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Number Pattern Puzzles Worksheet

Maths tricks trick 11: What comes next? Odd one out · Set 625 · 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? 10, 14, 18, 22, ? (a) 30 (b) 26 (c) 22 (d) 27
  2. 2.What comes next? 3, 6, 12, 24, ? (a) 48 (b) 42 (c) 49 (d) 36
  3. 3.What comes next? 1, 4, 9, 16, ? (a) 23 (b) 25 (c) 27 (d) 26
  4. 4.What comes next? 36, 49, 64, 81, ? (a) 100 (b) 101 (c) 102 (d) 98
  5. 5.What comes next? 12, 18, 24, 30, ? (a) 37 (b) 36 (c) 30 (d) 42
  6. 6.What comes next? 1, 2, 4, 8, ? (a) 12 (b) 14 (c) 16 (d) 17
  7. 7.What comes next? 4, 8, 16, 32, ? (a) 48 (b) 65 (c) 64 (d) 56
  8. 8.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 3 times table? (a) 12 (b) 8 (c) 15 (d) 9
  9. 9.What comes next? 9, 16, 25, 36, ? (a) 49 (b) 51 (c) 50 (d) 47
  10. 10.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 3 times table? (a) 6 (b) 21 (c) 29 (d) 15
  11. 11.What comes next? 25, 36, 49, 64, ? (a) 79 (b) 83 (c) 81 (d) 82
  12. 12.What comes next? 6, 15, 24, 33, ? (a) 43 (b) 33 (c) 51 (d) 42
  13. 13.What comes next? 19, 24, 29, 34, ? (a) 34 (b) 44 (c) 40 (d) 39
  14. 14.What comes next? 7, 15, 23, 31, ? (a) 47 (b) 40 (c) 31 (d) 39
  15. 15.What comes next? 13, 22, 31, 40, ? (a) 58 (b) 40 (c) 50 (d) 49
  16. 16.What comes next? 11, 17, 23, 29, ? (a) 41 (b) 35 (c) 36 (d) 29
  17. 17.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 4 times table? (a) 12 (b) 28 (c) 20 (d) 35
  18. 18.What comes next? 4, 9, 16, 25, ? (a) 36 (b) 37 (c) 38 (d) 34
  19. 19.What comes next? 8, 15, 22, 29, ? (a) 37 (b) 29 (c) 43 (d) 36
  20. 20.What comes next? 12, 15, 18, 21, ? (a) 24 (b) 27 (c) 25 (d) 21
  21. 21.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 3 times table? (a) 23 (b) 9 (c) 15 (d) 12
  22. 22.What comes next? 13, 15, 17, 19, ? (a) 19 (b) 21 (c) 23 (d) 22
  23. 23.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 6 times table? (a) 52 (b) 48 (c) 24 (d) 30
  24. 24.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 7 times table? (a) 52 (b) 28 (c) 49 (d) 21
  25. 25.What comes next? 19, 21, 23, 25, ? (a) 29 (b) 28 (c) 25 (d) 27
  26. 26.What comes next? 16, 25, 36, 49, ? (a) 62 (b) 64 (c) 65 (d) 66
  27. 27.What comes next? 1, 7, 13, 19, ? (a) 26 (b) 19 (c) 31 (d) 25
  28. 28.What comes next? 12, 16, 20, 24, ? (a) 24 (b) 28 (c) 29 (d) 32
  29. 29.What comes next? 20, 26, 32, 38, ? (a) 50 (b) 45 (c) 44 (d) 38
  30. 30.What comes next? 11, 15, 19, 23, ? (a) 23 (b) 31 (c) 28 (d) 27
  31. 31.What comes next? 8, 13, 18, 23, ? (a) 33 (b) 28 (c) 29 (d) 23
  32. 32.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 4 times table? (a) 20 (b) 9 (c) 24 (d) 12
  33. 33.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 8 times table? (a) 51 (b) 16 (c) 40 (d) 32
  34. 34.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 8 times table? (a) 32 (b) 40 (c) 24 (d) 17
  35. 35.What comes next? 16, 21, 26, 31, ? (a) 31 (b) 37 (c) 41 (d) 36
  36. 36.What comes next? 2, 4, 8, 16, ? (a) 28 (b) 33 (c) 24 (d) 32
  37. 37.What comes next? 10, 17, 24, 31, ? (a) 39 (b) 38 (c) 31 (d) 45
  38. 38.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 6 times table? (a) 30 (b) 24 (c) 18 (d) 38
  39. 39.What comes next? 9, 15, 21, 27, ? (a) 39 (b) 33 (c) 27 (d) 34
  40. 40.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 5 times table? (a) 40 (b) 19 (c) 20 (d) 30

Answer key

  1. 26
  2. 48
  3. 25
  4. 100
  5. 36
  6. 16
  7. 64
  8. 8
  9. 49
  10. 29
  11. 81
  12. 42
  13. 39
  14. 39
  15. 49
  16. 35
  17. 35
  18. 36
  19. 36
  20. 24
  21. 23
  22. 21
  23. 52
  24. 52
  25. 27
  26. 64
  27. 25
  28. 28
  29. 44
  30. 27
  31. 28
  32. 9
  33. 51
  34. 17
  35. 36
  36. 32
  37. 38
  38. 38
  39. 33
  40. 19

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