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Number Pattern Puzzles Worksheet

Maths tricks trick 11: What comes next? Odd one out · Set 684 · 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 5 times table? (a) 20 (b) 35 (c) 15 (d) 14
  2. 2.What comes next? 19, 25, 31, 37, ? (a) 44 (b) 49 (c) 43 (d) 37
  3. 3.What comes next? 15, 19, 23, 27, ? (a) 32 (b) 35 (c) 27 (d) 31
  4. 4.What comes next? 1, 4, 9, 16, ? (a) 27 (b) 25 (c) 26 (d) 23
  5. 5.What comes next? 36, 49, 64, 81, ? (a) 100 (b) 101 (c) 102 (d) 98
  6. 6.What comes next? 7, 14, 21, 28, ? (a) 36 (b) 35 (c) 42 (d) 28
  7. 7.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 3 times table? (a) 24 (b) 12 (c) 19 (d) 18
  8. 8.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 4 times table? (a) 9 (b) 28 (c) 40 (d) 16
  9. 9.What comes next? 9, 12, 15, 18, ? (a) 21 (b) 18 (c) 22 (d) 24
  10. 10.What comes next? 4, 8, 16, 32, ? (a) 65 (b) 64 (c) 56 (d) 48
  11. 11.What comes next? 1, 4, 7, 10, ? (a) 10 (b) 13 (c) 16 (d) 14
  12. 12.What comes next? 9, 16, 23, 30, ? (a) 30 (b) 37 (c) 38 (d) 44
  13. 13.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 3 times table? (a) 12 (b) 21 (c) 14 (d) 27
  14. 14.What comes next? 16, 25, 36, 49, ? (a) 62 (b) 66 (c) 65 (d) 64
  15. 15.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 7 times table? (a) 14 (b) 21 (c) 28 (d) 31
  16. 16.What comes next? 1, 2, 4, 8, ? (a) 14 (b) 12 (c) 16 (d) 17
  17. 17.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 4 times table? (a) 8 (b) 16 (c) 19 (d) 28
  18. 18.What comes next? 20, 29, 38, 47, ? (a) 57 (b) 65 (c) 56 (d) 47
  19. 19.What comes next? 17, 24, 31, 38, ? (a) 46 (b) 45 (c) 52 (d) 38
  20. 20.What comes next? 3, 5, 7, 9, ? (a) 13 (b) 9 (c) 11 (d) 12
  21. 21.What comes next? 4, 9, 16, 25, ? (a) 37 (b) 38 (c) 36 (d) 34
  22. 22.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 7 times table? (a) 14 (b) 49 (c) 35 (d) 66
  23. 23.What comes next? 12, 19, 26, 33, ? (a) 41 (b) 40 (c) 47 (d) 33
  24. 24.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 4 times table? (a) 20 (b) 29 (c) 28 (d) 8
  25. 25.What comes next? 25, 36, 49, 64, ? (a) 82 (b) 83 (c) 79 (d) 81
  26. 26.What comes next? 20, 23, 26, 29, ? (a) 29 (b) 35 (c) 33 (d) 32
  27. 27.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 3 times table? (a) 6 (b) 9 (c) 12 (d) 8
  28. 28.What comes next? 10, 16, 22, 28, ? (a) 28 (b) 34 (c) 40 (d) 35
  29. 29.What comes next? 12, 17, 22, 27, ? (a) 32 (b) 33 (c) 27 (d) 37
  30. 30.What comes next? 14, 17, 20, 23, ? (a) 29 (b) 26 (c) 23 (d) 27
  31. 31.What comes next? 3, 6, 12, 24, ? (a) 42 (b) 48 (c) 49 (d) 36
  32. 32.What comes next? 17, 25, 33, 41, ? (a) 49 (b) 57 (c) 50 (d) 41
  33. 33.What comes next? 5, 10, 20, 40, ? (a) 81 (b) 70 (c) 60 (d) 80
  34. 34.What comes next? 9, 16, 25, 36, ? (a) 49 (b) 51 (c) 50 (d) 47
  35. 35.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 4 times table? (a) 24 (b) 15 (c) 12 (d) 20
  36. 36.What comes next? 18, 23, 28, 33, ? (a) 43 (b) 39 (c) 33 (d) 38
  37. 37.What comes next? 18, 26, 34, 42, ? (a) 51 (b) 58 (c) 50 (d) 42
  38. 38.What comes next? 14, 18, 22, 26, ? (a) 26 (b) 34 (c) 30 (d) 31
  39. 39.What comes next? 15, 22, 29, 36, ? (a) 43 (b) 36 (c) 44 (d) 50
  40. 40.What comes next? 2, 8, 14, 20, ? (a) 20 (b) 27 (c) 32 (d) 26

Answer key

  1. 14
  2. 43
  3. 31
  4. 25
  5. 100
  6. 35
  7. 19
  8. 9
  9. 21
  10. 64
  11. 13
  12. 37
  13. 14
  14. 64
  15. 31
  16. 16
  17. 19
  18. 56
  19. 45
  20. 11
  21. 36
  22. 66
  23. 40
  24. 29
  25. 81
  26. 32
  27. 8
  28. 34
  29. 32
  30. 26
  31. 48
  32. 49
  33. 80
  34. 49
  35. 15
  36. 38
  37. 50
  38. 30
  39. 43
  40. 26

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