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Number Pattern Puzzles Worksheet

Maths tricks trick 11: What comes next? Odd one out · Set 371 · 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? 20, 27, 34, 41, ? (a) 48 (b) 49 (c) 41 (d) 55
  2. 2.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 8 times table? (a) 48 (b) 16 (c) 32 (d) 38
  3. 3.What comes next? 2, 4, 8, 16, ? (a) 28 (b) 32 (c) 24 (d) 33
  4. 4.What comes next? 16, 25, 36, 49, ? (a) 66 (b) 62 (c) 65 (d) 64
  5. 5.What comes next? 9, 11, 13, 15, ? (a) 17 (b) 18 (c) 15 (d) 19
  6. 6.What comes next? 5, 10, 20, 40, ? (a) 70 (b) 60 (c) 80 (d) 81
  7. 7.What comes next? 1, 2, 4, 8, ? (a) 12 (b) 14 (c) 16 (d) 17
  8. 8.What comes next? 3, 6, 12, 24, ? (a) 49 (b) 36 (c) 48 (d) 42
  9. 9.What comes next? 36, 49, 64, 81, ? (a) 98 (b) 101 (c) 102 (d) 100
  10. 10.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 3 times table? (a) 21 (b) 6 (c) 14 (d) 15
  11. 11.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 4 times table? (a) 16 (b) 8 (c) 24 (d) 22
  12. 12.What comes next? 9, 16, 25, 36, ? (a) 51 (b) 50 (c) 49 (d) 47
  13. 13.What comes next? 1, 3, 5, 7, ? (a) 7 (b) 9 (c) 11 (d) 10
  14. 14.What comes next? 16, 18, 20, 22, ? (a) 26 (b) 24 (c) 22 (d) 25
  15. 15.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 4 times table? (a) 8 (b) 11 (c) 20 (d) 28
  16. 16.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 4 times table? (a) 24 (b) 8 (c) 12 (d) 9
  17. 17.What comes next? 25, 36, 49, 64, ? (a) 82 (b) 83 (c) 81 (d) 79
  18. 18.What comes next? 16, 23, 30, 37, ? (a) 51 (b) 37 (c) 45 (d) 44
  19. 19.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 4 times table? (a) 10 (b) 28 (c) 32 (d) 16
  20. 20.What comes next? 13, 21, 29, 37, ? (a) 45 (b) 53 (c) 46 (d) 37
  21. 21.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 5 times table? (a) 15 (b) 42 (c) 25 (d) 20
  22. 22.What comes next? 6, 9, 12, 15, ? (a) 15 (b) 21 (c) 18 (d) 19
  23. 23.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 5 times table? (a) 20 (b) 10 (c) 43 (d) 25
  24. 24.What comes next? 5, 12, 19, 26, ? (a) 33 (b) 34 (c) 26 (d) 40
  25. 25.What comes next? 3, 5, 7, 9, ? (a) 12 (b) 9 (c) 13 (d) 11
  26. 26.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 5 times table? (a) 30 (b) 23 (c) 45 (d) 20
  27. 27.What comes next? 19, 28, 37, 46, ? (a) 64 (b) 55 (c) 56 (d) 46
  28. 28.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 4 times table? (a) 20 (b) 16 (c) 24 (d) 37
  29. 29.What comes next? 1, 4, 9, 16, ? (a) 26 (b) 27 (c) 23 (d) 25
  30. 30.What comes next? 9, 15, 21, 27, ? (a) 34 (b) 39 (c) 27 (d) 33
  31. 31.What comes next? 20, 28, 36, 44, ? (a) 44 (b) 52 (c) 53 (d) 60
  32. 32.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 4 times table? (a) 16 (b) 33 (c) 24 (d) 28
  33. 33.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 3 times table? (a) 21 (b) 7 (c) 15 (d) 12
  34. 34.What comes next? 18, 27, 36, 45, ? (a) 55 (b) 63 (c) 45 (d) 54
  35. 35.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 5 times table? (a) 30 (b) 20 (c) 18 (d) 45
  36. 36.What comes next? 4, 9, 16, 25, ? (a) 38 (b) 36 (c) 34 (d) 37
  37. 37.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 7 times table? (a) 45 (b) 28 (c) 42 (d) 49
  38. 38.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 9 times table? (a) 38 (b) 81 (c) 27 (d) 54
  39. 39.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 5 times table? (a) 15 (b) 20 (c) 32 (d) 10
  40. 40.What comes next? 5, 8, 11, 14, ? (a) 17 (b) 20 (c) 18 (d) 14

Answer key

  1. 48
  2. 38
  3. 32
  4. 64
  5. 17
  6. 80
  7. 16
  8. 48
  9. 100
  10. 14
  11. 22
  12. 49
  13. 9
  14. 24
  15. 11
  16. 9
  17. 81
  18. 44
  19. 10
  20. 45
  21. 42
  22. 18
  23. 43
  24. 33
  25. 11
  26. 23
  27. 55
  28. 37
  29. 25
  30. 33
  31. 52
  32. 33
  33. 7
  34. 54
  35. 18
  36. 36
  37. 45
  38. 38
  39. 32
  40. 17

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