Two odd ones out
Three of five words share something. The other two are the odd ones out, and they don’t have to go together.
What the question looks like
apple, carrot, pear, potato, banana
How Thena would solve it
Find three words that share something, and say it: apple, pear and banana are all fruit.
apple carrot pear potato banana
Carrot and potato aren’t fruit, so they’re the odd ones out.
Check that no other three share something that would leave a different two out.
Answer: carrot and potato
The usual mistakes
Looking for two that go together
The three must share a link. The two odd ones needn’t.
A link only two share
The link has to cover three words.
Missing a second meaning
Some words mean two things: think about each before deciding.
Try ten
Ten two odd ones out questions
A new set every time, marked when you finish.
Have paper and a pencil ready for working out.
Questions parents ask
How do you answer Two odd ones out questions?
Find three words that share something and say the link in a sentence. The other two are the odd ones out. They don’t have to go together themselves.
More in what words mean
- Closest in meaningThe word that means the same, not the opposite.
- Opposite meaningsThe word most nearly opposite, not the same.
- Word analogies"A is to B as C is to?", said as a sentence.
- One word, two meaningsOne word that fits two pairs with different meanings.
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