3rd Class Mental Ability Alphabetical Test / Miscellaneous Series Alphabet and Sequence Test

 

Alphabet and Sequence Test

 

 

OBJECTIVE

 

•   Students will learn how to arrange a single series of alphabets.
•  They will learn to decode the logic involved in the alphabetical sequence.
•  Students will learn to arrange words/events in a meaningful order.
•  They will develop the ability to know association and order.

 

 

Introduction

 

Alphabet is a group of English letters. Alphabet test is a test to solve the problems based on letters of English alphabet.

Some basic facts related to Alphabet Test are given below.

 

 

I. The Alphabet Series:

 

The English Alphabet contains 26 letters as shown below.

 

 

 

 

 

II. Letters position in forward alphabetical order:

 

 

 

 

III. Letters position in backward or reverse alphabetical order:

 

 

 

Remember the word E J 0 T Y

IV. A, E, I, 0, U are vowels and remaining letters are consonants of English alphabet respectively.

V. A-M (1-13) letters are the first half of English alphabet.

VI. N-Z (14-26) letters are the second half of English alphabet.

 

 

Sequence

 

A sequence is a set of related events, movements, or items that follow each, other in a particular order.                                              

 

 

Types of Sequences

 

 

TYPE - I

Sequence of Words/Figures

In this particular type of problem, certain interrelated words/figures are given and numbered, followed by various sequences of the numbers denoting them, as alternatives.

Students are required to arrange these words/figures in a logical sequence based on a common property and then choose the correctly graded sequence from the given data.    

           

Example - 1

Arrange the words given below in a meaningful sequence. (From small to big)

1. Elephant  

2. Cat  

3. Mosquito

4. Tiger  

5. Whale

(a) 1, 3, 5, 4, 2               (b) 2, 5, 1, 4, 3

(c) 3, 2, 4, 1, 5               (d) 5, 3, 1, 2, 4

 

Ans. (c)

The correct order is:

 

 

 

Example - 2

Arrange the words given below in a meaningful sequence.

1. Leaf  

2. Fruit   

3. Stem     

4. Root    

5. Flower      

(a) 3, 4, 5, 1, 2               (b) 4, 3, 1, 5, 2

(c) 4, 1, 3, 5, 2               (d) 4, 3, 1, 2, 5

 

Ans. (b)

The correct order is:       

                                       

 

 

Example - 3

Arrange the given pictures in the proper sequence by using their alphabets.

           

 

(a) B C E A D                (b) BACED   

(c) C A B E D                 (d) B C D E A

 

Ans. (b)

B A C E D is the proper sequence.

 

 

TYPE - II

 

Formation of Words

In these type of questions, certain words are given and students are required to observe them in order as they are asked to do.

 

 

 

Directions (Examples 4 & 5): Choose the correct order of letters which are required to from a meaningful word.

 

Example - 4       

R	P	E	D	I
1	2	3	4	5

 

(a) 1, 3, 2, 5, 4               (b) 4, 3, 2, 1, 5

(c) 3, 2, 1, 5, 4               (d) 2, 1, 5, 4, 3

 

Ans. (d)

Here, we have to create the meaningful word and 'R' has been labelled as 1, 'P as 2 , 'E' as 3 , 'D' as 4 and 'I' as 5.

Now, the correct word is PRIDE. So, option (d) is correct.

 

             

 

                 Example - 5

T	R	I	F	U
1	2	3	4	5

 

(a) 4, 3, 2, 1, 5               (b) 3, 1, 2, 4, 5

(c) 5, 3, 2, 1, 4               (d) 4, 2, 5, 3, 1

 

Ans. (d)

Here, we have to create the meaningful word and T' has been labelled as 1, 'R' as 2, T as 3, 'F' as 4, and TJ' as 5.

Now, the correct word is FRUIT. So, option (d) is correct.