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Number Pattern Puzzles Worksheet

Maths tricks trick 11: What comes next? Odd one out · Set 426 · 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? 2, 4, 8, 16, ? (a) 33 (b) 24 (c) 28 (d) 32
  2. 2.What comes next? 17, 26, 35, 44, ? (a) 62 (b) 53 (c) 44 (d) 54
  3. 3.What comes next? 3, 6, 12, 24, ? (a) 48 (b) 36 (c) 42 (d) 49
  4. 4.What comes next? 18, 22, 26, 30, ? (a) 30 (b) 34 (c) 38 (d) 35
  5. 5.What comes next? 9, 16, 25, 36, ? (a) 47 (b) 51 (c) 49 (d) 50
  6. 6.What comes next? 36, 49, 64, 81, ? (a) 98 (b) 102 (c) 100 (d) 101
  7. 7.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 5 times table? (a) 48 (b) 35 (c) 15 (d) 25
  8. 8.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 3 times table? (a) 6 (b) 18 (c) 8 (d) 12
  9. 9.What comes next? 4, 9, 16, 25, ? (a) 34 (b) 38 (c) 36 (d) 37
  10. 10.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 5 times table? (a) 20 (b) 25 (c) 29 (d) 30
  11. 11.What comes next? 1, 2, 4, 8, ? (a) 12 (b) 14 (c) 17 (d) 16
  12. 12.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 9 times table? (a) 36 (b) 54 (c) 72 (d) 51
  13. 13.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 5 times table? (a) 46 (b) 35 (c) 10 (d) 20
  14. 14.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 3 times table? (a) 12 (b) 21 (c) 11 (d) 9
  15. 15.What comes next? 25, 36, 49, 64, ? (a) 79 (b) 83 (c) 81 (d) 82
  16. 16.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 4 times table? (a) 22 (b) 20 (c) 32 (d) 8
  17. 17.What comes next? 4, 8, 16, 32, ? (a) 65 (b) 48 (c) 64 (d) 56
  18. 18.What comes next? 5, 12, 19, 26, ? (a) 34 (b) 40 (c) 26 (d) 33
  19. 19.What comes next? 16, 25, 36, 49, ? (a) 66 (b) 64 (c) 62 (d) 65
  20. 20.What comes next? 15, 18, 21, 24, ? (a) 27 (b) 24 (c) 30 (d) 28
  21. 21.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 3 times table? (a) 15 (b) 23 (c) 6 (d) 21
  22. 22.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 6 times table? (a) 18 (b) 22 (c) 36 (d) 42
  23. 23.What comes next? 7, 9, 11, 13, ? (a) 16 (b) 15 (c) 17 (d) 13
  24. 24.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 6 times table? (a) 54 (b) 42 (c) 24 (d) 13
  25. 25.What comes next? 1, 4, 9, 16, ? (a) 23 (b) 27 (c) 25 (d) 26
  26. 26.What comes next? 5, 10, 20, 40, ? (a) 70 (b) 81 (c) 80 (d) 60
  27. 27.What comes next? 3, 11, 19, 27, ? (a) 35 (b) 27 (c) 43 (d) 36
  28. 28.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 4 times table? (a) 24 (b) 8 (c) 30 (d) 20
  29. 29.What comes next? 4, 7, 10, 13, ? (a) 19 (b) 16 (c) 13 (d) 17
  30. 30.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 3 times table? (a) 21 (b) 12 (c) 28 (d) 15
  31. 31.What comes next? 12, 17, 22, 27, ? (a) 27 (b) 33 (c) 32 (d) 37
  32. 32.What comes next? 4, 8, 12, 16, ? (a) 24 (b) 20 (c) 21 (d) 16
  33. 33.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 8 times table? (a) 64 (b) 40 (c) 49 (d) 32
  34. 34.What comes next? 2, 7, 12, 17, ? (a) 22 (b) 27 (c) 17 (d) 23
  35. 35.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 4 times table? (a) 13 (b) 20 (c) 16 (d) 32
  36. 36.What comes next? 5, 8, 11, 14, ? (a) 14 (b) 20 (c) 18 (d) 17
  37. 37.What comes next? 18, 25, 32, 39, ? (a) 39 (b) 46 (c) 53 (d) 47
  38. 38.What comes next? 10, 17, 24, 31, ? (a) 38 (b) 31 (c) 39 (d) 45
  39. 39.What comes next? 4, 12, 20, 28, ? (a) 36 (b) 28 (c) 44 (d) 37
  40. 40.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 6 times table? (a) 23 (b) 18 (c) 30 (d) 48

Answer key

  1. 32
  2. 53
  3. 48
  4. 34
  5. 49
  6. 100
  7. 48
  8. 8
  9. 36
  10. 29
  11. 16
  12. 51
  13. 46
  14. 11
  15. 81
  16. 22
  17. 64
  18. 33
  19. 64
  20. 27
  21. 23
  22. 22
  23. 15
  24. 13
  25. 25
  26. 80
  27. 35
  28. 30
  29. 16
  30. 28
  31. 32
  32. 20
  33. 49
  34. 22
  35. 13
  36. 17
  37. 46
  38. 38
  39. 36
  40. 23

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