Select the option that is related to the fifth letter-cluster in the same way as the second letter-cluster is related to the first letter-cluster and the fourth letter-cluster is related to the third letter-cluster.
ABUSE : ASUBE :: BEGIN : BIGEN :: OTHER : ?
Correct Answer :
OEHTR
Solution :
The correct option is OEHTR.
To find the missing letter-cluster, let us analyze the pattern followed in the given pairs step-by-step:
1. First Pair (ABUSE : ASUBE):
Numbering the letter positions of ABUSE from 1 to 5:
1 = A, 2 = B, 3 = U, 4 = S, 5 = E
In ASUBE:
- The 1st letter ('A'), 3rd letter ('U'), and 5th letter ('E') stay in their positions.
- The 2nd letter ('B') and 4th letter ('S') swap positions.
This gives the code: A S U B E.
2. Second Pair (BEGIN : BIGEN):
Numbering the letter positions of BEGIN from 1 to 5:
1 = B, 2 = E, 3 = G, 4 = I, 5 = N
In BIGEN:
- The 1st letter ('B'), 3rd letter ('G'), and 5th letter ('N') stay in their positions.
- The 2nd letter ('E') and 4th letter ('I') swap positions.
This gives the code: B I G E N.
3. Applying the pattern to OTHER:
Numbering the letter positions of OTHER from 1 to 5:
1 = O, 2 = T, 3 = H, 4 = E, 5 = R
Applying the position-swapping rule:
- 1st letter remains O
- 2nd letter ('T') swaps with 4th letter ('E'), making the 2nd letter E and the 4th letter T
- 3rd letter remains H
- 5th letter remains R
Combining these letters in order gives: O E H T R.
Therefore, OTHER : OEHTR.
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