Odd Ones Out Study Notes | VR Methods & Techniques

📖Definition

In these questions, you are given five words, three of which are linked. You have to find the two odd ones out.

✏️Example

shriek loud yell shout anger

Knowledge Required

A good vocabulary is needed and also knowledge of the different word types.

✅How To Answer

These are quite straightforward. You might spot the odd ones out straightaway, if not, working through each of the 5 answers should reveal them.

First, write down what type each word is. Here's a reminder of the four main types of word:
Verb - action word Adverb - word describing a verb Noun - an object or thing Adjective - word describing a noun

OK. Let's look at the possible answers now. shriek - verb and noun loud - adjective yell - verb and noun shout - verb and noun anger - noun

So, we've got three words that can be both verbs and nouns, one that is only a noun and one that is an adjective. We can reject the adjective. Let's look at the meanings of the other four words. shriek - a piercing cry yell - a loud cry shout - a loud cry anger - a strong feeling of displeasure

So, the first three are some sort of cry, and the fourth isn't. The odd ones out are therefore loud and anger.

✏️Example

receive lend donate borrow give

Looking at each of the words, they're all verbs so we can't eliminate any on account of word type. So, let's look at their meanings.

receive - to be presented with something lend - to give something for a temporary period donate - to give to a good cause borrow - to take something for a temporary period give - to transfer possession of

So, basically with lend, donate, give you give something to someone else and with receive, lend you get something from someone else so it's these two that are the odd ones out.