← What comes next? Odd one out lesson New set →

Number Pattern Puzzles Worksheet

Maths tricks trick 11: What comes next? Odd one out · Set 157 · 40 questions
TalentJR

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. 1.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 4 times table? (a) 12 (b) 20 (c) 17 (d) 8
  2. 2.What comes next? 1, 2, 4, 8, ? (a) 17 (b) 16 (c) 12 (d) 14
  3. 3.What comes next? 3, 6, 12, 24, ? (a) 42 (b) 49 (c) 48 (d) 36
  4. 4.What comes next? 3, 6, 9, 12, ? (a) 12 (b) 18 (c) 15 (d) 16
  5. 5.What comes next? 2, 4, 8, 16, ? (a) 32 (b) 28 (c) 24 (d) 33
  6. 6.What comes next? 4, 9, 16, 25, ? (a) 38 (b) 36 (c) 34 (d) 37
  7. 7.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 3 times table? (a) 19 (b) 12 (c) 6 (d) 9
  8. 8.What comes next? 14, 20, 26, 32, ? (a) 32 (b) 38 (c) 39 (d) 44
  9. 9.What comes next? 4, 8, 16, 32, ? (a) 64 (b) 65 (c) 56 (d) 48
  10. 10.What comes next? 7, 11, 15, 19, ? (a) 19 (b) 23 (c) 27 (d) 24
  11. 11.What comes next? 36, 49, 64, 81, ? (a) 101 (b) 100 (c) 98 (d) 102
  12. 12.What comes next? 8, 15, 22, 29, ? (a) 37 (b) 36 (c) 29 (d) 43
  13. 13.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 3 times table? (a) 21 (b) 8 (c) 15 (d) 12
  14. 14.What comes next? 7, 14, 21, 28, ? (a) 28 (b) 42 (c) 36 (d) 35
  15. 15.What comes next? 1, 4, 9, 16, ? (a) 27 (b) 26 (c) 25 (d) 23
  16. 16.What comes next? 25, 36, 49, 64, ? (a) 79 (b) 82 (c) 83 (d) 81
  17. 17.What comes next? 5, 10, 20, 40, ? (a) 60 (b) 70 (c) 80 (d) 81
  18. 18.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 3 times table? (a) 15 (b) 28 (c) 24 (d) 12
  19. 19.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 7 times table? (a) 49 (b) 56 (c) 28 (d) 22
  20. 20.What comes next? 19, 27, 35, 43, ? (a) 52 (b) 51 (c) 43 (d) 59
  21. 21.What comes next? 5, 12, 19, 26, ? (a) 33 (b) 34 (c) 26 (d) 40
  22. 22.What comes next? 16, 25, 36, 49, ? (a) 62 (b) 65 (c) 66 (d) 64
  23. 23.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 4 times table? (a) 24 (b) 12 (c) 29 (d) 28
  24. 24.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 9 times table? (a) 63 (b) 36 (c) 72 (d) 86
  25. 25.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 6 times table? (a) 18 (b) 30 (c) 48 (d) 58
  26. 26.What comes next? 2, 8, 14, 20, ? (a) 26 (b) 32 (c) 20 (d) 27
  27. 27.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 9 times table? (a) 36 (b) 90 (c) 63 (d) 87
  28. 28.What comes next? 4, 11, 18, 25, ? (a) 25 (b) 39 (c) 32 (d) 33
  29. 29.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 8 times table? (a) 64 (b) 32 (c) 56 (d) 65
  30. 30.What comes next? 6, 9, 12, 15, ? (a) 18 (b) 15 (c) 19 (d) 21
  31. 31.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 7 times table? (a) 21 (b) 49 (c) 35 (d) 50
  32. 32.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 6 times table? (a) 18 (b) 36 (c) 40 (d) 54
  33. 33.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 6 times table? (a) 12 (b) 48 (c) 50 (d) 30
  34. 34.What comes next? 2, 6, 10, 14, ? (a) 18 (b) 14 (c) 19 (d) 22
  35. 35.What comes next? 10, 12, 14, 16, ? (a) 19 (b) 18 (c) 20 (d) 16
  36. 36.What comes next? 3, 10, 17, 24, ? (a) 38 (b) 32 (c) 24 (d) 31
  37. 37.What comes next? 6, 11, 16, 21, ? (a) 31 (b) 21 (c) 26 (d) 27
  38. 38.What comes next? 12, 17, 22, 27, ? (a) 33 (b) 37 (c) 32 (d) 27
  39. 39.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 5 times table? (a) 30 (b) 15 (c) 42 (d) 10
  40. 40.What comes next? 9, 16, 25, 36, ? (a) 47 (b) 49 (c) 50 (d) 51

Answer key

  1. 17
  2. 16
  3. 48
  4. 15
  5. 32
  6. 36
  7. 19
  8. 38
  9. 64
  10. 23
  11. 100
  12. 36
  13. 8
  14. 35
  15. 25
  16. 81
  17. 80
  18. 28
  19. 22
  20. 51
  21. 33
  22. 64
  23. 29
  24. 86
  25. 58
  26. 26
  27. 87
  28. 32
  29. 65
  30. 18
  31. 50
  32. 40
  33. 50
  34. 18
  35. 18
  36. 31
  37. 26
  38. 32
  39. 42
  40. 49

Free maths tricks lessons, practice and worksheets at talentjr.in/maths-tricks