REASONING

(Module-3)
Alphabet Test:Word Formation:

Alphabet test is a test to solve the problems based on letters of

English Alphabet:
As we know, questions are based on
Understanding to the position of letters in English alphabet
To detect the rule in which letters are arranged
Finding a letter or number following a particular rule in a
alpha-numeric sequence etc.
Remember following important points:
1. Positional values of letters in English Alphabet:

Forward
Alph
abet
Back
ward

9
I

1
0
J

1
1
K

1
2
L

1
3
M

1
4
N

1
5
O

1
6
P

1
7
Q

1
8
R

1
9
S

2
0
T

2
1
U

2
2
V

2
3
W

2
4
X

2
5
Y

2
6
Z

2.A,E,I,O,U are vowels and remaining letters are consonants.

A to M are first half of alphabet and N to Z are 2 nd half of
Alphabet.
From A to Z letters are called left to right and From Z to A
right to left.
To find the opposite letters of English Alphabet ,
remember the following TRICK:
o A Z ; AZHAR
o B-Y ; BY
o C-X ; COW-OX
o D-W; DeW
o E-V : Electronic Voting (EV machine)

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o
o
o
o
o
o

F-U : FUJI color

G-T : Grand Trunk Rd
H-S : Hydrogen Suphur
I-R : FIR
J-Q : JacQline
K-P : KanPur
L-O: LOC
M-N : Mn (Magnese)

Remember these valuable trick given below:

Trick LR-R: xth letter to the left of yth letter from right end =
(x+y)th letter from right
solved questions bases on trick LR-R:
Q.1) Find the 11th letter to the left of 14th letter from right end in
the English Alphabet.
A. D

B.C

C. M

D. B

Soln. ans. = 11+14 = 25th letter from right = B

ans. D

Trick RL-L: xth letter to the right of yth letter from left end =
(x+y)th letter from left
solved questions bases on trick RL-L:
Q.2) Find the 6th letter to the left of 7th letter from right end in
the English Alphabet.
a. D

b.S

c. H

d. B
ans.b.

Soln. ans. = 12+7 = 19th letter from left = S

ans. B
TRICK: LLL: xth letter to the left of yth letter from left end =
(y-x)th letter from left
TRICK: RRR: xth letter to the right of yth letter from right
end = (y-x)th letter from right

 solved Questions based on LLL and RRR:

Q.3) Find the 12th letter to the left of 17th letter from left end in
the English Alphabet.
a. D

b.S

c. E

d. V
ans.c.

Soln. ans. = 17-12 = 5th letter from left = E

ans. c

Q.4) Find the 4th letter to the right of 7th letter from right end in
the English Alphabet.
a. C

b.X

c. H

d. B
ans.b.

Soln. ans. = 7-4 = 3rd letter from right = X

ans. b

PRACTICE QUESTIONS:
Q.1) Find the 4th letter to the left of 7th letter from right end in
the English Alphabet.
a. P

b.X

c. K

d. B

Q.2) Find the 4th letter to the left of 10th letter from right end in
the English Alphabet.
a. N

b.M

c. P

d. R

Q.3) Find the 4th letter to the right of 7th letter from left end in
the English Alphabet.
a. M

b.L

c. C

d. K

Q.5) Find the 9th letter to the right of 7th letter from left end in
the English Alphabet.
a. P

b.X

c. H

d. B

Q.6) Find the 4th letter to the left of 7th letter from left end in the
English Alphabet.
a. C

b.X

c. H

d. B

Q.7) Find the 14th letter to the left of 22th letter from left end in
the English Alphabet.
a. C

b.X

c. H

d. B

Q.8) Find the 11th letter to the right of 17th letter from right end
in the English Alphabet.
a. C

b.X

c. U

d. B

Q.9) Find the 9th letter to the right of 19th letter from right end in
the English Alphabet.
a. C

b.X

c. Q

d. B

Q.10) Find the 12th letter to the right of 21st letter from right
end in the English Alphabet.
a. C

b.X

c. R

d. B

answers: 1)a: 2)b; 3)d; 4)a; 5)a; 6)a; 7)c; 8)c; 9)c; 10)c.

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