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Number Pattern Puzzles Worksheet

Maths tricks trick 11: What comes next? Odd one out · Set 336 · 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 9 times table? (a) 45 (b) 48 (c) 27 (d) 36
  2. 2.What comes next? 36, 49, 64, 81, ? (a) 102 (b) 101 (c) 100 (d) 98
  3. 3.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 5 times table? (a) 20 (b) 31 (c) 10 (d) 15
  4. 4.What comes next? 4, 9, 16, 25, ? (a) 34 (b) 38 (c) 37 (d) 36
  5. 5.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 9 times table? (a) 63 (b) 36 (c) 74 (d) 54
  6. 6.What comes next? 4, 8, 16, 32, ? (a) 65 (b) 48 (c) 56 (d) 64
  7. 7.What comes next? 1, 4, 9, 16, ? (a) 23 (b) 25 (c) 26 (d) 27
  8. 8.What comes next? 1, 2, 4, 8, ? (a) 12 (b) 16 (c) 17 (d) 14
  9. 9.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 3 times table? (a) 12 (b) 24 (c) 14 (d) 15
  10. 10.What comes next? 16, 18, 20, 22, ? (a) 26 (b) 25 (c) 24 (d) 22
  11. 11.What comes next? 1, 7, 13, 19, ? (a) 25 (b) 26 (c) 31 (d) 19
  12. 12.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 3 times table? (a) 15 (b) 8 (c) 12 (d) 9
  13. 13.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 5 times table? (a) 25 (b) 40 (c) 33 (d) 15
  14. 14.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 8 times table? (a) 32 (b) 64 (c) 29 (d) 56
  15. 15.What comes next? 13, 22, 31, 40, ? (a) 40 (b) 58 (c) 49 (d) 50
  16. 16.What comes next? 16, 25, 36, 49, ? (a) 65 (b) 66 (c) 64 (d) 62
  17. 17.What comes next? 9, 16, 25, 36, ? (a) 47 (b) 51 (c) 49 (d) 50
  18. 18.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 7 times table? (a) 49 (b) 14 (c) 35 (d) 32
  19. 19.What comes next? 2, 5, 8, 11, ? (a) 14 (b) 11 (c) 17 (d) 15
  20. 20.What comes next? 7, 13, 19, 25, ? (a) 25 (b) 32 (c) 37 (d) 31
  21. 21.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 4 times table? (a) 16 (b) 24 (c) 27 (d) 20
  22. 22.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 8 times table? (a) 40 (b) 65 (c) 24 (d) 48
  23. 23.What comes next? 5, 10, 20, 40, ? (a) 60 (b) 70 (c) 80 (d) 81
  24. 24.What comes next? 9, 11, 13, 15, ? (a) 15 (b) 19 (c) 17 (d) 18
  25. 25.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 5 times table? (a) 15 (b) 25 (c) 41 (d) 35
  26. 26.What comes next? 6, 11, 16, 21, ? (a) 31 (b) 27 (c) 21 (d) 26
  27. 27.What comes next? 2, 9, 16, 23, ? (a) 37 (b) 30 (c) 31 (d) 23
  28. 28.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 3 times table? (a) 18 (b) 25 (c) 27 (d) 12
  29. 29.What comes next? 14, 16, 18, 20, ? (a) 20 (b) 24 (c) 23 (d) 22
  30. 30.What comes next? 9, 18, 27, 36, ? (a) 46 (b) 36 (c) 45 (d) 54
  31. 31.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 6 times table? (a) 36 (b) 18 (c) 52 (d) 54
  32. 32.What comes next? 11, 15, 19, 23, ? (a) 28 (b) 27 (c) 31 (d) 23
  33. 33.What comes next? 25, 36, 49, 64, ? (a) 82 (b) 83 (c) 81 (d) 79
  34. 34.What comes next? 6, 15, 24, 33, ? (a) 33 (b) 42 (c) 43 (d) 51
  35. 35.What comes next? 7, 16, 25, 34, ? (a) 34 (b) 44 (c) 43 (d) 52
  36. 36.What comes next? 8, 15, 22, 29, ? (a) 29 (b) 43 (c) 37 (d) 36
  37. 37.What comes next? 16, 25, 34, 43, ? (a) 52 (b) 61 (c) 53 (d) 43
  38. 38.What comes next? 4, 8, 12, 16, ? (a) 16 (b) 21 (c) 24 (d) 20
  39. 39.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 8 times table? (a) 40 (b) 64 (c) 16 (d) 61
  40. 40.What comes next? 17, 19, 21, 23, ? (a) 26 (b) 27 (c) 23 (d) 25

Answer key

  1. 48
  2. 100
  3. 31
  4. 36
  5. 74
  6. 64
  7. 25
  8. 16
  9. 14
  10. 24
  11. 25
  12. 8
  13. 33
  14. 29
  15. 49
  16. 64
  17. 49
  18. 32
  19. 14
  20. 31
  21. 27
  22. 65
  23. 80
  24. 17
  25. 41
  26. 26
  27. 30
  28. 25
  29. 22
  30. 45
  31. 52
  32. 27
  33. 81
  34. 42
  35. 43
  36. 36
  37. 52
  38. 20
  39. 61
  40. 25

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