Verbal reasoning Eight questions with answers

Move a letter: verbal reasoning questions with answers

Move one letter from one word to another to make two new words.

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GL Assessment: 14 of the 240 questions on its three verbal reasoning familiarisation papers.

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Eight move a letter questions

Move one letter from the first word to the second word, to make two new words. The other letters stay in the same order. Which letter moves?
(ruled) (ban)
- A l
- B e
- C r
- D d
- E u
Show the answer to question 1
Answer: D · d
Why:
Try each letter: take it out of the first word, then try it at every place in the second.
Take "d" out of "ruled" and it leaves "rule"; put it into "ban" and it makes "band". No other letter of "ruled" leaves two words.
Move one letter from the first word to the second word, to make two new words. The other letters stay in the same order. Which letter moves?
(moved) (car)
- A d
- B m
- C e
- D v
- E o
Show the answer to question 2
Answer: A · d
Why:
Try each letter: take it out of the first word, then try it at every place in the second.
Take "d" out of "moved" and it leaves "move"; put it into "car" and it makes "card". No other letter of "moved" leaves two words.
Move one letter from the first word to the second word, to make two new words. The other letters stay in the same order. Which letter moves?
(spoil) (age)
- A l
- B s
- C o
- D i
- E p
Show the answer to question 3
Answer: E · p
Why:
Try each letter: take it out of the first word, then try it at every place in the second.
Take "p" out of "spoil" and it leaves "soil"; put it into "age" and it makes "page". No other letter of "spoil" leaves two words.
Move one letter from the first word to the second word, to make two new words. The other letters stay in the same order. Which letter moves?
(frail) (bow)
- A i
- B r
- C f
- D l
- E a
Show the answer to question 4
Answer: B · r
Why:
Try each letter: take it out of the first word, then try it at every place in the second.
Take "r" out of "frail" and it leaves "fail"; put it into "bow" and it makes "brow". No other letter of "frail" leaves two words.
Move one letter from the first word to the second word, to make two new words. The other letters stay in the same order. Which letter moves?
(meant) (give)
- A e
- B a
- C t
- D n
- E m
Show the answer to question 5
Answer: D · n
Why:
Try each letter: take it out of the first word, then try it at every place in the second.
Take "n" out of "meant" and it leaves "meat"; put it into "give" and it makes "given". No other letter of "meant" leaves two words.
Move one letter from the first word to the second word, to make two new words. The other letters stay in the same order. Which letter moves?
(liked) (own)
- A k
- B l
- C d
- D e
- E i
Show the answer to question 6
Answer: C · d
Why:
Try each letter: take it out of the first word, then try it at every place in the second.
Take "d" out of "liked" and it leaves "like"; put it into "own" and it makes "down". No other letter of "liked" leaves two words.
Move one letter from the first word to the second word, to make two new words. The other letters stay in the same order. Which letter moves?
(whole) (arms)
- A w
- B l
- C h
- D e
- E o
Show the answer to question 7
Answer: A · w
Why:
Try each letter: take it out of the first word, then try it at every place in the second.
Take "w" out of "whole" and it leaves "hole"; put it into "arms" and it makes "warms". No other letter of "whole" leaves two words.
Move one letter from the first word to the second word, to make two new words. The other letters stay in the same order. Which letter moves?
(clean) (row)
- A l
- B a
- C n
- D e
- E c
Show the answer to question 8
Answer: E · c
Why:
Try each letter: take it out of the first word, then try it at every place in the second.
Take "c" out of "clean" and it leaves "lean"; put it into "row" and it makes "crow". No other letter of "clean" leaves two words.

Answers

1. D · d
2. A · d
3. E · p
4. B · r
5. D · n
6. C · d
7. A · w
8. E · c

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