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Number Pattern Puzzles Worksheet

Maths tricks trick 11: What comes next? Odd one out · Set 510 · 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? 13, 17, 21, 25, ? (a) 30 (b) 25 (c) 29 (d) 33
  2. 2.What comes next? 2, 4, 8, 16, ? (a) 28 (b) 33 (c) 24 (d) 32
  3. 3.What comes next? 36, 49, 64, 81, ? (a) 98 (b) 101 (c) 100 (d) 102
  4. 4.What comes next? 8, 13, 18, 23, ? (a) 29 (b) 23 (c) 33 (d) 28
  5. 5.What comes next? 3, 6, 12, 24, ? (a) 36 (b) 42 (c) 49 (d) 48
  6. 6.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 3 times table? (a) 24 (b) 12 (c) 18 (d) 8
  7. 7.What comes next? 4, 9, 16, 25, ? (a) 37 (b) 38 (c) 36 (d) 34
  8. 8.What comes next? 4, 8, 16, 32, ? (a) 48 (b) 65 (c) 56 (d) 64
  9. 9.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 8 times table? (a) 32 (b) 24 (c) 56 (d) 35
  10. 10.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 3 times table? (a) 18 (b) 9 (c) 21 (d) 23
  11. 11.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 7 times table? (a) 50 (b) 21 (c) 42 (d) 35
  12. 12.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 9 times table? (a) 36 (b) 45 (c) 65 (d) 27
  13. 13.What comes next? 16, 18, 20, 22, ? (a) 25 (b) 26 (c) 24 (d) 22
  14. 14.What comes next? 13, 19, 25, 31, ? (a) 43 (b) 38 (c) 37 (d) 31
  15. 15.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 5 times table? (a) 25 (b) 20 (c) 30 (d) 23
  16. 16.What comes next? 1, 2, 4, 8, ? (a) 12 (b) 17 (c) 16 (d) 14
  17. 17.What comes next? 19, 24, 29, 34, ? (a) 39 (b) 44 (c) 40 (d) 34
  18. 18.What comes next? 16, 25, 36, 49, ? (a) 66 (b) 62 (c) 65 (d) 64
  19. 19.What comes next? 1, 3, 5, 7, ? (a) 9 (b) 11 (c) 10 (d) 7
  20. 20.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 8 times table? (a) 79 (b) 32 (c) 16 (d) 24
  21. 21.What comes next? 18, 27, 36, 45, ? (a) 55 (b) 63 (c) 45 (d) 54
  22. 22.What comes next? 10, 17, 24, 31, ? (a) 45 (b) 39 (c) 31 (d) 38
  23. 23.What comes next? 9, 16, 25, 36, ? (a) 51 (b) 50 (c) 47 (d) 49
  24. 24.What comes next? 2, 5, 8, 11, ? (a) 15 (b) 17 (c) 14 (d) 11
  25. 25.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 4 times table? (a) 12 (b) 21 (c) 24 (d) 32
  26. 26.What comes next? 6, 12, 18, 24, ? (a) 30 (b) 36 (c) 31 (d) 24
  27. 27.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 6 times table? (a) 12 (b) 30 (c) 36 (d) 22
  28. 28.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 7 times table? (a) 28 (b) 42 (c) 23 (d) 21
  29. 29.What comes next? 1, 4, 9, 16, ? (a) 26 (b) 27 (c) 25 (d) 23
  30. 30.What comes next? 14, 21, 28, 35, ? (a) 35 (b) 42 (c) 49 (d) 43
  31. 31.What comes next? 14, 23, 32, 41, ? (a) 51 (b) 50 (c) 41 (d) 59
  32. 32.What comes next? 6, 10, 14, 18, ? (a) 26 (b) 23 (c) 18 (d) 22
  33. 33.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 4 times table? (a) 20 (b) 22 (c) 12 (d) 8
  34. 34.What comes next? 4, 12, 20, 28, ? (a) 44 (b) 37 (c) 28 (d) 36
  35. 35.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 4 times table? (a) 17 (b) 8 (c) 20 (d) 28
  36. 36.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 3 times table? (a) 6 (b) 15 (c) 22 (d) 24
  37. 37.What comes next? 16, 19, 22, 25, ? (a) 31 (b) 29 (c) 25 (d) 28
  38. 38.What comes next? 10, 15, 20, 25, ? (a) 30 (b) 31 (c) 25 (d) 35
  39. 39.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 7 times table? (a) 28 (b) 30 (c) 42 (d) 14
  40. 40.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 3 times table? (a) 18 (b) 12 (c) 11 (d) 24

Answer key

  1. 29
  2. 32
  3. 100
  4. 28
  5. 48
  6. 8
  7. 36
  8. 64
  9. 35
  10. 23
  11. 50
  12. 65
  13. 24
  14. 37
  15. 23
  16. 16
  17. 39
  18. 64
  19. 9
  20. 79
  21. 54
  22. 38
  23. 49
  24. 14
  25. 21
  26. 30
  27. 22
  28. 23
  29. 25
  30. 42
  31. 50
  32. 22
  33. 22
  34. 36
  35. 17
  36. 22
  37. 28
  38. 30
  39. 30
  40. 11

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