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Number Pattern Puzzles Worksheet

Maths tricks trick 11: What comes next? Odd one out · Set 19 · 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? 7, 15, 23, 31, ? (a) 47 (b) 40 (c) 39 (d) 31
  2. 2.What comes next? 2, 4, 8, 16, ? (a) 28 (b) 32 (c) 33 (d) 24
  3. 3.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 7 times table? (a) 21 (b) 56 (c) 59 (d) 35
  4. 4.What comes next? 16, 25, 36, 49, ? (a) 62 (b) 65 (c) 66 (d) 64
  5. 5.What comes next? 36, 49, 64, 81, ? (a) 100 (b) 102 (c) 101 (d) 98
  6. 6.What comes next? 1, 4, 9, 16, ? (a) 27 (b) 26 (c) 25 (d) 23
  7. 7.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 6 times table? (a) 36 (b) 31 (c) 24 (d) 42
  8. 8.What comes next? 9, 16, 25, 36, ? (a) 51 (b) 49 (c) 50 (d) 47
  9. 9.What comes next? 19, 24, 29, 34, ? (a) 40 (b) 44 (c) 34 (d) 39
  10. 10.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 3 times table? (a) 15 (b) 21 (c) 9 (d) 8
  11. 11.What comes next? 4, 9, 16, 25, ? (a) 37 (b) 34 (c) 38 (d) 36
  12. 12.What comes next? 17, 22, 27, 32, ? (a) 37 (b) 32 (c) 38 (d) 42
  13. 13.What comes next? 9, 15, 21, 27, ? (a) 34 (b) 39 (c) 27 (d) 33
  14. 14.What comes next? 5, 13, 21, 29, ? (a) 38 (b) 29 (c) 37 (d) 45
  15. 15.What comes next? 5, 10, 20, 40, ? (a) 80 (b) 70 (c) 81 (d) 60
  16. 16.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 5 times table? (a) 15 (b) 20 (c) 30 (d) 11
  17. 17.What comes next? 6, 13, 20, 27, ? (a) 35 (b) 27 (c) 34 (d) 41
  18. 18.What comes next? 4, 8, 16, 32, ? (a) 48 (b) 65 (c) 64 (d) 56
  19. 19.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 6 times table? (a) 18 (b) 36 (c) 42 (d) 55
  20. 20.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 5 times table? (a) 30 (b) 29 (c) 10 (d) 20
  21. 21.What comes next? 1, 2, 4, 8, ? (a) 12 (b) 16 (c) 14 (d) 17
  22. 22.What comes next? 25, 36, 49, 64, ? (a) 81 (b) 79 (c) 83 (d) 82
  23. 23.What comes next? 5, 9, 13, 17, ? (a) 25 (b) 17 (c) 22 (d) 21
  24. 24.What comes next? 1, 8, 15, 22, ? (a) 29 (b) 30 (c) 36 (d) 22
  25. 25.What comes next? 10, 15, 20, 25, ? (a) 35 (b) 25 (c) 30 (d) 31
  26. 26.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 4 times table? (a) 16 (b) 12 (c) 27 (d) 28
  27. 27.What comes next? 3, 7, 11, 15, ? (a) 15 (b) 23 (c) 20 (d) 19
  28. 28.What comes next? 3, 6, 12, 24, ? (a) 42 (b) 49 (c) 36 (d) 48
  29. 29.What comes next? 14, 17, 20, 23, ? (a) 27 (b) 23 (c) 29 (d) 26
  30. 30.What comes next? 14, 22, 30, 38, ? (a) 46 (b) 54 (c) 47 (d) 38
  31. 31.What comes next? 17, 20, 23, 26, ? (a) 29 (b) 26 (c) 30 (d) 32
  32. 32.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 9 times table? (a) 55 (b) 63 (c) 45 (d) 36
  33. 33.What comes next? 14, 18, 22, 26, ? (a) 26 (b) 31 (c) 30 (d) 34
  34. 34.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 6 times table? (a) 48 (b) 41 (c) 30 (d) 18
  35. 35.What comes next? 14, 21, 28, 35, ? (a) 49 (b) 43 (c) 35 (d) 42
  36. 36.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 5 times table? (a) 30 (b) 19 (c) 20 (d) 10
  37. 37.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 4 times table? (a) 21 (b) 20 (c) 16 (d) 24
  38. 38.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 9 times table? (a) 54 (b) 36 (c) 85 (d) 27
  39. 39.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 8 times table? (a) 48 (b) 32 (c) 16 (d) 30
  40. 40.What comes next? 1, 5, 9, 13, ? (a) 13 (b) 18 (c) 21 (d) 17

Answer key

  1. 39
  2. 32
  3. 59
  4. 64
  5. 100
  6. 25
  7. 31
  8. 49
  9. 39
  10. 8
  11. 36
  12. 37
  13. 33
  14. 37
  15. 80
  16. 11
  17. 34
  18. 64
  19. 55
  20. 29
  21. 16
  22. 81
  23. 21
  24. 29
  25. 30
  26. 27
  27. 19
  28. 48
  29. 26
  30. 46
  31. 29
  32. 55
  33. 30
  34. 41
  35. 42
  36. 19
  37. 21
  38. 85
  39. 30
  40. 17

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