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Number Pattern Puzzles Worksheet

Maths tricks trick 11: What comes next? Odd one out · Set 665 · 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? 4, 8, 16, 32, ? (a) 64 (b) 56 (c) 65 (d) 48
  2. 2.What comes next? 36, 49, 64, 81, ? (a) 102 (b) 98 (c) 100 (d) 101
  3. 3.What comes next? 16, 25, 36, 49, ? (a) 64 (b) 62 (c) 65 (d) 66
  4. 4.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 3 times table? (a) 18 (b) 9 (c) 24 (d) 8
  5. 5.What comes next? 17, 19, 21, 23, ? (a) 27 (b) 23 (c) 26 (d) 25
  6. 6.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 6 times table? (a) 36 (b) 25 (c) 12 (d) 30
  7. 7.What comes next? 9, 16, 25, 36, ? (a) 49 (b) 50 (c) 51 (d) 47
  8. 8.What comes next? 9, 17, 25, 33, ? (a) 42 (b) 33 (c) 41 (d) 49
  9. 9.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 4 times table? (a) 12 (b) 34 (c) 16 (d) 20
  10. 10.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 8 times table? (a) 24 (b) 73 (c) 32 (d) 40
  11. 11.What comes next? 1, 4, 7, 10, ? (a) 14 (b) 13 (c) 10 (d) 16
  12. 12.What comes next? 1, 2, 4, 8, ? (a) 14 (b) 17 (c) 16 (d) 12
  13. 13.What comes next? 20, 29, 38, 47, ? (a) 56 (b) 57 (c) 47 (d) 65
  14. 14.What comes next? 15, 22, 29, 36, ? (a) 44 (b) 43 (c) 50 (d) 36
  15. 15.What comes next? 5, 10, 20, 40, ? (a) 60 (b) 80 (c) 81 (d) 70
  16. 16.What comes next? 2, 4, 8, 16, ? (a) 28 (b) 33 (c) 32 (d) 24
  17. 17.What comes next? 18, 20, 22, 24, ? (a) 24 (b) 27 (c) 26 (d) 28
  18. 18.What comes next? 1, 8, 15, 22, ? (a) 22 (b) 30 (c) 29 (d) 36
  19. 19.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 4 times table? (a) 8 (b) 15 (c) 24 (d) 12
  20. 20.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 5 times table? (a) 10 (b) 35 (c) 25 (d) 41
  21. 21.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 9 times table? (a) 45 (b) 18 (c) 34 (d) 54
  22. 22.What comes next? 4, 9, 16, 25, ? (a) 38 (b) 34 (c) 36 (d) 37
  23. 23.What comes next? 7, 11, 15, 19, ? (a) 27 (b) 19 (c) 24 (d) 23
  24. 24.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 5 times table? (a) 45 (b) 20 (c) 49 (d) 35
  25. 25.What comes next? 14, 22, 30, 38, ? (a) 47 (b) 38 (c) 54 (d) 46
  26. 26.What comes next? 3, 6, 12, 24, ? (a) 36 (b) 49 (c) 42 (d) 48
  27. 27.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 3 times table? (a) 9 (b) 24 (c) 18 (d) 7
  28. 28.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 9 times table? (a) 80 (b) 36 (c) 54 (d) 81
  29. 29.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 9 times table? (a) 27 (b) 72 (c) 54 (d) 56
  30. 30.What comes next? 25, 36, 49, 64, ? (a) 81 (b) 79 (c) 83 (d) 82
  31. 31.What comes next? 16, 21, 26, 31, ? (a) 36 (b) 37 (c) 41 (d) 31
  32. 32.What comes next? 1, 4, 9, 16, ? (a) 25 (b) 23 (c) 27 (d) 26
  33. 33.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 8 times table? (a) 33 (b) 32 (c) 40 (d) 24
  34. 34.What comes next? 11, 14, 17, 20, ? (a) 20 (b) 26 (c) 23 (d) 24
  35. 35.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 3 times table? (a) 12 (b) 21 (c) 25 (d) 15
  36. 36.What comes next? 18, 22, 26, 30, ? (a) 30 (b) 35 (c) 34 (d) 38
  37. 37.What comes next? 6, 8, 10, 12, ? (a) 16 (b) 15 (c) 14 (d) 12
  38. 38.What comes next? 8, 10, 12, 14, ? (a) 14 (b) 18 (c) 16 (d) 17
  39. 39.What comes next? 17, 22, 27, 32, ? (a) 42 (b) 38 (c) 37 (d) 32
  40. 40.What comes next? 6, 9, 12, 15, ? (a) 19 (b) 21 (c) 15 (d) 18

Answer key

  1. 64
  2. 100
  3. 64
  4. 8
  5. 25
  6. 25
  7. 49
  8. 41
  9. 34
  10. 73
  11. 13
  12. 16
  13. 56
  14. 43
  15. 80
  16. 32
  17. 26
  18. 29
  19. 15
  20. 41
  21. 34
  22. 36
  23. 23
  24. 49
  25. 46
  26. 48
  27. 7
  28. 80
  29. 56
  30. 81
  31. 36
  32. 25
  33. 33
  34. 23
  35. 25
  36. 34
  37. 14
  38. 16
  39. 37
  40. 18

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