oak tree elephant

daffodil cabbage
1
 root stem

leaf neck
2
 slow
fox
worm

peach crocodile
3
 donkey cat

polar
owl
bear
4
 knee beak

shoulder foot
5
 a b

c d

3
6
 a b

c d

7
 a b

c d

8
 spring winter

summer December
9
 wind snow

hail rain
10
 a b

c d

11
 beach garden

mountain forest
12
 horse rabbit

grass cow
13
 a b

c d

14
 light music

warmth water
15
 chick puppy

kitten sheep
16
 video
water
games

food air
17
 collar lead

bed tank
18
 sweets vegetables

fruit eggs
19
 umbrella roof

tent t-shirt
20
 a wooden
a hairband
block

an elastic
playdough
band
21
 a b

c d

22
 rain gauge thermometer

weighing wind gauge

scales (anemometer)
23
 3 minutes 250 c
o

5 seconds 1 hour

24
 magnifying
microscope
glass

binoculars pen

25
 Answers

1) elephant. All the others are plants.

2) neck. All the others are parts of plants.
3) peach. All the others are animals.
4) donkey. All the others are carnivores.
5) beak. All the others are human body parts.
6) d. All the others are made out of wood.
7) b. All the others are made from malleable materials.
8) a. All the others are made from metals.
9) December. All the others are seasons.
10) wind. All the others are forms of precipitation.
11) b. All the others are alive or have been alive.
12) beach. All the other habitats are not necessarily near to the sea.

Can your children find reasons why different answers may be the odd one out?
 Answers

13) grass. It is a foodstuff for all the others.

14) a. All the others are seeds.
15) music. All the others are needed for plants to grow.
16) sheep. All the others are young animals.
17) video games. All the others are basic needs of animals.
18) tank. All the others are used by a pet dog.
19) sweets. All the others are part of a healthy diet.
20) t-shirt. All the others need to be made from waterproof materials.
21) a wooden block. All of the rest can be stretched to change their shape.
22) c. All the others are measuring mass.
23) weighing scales. The others are used to collect data about weather.
24) 25oc. All the others are measurements of time.
25) pen. All the others are used to observe.

Can your children find reasons why different answers may be the odd one out?