Non-verbal Reasoning · Odd One Out
The Club
Four of these belong to the same club. Drag them in - then put the odd one on the pedestal.
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Why this works
Odd-one-out puzzles hide the rule in ONE attribute, and everything else is noise. Run through them one at a time - shape, fill, how many, angle. Shape is different for all five, so it cannot be the rule. Count and angle repeat on both sides, so they cannot be it either. Only the fill lines up: four striped, one solid. Find the attribute that splits the group 4-and-1 and you have found the rule.
Helping a child through The Club
Hints, least revealing first
- Drag a card into The Club. If it belongs, it slides into a seat all by itself.
- One card keeps getting pushed back out. What do the four that fit have in common?
- Forget the shapes and how many there are - look at what is INSIDE each shape.
When they finish it: “Club sorted!”
2 11+ skills this exercise practises
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- Compare visual attributesCompare shape, position, angle, number, size, or shading across figures.
- Identify a visual odd one outSelect the figure that violates the shared visual rule.
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