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Help needed on letter pattern :-O
Posted: Sat Feb 25, 2012 4:37 pm
by heartmum
On DCs VR practise paper (no answer sheet) there is the following letter sequence:
DWL MEX YNF GZO 
Can't work out the next sequence?
Help please
Thanks
Re: Help needed on letter pattern :-O
Posted: Sat Feb 25, 2012 4:47 pm
by KS10
I know the first letter of the next sequence is P.
The first letter of the next sequence follows on from the last letter of the previous one.
Just need a few more hours to work out the rest.
Just spotted the next pattern.
Re: Help needed on letter pattern :-O
Posted: Sat Feb 25, 2012 4:58 pm
by KS10
If you write the sequences vertically instead of horizontally it's easier to spot the pattern.
So
D W L
M E X
Y N F
G Z O
P H A
I think.
I have never before seen one like this so I'm not sure what the 'quick' strategy would be.
Re: Help needed on letter pattern :-O
Posted: Sat Feb 25, 2012 5:14 pm
by heartmum
KS10 wrote:If you write the sequences vertically instead of horizontally it's easier to spot the pattern.
So
D W L
M E X
Y N F
G Z O
P H A
I think.
I have never before seen one like this so I'm not sure what the 'quick' strategy would be.
now you've set it out like that I can see a pattern but would wonder how a DC would be able to do that in a test without the help of the lovely colours to make it stand out!
Perhaps there is another way ... hope they don't have many of those in the paper!!!!
Re: Help needed on letter pattern :-O
Posted: Sat Feb 25, 2012 5:25 pm
by KS10
I used colour because it was easier than a wordy explanation (you saw my first attempt).
Maybe using arrows to show the diagonal pattern? Tbh, I think that once DC know this type of question exists, they probably spot it quickly. What does Patricia's sticky say?
Re: Help needed on letter pattern :-O
Posted: Sat Feb 25, 2012 5:32 pm
by heartmum
Can't see anything on Patricia's sticky ...
Patricia, font of all VR knowledge - your advice is needed
Re: Help needed on letter pattern :-O
Posted: Sat Feb 25, 2012 8:28 pm
by patricia
Not seen one like this for a long time!
Where does it come from? Not a stock 21 type of question.
ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ
DWL MEX YNF GZO
1st letter plus 1 = 2nd letter of next set
2nd letter plus 1 = 3rd letter of next set
3rd letter plus 1 = 1st letter of next set
G plus 1 = H[second letter]
Z plus 1 = A [third letter]
O plus 1 = P [first letter]
answer = PHA
Patricia
Re: Help needed on letter pattern :-O
Posted: Sun Feb 26, 2012 2:34 am
by KS10
Wow!
Re: Help needed on letter pattern :-O
Posted: Sun Feb 26, 2012 12:49 pm
by heartmum
Re: Help needed on letter pattern :-O
Posted: Sun Feb 26, 2012 9:51 pm
by patricia
I have been teaching VR for so long that I can just spot patterns!
I also see compound words and hidden 4 letter words when reading the newspaper or a book.
How sad is that!
Where did you find this question Heartmum?
Patricia
