Identify these questions

Similar to “decoding code” questions, there may be instances where codes are shown in number format. Number format introduces some unique characteristics in code through counting.

You can identify these questions when you see the presence of numbers as a code. They usually look like this:

The following 45700909 code means LABOURER, what word could the following code 4080 mean

(a) LOVE (b) LISP (c) LOON (d) LIPS (e) None of these

The strategy to answer these questions

Because of the unique characteristics posed by numbers, to answer these questions, it would be sensible to look at the following patterns:

1. Is there a 1-1 relationship in order or reverse-order?
2. Does a number represent many different types of characters? Then find what’s common and what’s unique.
3. Does the number represent some kind of position in the alphabet from the start or from the end? E.g. the 1st letter, 2nd letter.

Going through this list will help you isolate out the pattern and decode the question.

Example Question/s

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The following 45700909 code means LABOURER, what word could the following code 4080 mean

(a) LOVE (b) LISP (c) LOON (d) LIPS

Key Rules to remember

• Is there a 1-1 relationship in order or reverse-order?
• Does a number represent many different types of characters? Then find what’s common and what’s unique.
• Does the number represent some kind of position in the alphabet from the start or from the end? E.g. the 1st letter, 2nd letter.

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