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Number Pattern Puzzles Worksheet

Maths tricks trick 11: What comes next? Odd one out · Set 496 · 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.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 3 times table? (a) 12 (b) 15 (c) 18 (d) 17
  2. 2.What comes next? 3, 11, 19, 27, ? (a) 35 (b) 27 (c) 43 (d) 36
  3. 3.What comes next? 36, 49, 64, 81, ? (a) 100 (b) 101 (c) 102 (d) 98
  4. 4.What comes next? 2, 4, 8, 16, ? (a) 24 (b) 33 (c) 32 (d) 28
  5. 5.What comes next? 8, 12, 16, 20, ? (a) 25 (b) 28 (c) 24 (d) 20
  6. 6.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 3 times table? (a) 18 (b) 15 (c) 28 (d) 12
  7. 7.What comes next? 2, 11, 20, 29, ? (a) 29 (b) 38 (c) 39 (d) 47
  8. 8.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 7 times table? (a) 14 (b) 35 (c) 42 (d) 18
  9. 9.What comes next? 16, 25, 36, 49, ? (a) 62 (b) 65 (c) 66 (d) 64
  10. 10.What comes next? 5, 14, 23, 32, ? (a) 50 (b) 32 (c) 42 (d) 41
  11. 11.What comes next? 4, 8, 16, 32, ? (a) 48 (b) 56 (c) 64 (d) 65
  12. 12.What comes next? 4, 8, 12, 16, ? (a) 20 (b) 24 (c) 16 (d) 21
  13. 13.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 4 times table? (a) 20 (b) 12 (c) 9 (d) 8
  14. 14.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 9 times table? (a) 54 (b) 70 (c) 18 (d) 27
  15. 15.What comes next? 18, 26, 34, 42, ? (a) 51 (b) 42 (c) 50 (d) 58
  16. 16.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 8 times table? (a) 74 (b) 40 (c) 16 (d) 24
  17. 17.What comes next? 3, 6, 12, 24, ? (a) 49 (b) 36 (c) 48 (d) 42
  18. 18.What comes next? 12, 17, 22, 27, ? (a) 32 (b) 27 (c) 33 (d) 37
  19. 19.What comes next? 19, 21, 23, 25, ? (a) 29 (b) 27 (c) 28 (d) 25
  20. 20.What comes next? 20, 25, 30, 35, ? (a) 41 (b) 45 (c) 35 (d) 40
  21. 21.What comes next? 4, 9, 16, 25, ? (a) 37 (b) 36 (c) 38 (d) 34
  22. 22.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 8 times table? (a) 16 (b) 24 (c) 40 (d) 73
  23. 23.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 6 times table? (a) 36 (b) 24 (c) 45 (d) 12
  24. 24.What comes next? 4, 9, 14, 19, ? (a) 19 (b) 29 (c) 25 (d) 24
  25. 25.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 6 times table? (a) 12 (b) 18 (c) 24 (d) 44
  26. 26.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 8 times table? (a) 48 (b) 72 (c) 35 (d) 24
  27. 27.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 3 times table? (a) 18 (b) 12 (c) 21 (d) 8
  28. 28.What comes next? 1, 2, 4, 8, ? (a) 12 (b) 14 (c) 17 (d) 16
  29. 29.What comes next? 11, 19, 27, 35, ? (a) 44 (b) 51 (c) 35 (d) 43
  30. 30.What comes next? 25, 36, 49, 64, ? (a) 81 (b) 83 (c) 79 (d) 82
  31. 31.What comes next? 6, 9, 12, 15, ? (a) 18 (b) 19 (c) 15 (d) 21
  32. 32.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 4 times table? (a) 24 (b) 12 (c) 32 (d) 39
  33. 33.What comes next? 17, 24, 31, 38, ? (a) 46 (b) 52 (c) 45 (d) 38
  34. 34.What comes next? 3, 7, 11, 15, ? (a) 20 (b) 23 (c) 15 (d) 19
  35. 35.What comes next? 9, 11, 13, 15, ? (a) 17 (b) 18 (c) 19 (d) 15
  36. 36.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 3 times table? (a) 24 (b) 15 (c) 20 (d) 6
  37. 37.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 4 times table? (a) 18 (b) 36 (c) 16 (d) 24
  38. 38.What comes next? 13, 16, 19, 22, ? (a) 26 (b) 22 (c) 28 (d) 25
  39. 39.What comes next? 1, 4, 9, 16, ? (a) 23 (b) 26 (c) 27 (d) 25
  40. 40.What comes next? 11, 18, 25, 32, ? (a) 46 (b) 32 (c) 39 (d) 40

Answer key

  1. 17
  2. 35
  3. 100
  4. 32
  5. 24
  6. 28
  7. 38
  8. 18
  9. 64
  10. 41
  11. 64
  12. 20
  13. 9
  14. 70
  15. 50
  16. 74
  17. 48
  18. 32
  19. 27
  20. 40
  21. 36
  22. 73
  23. 45
  24. 24
  25. 44
  26. 35
  27. 8
  28. 16
  29. 43
  30. 81
  31. 18
  32. 39
  33. 45
  34. 19
  35. 17
  36. 20
  37. 18
  38. 25
  39. 25
  40. 39

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