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Number Pattern Puzzles Worksheet

Maths tricks trick 11: What comes next? Odd one out · Set 644 · 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 6 times table? (a) 30 (b) 36 (c) 24 (d) 31
  2. 2.What comes next? 9, 16, 25, 36, ? (a) 50 (b) 47 (c) 51 (d) 49
  3. 3.What comes next? 5, 10, 20, 40, ? (a) 70 (b) 60 (c) 81 (d) 80
  4. 4.What comes next? 3, 6, 12, 24, ? (a) 42 (b) 49 (c) 36 (d) 48
  5. 5.What comes next? 1, 3, 5, 7, ? (a) 11 (b) 9 (c) 10 (d) 7
  6. 6.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 6 times table? (a) 58 (b) 36 (c) 24 (d) 42
  7. 7.What comes next? 25, 36, 49, 64, ? (a) 82 (b) 83 (c) 79 (d) 81
  8. 8.What comes next? 1, 4, 9, 16, ? (a) 25 (b) 26 (c) 23 (d) 27
  9. 9.What comes next? 16, 23, 30, 37, ? (a) 45 (b) 44 (c) 51 (d) 37
  10. 10.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 3 times table? (a) 8 (b) 18 (c) 27 (d) 12
  11. 11.What comes next? 8, 13, 18, 23, ? (a) 33 (b) 23 (c) 29 (d) 28
  12. 12.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 6 times table? (a) 30 (b) 12 (c) 20 (d) 42
  13. 13.What comes next? 3, 8, 13, 18, ? (a) 24 (b) 23 (c) 18 (d) 28
  14. 14.What comes next? 4, 9, 16, 25, ? (a) 38 (b) 37 (c) 34 (d) 36
  15. 15.What comes next? 17, 22, 27, 32, ? (a) 32 (b) 37 (c) 38 (d) 42
  16. 16.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 8 times table? (a) 24 (b) 32 (c) 51 (d) 56
  17. 17.What comes next? 2, 4, 6, 8, ? (a) 12 (b) 10 (c) 8 (d) 11
  18. 18.What comes next? 15, 24, 33, 42, ? (a) 52 (b) 51 (c) 42 (d) 60
  19. 19.What comes next? 2, 4, 8, 16, ? (a) 32 (b) 24 (c) 33 (d) 28
  20. 20.What comes next? 36, 49, 64, 81, ? (a) 101 (b) 102 (c) 98 (d) 100
  21. 21.What comes next? 8, 11, 14, 17, ? (a) 17 (b) 21 (c) 20 (d) 23
  22. 22.What comes next? 1, 9, 17, 25, ? (a) 41 (b) 25 (c) 33 (d) 34
  23. 23.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 7 times table? (a) 42 (b) 46 (c) 35 (d) 21
  24. 24.What comes next? 1, 2, 4, 8, ? (a) 17 (b) 12 (c) 14 (d) 16
  25. 25.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 5 times table? (a) 35 (b) 25 (c) 15 (d) 28
  26. 26.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 5 times table? (a) 20 (b) 12 (c) 35 (d) 45
  27. 27.What comes next? 4, 8, 16, 32, ? (a) 56 (b) 48 (c) 64 (d) 65
  28. 28.What comes next? 6, 10, 14, 18, ? (a) 22 (b) 18 (c) 26 (d) 23
  29. 29.What comes next? 6, 13, 20, 27, ? (a) 34 (b) 35 (c) 27 (d) 41
  30. 30.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 3 times table? (a) 27 (b) 13 (c) 12 (d) 21
  31. 31.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 4 times table? (a) 8 (b) 16 (c) 20 (d) 9
  32. 32.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 5 times table? (a) 40 (b) 19 (c) 25 (d) 15
  33. 33.What comes next? 12, 15, 18, 21, ? (a) 21 (b) 25 (c) 27 (d) 24
  34. 34.What comes next? 5, 13, 21, 29, ? (a) 38 (b) 37 (c) 45 (d) 29
  35. 35.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 7 times table? (a) 23 (b) 42 (c) 63 (d) 21
  36. 36.What comes next? 1, 10, 19, 28, ? (a) 37 (b) 46 (c) 38 (d) 28
  37. 37.What comes next? 3, 11, 19, 27, ? (a) 27 (b) 43 (c) 36 (d) 35
  38. 38.What comes next? 8, 12, 16, 20, ? (a) 28 (b) 24 (c) 25 (d) 20
  39. 39.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 6 times table? (a) 12 (b) 36 (c) 28 (d) 24
  40. 40.What comes next? 13, 20, 27, 34, ? (a) 42 (b) 34 (c) 48 (d) 41

Answer key

  1. 31
  2. 49
  3. 80
  4. 48
  5. 9
  6. 58
  7. 81
  8. 25
  9. 44
  10. 8
  11. 28
  12. 20
  13. 23
  14. 36
  15. 37
  16. 51
  17. 10
  18. 51
  19. 32
  20. 100
  21. 20
  22. 33
  23. 46
  24. 16
  25. 28
  26. 12
  27. 64
  28. 22
  29. 34
  30. 13
  31. 9
  32. 19
  33. 24
  34. 37
  35. 23
  36. 37
  37. 35
  38. 24
  39. 28
  40. 41

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