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Number Pattern Puzzles Worksheet

Maths tricks trick 11: What comes next? Odd one out · Set 737 · 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, 2, 4, 8, ? (a) 12 (b) 14 (c) 17 (d) 16
  2. 2.What comes next? 5, 10, 20, 40, ? (a) 81 (b) 70 (c) 60 (d) 80
  3. 3.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 8 times table? (a) 32 (b) 24 (c) 16 (d) 19
  4. 4.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 3 times table? (a) 6 (b) 7 (c) 12 (d) 18
  5. 5.What comes next? 2, 4, 8, 16, ? (a) 24 (b) 33 (c) 32 (d) 28
  6. 6.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 4 times table? (a) 37 (b) 32 (c) 24 (d) 16
  7. 7.What comes next? 7, 10, 13, 16, ? (a) 20 (b) 19 (c) 22 (d) 16
  8. 8.What comes next? 1, 7, 13, 19, ? (a) 19 (b) 31 (c) 25 (d) 26
  9. 9.What comes next? 25, 36, 49, 64, ? (a) 82 (b) 79 (c) 83 (d) 81
  10. 10.What comes next? 4, 8, 16, 32, ? (a) 64 (b) 56 (c) 65 (d) 48
  11. 11.What comes next? 36, 49, 64, 81, ? (a) 102 (b) 98 (c) 101 (d) 100
  12. 12.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 6 times table? (a) 18 (b) 36 (c) 54 (d) 56
  13. 13.What comes next? 16, 25, 36, 49, ? (a) 65 (b) 64 (c) 62 (d) 66
  14. 14.What comes next? 4, 9, 16, 25, ? (a) 37 (b) 34 (c) 38 (d) 36
  15. 15.What comes next? 1, 4, 9, 16, ? (a) 23 (b) 25 (c) 27 (d) 26
  16. 16.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 4 times table? (a) 35 (b) 20 (c) 24 (d) 16
  17. 17.What comes next? 3, 6, 12, 24, ? (a) 36 (b) 49 (c) 48 (d) 42
  18. 18.What comes next? 6, 8, 10, 12, ? (a) 12 (b) 14 (c) 16 (d) 15
  19. 19.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 5 times table? (a) 15 (b) 45 (c) 18 (d) 30
  20. 20.What comes next? 1, 3, 5, 7, ? (a) 11 (b) 10 (c) 7 (d) 9
  21. 21.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 3 times table? (a) 15 (b) 26 (c) 18 (d) 6
  22. 22.What comes next? 18, 24, 30, 36, ? (a) 48 (b) 43 (c) 42 (d) 36
  23. 23.What comes next? 5, 9, 13, 17, ? (a) 21 (b) 17 (c) 22 (d) 25
  24. 24.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 9 times table? (a) 18 (b) 22 (c) 36 (d) 45
  25. 25.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 3 times table? (a) 9 (b) 18 (c) 24 (d) 16
  26. 26.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 3 times table? (a) 9 (b) 18 (c) 15 (d) 20
  27. 27.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 3 times table? (a) 15 (b) 25 (c) 9 (d) 24
  28. 28.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 9 times table? (a) 27 (b) 84 (c) 54 (d) 72
  29. 29.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 8 times table? (a) 32 (b) 30 (c) 56 (d) 64
  30. 30.What comes next? 7, 13, 19, 25, ? (a) 32 (b) 37 (c) 25 (d) 31
  31. 31.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 4 times table? (a) 28 (b) 32 (c) 16 (d) 15
  32. 32.What comes next? 1, 6, 11, 16, ? (a) 22 (b) 26 (c) 21 (d) 16
  33. 33.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 6 times table? (a) 18 (b) 49 (c) 36 (d) 12
  34. 34.What comes next? 16, 18, 20, 22, ? (a) 25 (b) 22 (c) 24 (d) 26
  35. 35.What comes next? 17, 22, 27, 32, ? (a) 38 (b) 37 (c) 32 (d) 42
  36. 36.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 9 times table? (a) 63 (b) 24 (c) 90 (d) 36
  37. 37.What comes next? 5, 12, 19, 26, ? (a) 26 (b) 33 (c) 34 (d) 40
  38. 38.What comes next? 5, 8, 11, 14, ? (a) 20 (b) 18 (c) 17 (d) 14
  39. 39.What comes next? 9, 16, 25, 36, ? (a) 49 (b) 50 (c) 51 (d) 47
  40. 40.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 6 times table? (a) 24 (b) 36 (c) 54 (d) 43

Answer key

  1. 16
  2. 80
  3. 19
  4. 7
  5. 32
  6. 37
  7. 19
  8. 25
  9. 81
  10. 64
  11. 100
  12. 56
  13. 64
  14. 36
  15. 25
  16. 35
  17. 48
  18. 14
  19. 18
  20. 9
  21. 26
  22. 42
  23. 21
  24. 22
  25. 16
  26. 20
  27. 25
  28. 84
  29. 30
  30. 31
  31. 15
  32. 21
  33. 49
  34. 24
  35. 37
  36. 24
  37. 33
  38. 17
  39. 49
  40. 43

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