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Number Pattern Puzzles Worksheet

Maths tricks trick 11: What comes next? Odd one out · Set 62 · 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, 4, 7, 10, ? (a) 16 (b) 10 (c) 14 (d) 13
  2. 2.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 3 times table? (a) 9 (b) 12 (c) 15 (d) 14
  3. 3.What comes next? 9, 18, 27, 36, ? (a) 46 (b) 36 (c) 45 (d) 54
  4. 4.What comes next? 18, 23, 28, 33, ? (a) 33 (b) 43 (c) 39 (d) 38
  5. 5.What comes next? 1, 4, 9, 16, ? (a) 23 (b) 27 (c) 26 (d) 25
  6. 6.What comes next? 9, 16, 25, 36, ? (a) 51 (b) 50 (c) 49 (d) 47
  7. 7.What comes next? 2, 5, 8, 11, ? (a) 11 (b) 15 (c) 14 (d) 17
  8. 8.What comes next? 25, 36, 49, 64, ? (a) 81 (b) 82 (c) 79 (d) 83
  9. 9.What comes next? 17, 26, 35, 44, ? (a) 53 (b) 44 (c) 54 (d) 62
  10. 10.What comes next? 4, 9, 16, 25, ? (a) 36 (b) 34 (c) 37 (d) 38
  11. 11.What comes next? 36, 49, 64, 81, ? (a) 98 (b) 102 (c) 100 (d) 101
  12. 12.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 3 times table? (a) 24 (b) 7 (c) 15 (d) 9
  13. 13.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 8 times table? (a) 35 (b) 32 (c) 40 (d) 24
  14. 14.What comes next? 10, 18, 26, 34, ? (a) 43 (b) 42 (c) 50 (d) 34
  15. 15.What comes next? 4, 8, 16, 32, ? (a) 64 (b) 56 (c) 65 (d) 48
  16. 16.What comes next? 8, 13, 18, 23, ? (a) 23 (b) 33 (c) 28 (d) 29
  17. 17.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 4 times table? (a) 8 (b) 34 (c) 20 (d) 32
  18. 18.What comes next? 2, 4, 8, 16, ? (a) 33 (b) 24 (c) 32 (d) 28
  19. 19.What comes next? 2, 4, 6, 8, ? (a) 8 (b) 11 (c) 12 (d) 10
  20. 20.What comes next? 8, 16, 24, 32, ? (a) 41 (b) 32 (c) 40 (d) 48
  21. 21.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 9 times table? (a) 18 (b) 45 (c) 82 (d) 63
  22. 22.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 3 times table? (a) 12 (b) 25 (c) 18 (d) 21
  23. 23.What comes next? 1, 2, 4, 8, ? (a) 17 (b) 16 (c) 12 (d) 14
  24. 24.What comes next? 12, 21, 30, 39, ? (a) 57 (b) 48 (c) 39 (d) 49
  25. 25.What comes next? 5, 14, 23, 32, ? (a) 42 (b) 32 (c) 50 (d) 41
  26. 26.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 8 times table? (a) 32 (b) 24 (c) 36 (d) 40
  27. 27.What comes next? 4, 13, 22, 31, ? (a) 49 (b) 31 (c) 41 (d) 40
  28. 28.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 6 times table? (a) 42 (b) 24 (c) 29 (d) 30
  29. 29.What comes next? 5, 10, 15, 20, ? (a) 20 (b) 30 (c) 26 (d) 25
  30. 30.What comes next? 2, 11, 20, 29, ? (a) 38 (b) 39 (c) 29 (d) 47
  31. 31.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 6 times table? (a) 22 (b) 18 (c) 48 (d) 36
  32. 32.What comes next? 10, 14, 18, 22, ? (a) 26 (b) 30 (c) 22 (d) 27
  33. 33.What comes next? 9, 11, 13, 15, ? (a) 15 (b) 19 (c) 18 (d) 17
  34. 34.What comes next? 18, 27, 36, 45, ? (a) 45 (b) 55 (c) 63 (d) 54
  35. 35.What comes next? 4, 8, 12, 16, ? (a) 16 (b) 21 (c) 24 (d) 20
  36. 36.What comes next? 8, 15, 22, 29, ? (a) 43 (b) 37 (c) 36 (d) 29
  37. 37.What comes next? 13, 19, 25, 31, ? (a) 38 (b) 43 (c) 37 (d) 31
  38. 38.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 5 times table? (a) 25 (b) 31 (c) 20 (d) 15
  39. 39.What comes next? 3, 9, 15, 21, ? (a) 33 (b) 21 (c) 28 (d) 27
  40. 40.What comes next? 5, 10, 20, 40, ? (a) 70 (b) 60 (c) 80 (d) 81

Answer key

  1. 13
  2. 14
  3. 45
  4. 38
  5. 25
  6. 49
  7. 14
  8. 81
  9. 53
  10. 36
  11. 100
  12. 7
  13. 35
  14. 42
  15. 64
  16. 28
  17. 34
  18. 32
  19. 10
  20. 40
  21. 82
  22. 25
  23. 16
  24. 48
  25. 41
  26. 36
  27. 40
  28. 29
  29. 25
  30. 38
  31. 22
  32. 26
  33. 17
  34. 54
  35. 20
  36. 36
  37. 37
  38. 31
  39. 27
  40. 80

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