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Number Pattern Puzzles Worksheet

Maths tricks trick 11: What comes next? Odd one out · Set 226 · 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) 42 (b) 49 (c) 48 (d) 36
  2. 2.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 4 times table? (a) 24 (b) 12 (c) 28 (d) 22
  3. 3.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 4 times table? (a) 12 (b) 16 (c) 9 (d) 20
  4. 4.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 9 times table? (a) 36 (b) 45 (c) 63 (d) 39
  5. 5.What comes next? 2, 4, 8, 16, ? (a) 24 (b) 32 (c) 28 (d) 33
  6. 6.What comes next? 15, 20, 25, 30, ? (a) 36 (b) 40 (c) 30 (d) 35
  7. 7.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 3 times table? (a) 15 (b) 22 (c) 24 (d) 6
  8. 8.What comes next? 14, 22, 30, 38, ? (a) 54 (b) 38 (c) 46 (d) 47
  9. 9.What comes next? 1, 2, 4, 8, ? (a) 14 (b) 16 (c) 17 (d) 12
  10. 10.What comes next? 13, 15, 17, 19, ? (a) 23 (b) 19 (c) 21 (d) 22
  11. 11.What comes next? 5, 10, 20, 40, ? (a) 70 (b) 80 (c) 81 (d) 60
  12. 12.What comes next? 8, 14, 20, 26, ? (a) 38 (b) 33 (c) 32 (d) 26
  13. 13.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 3 times table? (a) 18 (b) 9 (c) 11 (d) 15
  14. 14.What comes next? 25, 36, 49, 64, ? (a) 82 (b) 83 (c) 79 (d) 81
  15. 15.What comes next? 4, 8, 16, 32, ? (a) 56 (b) 65 (c) 64 (d) 48
  16. 16.What comes next? 3, 10, 17, 24, ? (a) 31 (b) 38 (c) 32 (d) 24
  17. 17.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 3 times table? (a) 6 (b) 12 (c) 13 (d) 15
  18. 18.What comes next? 16, 21, 26, 31, ? (a) 37 (b) 41 (c) 31 (d) 36
  19. 19.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 6 times table? (a) 36 (b) 48 (c) 17 (d) 24
  20. 20.What comes next? 4, 9, 16, 25, ? (a) 37 (b) 38 (c) 36 (d) 34
  21. 21.What comes next? 7, 14, 21, 28, ? (a) 42 (b) 36 (c) 35 (d) 28
  22. 22.What comes next? 9, 16, 25, 36, ? (a) 49 (b) 47 (c) 51 (d) 50
  23. 23.What comes next? 2, 4, 6, 8, ? (a) 10 (b) 8 (c) 12 (d) 11
  24. 24.What comes next? 6, 9, 12, 15, ? (a) 21 (b) 18 (c) 15 (d) 19
  25. 25.What comes next? 19, 28, 37, 46, ? (a) 56 (b) 64 (c) 46 (d) 55
  26. 26.What comes next? 1, 4, 9, 16, ? (a) 25 (b) 26 (c) 23 (d) 27
  27. 27.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 9 times table? (a) 54 (b) 34 (c) 18 (d) 36
  28. 28.What comes next? 19, 23, 27, 31, ? (a) 36 (b) 39 (c) 35 (d) 31
  29. 29.What comes next? 11, 14, 17, 20, ? (a) 24 (b) 26 (c) 23 (d) 20
  30. 30.What comes next? 13, 16, 19, 22, ? (a) 22 (b) 28 (c) 25 (d) 26
  31. 31.What comes next? 7, 10, 13, 16, ? (a) 16 (b) 20 (c) 19 (d) 22
  32. 32.What comes next? 13, 22, 31, 40, ? (a) 58 (b) 40 (c) 50 (d) 49
  33. 33.What comes next? 16, 25, 36, 49, ? (a) 62 (b) 66 (c) 65 (d) 64
  34. 34.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 5 times table? (a) 46 (b) 50 (c) 20 (d) 35
  35. 35.What comes next? 1, 5, 9, 13, ? (a) 21 (b) 17 (c) 18 (d) 13
  36. 36.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 4 times table? (a) 16 (b) 37 (c) 24 (d) 20
  37. 37.What comes next? 13, 18, 23, 28, ? (a) 33 (b) 34 (c) 38 (d) 28
  38. 38.What comes next? 9, 13, 17, 21, ? (a) 21 (b) 26 (c) 29 (d) 25
  39. 39.What comes next? 5, 8, 11, 14, ? (a) 17 (b) 14 (c) 20 (d) 18
  40. 40.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 7 times table? (a) 14 (b) 52 (c) 49 (d) 35

Answer key

  1. 48
  2. 22
  3. 9
  4. 39
  5. 32
  6. 35
  7. 22
  8. 46
  9. 16
  10. 21
  11. 80
  12. 32
  13. 11
  14. 81
  15. 64
  16. 31
  17. 13
  18. 36
  19. 17
  20. 36
  21. 35
  22. 49
  23. 10
  24. 18
  25. 55
  26. 25
  27. 34
  28. 35
  29. 23
  30. 25
  31. 19
  32. 49
  33. 64
  34. 46
  35. 17
  36. 37
  37. 33
  38. 25
  39. 17
  40. 52

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