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Number Pattern Puzzles Worksheet

Maths tricks trick 11: What comes next? Odd one out · Set 988 · 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? 3, 6, 12, 24, ? (a) 48 (b) 36 (c) 49 (d) 42
  2. 2.What comes next? 2, 4, 8, 16, ? (a) 24 (b) 32 (c) 28 (d) 33
  3. 3.What comes next? 5, 10, 20, 40, ? (a) 81 (b) 60 (c) 80 (d) 70
  4. 4.What comes next? 4, 8, 16, 32, ? (a) 48 (b) 65 (c) 56 (d) 64
  5. 5.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 3 times table? (a) 18 (b) 6 (c) 15 (d) 7
  6. 6.What comes next? 16, 25, 36, 49, ? (a) 64 (b) 62 (c) 66 (d) 65
  7. 7.What comes next? 9, 12, 15, 18, ? (a) 21 (b) 22 (c) 18 (d) 24
  8. 8.What comes next? 9, 16, 25, 36, ? (a) 47 (b) 49 (c) 51 (d) 50
  9. 9.What comes next? 5, 8, 11, 14, ? (a) 20 (b) 18 (c) 17 (d) 14
  10. 10.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 9 times table? (a) 25 (b) 45 (c) 63 (d) 36
  11. 11.What comes next? 8, 16, 24, 32, ? (a) 32 (b) 48 (c) 40 (d) 41
  12. 12.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 7 times table? (a) 24 (b) 21 (c) 49 (d) 35
  13. 13.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 5 times table? (a) 10 (b) 40 (c) 25 (d) 27
  14. 14.What comes next? 10, 13, 16, 19, ? (a) 23 (b) 22 (c) 19 (d) 25
  15. 15.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 7 times table? (a) 35 (b) 49 (c) 64 (d) 28
  16. 16.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 8 times table? (a) 48 (b) 32 (c) 55 (d) 16
  17. 17.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 9 times table? (a) 36 (b) 40 (c) 63 (d) 45
  18. 18.What comes next? 2, 4, 6, 8, ? (a) 12 (b) 11 (c) 8 (d) 10
  19. 19.What comes next? 1, 2, 4, 8, ? (a) 14 (b) 12 (c) 16 (d) 17
  20. 20.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 5 times table? (a) 40 (b) 15 (c) 16 (d) 30
  21. 21.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 4 times table? (a) 28 (b) 16 (c) 24 (d) 31
  22. 22.What comes next? 4, 9, 16, 25, ? (a) 38 (b) 34 (c) 36 (d) 37
  23. 23.What comes next? 25, 36, 49, 64, ? (a) 79 (b) 82 (c) 83 (d) 81
  24. 24.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 6 times table? (a) 30 (b) 24 (c) 36 (d) 40
  25. 25.What comes next? 10, 19, 28, 37, ? (a) 46 (b) 55 (c) 37 (d) 47
  26. 26.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 6 times table? (a) 18 (b) 27 (c) 30 (d) 48
  27. 27.What comes next? 7, 16, 25, 34, ? (a) 34 (b) 52 (c) 44 (d) 43
  28. 28.What comes next? 1, 4, 9, 16, ? (a) 26 (b) 25 (c) 23 (d) 27
  29. 29.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 8 times table? (a) 62 (b) 56 (c) 40 (d) 32
  30. 30.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 5 times table? (a) 29 (b) 15 (c) 30 (d) 25
  31. 31.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 6 times table? (a) 30 (b) 12 (c) 21 (d) 18
  32. 32.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 3 times table? (a) 16 (b) 18 (c) 12 (d) 9
  33. 33.What comes next? 18, 25, 32, 39, ? (a) 46 (b) 39 (c) 47 (d) 53
  34. 34.What comes next? 11, 15, 19, 23, ? (a) 31 (b) 28 (c) 23 (d) 27
  35. 35.What comes next? 2, 5, 8, 11, ? (a) 14 (b) 17 (c) 11 (d) 15
  36. 36.What comes next? 15, 22, 29, 36, ? (a) 43 (b) 36 (c) 44 (d) 50
  37. 37.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 8 times table? (a) 48 (b) 40 (c) 32 (d) 54
  38. 38.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 3 times table? (a) 24 (b) 9 (c) 11 (d) 15
  39. 39.What comes next? 4, 12, 20, 28, ? (a) 28 (b) 37 (c) 36 (d) 44
  40. 40.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 9 times table? (a) 27 (b) 36 (c) 45 (d) 83

Answer key

  1. 48
  2. 32
  3. 80
  4. 64
  5. 7
  6. 64
  7. 21
  8. 49
  9. 17
  10. 25
  11. 40
  12. 24
  13. 27
  14. 22
  15. 64
  16. 55
  17. 40
  18. 10
  19. 16
  20. 16
  21. 31
  22. 36
  23. 81
  24. 40
  25. 46
  26. 27
  27. 43
  28. 25
  29. 62
  30. 29
  31. 21
  32. 16
  33. 46
  34. 27
  35. 14
  36. 43
  37. 54
  38. 11
  39. 36
  40. 83

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