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Number Pattern Puzzles Worksheet

Maths tricks trick 11: What comes next? Odd one out · Set 103 · 40 questions
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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?

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  1. 1.What comes next? 1, 4, 9, 16, ? (a) 23 (b) 27 (c) 26 (d) 25
  2. 2.What comes next? 1, 8, 15, 22, ? (a) 36 (b) 22 (c) 30 (d) 29
  3. 3.What comes next? 36, 49, 64, 81, ? (a) 98 (b) 102 (c) 101 (d) 100
  4. 4.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 8 times table? (a) 56 (b) 40 (c) 57 (d) 16
  5. 5.What comes next? 5, 10, 20, 40, ? (a) 70 (b) 80 (c) 60 (d) 81
  6. 6.What comes next? 1, 2, 4, 8, ? (a) 12 (b) 16 (c) 14 (d) 17
  7. 7.What comes next? 4, 8, 16, 32, ? (a) 48 (b) 65 (c) 64 (d) 56
  8. 8.What comes next? 18, 27, 36, 45, ? (a) 54 (b) 63 (c) 45 (d) 55
  9. 9.What comes next? 1, 3, 5, 7, ? (a) 10 (b) 7 (c) 11 (d) 9
  10. 10.What comes next? 25, 36, 49, 64, ? (a) 81 (b) 83 (c) 79 (d) 82
  11. 11.What comes next? 9, 12, 15, 18, ? (a) 22 (b) 24 (c) 18 (d) 21
  12. 12.What comes next? 3, 8, 13, 18, ? (a) 28 (b) 23 (c) 24 (d) 18
  13. 13.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 4 times table? (a) 32 (b) 12 (c) 9 (d) 24
  14. 14.What comes next? 5, 14, 23, 32, ? (a) 50 (b) 32 (c) 41 (d) 42
  15. 15.What comes next? 17, 24, 31, 38, ? (a) 38 (b) 46 (c) 52 (d) 45
  16. 16.What comes next? 5, 12, 19, 26, ? (a) 40 (b) 34 (c) 33 (d) 26
  17. 17.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 5 times table? (a) 30 (b) 17 (c) 35 (d) 20
  18. 18.What comes next? 1, 10, 19, 28, ? (a) 28 (b) 38 (c) 37 (d) 46
  19. 19.What comes next? 4, 9, 16, 25, ? (a) 37 (b) 38 (c) 34 (d) 36
  20. 20.What comes next? 10, 17, 24, 31, ? (a) 45 (b) 39 (c) 38 (d) 31
  21. 21.What comes next? 12, 16, 20, 24, ? (a) 28 (b) 29 (c) 32 (d) 24
  22. 22.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 3 times table? (a) 15 (b) 24 (c) 6 (d) 7
  23. 23.What comes next? 3, 11, 19, 27, ? (a) 35 (b) 27 (c) 43 (d) 36
  24. 24.What comes next? 3, 6, 12, 24, ? (a) 49 (b) 36 (c) 48 (d) 42
  25. 25.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 5 times table? (a) 30 (b) 15 (c) 32 (d) 20
  26. 26.What comes next? 4, 8, 12, 16, ? (a) 16 (b) 24 (c) 21 (d) 20
  27. 27.What comes next? 11, 18, 25, 32, ? (a) 40 (b) 46 (c) 32 (d) 39
  28. 28.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 5 times table? (a) 15 (b) 30 (c) 22 (d) 25
  29. 29.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 8 times table? (a) 56 (b) 24 (c) 18 (d) 40
  30. 30.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 8 times table? (a) 32 (b) 75 (c) 56 (d) 64
  31. 31.What comes next? 9, 15, 21, 27, ? (a) 33 (b) 39 (c) 34 (d) 27
  32. 32.What comes next? 9, 16, 25, 36, ? (a) 51 (b) 49 (c) 47 (d) 50
  33. 33.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 4 times table? (a) 17 (b) 24 (c) 16 (d) 8
  34. 34.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 9 times table? (a) 36 (b) 63 (c) 45 (d) 73
  35. 35.What comes next? 12, 18, 24, 30, ? (a) 36 (b) 42 (c) 37 (d) 30
  36. 36.What comes next? 12, 20, 28, 36, ? (a) 36 (b) 44 (c) 52 (d) 45
  37. 37.What comes next? 2, 4, 8, 16, ? (a) 28 (b) 33 (c) 32 (d) 24
  38. 38.What comes next? 6, 13, 20, 27, ? (a) 27 (b) 35 (c) 41 (d) 34
  39. 39.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 3 times table? (a) 18 (b) 13 (c) 6 (d) 9
  40. 40.What comes next? 1, 4, 7, 10, ? (a) 10 (b) 13 (c) 16 (d) 14

Answer key

  1. 25
  2. 29
  3. 100
  4. 57
  5. 80
  6. 16
  7. 64
  8. 54
  9. 9
  10. 81
  11. 21
  12. 23
  13. 9
  14. 41
  15. 45
  16. 33
  17. 17
  18. 37
  19. 36
  20. 38
  21. 28
  22. 7
  23. 35
  24. 48
  25. 32
  26. 20
  27. 39
  28. 22
  29. 18
  30. 75
  31. 33
  32. 49
  33. 17
  34. 73
  35. 36
  36. 44
  37. 32
  38. 34
  39. 13
  40. 13

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