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Number Pattern Puzzles Worksheet

Maths tricks trick 11: What comes next? Odd one out · Set 423 · 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? 3, 6, 12, 24, ? (a) 42 (b) 48 (c) 36 (d) 49
  2. 2.What comes next? 17, 26, 35, 44, ? (a) 62 (b) 44 (c) 53 (d) 54
  3. 3.What comes next? 1, 4, 9, 16, ? (a) 26 (b) 23 (c) 25 (d) 27
  4. 4.What comes next? 2, 4, 8, 16, ? (a) 33 (b) 24 (c) 28 (d) 32
  5. 5.What comes next? 13, 22, 31, 40, ? (a) 50 (b) 40 (c) 49 (d) 58
  6. 6.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 6 times table? (a) 48 (b) 24 (c) 42 (d) 49
  7. 7.What comes next? 6, 14, 22, 30, ? (a) 38 (b) 46 (c) 39 (d) 30
  8. 8.What comes next? 5, 10, 20, 40, ? (a) 70 (b) 81 (c) 80 (d) 60
  9. 9.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 3 times table? (a) 8 (b) 9 (c) 6 (d) 18
  10. 10.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 5 times table? (a) 15 (b) 45 (c) 30 (d) 19
  11. 11.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 5 times table? (a) 15 (b) 30 (c) 47 (d) 35
  12. 12.What comes next? 9, 18, 27, 36, ? (a) 45 (b) 36 (c) 54 (d) 46
  13. 13.What comes next? 4, 8, 12, 16, ? (a) 24 (b) 20 (c) 16 (d) 21
  14. 14.What comes next? 4, 9, 16, 25, ? (a) 38 (b) 37 (c) 34 (d) 36
  15. 15.What comes next? 5, 10, 15, 20, ? (a) 25 (b) 20 (c) 26 (d) 30
  16. 16.What comes next? 13, 18, 23, 28, ? (a) 33 (b) 34 (c) 28 (d) 38
  17. 17.What comes next? 1, 6, 11, 16, ? (a) 16 (b) 22 (c) 26 (d) 21
  18. 18.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 5 times table? (a) 30 (b) 32 (c) 15 (d) 40
  19. 19.What comes next? 16, 25, 36, 49, ? (a) 66 (b) 65 (c) 64 (d) 62
  20. 20.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 7 times table? (a) 15 (b) 42 (c) 28 (d) 49
  21. 21.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 6 times table? (a) 19 (b) 12 (c) 18 (d) 30
  22. 22.What comes next? 17, 23, 29, 35, ? (a) 42 (b) 47 (c) 41 (d) 35
  23. 23.What comes next? 9, 16, 25, 36, ? (a) 47 (b) 51 (c) 50 (d) 49
  24. 24.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 3 times table? (a) 18 (b) 9 (c) 16 (d) 21
  25. 25.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 8 times table? (a) 48 (b) 32 (c) 34 (d) 40
  26. 26.What comes next? 25, 36, 49, 64, ? (a) 82 (b) 79 (c) 81 (d) 83
  27. 27.What comes next? 2, 7, 12, 17, ? (a) 23 (b) 17 (c) 27 (d) 22
  28. 28.What comes next? 13, 19, 25, 31, ? (a) 43 (b) 38 (c) 31 (d) 37
  29. 29.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 6 times table? (a) 20 (b) 36 (c) 12 (d) 30
  30. 30.What comes next? 14, 22, 30, 38, ? (a) 47 (b) 54 (c) 38 (d) 46
  31. 31.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 3 times table? (a) 9 (b) 15 (c) 24 (d) 28
  32. 32.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 8 times table? (a) 16 (b) 24 (c) 48 (d) 36
  33. 33.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 6 times table? (a) 24 (b) 15 (c) 30 (d) 18
  34. 34.What comes next? 10, 12, 14, 16, ? (a) 20 (b) 18 (c) 19 (d) 16
  35. 35.What comes next? 19, 21, 23, 25, ? (a) 28 (b) 25 (c) 29 (d) 27
  36. 36.What comes next? 1, 5, 9, 13, ? (a) 17 (b) 13 (c) 18 (d) 21
  37. 37.What comes next? 19, 25, 31, 37, ? (a) 49 (b) 44 (c) 37 (d) 43
  38. 38.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 5 times table? (a) 13 (b) 35 (c) 40 (d) 20
  39. 39.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 7 times table? (a) 28 (b) 56 (c) 19 (d) 49
  40. 40.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 6 times table? (a) 18 (b) 25 (c) 30 (d) 42

Answer key

  1. 48
  2. 53
  3. 25
  4. 32
  5. 49
  6. 49
  7. 38
  8. 80
  9. 8
  10. 19
  11. 47
  12. 45
  13. 20
  14. 36
  15. 25
  16. 33
  17. 21
  18. 32
  19. 64
  20. 15
  21. 19
  22. 41
  23. 49
  24. 16
  25. 34
  26. 81
  27. 22
  28. 37
  29. 20
  30. 46
  31. 28
  32. 36
  33. 15
  34. 18
  35. 27
  36. 17
  37. 43
  38. 13
  39. 19
  40. 25

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