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Number Pattern Puzzles Worksheet

Maths tricks trick 11: What comes next? Odd one out · Set 609 · 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? 1, 2, 4, 8, ? (a) 14 (b) 12 (c) 16 (d) 17
  2. 2.What comes next? 3, 6, 12, 24, ? (a) 36 (b) 48 (c) 49 (d) 42
  3. 3.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 9 times table? (a) 45 (b) 63 (c) 27 (d) 31
  4. 4.What comes next? 3, 6, 9, 12, ? (a) 16 (b) 18 (c) 12 (d) 15
  5. 5.What comes next? 2, 4, 8, 16, ? (a) 33 (b) 28 (c) 32 (d) 24
  6. 6.What comes next? 18, 22, 26, 30, ? (a) 34 (b) 38 (c) 30 (d) 35
  7. 7.What comes next? 36, 49, 64, 81, ? (a) 100 (b) 98 (c) 101 (d) 102
  8. 8.What comes next? 9, 15, 21, 27, ? (a) 39 (b) 33 (c) 34 (d) 27
  9. 9.What comes next? 4, 8, 16, 32, ? (a) 56 (b) 65 (c) 64 (d) 48
  10. 10.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 3 times table? (a) 27 (b) 9 (c) 18 (d) 7
  11. 11.What comes next? 17, 22, 27, 32, ? (a) 42 (b) 32 (c) 38 (d) 37
  12. 12.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 6 times table? (a) 36 (b) 18 (c) 12 (d) 25
  13. 13.What comes next? 14, 20, 26, 32, ? (a) 44 (b) 39 (c) 38 (d) 32
  14. 14.What comes next? 11, 16, 21, 26, ? (a) 32 (b) 31 (c) 26 (d) 36
  15. 15.What comes next? 20, 28, 36, 44, ? (a) 60 (b) 53 (c) 52 (d) 44
  16. 16.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 4 times table? (a) 18 (b) 28 (c) 16 (d) 12
  17. 17.What comes next? 3, 8, 13, 18, ? (a) 28 (b) 18 (c) 24 (d) 23
  18. 18.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 4 times table? (a) 20 (b) 10 (c) 28 (d) 12
  19. 19.What comes next? 25, 36, 49, 64, ? (a) 82 (b) 83 (c) 79 (d) 81
  20. 20.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 4 times table? (a) 17 (b) 28 (c) 16 (d) 8
  21. 21.What comes next? 18, 26, 34, 42, ? (a) 58 (b) 51 (c) 50 (d) 42
  22. 22.What comes next? 17, 21, 25, 29, ? (a) 29 (b) 37 (c) 34 (d) 33
  23. 23.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 4 times table? (a) 20 (b) 24 (c) 16 (d) 35
  24. 24.What comes next? 4, 9, 16, 25, ? (a) 37 (b) 34 (c) 38 (d) 36
  25. 25.What comes next? 14, 22, 30, 38, ? (a) 54 (b) 38 (c) 46 (d) 47
  26. 26.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 7 times table? (a) 21 (b) 42 (c) 63 (d) 54
  27. 27.What comes next? 1, 4, 9, 16, ? (a) 27 (b) 23 (c) 26 (d) 25
  28. 28.What comes next? 7, 15, 23, 31, ? (a) 47 (b) 31 (c) 39 (d) 40
  29. 29.What comes next? 16, 25, 36, 49, ? (a) 65 (b) 64 (c) 66 (d) 62
  30. 30.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 9 times table? (a) 45 (b) 18 (c) 54 (d) 62
  31. 31.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 3 times table? (a) 12 (b) 16 (c) 24 (d) 21
  32. 32.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 7 times table? (a) 42 (b) 14 (c) 26 (d) 35
  33. 33.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 3 times table? (a) 12 (b) 25 (c) 27 (d) 21
  34. 34.What comes next? 5, 10, 20, 40, ? (a) 60 (b) 81 (c) 70 (d) 80
  35. 35.What comes next? 15, 21, 27, 33, ? (a) 39 (b) 40 (c) 33 (d) 45
  36. 36.What comes next? 9, 14, 19, 24, ? (a) 34 (b) 24 (c) 30 (d) 29
  37. 37.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 4 times table? (a) 8 (b) 38 (c) 24 (d) 12
  38. 38.What comes next? 5, 11, 17, 23, ? (a) 35 (b) 29 (c) 30 (d) 23
  39. 39.What comes next? 6, 14, 22, 30, ? (a) 39 (b) 46 (c) 30 (d) 38
  40. 40.What comes next? 9, 16, 25, 36, ? (a) 51 (b) 49 (c) 47 (d) 50

Answer key

  1. 16
  2. 48
  3. 31
  4. 15
  5. 32
  6. 34
  7. 100
  8. 33
  9. 64
  10. 7
  11. 37
  12. 25
  13. 38
  14. 31
  15. 52
  16. 18
  17. 23
  18. 10
  19. 81
  20. 17
  21. 50
  22. 33
  23. 35
  24. 36
  25. 46
  26. 54
  27. 25
  28. 39
  29. 64
  30. 62
  31. 16
  32. 26
  33. 25
  34. 80
  35. 39
  36. 29
  37. 38
  38. 29
  39. 38
  40. 49

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