Verbal Reasoning Type 01
From Entrance Tests
| Question Details | |
| Also Called | Letter Sequences |
| Category | Verbal Reasoning |
| Regions Found | Buckinghamshire, Essex, Herts, Kent, Wilts, Wirral |
Verbal Reasoning Type 1 question is a verbal reasoning question commonly found in Entrance Tests in the United Kingdom.
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Instructions
In each of the following questions, find the letters that best complete the series. The alphabet has been provided to assist you.
Method
To solve this question you look at the relationship between letters in the Alphabet Line. Work out how the first letter of each pair is related to find the first letter of the answer and then work out how the second letters of each pair are related to find the second letter of your answer.
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Variations
Constant Step
The step between the first letter of each pair is constant. The step between the second letter of each pair is constant. The first-letter-step and second-letter-step can be the same or different.
A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z Example NI, EH, VG, MF, DE, [ ______ ] Ans : UD
First-letter-step -9 -9 -9 -9 -9
Second-letter-step -1 -1 -1 -1 -1
Incrementing / Decrementing Step
The steps between the letters can increase (or decrease).
Incrementing
A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z Example AB DC HD ME Ans : SF
First-letter-step +3 +4 +5 +6 ...
Second-letter-step +1 +1 +1 +1 ...
Decrementing
A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z Example EN DS CW BZ Ans : AB
First-letter-step -1 -1 -1 -1 ...
Second-letter-step +5 +4 +3 +2 ...
Sign Flipper
The step between each letter flips between positive and negative (forwards or backwards in the Alphabet Line).
Steps can be something like this +2 -2 +2 -2 etc or combined with Incrementing step(above) you could get +1 -2 +3 -4 etc.
Double Sequence
Occasionally you will find a Verbal Reasoning Type 1 question like this...
BC XW DE UT FG RQ HI Ans : ON
This question can be thought of as containing two sequences in the one question. The easiest way to solve these is to look at every other pair of letters and see if you can find a sequence there.
The example above can be broken down into these two sequences. The next pair in the question would logically come from the second sequence. BC DE FG HI XW UT RQ
11 Plus Regions Found
Bucks
Essex
Herts
Kent
Wilts
Wirral
See Also
- Verbal Reasoning Type 01
- Verbal Reasoning Type 02
- Verbal Reasoning Type 03
- Verbal Reasoning Type 04
- Verbal Reasoning Type 05
- Verbal Reasoning Type 06
- Verbal Reasoning Type 07
- Verbal Reasoning Type 08
- Verbal Reasoning Type 09
- Verbal Reasoning Type 10
- Verbal Reasoning Type 11
- Verbal Reasoning Type 12
- Verbal Reasoning Type 13
- Verbal Reasoning Type 14
- Verbal Reasoning Type 15
- Verbal Reasoning Type 16
- Verbal Reasoning Type 17
- Verbal Reasoning Type 18
- Verbal Reasoning Type 19
- Verbal Reasoning Type 20
- Verbal Reasoning Type 21
