Year 1 homework question baffles internet – and even parents are struggling

You think you would find your kids' homework question easy, but a seemingly innocent Year 1 homework sum has been leaving parents – and the internet – baffled.

The question was posted on a Facebook group, as a mum shared her six-year-old daughter's baffling homework task. And people have come up with a string of theories about the answer.

The post by the mum read: "So… my six-year-old daughter who's in Year One got this homework question. It's confusing in my opinion to say the least, especially considering the age it's aimed at… but I'd love to hear your answers!"

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She added: "I think it's something you'd find in a Puzzler magazine personally but let me know your thoughts."

The homework question was: "Which word is odd one out?" And the words you could choose from were friend, toothbrush, desk, silver, and egg.

The question has sparked different responses from more than 4,000 people as they had their say on what the answer could be. Several parents said 'friend' was the odd one out, because unlike the others, it's not an object.

The word 'silver' also came up a lot too, as people argued it's an adjective while the others are nouns. However, others said it was both a noun and an adjective.

One person wrote: "Silver – as it’s an adjective and the rest are nouns would be my guess although silver is a bad choice of colour as it could actually be a noun if it was a physical object. Silly question!"

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As another added: "Silver isn’t a noun but I don’t know the context in which the homework is asking. If it’s confusing for adults it would be incredibly confusing for children," said someone else.

A few parents also said that 'silver' was unique, but only because it's the only colour.

Social media users argued for 'egg' as it's the only edible word. "Egg is the only item you can eat…" one wrote. "Not saying little people wouldn’t eat or try to eat the other objects, but they are not food."

'Toothbrush' also had its fans though for being the only word without an 'e', a compound word, and the only item not typically shared.

Following the responses, the mum edited her post with an important update. She revealed: "The answer the teacher gave was silver because the rest are nouns."

So there you have it! Did you manage to solve it?

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