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Number Pattern Puzzles Worksheet

Maths tricks trick 11: What comes next? Odd one out · Set 374 · 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? 1, 2, 4, 8, ? (a) 12 (b) 14 (c) 16 (d) 17
  2. 2.What comes next? 9, 16, 23, 30, ? (a) 37 (b) 38 (c) 30 (d) 44
  3. 3.What comes next? 8, 17, 26, 35, ? (a) 35 (b) 45 (c) 53 (d) 44
  4. 4.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 8 times table? (a) 32 (b) 48 (c) 18 (d) 72
  5. 5.What comes next? 9, 16, 25, 36, ? (a) 51 (b) 49 (c) 50 (d) 47
  6. 6.What comes next? 5, 11, 17, 23, ? (a) 35 (b) 29 (c) 23 (d) 30
  7. 7.What comes next? 4, 9, 16, 25, ? (a) 37 (b) 38 (c) 36 (d) 34
  8. 8.What comes next? 2, 4, 8, 16, ? (a) 28 (b) 32 (c) 24 (d) 33
  9. 9.What comes next? 12, 18, 24, 30, ? (a) 30 (b) 36 (c) 42 (d) 37
  10. 10.What comes next? 1, 3, 5, 7, ? (a) 9 (b) 11 (c) 10 (d) 7
  11. 11.What comes next? 4, 8, 16, 32, ? (a) 48 (b) 65 (c) 56 (d) 64
  12. 12.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 3 times table? (a) 6 (b) 9 (c) 12 (d) 17
  13. 13.What comes next? 18, 24, 30, 36, ? (a) 48 (b) 36 (c) 43 (d) 42
  14. 14.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 7 times table? (a) 56 (b) 57 (c) 35 (d) 28
  15. 15.What comes next? 14, 23, 32, 41, ? (a) 59 (b) 50 (c) 41 (d) 51
  16. 16.What comes next? 20, 22, 24, 26, ? (a) 29 (b) 30 (c) 26 (d) 28
  17. 17.What comes next? 3, 7, 11, 15, ? (a) 19 (b) 15 (c) 20 (d) 23
  18. 18.What comes next? 13, 22, 31, 40, ? (a) 50 (b) 58 (c) 40 (d) 49
  19. 19.What comes next? 18, 21, 24, 27, ? (a) 27 (b) 31 (c) 33 (d) 30
  20. 20.What comes next? 25, 36, 49, 64, ? (a) 82 (b) 83 (c) 79 (d) 81
  21. 21.What comes next? 16, 25, 36, 49, ? (a) 66 (b) 64 (c) 65 (d) 62
  22. 22.What comes next? 17, 25, 33, 41, ? (a) 57 (b) 49 (c) 50 (d) 41
  23. 23.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 9 times table? (a) 36 (b) 27 (c) 18 (d) 38
  24. 24.What comes next? 15, 24, 33, 42, ? (a) 51 (b) 52 (c) 42 (d) 60
  25. 25.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 9 times table? (a) 36 (b) 27 (c) 45 (d) 53
  26. 26.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 4 times table? (a) 13 (b) 20 (c) 12 (d) 24
  27. 27.What comes next? 5, 10, 20, 40, ? (a) 70 (b) 80 (c) 60 (d) 81
  28. 28.What comes next? 11, 20, 29, 38, ? (a) 48 (b) 47 (c) 38 (d) 56
  29. 29.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 7 times table? (a) 23 (b) 28 (c) 35 (d) 49
  30. 30.What comes next? 19, 24, 29, 34, ? (a) 34 (b) 40 (c) 39 (d) 44
  31. 31.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 4 times table? (a) 37 (b) 32 (c) 20 (d) 16
  32. 32.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 6 times table? (a) 23 (b) 18 (c) 48 (d) 30
  33. 33.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 8 times table? (a) 32 (b) 56 (c) 61 (d) 64
  34. 34.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 6 times table? (a) 53 (b) 48 (c) 18 (d) 36
  35. 35.What comes next? 4, 6, 8, 10, ? (a) 14 (b) 10 (c) 12 (d) 13
  36. 36.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 7 times table? (a) 28 (b) 18 (c) 14 (d) 42
  37. 37.What comes next? 20, 25, 30, 35, ? (a) 40 (b) 41 (c) 35 (d) 45
  38. 38.What comes next? 15, 22, 29, 36, ? (a) 50 (b) 44 (c) 43 (d) 36
  39. 39.What comes next? 6, 9, 12, 15, ? (a) 21 (b) 19 (c) 18 (d) 15
  40. 40.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 3 times table? (a) 18 (b) 19 (c) 9 (d) 21

Answer key

  1. 16
  2. 37
  3. 44
  4. 18
  5. 49
  6. 29
  7. 36
  8. 32
  9. 36
  10. 9
  11. 64
  12. 17
  13. 42
  14. 57
  15. 50
  16. 28
  17. 19
  18. 49
  19. 30
  20. 81
  21. 64
  22. 49
  23. 38
  24. 51
  25. 53
  26. 13
  27. 80
  28. 47
  29. 23
  30. 39
  31. 37
  32. 23
  33. 61
  34. 53
  35. 12
  36. 18
  37. 40
  38. 43
  39. 18
  40. 19

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