Each question gives a pair of letters and shows how it changes into a second pair. Work out the rule connecting the two letters, then apply exactly the same rule to the third pair to find the missing letters. Choose the one option (A to E) that correctly completes the analogy. No letter ever needs to move past Z. Study the worked example above before you begin.
Worked example. AB is to CD as EF is to ? Answer: GH. Each letter in the first pair moves forward 2 places in the alphabet to make the second pair (A+2=C, B+2=D). Applying the same rule to EF: E+2=G and F+2=H, so the missing pair is GH.
1
AB is to CD as GH is to ?
A) IJ
B) HI
C) IK
D) JK
E) GI
(Total for Question 1 is 1 mark)
2
DE is to FG as JK is to ?
A) KL
B) LM
C) LN
D) MN
E) JL
(Total for Question 2 is 1 mark)
3
BC is to EF as HI is to ?
A) JK
B) KM
C) KL
D) LM
E) IJ
(Total for Question 3 is 1 mark)
4
CD is to FG as LM is to ?
A) NO
B) OQ
C) PQ
D) OP
E) MN
(Total for Question 4 is 1 mark)
5
AC is to CE as FH is to ?
A) GI
B) HI
C) IJ
D) GH
E) HJ
(Total for Question 5 is 1 mark)
6
AB is to DF as GH is to ?
A) JL
B) JK
C) KL
D) IK
E) IL
(Total for Question 6 is 1 mark)
7
AB is to BA as CD is to ?
A) CD
B) DC
C) DB
D) CB
E) BC
(Total for Question 7 is 1 mark)
8
EG is to HJ as KM is to ?
A) MO
B) NO
C) NP
D) OQ
E) MP
(Total for Question 8 is 1 mark)
9
BD is to CG as HJ is to ?
A) IL
B) JM
C) HM
D) IM
E) IK
(Total for Question 9 is 1 mark)
10
AC is to CA as EG is to ?
A) EG
B) GF
C) FE
D) EF
E) GE
(Total for Question 10 is 1 mark)
11
AB is to CE as GH is to ?
A) IK
B) IJ
C) HJ
D) JK
E) HK
(Total for Question 11 is 1 mark)
12
AB is to ZY as EF is to ?
A) UV
B) VU
C) VW
D) WU
E) UT
(Total for Question 12 is 1 mark)
13
EF is to IK as JM is to ?
A) NQ
B) OR
C) NR
D) OQ
E) MQ
(Total for Question 13 is 1 mark)
14
CD is to GH as MN is to ?
A) PQ
B) RS
C) PR
D) QR
E) QS
(Total for Question 14 is 1 mark)
15
CD is to EI as FG is to ?
A) HI
B) KL
C) KI
D) IL
E) HL
(Total for Question 15 is 1 mark)
16
DC is to FE as HG is to ?
A) JI
B) IH
C) KJ
D) IJ
E) JG
(Total for Question 16 is 1 mark)
17
BJ is to DH as EK is to ?
A) GM
B) GI
C) CI
D) CM
E) GK
(Total for Question 17 is 1 mark)
18
FI is to IL as MP is to ?
A) OR
B) QT
C) PS
D) PR
E) OS
(Total for Question 18 is 1 mark)
19
CE is to EC as GI is to ?
A) GI
B) IH
C) HG
D) IG
E) IJ
(Total for Question 19 is 1 mark)
20
DG is to HK as MO is to ?
A) PR
B) RT
C) QR
D) PS
E) QS
(Total for Question 20 is 1 mark)
21
GI is to LP as MP is to ?
A) RW
B) RU
C) TW
D) TU
E) RV
(Total for Question 21 is 1 mark)
22
BC is to HI as OP is to ?
A) TU
B) UV
C) VW
D) UW
E) TV
(Total for Question 22 is 1 mark)
23
BD is to EC as FI is to ?
