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Number Pattern Puzzles Worksheet

Maths tricks trick 11: What comes next? Odd one out · Set 120 · 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) 26 (b) 23 (c) 27 (d) 25
  2. 2.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 8 times table? (a) 48 (b) 32 (c) 58 (d) 64
  3. 3.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 6 times table? (a) 32 (b) 36 (c) 18 (d) 48
  4. 4.What comes next? 5, 10, 20, 40, ? (a) 81 (b) 80 (c) 60 (d) 70
  5. 5.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 8 times table? (a) 40 (b) 32 (c) 16 (d) 22
  6. 6.What comes next? 15, 18, 21, 24, ? (a) 27 (b) 30 (c) 24 (d) 28
  7. 7.What comes next? 19, 26, 33, 40, ? (a) 40 (b) 48 (c) 47 (d) 54
  8. 8.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 3 times table? (a) 18 (b) 15 (c) 22 (d) 6
  9. 9.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 5 times table? (a) 20 (b) 47 (c) 10 (d) 15
  10. 10.What comes next? 18, 24, 30, 36, ? (a) 43 (b) 48 (c) 42 (d) 36
  11. 11.What comes next? 5, 12, 19, 26, ? (a) 34 (b) 33 (c) 40 (d) 26
  12. 12.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 3 times table? (a) 12 (b) 21 (c) 24 (d) 7
  13. 13.What comes next? 16, 24, 32, 40, ? (a) 48 (b) 56 (c) 49 (d) 40
  14. 14.What comes next? 1, 2, 4, 8, ? (a) 12 (b) 14 (c) 16 (d) 17
  15. 15.What comes next? 18, 25, 32, 39, ? (a) 53 (b) 39 (c) 46 (d) 47
  16. 16.What comes next? 3, 12, 21, 30, ? (a) 48 (b) 39 (c) 30 (d) 40
  17. 17.What comes next? 4, 8, 16, 32, ? (a) 56 (b) 65 (c) 48 (d) 64
  18. 18.What comes next? 3, 6, 12, 24, ? (a) 36 (b) 48 (c) 42 (d) 49
  19. 19.What comes next? 16, 25, 36, 49, ? (a) 64 (b) 66 (c) 65 (d) 62
  20. 20.What comes next? 4, 9, 16, 25, ? (a) 37 (b) 34 (c) 36 (d) 38
  21. 21.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 9 times table? (a) 27 (b) 54 (c) 26 (d) 18
  22. 22.What comes next? 10, 18, 26, 34, ? (a) 34 (b) 42 (c) 43 (d) 50
  23. 23.What comes next? 8, 11, 14, 17, ? (a) 20 (b) 17 (c) 23 (d) 21
  24. 24.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 8 times table? (a) 32 (b) 48 (c) 51 (d) 56
  25. 25.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 7 times table? (a) 57 (b) 35 (c) 21 (d) 14
  26. 26.What comes next? 9, 16, 25, 36, ? (a) 49 (b) 47 (c) 51 (d) 50
  27. 27.What comes next? 6, 11, 16, 21, ? (a) 26 (b) 27 (c) 31 (d) 21
  28. 28.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 5 times table? (a) 25 (b) 20 (c) 19 (d) 40
  29. 29.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 7 times table? (a) 56 (b) 42 (c) 44 (d) 28
  30. 30.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 9 times table? (a) 27 (b) 63 (c) 45 (d) 41
  31. 31.What comes next? 18, 21, 24, 27, ? (a) 33 (b) 27 (c) 31 (d) 30
  32. 32.What comes next? 3, 7, 11, 15, ? (a) 20 (b) 19 (c) 15 (d) 23
  33. 33.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 7 times table? (a) 35 (b) 28 (c) 21 (d) 69
  34. 34.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 7 times table? (a) 49 (b) 23 (c) 28 (d) 14
  35. 35.What comes next? 7, 10, 13, 16, ? (a) 16 (b) 19 (c) 22 (d) 20
  36. 36.What comes next? 2, 4, 8, 16, ? (a) 33 (b) 28 (c) 32 (d) 24
  37. 37.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 6 times table? (a) 13 (b) 54 (c) 24 (d) 36
  38. 38.What comes next? 2, 11, 20, 29, ? (a) 47 (b) 38 (c) 29 (d) 39
  39. 39.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 3 times table? (a) 12 (b) 30 (c) 14 (d) 21
  40. 40.What comes next? 9, 17, 25, 33, ? (a) 49 (b) 41 (c) 42 (d) 33

Answer key

  1. 25
  2. 58
  3. 32
  4. 80
  5. 22
  6. 27
  7. 47
  8. 22
  9. 47
  10. 42
  11. 33
  12. 7
  13. 48
  14. 16
  15. 46
  16. 39
  17. 64
  18. 48
  19. 64
  20. 36
  21. 26
  22. 42
  23. 20
  24. 51
  25. 57
  26. 49
  27. 26
  28. 19
  29. 44
  30. 41
  31. 30
  32. 19
  33. 69
  34. 23
  35. 19
  36. 32
  37. 13
  38. 38
  39. 14
  40. 41

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