Verbal Reasoning Type 2is a verbal reasoning question type commonly found in 11+Entrance Tests in the United Kingdom.
| Also Called | Code Words |
| Subject | Verbal Reasoning |
Instructions
In each of the following questions, words have been written in code. The first word and its code has been given to you. You must find the second word or code. The alphabet has been provided to assist you.
Method
The question can either…
give you the code and you have to find the word or…
give you the word and you have to find the code
To solve this question you look at the relationship between letters in the Alphabet Line. Work out how each letter of the word relates to each letter of the code. Once you know how to crack the code you will be able to work out the answer.
Video Tutorial
Variations
Constant Step
The step between the code-letters and the word-letters is constant.
Steps can be something like this
+1 +1 +1 +1 etc
+2 +2 +2 +2 etc
+3 +3 +3 +3 etc
+4 +4 +4 +4 etc
…
Incrementing / Decrementing Step
The steps between the letters can increase (or decrease).
Steps can be something like this
+3 +4 +5 +6 etc
+2 +4 +6 +8 etc
+5 +4 +3 +2 etc
Sign Flipper
The step between the letters 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.
Mirror image types
These questions do come up in the exam from time to time. They are not mentioned in some method and technique books so listen up! The alphabet gets split in the middle so each letter on the left side of the alphabet has a partner on the right side of the alphabet. It’s a good idea for you to learn the pairings so you can spot these questions quickly. A good way to learn the alphabet pairs is to write the alphabet forwards and backwards as in the column to the right. The mirror pairs will line up vertically. Watch the video for an example.
ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ
ZYXWVUTSRQPONMLKJIHGFEDCBA