Verbal reasoning Eight questions with answers

Letter codes: verbal reasoning questions with answers

Letter-shift codes: code a word the way another is coded, and read a code back into its word.

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GL Assessment: six of the 240 questions on its three verbal reasoning familiarisation papers.

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Eight letter codes questions

If the code for DIVE is FGXC, which word has the code RMVQ?
ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ
- A FILM
- B HINT
- C HOPE
- D KITE
- E POTS
Show the answer to question 1
Answer: E · POTS
Why:
From DIVE to FGXC, the letters move on 2 and back 2 in turn.
To read the code, move each letter the other way: R → P, M → O, V → T, Q → S. The word is POTS.
If the code for HORSE is KRUVH, what is the code for FAN?
ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ
- A KDS
- B IDQ
- C IDR
- D JDQ
- E JDR
Show the answer to question 2
Answer: B · IDQ
Why:
From HORSE to KRUVH, every letter moves on 3.
Do the same to FAN: F → I, A → D, N → Q. The code is IDQ.
If the code for GRASS is HQBRT, what is the code for POT?
ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ
- A QMT
- B QNU
- C QNT
- D QMU
- E QLW
Show the answer to question 3
Answer: B · QNU
Why:
From GRASS to HQBRT, the letters move on 1 and back 1 in turn.
Do the same to POT: P → Q, O → N, T → U. The code is QNU.
If the code for DART is EBSU, what is the code for PEAR?
ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ
- A QFAS
- B QGBS
- C QGAS
- D QHDS
- E QFBS
Show the answer to question 4
Answer: E · QFBS
Why:
From DART to EBSU, every letter moves on 1.
Do the same to PEAR: P → Q, E → F, A → B, R → S. The code is QFBS.
If the code for GOAL is HQDP, what is the code for SOAP?
ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ
- A TQDT
- B TQFT
- C SQFT
- D RQCT
- E SQDT
Show the answer to question 5
Answer: A · TQDT
Why:
From GOAL to HQDP, the 1st letter moves on 1, the 2nd on 2, the 3rd on 3, and so on.
Do the same to SOAP: S → T, O → Q, A → D, P → T. The code is TQDT.
If the code for SHOP is RGNO, what is the code for NUT?
ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ
- A KTQ
- B LTQ
- C MTS
- D LTR
- E KTR
Show the answer to question 6
Answer: C · MTS
Why:
From SHOP to RGNO, every letter moves back 1.
Do the same to NUT: N → M, U → T, T → S. The code is MTS.
If the code for RIVER is SKYIW, what is the code for MANE?
ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ
- A PCQI
- B NCQI
- C NCQJ
- D LCQK
- E PCQJ
Show the answer to question 7
Answer: B · NCQI
Why:
From RIVER to SKYIW, the 1st letter moves on 1, the 2nd on 2, the 3rd on 3, and so on.
Do the same to MANE: M → N, A → C, N → Q, E → I. The code is NCQI.
If the code for TILE is WLOH, what is the code for MOP?
ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ
- A PQU
- B PRS
- C PPQ
- D PRQ
- E PPS
Show the answer to question 8
Answer: B · PRS
Why:
From TILE to WLOH, every letter moves on 3.
Do the same to MOP: M → P, O → R, P → S. The code is PRS.

Answers

1. E · POTS
2. B · IDQ
3. B · QNU
4. E · QFBS
5. A · TQDT
6. C · MTS
7. B · NCQI
8. B · PRS

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