Verbal Reasoning - Letter Series questions with answers


Level 1: Simple Complexity

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  1. Look at the given series:
    ZA, YB, XC, WD, ………
    What term should come next?
    1. VE
    2. VD
    3. UE
    4. UD
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    Answer: A. VE

    Explanation: It is an alternating sequence. First alphabet of each term is decreasing and second alphabet of each term is increasing.


  2. Look at the given series:
    AGM, BHN, CIO, DJP, ………
    What term should come next?
    1. EQW
    2. EKQ
    3. KQW
    4. KLM
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    Answer: B. EKQ

    Explanation: It is an alternating sequence. First alphabet of each term is increasing and second alphabet of each term is also increasing starting from G and third alphabet is also increasing starting from M. Hence after D we will have E, after J we will have K and after P we will have Q. So, the answer is EKQ.


  3. Look at the given series:
    A, C, F, J, O, U………
    What term should come next?
    1. T
    2. U
    3. V
    4. W
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    Answer: B. U

    Explanation: The alphabets in each term are calculated by adding increasing numbers to the previous term or alphabet.
    C (3)= A(1) + 2
    F (6)= C(3) + 3
    J (10)= F(6) + 4
    O (15)= J(10) + 5 and so on.


  4. Look at the given series:
    A, D, B, E, C………
    What term should come next?
    1. G
    2. F
    3. D
    4. A
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    Answer: B. F

    Explanation: There are two ways to solve this.
    Method 1:
    Two alternating sequences are there:
    Sequence one is starting from A (first term), then term 3, then term 5- all are increasing by 1
    Sequence two is starting from D (second term), then term 4, then term 6- all are increasing by 1
    Method 2:
    First term is A and then add 3 for next term and then subtract 2 for next term and follow the same pattern.
    D (4) = A (1) + 3
    B (2) = D (4) - 2
    E (5) = B (2) + 3
    C (3) = E (5) -2 and so on.



  5. Look at the given series:
    A, BB, CCC, DDDD, ……
    What term should come next?
    1. EG
    2. GEEEE
    3. EEEEG
    4. EEEEE
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    Answer: D. EEEEE

    Explanation: Every term corresponds to corresponding alphabets from the alphabet sequence and is repeated as many times as per its position in the alphabet sequence. A is once, B is twice, C is thrice and so on.


  6. Look at the given series:
    ABD, EFG, IJL, MNP, … ?
    What term should come next?
    1. QRT
    2. QST
    3. QRS
    4. QRU
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    Answer: A. QRT

    Explanation: Each term is formed by removing the alphabet occurring at third position, as per the normal alphabet sequence, as shown below:


  7. Find the missing term in the series below:
    A, E, ?, O, U
    1. e
    2. A
    3. o
    4. I
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    Answer: D. I

    Explanation: There is in fact no series in this. They are only vowels of English language and ‘I’ is missing.


  8. Find the missing term in the series below:
    B, C, E, G, K, .....
    1. L
    2. M
    3. N
    4. P
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    Answer: C. M

    Explanation: In every term, the alphabet represents the corresponding alphabet in the alphabet sequence for that increasing prime numbers in the natural numbers sequence. B -> 2
    C -> 3
    E -> 5
    G -> 7 and so on.


  9. Find the missing term in the series below:
    D, F, H, I, J,.....
    1. L
    2. N
    3. M
    4. P
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    Answer: A. L

    Explanation: In every term, the alphabet represents the corresponding alphabet in the alphabet sequence for that increasing composite numbers in the natural numbers sequence. D -> 4
    F -> 6
    H -> 8
    I -> 9 and so on.


  10. Find the missing term in the series below:
    C, F, I, L, O,.....
    1. U
    2. P
    3. T
    4. R
    View Answer

    Answer: D. R

    Explanation: In every term, the alphabet represents the corresponding alphabet in the alphabet sequence for increasing multiples of 3 in the natural numbers sequence. C -> 3
    F -> 6
    I -> 9
    L -> 12 and so on.



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