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Example Question #41 : Verbal Classifications
Which word does not belong with the others?
basketball
soccer
football
baseball
lacrosse
football
All of these words are a type of sport. This means we have to think about what makes each sport unique. In this case, "football" is the only sport on the list that does not use a round ball.
Example Question #42 : Verbal Classifications
Which word does not belong with the others?
plateau
delta
coast
mountain
silt
silt
"Silt" does not belong with the other words. "Silt" is a type of fine sand or dirt, usually found in a body of water. All of the other words are types of geographic features. A "plateau" is a relatively flat place of high ground. (Think of a hill or mountain with the top cut off.) A "mountain" is a large, steep hill. A "delta" is usually a triangular shaped deposit of rich sediment at the mouth of a river. A "coast" is where any land meets the ocean.
Example Question #43 : Verbal Classifications
Which word does not belong with the others?
peas
spinach
cabbage
broccoli
beets
beets
Although all of these words are a type of vegetable, "beets" are red. All of the other vegetables listed are green.
Example Question #44 : Verbal Classifications
Which word does not belong with the others?
pie
ice cream
pizza
mousse
cake
pizza
"Pizza" does not belong with the other words because it is not a kind of dessert. All four of the other words are eaten for dessert. ("Mousse" is a kind of creamy pudding.)
Example Question #45 : Verbal Classifications
Which word does not belong with the others?
Australia
Canada
Antarctica
Asia
Europe
Canada
"Canada" does not belong with the other words because it is a country, while of the other words are continents. There are seven continents: Asia, Africa, Australia, Antarctica, Europe, South America and North America. "Canada" is a country in North America. "Australia" is both a country and a continent.
Example Question #46 : Verbal Classifications
Which word does not belong with the others?`
rose
pansy
daisy
marigold
corn
corn
All of these words are a type of plant. "Corn" is a grain. "Marigolds," "pansies," "daisies" and "roses" are types of flowers. "Corn" does not belong with the other words.
Example Question #47 : Verbal Classifications
Which word does not belong with the others?
sister
grandmother
mother
brother
aunt
brother
All of these words describe a family member. "Brother" does not belong with the other words because it describes a male family member. "Grandmother," "mother," "aunt," and "sister" all describe female family members.
Example Question #48 : Verbal Classifications
Which word does not belong with the others?
Vestige
Reverberation
Utterance
Echo
Reflection
Utterance
All of the related words pertain to some kind of subsequent presentation of an event. A reverberation or an echo are the “replayed” sound of some original action of making a noise. A reflection is the redisplaying of an image—as in the mirror that reflects an image that first was “in” the person seen therein or in a metallic surface that reflects light that had originated from another source. Finally, even a vestige is a “representation” of something, for it is a “leftover” that outlasts an original event. (A footprint is a vestige of an action of walking that happened before. Indeed, “vestige” comes from the Latin for footprint). Only “utterance” describes an originating, non-repeated, non-representational activity.
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