Difficulty: Easy
Correct Answer: Cobbler
Explanation:
Introduction / Context:
This classification question contrasts objects with a person. The options given are shirt, shoe, ring and cobbler. Three of these are wearable items, while one is the name of a person who works with one of those items. The goal is to select the word that is different in type from the others. This tests your ability to see category differences between nouns referring to objects and nouns referring to people.
Given Data / Assumptions:
• The listed words are Shirt, Shoe, Ring and Cobbler.• Shirt, shoe and ring are all items that a person can wear.• Cobbler is a person who repairs or makes shoes.• We are asked to choose the one that does not fit with the others.
Concept / Approach:
The straightforward approach is to separate items that are wearable from roles or occupations. Shirt is an article of clothing worn on the upper body. Shoe is an item worn on the feet. Ring is a piece of jewellery worn on the finger. All three are physical objects that people put on. Cobbler, however, is not an object but a person—specifically, a craftsman who makes or repairs shoes. Thus, Cobbler is the odd one out because it represents an occupation rather than a wearable item.
Step-by-Step Solution:
Step 1: Examine Shirt. It is worn on the torso as an item of clothing.Step 2: Examine Shoe. It is worn on the feet as footwear.Step 3: Examine Ring. It is worn on a finger as jewellery.Step 4: Note that all three are concrete items that a person can put on and wear.Step 5: Examine Cobbler. A cobbler is a person who repairs or makes shoes.Step 6: Cobbler is not an item that can be worn; it is a profession or role.Step 7: Therefore Cobbler is different from the other three, which are wearable objects.
Verification / Alternative check:
Another way to verify is to think: If you go shopping for clothes and accessories, you might buy a shirt, a pair of shoes or a ring. You would not buy a cobbler in the same sense; instead, you might pay a cobbler for services. This clearly separates cobbler into the category of service provider, leaving the other three as products you wear. No other option fits the role-of-a-person category, so Cobbler is the unique odd one out.
Why Other Options Are Wrong:
Shirt: A wearable garment; naturally groups with shoe and ring.Shoe: Footwear, again a wearable item.Ring: A wearable piece of jewellery for fingers.Hat (if considered): Also a wearable item, not different in the same way as Cobbler.
Common Pitfalls:
Because cobbler is strongly associated with shoes, some students may initially see all four words as related to clothing or footwear and be unsure. The trick is to note the grammatical type: the first three are things you wear, while the last is a person who works with one of those things. Once you distinguish object from profession, Cobbler clearly emerges as the odd one out.
Final Answer:
The item that does not belong to the group is Cobbler.
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