Odd one out exercises INDEX 2

Cost of Living

Vocabulary: Find the "odd one out"

There may be more than one answer. Give your reasons.

1. Choose the odd one out.
Possible answer: donations. Grants and subsidies are generally forms of financial support provided by an organisation or authority for a particular purpose. Donations are voluntary gifts of money, goods or other resources.
2. Choose the odd one out.
Possible answer: fluctuations. Inflation and price rises refer specifically to increases in the general or particular prices of goods and services. Fluctuations means changes or variations, which can be either upward or downward.
3. Choose the odd one out.
Possible answer: flats. Housing and accommodation are broad terms referring to places or arrangements for people to live. Flats are a specific type of housing or accommodation.
4. Choose the odd one out.
Possible answer: basics. Essentials and necessities are things that are needed or considered essential. Basics can mean fundamental things, but it is a broader and less strongly associated term for things that are required for living.
5. Choose the odd one out.
Possible answer: pandemic. A crisis and an emergency describe serious situations requiring urgent attention. A pandemic specifically describes an infectious disease outbreak occurring over a very wide geographical area.
6. Choose the odd one out.
Possible answer: services. Goods and provisions can refer to physical things supplied for use or consumption. Services are activities or work provided for someone rather than physical products.
7. Choose the odd one out.
Possible answer: expensive. Affordable and cheap both suggest that something costs relatively little or is within someone's financial means. Expensive means costing a lot of money.

Remember: an odd-one-out exercise can have more than one defensible answer. Your explanation matters.