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Number Pattern Puzzles Worksheet

Maths tricks trick 11: What comes next? Odd one out · Set 962 · 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? 36, 49, 64, 81, ? (a) 102 (b) 101 (c) 98 (d) 100
  2. 2.What comes next? 3, 6, 12, 24, ? (a) 36 (b) 48 (c) 42 (d) 49
  3. 3.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 5 times table? (a) 20 (b) 35 (c) 45 (d) 44
  4. 4.What comes next? 19, 21, 23, 25, ? (a) 25 (b) 28 (c) 29 (d) 27
  5. 5.What comes next? 4, 9, 16, 25, ? (a) 37 (b) 38 (c) 34 (d) 36
  6. 6.What comes next? 1, 2, 4, 8, ? (a) 16 (b) 17 (c) 14 (d) 12
  7. 7.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 5 times table? (a) 30 (b) 25 (c) 15 (d) 32
  8. 8.What comes next? 1, 3, 5, 7, ? (a) 9 (b) 11 (c) 7 (d) 10
  9. 9.What comes next? 5, 7, 9, 11, ? (a) 14 (b) 15 (c) 11 (d) 13
  10. 10.What comes next? 16, 25, 36, 49, ? (a) 66 (b) 65 (c) 62 (d) 64
  11. 11.What comes next? 20, 28, 36, 44, ? (a) 44 (b) 52 (c) 60 (d) 53
  12. 12.What comes next? 5, 10, 20, 40, ? (a) 70 (b) 60 (c) 80 (d) 81
  13. 13.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 4 times table? (a) 8 (b) 16 (c) 35 (d) 12
  14. 14.What comes next? 9, 16, 25, 36, ? (a) 51 (b) 47 (c) 49 (d) 50
  15. 15.What comes next? 4, 12, 20, 28, ? (a) 44 (b) 28 (c) 37 (d) 36
  16. 16.What comes next? 1, 4, 9, 16, ? (a) 26 (b) 23 (c) 27 (d) 25
  17. 17.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 4 times table? (a) 24 (b) 20 (c) 25 (d) 12
  18. 18.What comes next? 2, 10, 18, 26, ? (a) 26 (b) 42 (c) 35 (d) 34
  19. 19.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 4 times table? (a) 16 (b) 17 (c) 20 (d) 12
  20. 20.What comes next? 9, 13, 17, 21, ? (a) 25 (b) 29 (c) 21 (d) 26
  21. 21.What comes next? 4, 8, 16, 32, ? (a) 56 (b) 48 (c) 64 (d) 65
  22. 22.What comes next? 5, 10, 15, 20, ? (a) 20 (b) 26 (c) 25 (d) 30
  23. 23.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 8 times table? (a) 32 (b) 64 (c) 79 (d) 56
  24. 24.What comes next? 1, 7, 13, 19, ? (a) 25 (b) 26 (c) 31 (d) 19
  25. 25.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 7 times table? (a) 35 (b) 21 (c) 36 (d) 49
  26. 26.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 4 times table? (a) 23 (b) 12 (c) 16 (d) 20
  27. 27.What comes next? 4, 6, 8, 10, ? (a) 14 (b) 13 (c) 12 (d) 10
  28. 28.What comes next? 3, 6, 9, 12, ? (a) 16 (b) 12 (c) 18 (d) 15
  29. 29.What comes next? 20, 23, 26, 29, ? (a) 29 (b) 35 (c) 33 (d) 32
  30. 30.What comes next? 7, 13, 19, 25, ? (a) 31 (b) 32 (c) 37 (d) 25
  31. 31.What comes next? 2, 4, 8, 16, ? (a) 24 (b) 28 (c) 32 (d) 33
  32. 32.What comes next? 11, 20, 29, 38, ? (a) 47 (b) 48 (c) 38 (d) 56
  33. 33.What comes next? 3, 5, 7, 9, ? (a) 11 (b) 12 (c) 9 (d) 13
  34. 34.What comes next? 19, 22, 25, 28, ? (a) 31 (b) 28 (c) 32 (d) 34
  35. 35.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 4 times table? (a) 16 (b) 14 (c) 20 (d) 28
  36. 36.What comes next? 11, 13, 15, 17, ? (a) 19 (b) 17 (c) 21 (d) 20
  37. 37.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 5 times table? (a) 15 (b) 25 (c) 29 (d) 10
  38. 38.What comes next? 15, 18, 21, 24, ? (a) 28 (b) 30 (c) 27 (d) 24
  39. 39.What comes next? 16, 19, 22, 25, ? (a) 25 (b) 29 (c) 31 (d) 28
  40. 40.What comes next? 3, 10, 17, 24, ? (a) 24 (b) 38 (c) 32 (d) 31

Answer key

  1. 100
  2. 48
  3. 44
  4. 27
  5. 36
  6. 16
  7. 32
  8. 9
  9. 13
  10. 64
  11. 52
  12. 80
  13. 35
  14. 49
  15. 36
  16. 25
  17. 25
  18. 34
  19. 17
  20. 25
  21. 64
  22. 25
  23. 79
  24. 25
  25. 36
  26. 23
  27. 12
  28. 15
  29. 32
  30. 31
  31. 32
  32. 47
  33. 11
  34. 31
  35. 14
  36. 19
  37. 29
  38. 27
  39. 28
  40. 31

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