Paper I · 9 Logical Reasoning & Analytical Ability · 9.6 Series, analogies and classification

9.6.7 Word formation, dictionary order and meaningful-word arrangement

Dictionary order compares words letter by letter from the left, word formation is a letter-count check against the given word, and meaningful-word questions are solved by listing the selected letters first and only then looking for words.

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Key terms

  • dictionary order
  • alphabetical order
  • common prefix
  • letters of a word in alphabetical order
  • letters in the same position
  • word formation
  • letters of a given word
  • meaningful word from selected letters
  • jumbled letters
  • jumbled sentence
  • letter interchange
  • none one more than one

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