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Classification

Find the odd one out for each case.

Example 1:

Brown: Polar: Andean: Panda: Koala

Correct answer: Koala. The Koala is a marsupial, the rest are bears.

Brown bear: Ursus Arctos, Polar bear: Ursus Maritimus, Andean Bear/Spectacled Bear: Tremarctos ornatus, Panda: Ailuropoda melanoleuca, Koala: Phascolarctos cinereus

Example 2:

Flatback: Olive Ridley: Aldabra: Loggerhead: Leatherback

Correct answer: Aldabra: The aldabra is a tortoise, all the rest are sea turtles

1. Find the odd one out:

Wedge-tailed: Booted: Greater yellow-headed: Crowned: Crested

Greater yellow-headed vulture, the rest are eagles.

The wedge-tailed eagle, booted eagle, crowned eagle, and crested eagle belong to the family Accipitridae, whereas the greater yellow-headed vulture belongs to the family Cathartidae



2. Find the odd one out:

Yeti: Bigfoot: Albatross: Loch Ness Monster: Mokèlé-mbèmbé

Ths albatross is a large seabird of the Diomedeidae family, all the rest are creatures in folklore.


3. Find the odd one out:

Litter: Ruff: Flock: Swarm: Herd

A litter of puppies.

A swarm of bees.

Ruff. All collective nouns for animals apart from ruff.


4. Find the odd one out:

Puffling: Bobkitten: Whelp: Blossom: Fawn

A puffling is a young puffin.

A bobkitten is a young bobcat.

Blossom. All names of young animals apart from Blossom.


5.Find the odd one out.

  1. Olympia Dukakis
  2. Cuba Gooding Jr.
  3. Oprah Winfrey.
  4. Joaquín Phoenix.
  5. America Ferrera.

Which names are also geographical locations?

C, Oprah Winfrey. All other options are names that are well-known geographical locations.



6.Find the odd one out.

  1. Tornado
  2. Thunderstorm
  3. Hurricane
  4. Steam devil
  5. Blizzard

The purpose is to distinguish between extreme weather phenomena and temperate weather.

D. The steam devil is a small whirlwind over water, the rest of the weather phenomena are all more severe.


7.Find the odd one out.

E G N O Y

'E' is the fifth letter of the alphabet, and 'G' is the seventh.

'N' is the 14th letter of the alphabet; out of all the options it is the only even number. E,G,N,O,Y (5,7,14,15,25).


8.Find the odd one out.

  1. Tornado
  2. Thunderstorm
  3. Hurricane
  4. Steam devil
  5. Blizzard

The purpose is to distinguish between extreme weather phenomena and temperate weather.

D. The steam devil is a small whirlwind over water, the rest of the weather phenomena are all more severe.


9.Find the odd one out.

  1. Metropolitan
  2. Bucolic
  3. Urban
  4. Oppidan
  5. Civic

Oppidan and civic refer to the same category.

B, Bucolic. Bucolic relates to rural life, whereas the rest of the answer options relate to urban life.


10.Find the odd one out.

  1. Glaring
  2. Nuisance
  3. Pounce
  4. Clutter
  5. Pack

Glaring and nuisance belong to the same category.

Pack is a collective noun for dogs, the rest are for cats.


11.Find the odd one out.

  1. Pride
  2. Drove
  3. Zeal
  4. Shoal
  5. Crowd

All words are collective nouns.

Crowd is the only collective noun for a group of people.


12.Find the odd one out.

  1. Hermes
  2. Ares
  3. Cronus
  4. Jupiter
  5. Poseidon

The Roman god Mercury is the equivalent of the Greek god Hermes.

Jupiter. All Greek god/planet names apart from Jupiter which is the name of a Roman god.