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havicos
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a Letter series question

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Please help with the following quesiton

EX) HU is to FW as ME is to [ ] ans: KG

Question) JO is to QL as TY is to [ ] ans: KG

I do not get this question still with the answer. Please help me to help my daughter.

Thanks in advance

YS
999 mum
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Re: a Letter series question

Post by 999 mum »

Hi
havicos wrote:EX) HU is to FW as ME is to [ ] ans: KG
H to F is minus 2
U to W is plus 2

So

M minus 2 is K
E plus 2 is G
havicos wrote:Question) JO is to QL as TY is to [ ] ans: KG
I thought this might be a mirror question, but then I can't get the answer KG
havicos
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Re: a Letter series question

Post by havicos »

Thanks, 999 mum

You helped me to spot that I've got the answer wrong. The answer provided in the paper is in fact GB, which I can get from having it as a mirror question ^^
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Re: a Letter series question

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Playing with the alphabet can be a fun way of spotting the mirror questions:
Angry Zebras
Bright Yellow
Cat Xray,
Daft Wigs
Evil Villains

Anyway you get the idea. I ask my pupils to make up their own: grandma's toes and furry underwear, are some of my favourites!
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Re: a Letter series question

Post by trumpet »

We found it useful to learn them in reverse too as my son couldn't always remember them back to front so we tried things like

Vile Evil - anograme and same meaning worked really well
Hill Slope
Yatch Boat
Damp Wet

I think remember that the word means the same thing can help to remember.
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