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Number Pattern Puzzles Worksheet

Maths tricks trick 11: What comes next? Odd one out · Set 350 · 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? 2, 8, 14, 20, ? (a) 20 (b) 26 (c) 32 (d) 27
  2. 2.What comes next? 17, 26, 35, 44, ? (a) 54 (b) 53 (c) 44 (d) 62
  3. 3.What comes next? 36, 49, 64, 81, ? (a) 102 (b) 101 (c) 100 (d) 98
  4. 4.What comes next? 4, 9, 16, 25, ? (a) 34 (b) 36 (c) 38 (d) 37
  5. 5.What comes next? 7, 16, 25, 34, ? (a) 44 (b) 52 (c) 34 (d) 43
  6. 6.What comes next? 16, 25, 36, 49, ? (a) 62 (b) 64 (c) 65 (d) 66
  7. 7.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 8 times table? (a) 54 (b) 16 (c) 32 (d) 40
  8. 8.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 5 times table? (a) 28 (b) 25 (c) 10 (d) 15
  9. 9.What comes next? 2, 4, 8, 16, ? (a) 28 (b) 24 (c) 33 (d) 32
  10. 10.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 9 times table? (a) 45 (b) 36 (c) 32 (d) 18
  11. 11.What comes next? 25, 36, 49, 64, ? (a) 82 (b) 81 (c) 83 (d) 79
  12. 12.What comes next? 4, 8, 16, 32, ? (a) 64 (b) 48 (c) 65 (d) 56
  13. 13.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 9 times table? (a) 54 (b) 27 (c) 36 (d) 64
  14. 14.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 3 times table? (a) 7 (b) 9 (c) 6 (d) 12
  15. 15.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 5 times table? (a) 35 (b) 20 (c) 27 (d) 15
  16. 16.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 5 times table? (a) 35 (b) 20 (c) 17 (d) 50
  17. 17.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 6 times table? (a) 18 (b) 24 (c) 12 (d) 26
  18. 18.What comes next? 3, 6, 12, 24, ? (a) 36 (b) 49 (c) 42 (d) 48
  19. 19.What comes next? 1, 2, 4, 8, ? (a) 14 (b) 12 (c) 16 (d) 17
  20. 20.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 7 times table? (a) 35 (b) 64 (c) 14 (d) 42
  21. 21.What comes next? 20, 29, 38, 47, ? (a) 57 (b) 65 (c) 47 (d) 56
  22. 22.What comes next? 19, 28, 37, 46, ? (a) 56 (b) 64 (c) 55 (d) 46
  23. 23.What comes next? 11, 20, 29, 38, ? (a) 47 (b) 56 (c) 48 (d) 38
  24. 24.What comes next? 1, 4, 9, 16, ? (a) 27 (b) 26 (c) 25 (d) 23
  25. 25.What comes next? 9, 14, 19, 24, ? (a) 34 (b) 24 (c) 30 (d) 29
  26. 26.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 5 times table? (a) 10 (b) 22 (c) 30 (d) 15
  27. 27.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 3 times table? (a) 6 (b) 15 (c) 21 (d) 19
  28. 28.What comes next? 3, 9, 15, 21, ? (a) 21 (b) 28 (c) 33 (d) 27
  29. 29.What comes next? 5, 10, 20, 40, ? (a) 70 (b) 81 (c) 80 (d) 60
  30. 30.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 6 times table? (a) 30 (b) 42 (c) 12 (d) 43
  31. 31.What comes next? 14, 17, 20, 23, ? (a) 26 (b) 23 (c) 29 (d) 27
  32. 32.What comes next? 11, 16, 21, 26, ? (a) 31 (b) 36 (c) 32 (d) 26
  33. 33.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 7 times table? (a) 49 (b) 28 (c) 30 (d) 42
  34. 34.What comes next? 14, 21, 28, 35, ? (a) 43 (b) 35 (c) 42 (d) 49
  35. 35.What comes next? 4, 8, 12, 16, ? (a) 24 (b) 20 (c) 16 (d) 21
  36. 36.What comes next? 11, 14, 17, 20, ? (a) 26 (b) 24 (c) 20 (d) 23
  37. 37.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 4 times table? (a) 20 (b) 16 (c) 8 (d) 26
  38. 38.What comes next? 19, 27, 35, 43, ? (a) 59 (b) 43 (c) 51 (d) 52
  39. 39.What comes next? 4, 9, 14, 19, ? (a) 19 (b) 24 (c) 29 (d) 25
  40. 40.What comes next? 9, 17, 25, 33, ? (a) 41 (b) 42 (c) 33 (d) 49

Answer key

  1. 26
  2. 53
  3. 100
  4. 36
  5. 43
  6. 64
  7. 54
  8. 28
  9. 32
  10. 32
  11. 81
  12. 64
  13. 64
  14. 7
  15. 27
  16. 17
  17. 26
  18. 48
  19. 16
  20. 64
  21. 56
  22. 55
  23. 47
  24. 25
  25. 29
  26. 22
  27. 19
  28. 27
  29. 80
  30. 43
  31. 26
  32. 31
  33. 30
  34. 42
  35. 20
  36. 23
  37. 26
  38. 51
  39. 24
  40. 41

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