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Number Pattern Puzzles Worksheet

Maths tricks trick 11: What comes next? Odd one out · Set 981 · 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? 14, 18, 22, 26, ? (a) 30 (b) 34 (c) 31 (d) 26
  2. 2.What comes next? 1, 4, 7, 10, ? (a) 16 (b) 10 (c) 13 (d) 14
  3. 3.What comes next? 5, 10, 20, 40, ? (a) 81 (b) 70 (c) 60 (d) 80
  4. 4.What comes next? 12, 20, 28, 36, ? (a) 44 (b) 45 (c) 36 (d) 52
  5. 5.What comes next? 14, 16, 18, 20, ? (a) 22 (b) 20 (c) 24 (d) 23
  6. 6.What comes next? 2, 10, 18, 26, ? (a) 26 (b) 42 (c) 34 (d) 35
  7. 7.What comes next? 1, 4, 9, 16, ? (a) 23 (b) 26 (c) 25 (d) 27
  8. 8.What comes next? 16, 24, 32, 40, ? (a) 40 (b) 49 (c) 48 (d) 56
  9. 9.What comes next? 12, 15, 18, 21, ? (a) 21 (b) 25 (c) 27 (d) 24
  10. 10.What comes next? 17, 20, 23, 26, ? (a) 32 (b) 30 (c) 26 (d) 29
  11. 11.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 4 times table? (a) 20 (b) 29 (c) 16 (d) 32
  12. 12.What comes next? 3, 6, 12, 24, ? (a) 42 (b) 49 (c) 48 (d) 36
  13. 13.What comes next? 9, 16, 25, 36, ? (a) 49 (b) 47 (c) 50 (d) 51
  14. 14.What comes next? 16, 22, 28, 34, ? (a) 46 (b) 34 (c) 40 (d) 41
  15. 15.What comes next? 17, 24, 31, 38, ? (a) 52 (b) 38 (c) 45 (d) 46
  16. 16.What comes next? 36, 49, 64, 81, ? (a) 100 (b) 101 (c) 102 (d) 98
  17. 17.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 5 times table? (a) 10 (b) 24 (c) 25 (d) 35
  18. 18.What comes next? 4, 6, 8, 10, ? (a) 12 (b) 14 (c) 13 (d) 10
  19. 19.What comes next? 19, 24, 29, 34, ? (a) 40 (b) 44 (c) 39 (d) 34
  20. 20.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 9 times table? (a) 27 (b) 36 (c) 32 (d) 63
  21. 21.What comes next? 17, 19, 21, 23, ? (a) 23 (b) 27 (c) 26 (d) 25
  22. 22.What comes next? 4, 7, 10, 13, ? (a) 17 (b) 13 (c) 16 (d) 19
  23. 23.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 8 times table? (a) 21 (b) 32 (c) 56 (d) 16
  24. 24.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 4 times table? (a) 28 (b) 16 (c) 22 (d) 8
  25. 25.What comes next? 5, 8, 11, 14, ? (a) 17 (b) 14 (c) 20 (d) 18
  26. 26.What comes next? 4, 8, 16, 32, ? (a) 65 (b) 56 (c) 64 (d) 48
  27. 27.What comes next? 25, 36, 49, 64, ? (a) 79 (b) 83 (c) 82 (d) 81
  28. 28.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 5 times table? (a) 43 (b) 10 (c) 20 (d) 30
  29. 29.What comes next? 1, 2, 4, 8, ? (a) 16 (b) 17 (c) 12 (d) 14
  30. 30.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 9 times table? (a) 18 (b) 45 (c) 83 (d) 36
  31. 31.What comes next? 16, 18, 20, 22, ? (a) 24 (b) 25 (c) 22 (d) 26
  32. 32.What comes next? 4, 11, 18, 25, ? (a) 25 (b) 32 (c) 33 (d) 39
  33. 33.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 6 times table? (a) 36 (b) 12 (c) 30 (d) 49
  34. 34.What comes next? 2, 4, 8, 16, ? (a) 32 (b) 24 (c) 33 (d) 28
  35. 35.What comes next? 14, 21, 28, 35, ? (a) 43 (b) 42 (c) 35 (d) 49
  36. 36.What comes next? 18, 27, 36, 45, ? (a) 63 (b) 55 (c) 45 (d) 54
  37. 37.What comes next? 18, 23, 28, 33, ? (a) 43 (b) 38 (c) 33 (d) 39
  38. 38.What comes next? 16, 25, 36, 49, ? (a) 62 (b) 66 (c) 64 (d) 65
  39. 39.What comes next? 15, 17, 19, 21, ? (a) 24 (b) 25 (c) 21 (d) 23
  40. 40.What comes next? 4, 9, 16, 25, ? (a) 37 (b) 36 (c) 38 (d) 34

Answer key

  1. 30
  2. 13
  3. 80
  4. 44
  5. 22
  6. 34
  7. 25
  8. 48
  9. 24
  10. 29
  11. 29
  12. 48
  13. 49
  14. 40
  15. 45
  16. 100
  17. 24
  18. 12
  19. 39
  20. 32
  21. 25
  22. 16
  23. 21
  24. 22
  25. 17
  26. 64
  27. 81
  28. 43
  29. 16
  30. 83
  31. 24
  32. 32
  33. 49
  34. 32
  35. 42
  36. 54
  37. 38
  38. 64
  39. 23
  40. 36

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