CIRCLE is related to RICELC in the same way SQUARE is related to
UQSERA
SQUARE becomes UQSERA — option 1.
Step 1 — find the rule from the given pair. Split CIRCLE into two halves of three letters each and reverse each half separately :
| Word | First half | Second half |
|---|---|---|
| CIRCLE | C I R | C L E |
| Each half reversed | R I C | E L C |
| Joined | RICELC — exactly the code given | |
Step 2 — apply the same rule to SQUARE.
| Word | First half | Second half |
|---|---|---|
| SQUARE | S Q U | A R E |
| Each half reversed | U Q S | E R A |
| Joined | UQSERA | |
Checking the distractors, which are all near misses.
| Option | What it actually is |
|---|---|
| UQSERA | ✓ Each half reversed — the rule |
| UQSARE | First half reversed, second half left alone |
| ERAUQS | The whole word reversed — a different rule |
| AREUQS | The two halves swapped, with only the first reversed |
Every option is a plausible-looking rearrangement of the same six letters, so guessing by appearance is hopeless. The rule must be derived from the given pair first, and only then applied.
The general method for coding questions. Write the source word and its code one above the other, letter by letter, and ask what operation carries one to the other — a shift in the alphabet, a reversal, a rearrangement of blocks, or a combination. Confirm the rule against every letter of the given pair before using it, because a rule that fits five letters out of six is the commonest way of arriving at a wrong answer.
Hence, the answer is UQSERA.
Important Questions from Coding Letters of a Word
If ROSE is coded as 6821, CHAIR is coded as 73456 and PREACH is coded as 961473, then what will be the code for SEARCH?
If NASCENT is written as 2734526, how will SENTENCE be written in that code language?
If JACKAL is coded as 11-2-4-12-2-13, then what is the code for TIGER?
If TEACHER is coded as CAHEETR and STUDENT is coded as DUETNST, then what is the code for SUCCESS?
If SEAT is coded as 4321 and STORM is coded as 41675, then MASTER would be coded as:
