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Number Pattern Puzzles Worksheet

Maths tricks trick 11: What comes next? Odd one out · Set 221 · 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 4 times table? (a) 9 (b) 8 (c) 16 (d) 20
  2. 2.What comes next? 4, 9, 16, 25, ? (a) 37 (b) 34 (c) 36 (d) 38
  3. 3.What comes next? 7, 9, 11, 13, ? (a) 16 (b) 15 (c) 13 (d) 17
  4. 4.What comes next? 2, 8, 14, 20, ? (a) 20 (b) 27 (c) 26 (d) 32
  5. 5.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 8 times table? (a) 80 (b) 32 (c) 56 (d) 52
  6. 6.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 8 times table? (a) 33 (b) 16 (c) 40 (d) 32
  7. 7.What comes next? 4, 6, 8, 10, ? (a) 10 (b) 13 (c) 12 (d) 14
  8. 8.What comes next? 10, 17, 24, 31, ? (a) 39 (b) 45 (c) 31 (d) 38
  9. 9.What comes next? 4, 8, 16, 32, ? (a) 48 (b) 65 (c) 64 (d) 56
  10. 10.What comes next? 1, 7, 13, 19, ? (a) 25 (b) 31 (c) 19 (d) 26
  11. 11.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 8 times table? (a) 24 (b) 48 (c) 38 (d) 16
  12. 12.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 4 times table? (a) 16 (b) 14 (c) 28 (d) 12
  13. 13.What comes next? 2, 4, 8, 16, ? (a) 28 (b) 32 (c) 24 (d) 33
  14. 14.What comes next? 1, 2, 4, 8, ? (a) 12 (b) 17 (c) 16 (d) 14
  15. 15.What comes next? 25, 36, 49, 64, ? (a) 82 (b) 81 (c) 79 (d) 83
  16. 16.What comes next? 6, 11, 16, 21, ? (a) 31 (b) 21 (c) 27 (d) 26
  17. 17.What comes next? 16, 25, 34, 43, ? (a) 61 (b) 43 (c) 53 (d) 52
  18. 18.What comes next? 3, 6, 12, 24, ? (a) 48 (b) 36 (c) 42 (d) 49
  19. 19.What comes next? 5, 10, 20, 40, ? (a) 80 (b) 81 (c) 70 (d) 60
  20. 20.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 3 times table? (a) 6 (b) 15 (c) 7 (d) 18
  21. 21.What comes next? 18, 20, 22, 24, ? (a) 27 (b) 24 (c) 28 (d) 26
  22. 22.What comes next? 15, 22, 29, 36, ? (a) 36 (b) 50 (c) 44 (d) 43
  23. 23.What comes next? 3, 11, 19, 27, ? (a) 35 (b) 27 (c) 36 (d) 43
  24. 24.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 5 times table? (a) 35 (b) 25 (c) 15 (d) 17
  25. 25.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 5 times table? (a) 10 (b) 39 (c) 20 (d) 15
  26. 26.What comes next? 1, 4, 9, 16, ? (a) 27 (b) 26 (c) 25 (d) 23
  27. 27.What comes next? 11, 13, 15, 17, ? (a) 21 (b) 19 (c) 20 (d) 17
  28. 28.What comes next? 8, 15, 22, 29, ? (a) 43 (b) 29 (c) 36 (d) 37
  29. 29.What comes next? 11, 18, 25, 32, ? (a) 39 (b) 40 (c) 46 (d) 32
  30. 30.What comes next? 18, 25, 32, 39, ? (a) 53 (b) 39 (c) 47 (d) 46
  31. 31.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 9 times table? (a) 54 (b) 18 (c) 30 (d) 27
  32. 32.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 3 times table? (a) 24 (b) 13 (c) 12 (d) 21
  33. 33.What comes next? 12, 21, 30, 39, ? (a) 49 (b) 39 (c) 48 (d) 57
  34. 34.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 3 times table? (a) 24 (b) 29 (c) 21 (d) 12
  35. 35.What comes next? 16, 25, 36, 49, ? (a) 65 (b) 64 (c) 66 (d) 62
  36. 36.What comes next? 36, 49, 64, 81, ? (a) 100 (b) 98 (c) 102 (d) 101
  37. 37.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 8 times table? (a) 64 (b) 56 (c) 75 (d) 32
  38. 38.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 5 times table? (a) 20 (b) 25 (c) 42 (d) 40
  39. 39.What comes next? 7, 10, 13, 16, ? (a) 19 (b) 20 (c) 22 (d) 16
  40. 40.What comes next? 1, 3, 5, 7, ? (a) 10 (b) 9 (c) 11 (d) 7

Answer key

  1. 9
  2. 36
  3. 15
  4. 26
  5. 52
  6. 33
  7. 12
  8. 38
  9. 64
  10. 25
  11. 38
  12. 14
  13. 32
  14. 16
  15. 81
  16. 26
  17. 52
  18. 48
  19. 80
  20. 7
  21. 26
  22. 43
  23. 35
  24. 17
  25. 39
  26. 25
  27. 19
  28. 36
  29. 39
  30. 46
  31. 30
  32. 13
  33. 48
  34. 29
  35. 64
  36. 100
  37. 75
  38. 42
  39. 19
  40. 9

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