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281. Write the English alphabet backwards. Which letter is immediately to the left of K on that line?
- A. J
- B. L
- C. M
- D. N
Explanation: The relevant part of the backwards alphabet is M, L, K, J. Therefore, the letter immediately to the left of K is L.
Correct answer: L- A. N
- B. O
- C. W
- D. I
Explanation: WINDOW becomes D, I, N, O, W, W in alphabetical order. From the right, W is first, W is second, and O is third.
Correct answer: O- A. A
- B. B
- C. N
- D. C
Explanation: The letters in order are A, A, A, B, N, N. Thus, the 4th letter from the left is B.
Correct answer: B- A. G, by 2 positions
- B. V, by 3 positions
- C. G, by 3 positions
- D. V, by 2 positions
Explanation: The 7th letter from the left is G, which is 6 positions from M. The 5th letter from the right is V, which is 9 positions from M, so V is…
Correct answer: V, by 3 positions- A. Q
- B. R
- C. S
- D. T
Explanation: The 4th letter from the right is W. Moving 3 places left gives T. On the backwards line, moving 2 places right from T gives R.
Correct answer: R- A. 14
- B. 15
- C. 16
- D. 17
Explanation: BOTTLE becomes B, E, L, O, T, T, so the selected letter is E. The 6th letter of the backwards alphabet is U, and F through T contain 15…
Correct answer: 15- A. 10
- B. 11
- C. 12
- D. 13
Explanation: MONITOR becomes I, M, N, O, O, R, T, so the 2nd letter is M. Moving 3 places right gives P, which is 11th when counted from the right.
Correct answer: 11288. In the normal alphabet, which letter is 4 places to the right of the 12th letter from the left?
- A. N
- B. O
- C. P
- D. Q
Explanation: The 12th letter from the left is L. Moving four places right gives M, N, O, P, so the answer is P.
Correct answer: P- A. G
- B. N
- C. R
- D. E
Explanation: GARDEN becomes A, D, E, G, N, R in alphabetical order. The 5th letter is N.
Correct answer: N- A. R
- B. S
- C. T
- D. Q
Explanation: The backwards alphabet begins Z, Y, X, W, V, U, T, S, R. Therefore, the 9th letter is R.
Correct answer: R- A. P
- B. Q
- C. R
- D. S
Explanation: Moving left from V gives U, T, S, R, Q. Therefore, five places to the left of V is Q.
Correct answer: Q- A. O
- B. P
- C. Q
- D. R
Explanation: The 8th letter from the right is S. Moving three places left from S gives R, Q, P, so the answer is P.
Correct answer: P- A. Q
- B. R
- C. T
- D. U
Explanation: QUARTZ becomes A, Q, R, T, U, Z in alphabetical order. The 4th letter is T.
Correct answer: T- A. F
- B. G
- C. H
- D. I
Explanation: The 6th normal letter is F, and four places right gives J. On the backwards alphabet, three places right from J gives G.
Correct answer: G- A. 14th
- B. 15th
- C. 16th
- D. 17th
Explanation: CAPTAIN becomes A, A, C, I, N, P, T. The 5th letter is N, which becomes L after moving two places left. L is 15th from the right.
Correct answer: 15th- A. 11
- B. 12
- C. 13
- D. 14
Explanation: The two letters are G and Q, so moving four places right from G gives K.
Correct answer: 12- A. R
- B. S
- C. T
- D. U
Explanation: The letters are K and T, so start with K. Five places right gives P. Moving three places left on the backwards alphabet gives Q, R, S, so…
Correct answer: S- A. G
- B. O
- C. R
- D. F
Explanation: Alphabetically, FROG becomes F, G, O, R. The 3rd letter from the left is O.
Correct answer: O- A. 11th from the right
- B. 12th from the right
- C. 13th from the right
- D. 14th from the right
Explanation: The 18th letter from the left is R. Moving 3 places left gives O, which is the 12th letter when counted from the right.
Correct answer: 12th from the right