A) GJ
B) IF
C) JG
D) KH
E) JF
(Total for Question 23 is 1 mark)
24
JL is to MQ as NQ is to ?
A) QT
B) SV
C) ST
D) QV
E) QU
(Total for Question 24 is 1 mark)
25
CD is to XW as HJ is to ?
A) QS
B) SJ
C) RQ
D) SP
E) SQ
(Total for Question 25 is 1 mark)
Mark scheme · EP.V10 Letter-Pair Analogies
Question 1
B1 A) IJ - both letters shift forward 2 places, matching A+2=C and B+2=D
Answer: A) IJ
Question 2
B1 B) LM - both letters shift forward 2 places, matching D+2=F and E+2=G
Answer: B) LM
Question 3
B1 C) KL - both letters shift forward 3 places, matching B+3=E and C+3=F
Answer: C) KL
Question 4
B1 D) OP - both letters shift forward 3 places, matching C+3=F and D+3=G
Answer: D) OP
Question 5
B1 E) HJ - both letters shift forward 2 places, matching A+2=C and C+2=E, keeping the 2-letter gap
Answer: E) HJ
Question 6
B1 A) JL - the first letter moves forward 3 places and the second letter moves forward 4 places (A+3=D, B+4=F)
Answer: A) JL
Question 7
B1 B) DC - the two letters simply swap places
Answer: B) DC
Question 8
B1 C) NP - both letters shift forward 3 places, matching E+3=H and G+3=J
Answer: C) NP
Question 9
B1 D) IM - the first letter moves forward 1 place and the second letter moves forward 3 places (B+1=C, D+3=G)
Answer: D) IM
Question 10
B1 E) GE - the two letters simply swap places
Answer: E) GE
Question 11
B1 A) IK - the first letter moves forward 2 places and the second letter moves forward 3 places (A+2=C, B+3=E)
Answer: A) IK
Question 12
B1 B) VU - each letter is replaced by its mirror letter counting from the other end of the alphabet (A<->Z, B<->Y, so E<->V and F<->U), keeping the same order
Answer: B) VU
Question 13
B1 C) NR - the first letter moves forward 4 places and the second letter moves forward 5 places (E+4=I, F+5=K)
Answer: C) NR
Question 14
B1 D) QR - both letters shift forward 4 places, matching C+4=G and D+4=H
Answer: D) QR
Question 15
B1 E) HL - the first letter moves forward 2 places and the second letter moves forward 5 places (C+2=E, D+5=I)
Answer: E) HL
Question 16
B1 A) JI - both letters shift forward 2 places, keeping the descending order (D+2=F, C+2=E), so H+2=J and G+2=I
Answer: A) JI
Question 17
B1 B) GI - the first letter moves forward 2 places and the second letter moves back 2 places (B+2=D, J-2=H)
Answer: B) GI
Question 18
B1 C) PS - both letters shift forward 3 places, matching F+3=I and I+3=L
Answer: C) PS
Question 19
B1 D) IG - the two letters simply swap places
Answer: D) IG
Question 20
B1 E) QS - both letters shift forward 4 places, matching D+4=H and G+4=K
Answer: E) QS
Question 21
B1 A) RW - the first letter moves forward 5 places and the second letter moves forward 7 places (G+5=L, I+7=P)
Answer: A) RW
Question 22
B1 B) UV - both letters shift forward 6 places, matching B+6=H and C+6=I
Answer: B) UV
Question 23
B1 C) JG - swap the two letters, then shift each forward 1 place (B,D swap to D,B, then D+1=E, B+1=C, giving EC; so F,I swap to I,F, then I+1=J, F+1=G, giving JG)
Answer: C) JG
Question 24
B1 D) QV - the first letter moves forward 3 places and the second letter moves forward 5 places (J+3=M, L+5=Q)
Answer: D) QV
Question 25
B1 E) SQ - each letter is replaced by its mirror letter counting from the other end of the alphabet (C<->X, D<->W, so H<->S and J<->Q), keeping the same order