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Number Pattern Puzzles Worksheet

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

Answer key

  1. 44
  2. 36
  3. 48
  4. 100
  5. 32
  6. 17
  7. 64
  8. 44
  9. 9
  10. 33
  11. 16
  12. 25
  13. 60
  14. 9
  15. 29
  16. 24
  17. 29
  18. 30
  19. 25
  20. 64
  21. 21
  22. 34
  23. 30
  24. 25
  25. 26
  26. 14
  27. 81
  28. 49
  29. 31
  30. 44
  31. 21
  32. 24
  33. 26
  34. 26
  35. 18
  36. 17
  37. 80
  38. 16
  39. 25
  40. 10

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