Analyzing Letter Cluster Relationships

The question presents an analogy based on letter cluster manipulation. We need to identify the pattern used to transform the first word into the second and the third into the fourth, then apply it to the fifth word.

Identifying the Pattern

Let's examine the first pair: PENSION becomes NENSIOP.

• Original Word: P E N S I O N
• Transformed Word: N E N S I O P
• Observation: The first letter ('P') moves to the last position, and the last letter ('N') moves to the first position. The letters in between ('ENSIO') remain in their original order.

Let's verify this pattern with the second pair: QUALITY becomes YUALITQ.

• Original Word: Q U A L I T Y
• Transformed Word: Y U A L I T Q
• Observation: The first letter ('Q') moves to the last position, and the last letter ('Y') moves to the first position. The letters in between ('UALIT') remain unchanged.

The pattern holds: Swap the first and last letters, keeping the middle section constant.

Applying the Pattern to PRODUCT

Now, let's apply this identified pattern to the word PRODUCT.

• Original Word: P R O D U C T
• First Letter: P
• Last Letter: T
• Middle Section: R O D U C

Applying the transformation (swap first and last letters):

• New First Letter: T
• Middle Section: R O D U C
• New Last Letter: P

Combining these parts gives the transformed word: TRODUCP.

Conclusion

The letter-cluster PRODUCT transforms into TRODUCP by swapping its first and last letters.