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Number Pattern Puzzles Worksheet

Maths tricks trick 11: What comes next? Odd one out · Set 964 · 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? 5, 8, 11, 14, ? (a) 18 (b) 20 (c) 17 (d) 14
  2. 2.What comes next? 1, 3, 5, 7, ? (a) 7 (b) 11 (c) 9 (d) 10
  3. 3.What comes next? 9, 16, 25, 36, ? (a) 49 (b) 50 (c) 51 (d) 47
  4. 4.What comes next? 2, 11, 20, 29, ? (a) 39 (b) 29 (c) 47 (d) 38
  5. 5.What comes next? 4, 9, 16, 25, ? (a) 36 (b) 34 (c) 38 (d) 37
  6. 6.What comes next? 16, 25, 36, 49, ? (a) 62 (b) 66 (c) 65 (d) 64
  7. 7.What comes next? 25, 36, 49, 64, ? (a) 83 (b) 81 (c) 79 (d) 82
  8. 8.What comes next? 15, 18, 21, 24, ? (a) 30 (b) 28 (c) 24 (d) 27
  9. 9.What comes next? 4, 9, 14, 19, ? (a) 25 (b) 24 (c) 19 (d) 29
  10. 10.What comes next? 16, 18, 20, 22, ? (a) 25 (b) 26 (c) 24 (d) 22
  11. 11.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 4 times table? (a) 15 (b) 24 (c) 8 (d) 16
  12. 12.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 4 times table? (a) 8 (b) 11 (c) 20 (d) 16
  13. 13.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 9 times table? (a) 18 (b) 72 (c) 45 (d) 62
  14. 14.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 8 times table? (a) 48 (b) 54 (c) 64 (d) 24
  15. 15.What comes next? 19, 25, 31, 37, ? (a) 44 (b) 43 (c) 49 (d) 37
  16. 16.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 7 times table? (a) 14 (b) 33 (c) 49 (d) 28
  17. 17.What comes next? 13, 20, 27, 34, ? (a) 48 (b) 42 (c) 34 (d) 41
  18. 18.What comes next? 7, 11, 15, 19, ? (a) 19 (b) 23 (c) 27 (d) 24
  19. 19.What comes next? 1, 4, 9, 16, ? (a) 23 (b) 27 (c) 26 (d) 25
  20. 20.What comes next? 2, 4, 8, 16, ? (a) 32 (b) 24 (c) 33 (d) 28
  21. 21.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 4 times table? (a) 16 (b) 28 (c) 36 (d) 14
  22. 22.What comes next? 4, 8, 12, 16, ? (a) 24 (b) 16 (c) 21 (d) 20
  23. 23.What comes next? 3, 6, 12, 24, ? (a) 36 (b) 49 (c) 42 (d) 48
  24. 24.What comes next? 19, 28, 37, 46, ? (a) 64 (b) 46 (c) 56 (d) 55
  25. 25.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 6 times table? (a) 42 (b) 53 (c) 36 (d) 18
  26. 26.What comes next? 17, 26, 35, 44, ? (a) 53 (b) 62 (c) 44 (d) 54
  27. 27.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 3 times table? (a) 7 (b) 9 (c) 18 (d) 12
  28. 28.What comes next? 6, 13, 20, 27, ? (a) 41 (b) 34 (c) 35 (d) 27
  29. 29.What comes next? 9, 12, 15, 18, ? (a) 24 (b) 18 (c) 21 (d) 22
  30. 30.What comes next? 19, 21, 23, 25, ? (a) 28 (b) 27 (c) 29 (d) 25
  31. 31.What comes next? 20, 25, 30, 35, ? (a) 41 (b) 40 (c) 45 (d) 35
  32. 32.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 6 times table? (a) 47 (b) 12 (c) 30 (d) 36
  33. 33.What comes next? 3, 12, 21, 30, ? (a) 39 (b) 30 (c) 40 (d) 48
  34. 34.What comes next? 3, 10, 17, 24, ? (a) 31 (b) 38 (c) 24 (d) 32
  35. 35.What comes next? 8, 11, 14, 17, ? (a) 21 (b) 20 (c) 17 (d) 23
  36. 36.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 3 times table? (a) 28 (b) 12 (c) 21 (d) 18
  37. 37.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 4 times table? (a) 12 (b) 24 (c) 9 (d) 8
  38. 38.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 6 times table? (a) 24 (b) 30 (c) 12 (d) 40
  39. 39.What comes next? 10, 13, 16, 19, ? (a) 22 (b) 25 (c) 23 (d) 19
  40. 40.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 9 times table? (a) 18 (b) 27 (c) 54 (d) 26

Answer key

  1. 17
  2. 9
  3. 49
  4. 38
  5. 36
  6. 64
  7. 81
  8. 27
  9. 24
  10. 24
  11. 15
  12. 11
  13. 62
  14. 54
  15. 43
  16. 33
  17. 41
  18. 23
  19. 25
  20. 32
  21. 14
  22. 20
  23. 48
  24. 55
  25. 53
  26. 53
  27. 7
  28. 34
  29. 21
  30. 27
  31. 40
  32. 47
  33. 39
  34. 31
  35. 20
  36. 28
  37. 9
  38. 40
  39. 22
  40. 26

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