If the word SCHOOL is coded by writing alternate letters starting from the first, the code is
Correct answer: A. SHO
- A. SHO
- B. COL
- C. SCO
- D. SHL
Explanation
Taking the first, third and fifth letters of S, C, H, O, O, L gives S, H and O. Starting from the second letter instead would give C, O and L, which is the alternative offered. Reading the instruction precisely, including where the count starts, decides between the two.
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