, 8, 12, 16, ?Ages 8–10

   Choose from: 20, 17, 24, 18

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   20. We add 4 each time: 16 + 4 = 20. These are the 4 times table.

3. What number comes next? 2, 6, 18, 54, ?Ages 11–14

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   162. Each number is 3 times the one before: 54 × 3 = 162.

4. What number comes next? 2, 4, 6, 8, ?Ages 5–7

   Choose from: 12, 10, 9, 7

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   10. Each number is 2 more than the one before: 8 + 2 = 10.

5. What number comes next? 10, 20, 30, 40, ?Ages 8–10

   Choose from: 41, 50, 45, 60

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   50. We count in tens: 40 + 10 = 50.

6. What number comes next? 2, 3, 5, 8, 12, ?Ages 11–14

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   17. The gaps grow by one: +1, +2, +3, +4, then +5. So 12 + 5 = 17.

7. What number comes next? 5, 10, 15, 20, ?Ages 5–7

   Choose from: 30, 21, 25, 24

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   25. We add 5 each time: 20 + 5 = 25.

8. What number comes next? 2, 4, 8, 16, ?Ages 8–10

   Choose from: 32, 18, 20, 24

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   32. Each number is double the one before: 16 × 2 = 32.

9. What number comes next? 5, 10, 7, 14, 11, ?Ages 11–14

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   22. The rule alternates: double it, then subtract 3. 5→10→7→14→11, so next is 11 × 2 = 22.

10. What number comes next? 1, 3, 5, 7, ?Ages 5–7

    Choose from: 10, 11, 9, 8

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    9. We skip one number each time: 1, 3, 5, 7, 9. These are the odd numbers.

11. What number comes next? 1, 2, 4, 7, 11, ?Ages 8–10

    Choose from: 15, 16, 14, 18

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    16. The jumps grow by one each time: +1, +2, +3, +4, then +5. So 11 + 5 = 16.

12. What letter comes next? A, B, B, C, C, C, D, D, D, D, ?Ages 11–14

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    E. Each letter appears as many times as its position: A once, B twice, C three times, D four times. D is done, so E starts next.

13. What number comes next? 3, 6, 9, 12, ?Ages 5–7

    Choose from: 13, 14, 15, 16

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    15. We add 3 each time: 12 + 3 = 15.

14. What comes next? 🟥 🟦 🟥 🟦 🟥 ?Ages 8–10

    Choose from: 🟥, 🟨, 🟩, 🟦

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    🟦. Red and blue squares take turns, so blue comes after red.

15. What number comes next? 3, 7, 11, 15, ?Ages 11–14

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    19. We add 4 each time: 15 + 4 = 19.

16. What comes next? 🍎 🍌 🍇 🍎 🍌 🍇 🍎 🍌 ?Ages 5–7

    Choose from: 🍎, 🍌, 🍊, 🍇

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    🍇. The pattern is apple, banana, grapes, again and again. After banana come the grapes.

17. What comes next? 🔵 🔴 🔴 🔵 🔴 🔴 🔵 ?Ages 8–10

    Choose from: 🟢, 🔴, 🔵, 🟡

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    🔴. The pattern is blue, red, red. After a blue comes a red.

18. What number comes next? 2, 3, 5, 7, 11, 13, ?Ages 11–14

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    17. These are the prime numbers. After 13 comes 17.

19. What comes next? 🌞 🌞 🌙 🌞 🌞 🌙 🌞 ?Ages 5–7

    Choose from: 🌙, ⭐, 🌞, ☁️

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    🌞. The pattern is sun, sun, moon. After one sun comes a second sun.

20. What number comes next? 7, 14, 21, 28, ?Ages 8–10

    Choose from: 42, 35, 32, 36

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    35. We add 7 each time: 28 + 7 = 35. This is the 7 times table.