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Number Pattern Puzzles Worksheet

Maths tricks trick 11: What comes next? Odd one out · Set 148 · 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? 3, 6, 12, 24, ? (a) 36 (b) 42 (c) 48 (d) 49
  2. 2.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 5 times table? (a) 20 (b) 15 (c) 39 (d) 35
  3. 3.What comes next? 1, 2, 4, 8, ? (a) 17 (b) 16 (c) 14 (d) 12
  4. 4.What comes next? 4, 9, 16, 25, ? (a) 38 (b) 37 (c) 34 (d) 36
  5. 5.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 3 times table? (a) 12 (b) 7 (c) 21 (d) 6
  6. 6.What comes next? 2, 4, 8, 16, ? (a) 24 (b) 33 (c) 32 (d) 28
  7. 7.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 4 times table? (a) 20 (b) 8 (c) 24 (d) 38
  8. 8.What comes next? 1, 4, 9, 16, ? (a) 27 (b) 23 (c) 26 (d) 25
  9. 9.What comes next? 10, 13, 16, 19, ? (a) 22 (b) 19 (c) 25 (d) 23
  10. 10.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 6 times table? (a) 42 (b) 18 (c) 24 (d) 47
  11. 11.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 5 times table? (a) 31 (b) 40 (c) 20 (d) 35
  12. 12.What comes next? 14, 21, 28, 35, ? (a) 35 (b) 42 (c) 49 (d) 43
  13. 13.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 8 times table? (a) 32 (b) 74 (c) 16 (d) 56
  14. 14.What comes next? 2, 6, 10, 14, ? (a) 18 (b) 19 (c) 14 (d) 22
  15. 15.What comes next? 1, 10, 19, 28, ? (a) 46 (b) 38 (c) 37 (d) 28
  16. 16.What comes next? 20, 28, 36, 44, ? (a) 53 (b) 44 (c) 60 (d) 52
  17. 17.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 5 times table? (a) 20 (b) 11 (c) 45 (d) 35
  18. 18.What comes next? 5, 14, 23, 32, ? (a) 32 (b) 50 (c) 42 (d) 41
  19. 19.What comes next? 9, 16, 25, 36, ? (a) 51 (b) 47 (c) 50 (d) 49
  20. 20.What comes next? 11, 13, 15, 17, ? (a) 17 (b) 19 (c) 20 (d) 21
  21. 21.What comes next? 5, 10, 20, 40, ? (a) 60 (b) 80 (c) 70 (d) 81
  22. 22.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 9 times table? (a) 54 (b) 19 (c) 36 (d) 18
  23. 23.What comes next? 16, 25, 36, 49, ? (a) 62 (b) 66 (c) 65 (d) 64
  24. 24.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 4 times table? (a) 35 (b) 8 (c) 28 (d) 20
  25. 25.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 6 times table? (a) 60 (b) 57 (c) 24 (d) 42
  26. 26.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 4 times table? (a) 24 (b) 12 (c) 16 (d) 9
  27. 27.What comes next? 10, 19, 28, 37, ? (a) 37 (b) 47 (c) 46 (d) 55
  28. 28.What comes next? 4, 7, 10, 13, ? (a) 17 (b) 13 (c) 19 (d) 16
  29. 29.What comes next? 8, 11, 14, 17, ? (a) 17 (b) 21 (c) 20 (d) 23
  30. 30.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 9 times table? (a) 29 (b) 72 (c) 27 (d) 54
  31. 31.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 9 times table? (a) 86 (b) 63 (c) 18 (d) 36
  32. 32.What comes next? 4, 8, 16, 32, ? (a) 64 (b) 65 (c) 56 (d) 48
  33. 33.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 7 times table? (a) 35 (b) 23 (c) 28 (d) 14
  34. 34.What comes next? 15, 23, 31, 39, ? (a) 55 (b) 39 (c) 48 (d) 47
  35. 35.What comes next? 16, 22, 28, 34, ? (a) 40 (b) 41 (c) 34 (d) 46
  36. 36.What comes next? 20, 27, 34, 41, ? (a) 41 (b) 48 (c) 55 (d) 49
  37. 37.What comes next? 15, 19, 23, 27, ? (a) 35 (b) 32 (c) 27 (d) 31
  38. 38.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 8 times table? (a) 16 (b) 40 (c) 18 (d) 24
  39. 39.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 4 times table? (a) 16 (b) 40 (c) 11 (d) 28
  40. 40.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 3 times table? (a) 6 (b) 17 (c) 15 (d) 21

Answer key

  1. 48
  2. 39
  3. 16
  4. 36
  5. 7
  6. 32
  7. 38
  8. 25
  9. 22
  10. 47
  11. 31
  12. 42
  13. 74
  14. 18
  15. 37
  16. 52
  17. 11
  18. 41
  19. 49
  20. 19
  21. 80
  22. 19
  23. 64
  24. 35
  25. 57
  26. 9
  27. 46
  28. 16
  29. 20
  30. 29
  31. 86
  32. 64
  33. 23
  34. 47
  35. 40
  36. 48
  37. 31
  38. 18
  39. 11
  40. 17

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