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Compare four items, identify the shared property of three, and name the odd one out. Review suitability for your learners before teaching.
Worksheet StudioPractice pack · Ages 4-6
Category odd one out
Take your time. Show your thinking.
1. Which is the odd one out: ruler, thermometer, weighing scale, paintbrush?
2. Which is the odd one out: library, school, museum, cloud?
3. Which is the odd one out: shirt, trousers, jacket, sandal?
4. Which is the odd one out: Mars, Venus, Moon, Jupiter?
5. Which is the odd one out: canoe, ferry, helicopter, sailboat?
6. Which is the odd one out: butterfly, bee, spider, ant?
7. Which is the odd one out: 3, 6, 9, 14?
8. Which is the odd one out: cube, sphere, cylinder, rectangle?
9. Which is the odd one out: Tuesday, Friday, October, Sunday?
10. Which is the odd one out: triangle, square, circle, pentagon?
11. Which is the odd one out: 10, 20, 25, 30?
12. Which is the odd one out: roots, stem, leaves, pebble?
12 questions · Seed 51 · Age guidance, not curriculum certification
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Category odd one out
Answers and reasoning. Review before teaching.
1. Which is the odd one out: ruler, thermometer, weighing scale, paintbrush?
paintbrushRuler, thermometer and weighing scale are measuring instruments; a paintbrush is for painting.
2. Which is the odd one out: library, school, museum, cloud?
cloudLibrary, school and museum are community buildings; a cloud is a weather feature in the sky.
3. Which is the odd one out: shirt, trousers, jacket, sandal?
sandalShirt, trousers and jacket are clothing worn on the body; a sandal is footwear.
4. Which is the odd one out: Mars, Venus, Moon, Jupiter?
MoonMars, Venus and Jupiter are planets orbiting the Sun; the Moon is Earth’s natural satellite.
5. Which is the odd one out: canoe, ferry, helicopter, sailboat?
helicopterCanoe, ferry and sailboat travel on water; a helicopter flies in the air.
6. Which is the odd one out: butterfly, bee, spider, ant?
spiderButterfly, bee and ant are six-legged insects; a spider is an eight-legged arachnid.
7. Which is the odd one out: 3, 6, 9, 14?
143, 6 and 9 are multiples of 3; 14 is not divisible by 3.
8. Which is the odd one out: cube, sphere, cylinder, rectangle?
rectangleCube, sphere and cylinder are 3D solids; a rectangle is a flat 2D shape.
9. Which is the odd one out: Tuesday, Friday, October, Sunday?
OctoberTuesday, Friday and Sunday are days of the week; October is a month of the year.
10. Which is the odd one out: triangle, square, circle, pentagon?
circleTriangle, square and pentagon are polygons with straight sides; a circle has a curved boundary.
11. Which is the odd one out: 10, 20, 25, 30?
2510, 20 and 30 are multiples of 10 ending in 0; 25 ends in 5.
12. Which is the odd one out: roots, stem, leaves, pebble?
pebbleRoots, stem and leaves are parts of a living plant; a pebble is a small stone.
12 questions · Seed 51 · Age guidance, not curriculum certification
Worksheet StudioPractice pack · Ages 4-6
Category odd one out
Take your time. Show your thinking.
1. Which is the odd one out: ruler, thermometer, weighing scale, paintbrush?
2. Which is the odd one out: library, school, museum, cloud?
3. Which is the odd one out: shirt, trousers, jacket, sandal?
4. Which is the odd one out: Mars, Venus, Moon, Jupiter?
5. Which is the odd one out: canoe, ferry, helicopter, sailboat?
6. Which is the odd one out: butterfly, bee, spider, ant?
7. Which is the odd one out: 3, 6, 9, 14?
8. Which is the odd one out: cube, sphere, cylinder, rectangle?
9. Which is the odd one out: Tuesday, Friday, October, Sunday?
10. Which is the odd one out: triangle, square, circle, pentagon?
11. Which is the odd one out: 10, 20, 25, 30?
12. Which is the odd one out: roots, stem, leaves, pebble?
12 questions · Seed 51 · Age guidance, not curriculum certification
Worksheet StudioAnswer key · Ages 4-6
Category odd one out
Answers and reasoning. Review before teaching.
1. Which is the odd one out: ruler, thermometer, weighing scale, paintbrush?
paintbrushRuler, thermometer and weighing scale are measuring instruments; a paintbrush is for painting.
2. Which is the odd one out: library, school, museum, cloud?
cloudLibrary, school and museum are community buildings; a cloud is a weather feature in the sky.
3. Which is the odd one out: shirt, trousers, jacket, sandal?
sandalShirt, trousers and jacket are clothing worn on the body; a sandal is footwear.
4. Which is the odd one out: Mars, Venus, Moon, Jupiter?
MoonMars, Venus and Jupiter are planets orbiting the Sun; the Moon is Earth’s natural satellite.
5. Which is the odd one out: canoe, ferry, helicopter, sailboat?
helicopterCanoe, ferry and sailboat travel on water; a helicopter flies in the air.
6. Which is the odd one out: butterfly, bee, spider, ant?
spiderButterfly, bee and ant are six-legged insects; a spider is an eight-legged arachnid.
7. Which is the odd one out: 3, 6, 9, 14?
143, 6 and 9 are multiples of 3; 14 is not divisible by 3.
8. Which is the odd one out: cube, sphere, cylinder, rectangle?
rectangleCube, sphere and cylinder are 3D solids; a rectangle is a flat 2D shape.
9. Which is the odd one out: Tuesday, Friday, October, Sunday?
OctoberTuesday, Friday and Sunday are days of the week; October is a month of the year.
10. Which is the odd one out: triangle, square, circle, pentagon?
circleTriangle, square and pentagon are polygons with straight sides; a circle has a curved boundary.
11. Which is the odd one out: 10, 20, 25, 30?
2510, 20 and 30 are multiples of 10 ending in 0; 25 ends in 5.
12. Which is the odd one out: roots, stem, leaves, pebble?
pebbleRoots, stem and leaves are parts of a living plant; a pebble is a small stone.
12 questions · Seed 51 · Age guidance, not curriculum certification