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Number Pattern Puzzles Worksheet

Maths tricks trick 11: What comes next? Odd one out · Set 180 · 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.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 3 times table? (a) 12 (b) 18 (c) 9 (d) 22
  2. 2.What comes next? 9, 16, 25, 36, ? (a) 47 (b) 49 (c) 50 (d) 51
  3. 3.What comes next? 36, 49, 64, 81, ? (a) 101 (b) 102 (c) 100 (d) 98
  4. 4.What comes next? 4, 8, 16, 32, ? (a) 56 (b) 48 (c) 64 (d) 65
  5. 5.What comes next? 25, 36, 49, 64, ? (a) 79 (b) 83 (c) 81 (d) 82
  6. 6.What comes next? 3, 6, 12, 24, ? (a) 42 (b) 36 (c) 49 (d) 48
  7. 7.What comes next? 18, 23, 28, 33, ? (a) 39 (b) 38 (c) 33 (d) 43
  8. 8.What comes next? 9, 13, 17, 21, ? (a) 21 (b) 26 (c) 29 (d) 25
  9. 9.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 8 times table? (a) 24 (b) 48 (c) 56 (d) 63
  10. 10.What comes next? 1, 2, 4, 8, ? (a) 16 (b) 17 (c) 14 (d) 12
  11. 11.What comes next? 1, 3, 5, 7, ? (a) 9 (b) 11 (c) 7 (d) 10
  12. 12.What comes next? 15, 18, 21, 24, ? (a) 24 (b) 28 (c) 30 (d) 27
  13. 13.What comes next? 17, 24, 31, 38, ? (a) 38 (b) 45 (c) 52 (d) 46
  14. 14.What comes next? 11, 16, 21, 26, ? (a) 32 (b) 31 (c) 26 (d) 36
  15. 15.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 8 times table? (a) 56 (b) 32 (c) 49 (d) 24
  16. 16.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 9 times table? (a) 18 (b) 70 (c) 54 (d) 45
  17. 17.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 4 times table? (a) 16 (b) 28 (c) 23 (d) 20
  18. 18.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 4 times table? (a) 12 (b) 16 (c) 14 (d) 20
  19. 19.What comes next? 1, 4, 9, 16, ? (a) 23 (b) 25 (c) 26 (d) 27
  20. 20.What comes next? 6, 9, 12, 15, ? (a) 19 (b) 18 (c) 15 (d) 21
  21. 21.What comes next? 14, 18, 22, 26, ? (a) 30 (b) 26 (c) 31 (d) 34
  22. 22.What comes next? 5, 10, 20, 40, ? (a) 81 (b) 60 (c) 80 (d) 70
  23. 23.What comes next? 16, 25, 36, 49, ? (a) 66 (b) 64 (c) 62 (d) 65
  24. 24.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 9 times table? (a) 36 (b) 45 (c) 20 (d) 63
  25. 25.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 9 times table? (a) 45 (b) 54 (c) 18 (d) 62
  26. 26.What comes next? 7, 12, 17, 22, ? (a) 22 (b) 28 (c) 32 (d) 27
  27. 27.What comes next? 20, 24, 28, 32, ? (a) 36 (b) 40 (c) 32 (d) 37
  28. 28.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 5 times table? (a) 10 (b) 15 (c) 42 (d) 20
  29. 29.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 8 times table? (a) 72 (b) 56 (c) 32 (d) 34
  30. 30.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 5 times table? (a) 24 (b) 35 (c) 20 (d) 30
  31. 31.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 9 times table? (a) 54 (b) 18 (c) 36 (d) 29
  32. 32.What comes next? 16, 19, 22, 25, ? (a) 31 (b) 25 (c) 29 (d) 28
  33. 33.What comes next? 1, 4, 7, 10, ? (a) 16 (b) 14 (c) 10 (d) 13
  34. 34.What comes next? 2, 4, 8, 16, ? (a) 28 (b) 24 (c) 33 (d) 32
  35. 35.What comes next? 8, 10, 12, 14, ? (a) 17 (b) 18 (c) 14 (d) 16
  36. 36.What comes next? 2, 10, 18, 26, ? (a) 34 (b) 42 (c) 26 (d) 35
  37. 37.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 5 times table? (a) 30 (b) 15 (c) 25 (d) 11
  38. 38.What comes next? 11, 14, 17, 20, ? (a) 26 (b) 20 (c) 23 (d) 24
  39. 39.What comes next? 2, 8, 14, 20, ? (a) 26 (b) 32 (c) 20 (d) 27
  40. 40.What comes next? 19, 27, 35, 43, ? (a) 51 (b) 59 (c) 52 (d) 43

Answer key

  1. 22
  2. 49
  3. 100
  4. 64
  5. 81
  6. 48
  7. 38
  8. 25
  9. 63
  10. 16
  11. 9
  12. 27
  13. 45
  14. 31
  15. 49
  16. 70
  17. 23
  18. 14
  19. 25
  20. 18
  21. 30
  22. 80
  23. 64
  24. 20
  25. 62
  26. 27
  27. 36
  28. 42
  29. 34
  30. 24
  31. 29
  32. 28
  33. 13
  34. 32
  35. 16
  36. 34
  37. 11
  38. 23
  39. 26
  40. 51

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