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Number Pattern Puzzles Worksheet

Maths tricks trick 11: What comes next? Odd one out · Set 402 · 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? 16, 25, 36, 49, ? (a) 64 (b) 65 (c) 66 (d) 62
  2. 2.What comes next? 4, 9, 16, 25, ? (a) 34 (b) 37 (c) 36 (d) 38
  3. 3.What comes next? 25, 36, 49, 64, ? (a) 83 (b) 81 (c) 82 (d) 79
  4. 4.What comes next? 1, 3, 5, 7, ? (a) 10 (b) 11 (c) 9 (d) 7
  5. 5.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 5 times table? (a) 25 (b) 15 (c) 35 (d) 49
  6. 6.What comes next? 5, 10, 20, 40, ? (a) 60 (b) 70 (c) 80 (d) 81
  7. 7.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 4 times table? (a) 32 (b) 20 (c) 16 (d) 13
  8. 8.What comes next? 36, 49, 64, 81, ? (a) 98 (b) 100 (c) 102 (d) 101
  9. 9.What comes next? 9, 16, 25, 36, ? (a) 51 (b) 47 (c) 49 (d) 50
  10. 10.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 9 times table? (a) 18 (b) 54 (c) 45 (d) 76
  11. 11.What comes next? 20, 22, 24, 26, ? (a) 26 (b) 30 (c) 29 (d) 28
  12. 12.What comes next? 15, 19, 23, 27, ? (a) 32 (b) 31 (c) 27 (d) 35
  13. 13.What comes next? 12, 14, 16, 18, ? (a) 21 (b) 18 (c) 20 (d) 22
  14. 14.What comes next? 20, 25, 30, 35, ? (a) 45 (b) 35 (c) 41 (d) 40
  15. 15.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 6 times table? (a) 42 (b) 14 (c) 24 (d) 60
  16. 16.What comes next? 1, 4, 9, 16, ? (a) 25 (b) 23 (c) 26 (d) 27
  17. 17.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 4 times table? (a) 39 (b) 20 (c) 24 (d) 8
  18. 18.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 4 times table? (a) 24 (b) 20 (c) 9 (d) 8
  19. 19.What comes next? 9, 13, 17, 21, ? (a) 21 (b) 26 (c) 29 (d) 25
  20. 20.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 4 times table? (a) 12 (b) 32 (c) 26 (d) 20
  21. 21.What comes next? 11, 14, 17, 20, ? (a) 24 (b) 26 (c) 23 (d) 20
  22. 22.What comes next? 1, 8, 15, 22, ? (a) 36 (b) 29 (c) 30 (d) 22
  23. 23.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 8 times table? (a) 72 (b) 32 (c) 35 (d) 56
  24. 24.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 8 times table? (a) 32 (b) 48 (c) 72 (d) 73
  25. 25.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 9 times table? (a) 63 (b) 38 (c) 36 (d) 45
  26. 26.What comes next? 2, 4, 8, 16, ? (a) 33 (b) 24 (c) 28 (d) 32
  27. 27.What comes next? 14, 23, 32, 41, ? (a) 50 (b) 59 (c) 51 (d) 41
  28. 28.What comes next? 1, 2, 4, 8, ? (a) 16 (b) 12 (c) 17 (d) 14
  29. 29.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 9 times table? (a) 36 (b) 63 (c) 32 (d) 72
  30. 30.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 4 times table? (a) 20 (b) 12 (c) 30 (d) 24
  31. 31.What comes next? 10, 13, 16, 19, ? (a) 19 (b) 25 (c) 22 (d) 23
  32. 32.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 3 times table? (a) 13 (b) 12 (c) 24 (d) 15
  33. 33.What comes next? 7, 12, 17, 22, ? (a) 28 (b) 27 (c) 32 (d) 22
  34. 34.What comes next? 8, 15, 22, 29, ? (a) 37 (b) 29 (c) 36 (d) 43
  35. 35.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 8 times table? (a) 56 (b) 19 (c) 32 (d) 40
  36. 36.What comes next? 19, 23, 27, 31, ? (a) 39 (b) 31 (c) 35 (d) 36
  37. 37.What comes next? 4, 8, 16, 32, ? (a) 56 (b) 65 (c) 64 (d) 48
  38. 38.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 9 times table? (a) 86 (b) 45 (c) 18 (d) 27
  39. 39.What comes next? 17, 20, 23, 26, ? (a) 30 (b) 26 (c) 29 (d) 32
  40. 40.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 4 times table? (a) 20 (b) 16 (c) 24 (d) 22

Answer key

  1. 64
  2. 36
  3. 81
  4. 9
  5. 49
  6. 80
  7. 13
  8. 100
  9. 49
  10. 76
  11. 28
  12. 31
  13. 20
  14. 40
  15. 14
  16. 25
  17. 39
  18. 9
  19. 25
  20. 26
  21. 23
  22. 29
  23. 35
  24. 73
  25. 38
  26. 32
  27. 50
  28. 16
  29. 32
  30. 30
  31. 22
  32. 13
  33. 27
  34. 36
  35. 19
  36. 35
  37. 64
  38. 86
  39. 29
  40. 22

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