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Number Pattern Puzzles Worksheet

Maths tricks trick 11: What comes next? Odd one out · Set 949 · 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? 8, 12, 16, 20, ? (a) 25 (b) 28 (c) 20 (d) 24
  2. 2.What comes next? 15, 18, 21, 24, ? (a) 27 (b) 28 (c) 24 (d) 30
  3. 3.What comes next? 1, 2, 4, 8, ? (a) 12 (b) 17 (c) 14 (d) 16
  4. 4.What comes next? 1, 3, 5, 7, ? (a) 10 (b) 9 (c) 7 (d) 11
  5. 5.What comes next? 9, 16, 25, 36, ? (a) 49 (b) 47 (c) 51 (d) 50
  6. 6.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 8 times table? (a) 16 (b) 27 (c) 32 (d) 24
  7. 7.What comes next? 1, 4, 7, 10, ? (a) 13 (b) 16 (c) 14 (d) 10
  8. 8.What comes next? 11, 18, 25, 32, ? (a) 39 (b) 46 (c) 40 (d) 32
  9. 9.What comes next? 20, 28, 36, 44, ? (a) 60 (b) 44 (c) 53 (d) 52
  10. 10.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 4 times table? (a) 36 (b) 12 (c) 26 (d) 24
  11. 11.What comes next? 8, 11, 14, 17, ? (a) 23 (b) 17 (c) 21 (d) 20
  12. 12.What comes next? 2, 4, 8, 16, ? (a) 28 (b) 33 (c) 24 (d) 32
  13. 13.What comes next? 5, 9, 13, 17, ? (a) 21 (b) 22 (c) 25 (d) 17
  14. 14.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 6 times table? (a) 30 (b) 42 (c) 13 (d) 18
  15. 15.What comes next? 5, 10, 20, 40, ? (a) 70 (b) 60 (c) 81 (d) 80
  16. 16.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 5 times table? (a) 30 (b) 40 (c) 15 (d) 32
  17. 17.What comes next? 15, 20, 25, 30, ? (a) 30 (b) 36 (c) 40 (d) 35
  18. 18.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 8 times table? (a) 56 (b) 55 (c) 32 (d) 64
  19. 19.What comes next? 4, 8, 16, 32, ? (a) 56 (b) 65 (c) 64 (d) 48
  20. 20.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 4 times table? (a) 28 (b) 20 (c) 21 (d) 16
  21. 21.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 7 times table? (a) 21 (b) 35 (c) 25 (d) 56
  22. 22.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 4 times table? (a) 34 (b) 24 (c) 36 (d) 12
  23. 23.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 3 times table? (a) 6 (b) 18 (c) 10 (d) 9
  24. 24.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 3 times table? (a) 9 (b) 16 (c) 18 (d) 15
  25. 25.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 9 times table? (a) 24 (b) 36 (c) 27 (d) 45
  26. 26.What comes next? 36, 49, 64, 81, ? (a) 100 (b) 98 (c) 102 (d) 101
  27. 27.What comes next? 16, 25, 36, 49, ? (a) 66 (b) 64 (c) 62 (d) 65
  28. 28.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 8 times table? (a) 40 (b) 24 (c) 18 (d) 16
  29. 29.What comes next? 4, 10, 16, 22, ? (a) 28 (b) 34 (c) 29 (d) 22
  30. 30.What comes next? 25, 36, 49, 64, ? (a) 83 (b) 79 (c) 81 (d) 82
  31. 31.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 8 times table? (a) 40 (b) 49 (c) 16 (d) 48
  32. 32.What comes next? 19, 27, 35, 43, ? (a) 59 (b) 51 (c) 52 (d) 43
  33. 33.What comes next? 7, 15, 23, 31, ? (a) 40 (b) 31 (c) 39 (d) 47
  34. 34.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 8 times table? (a) 40 (b) 24 (c) 78 (d) 64
  35. 35.What comes next? 1, 4, 9, 16, ? (a) 27 (b) 23 (c) 26 (d) 25
  36. 36.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 9 times table? (a) 72 (b) 29 (c) 63 (d) 36
  37. 37.What comes next? 3, 6, 9, 12, ? (a) 16 (b) 15 (c) 12 (d) 18
  38. 38.What comes next? 4, 9, 16, 25, ? (a) 38 (b) 37 (c) 34 (d) 36
  39. 39.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 9 times table? (a) 27 (b) 81 (c) 19 (d) 54
  40. 40.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 3 times table? (a) 6 (b) 18 (c) 15 (d) 7

Answer key

  1. 24
  2. 27
  3. 16
  4. 9
  5. 49
  6. 27
  7. 13
  8. 39
  9. 52
  10. 26
  11. 20
  12. 32
  13. 21
  14. 13
  15. 80
  16. 32
  17. 35
  18. 55
  19. 64
  20. 21
  21. 25
  22. 34
  23. 10
  24. 16
  25. 24
  26. 100
  27. 64
  28. 18
  29. 28
  30. 81
  31. 49
  32. 51
  33. 39
  34. 78
  35. 25
  36. 29
  37. 15
  38. 36
  39. 19
  40. 7

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