Select the option that is related to the fifth letter-cluster in the same way as the second letter-cluster is related to the first letter-cluster and the fourth letter-cluster is related to the third letter-cluster.
MAKE: NCJC :: FOLD: GQKB :: VIEW: ?
- AWKEV
- BWKDU
- CWJEV
- DXKDV
Solution & Step-by-step Explanation
Let's analyze the logic between the letter-clusters by looking at the positions of the letters in the English alphabet:
First pair: MAKE : NCJC
M
+1
N
A
+2
C
K
−2
J
E
−2
C
The pattern is +1,+2,−2,−2.
Second pair: FOLD : GQKB
F
+1
G
O
+2
Q
L
−1
K
D
−2
B
Let's re-verify the pattern more closely.
In MAKE → NCJC:
M(13)+1=14→N
A(1)+2=3→C
K(11)−1=10→J
E(5)−2=3→C
So the operation is +1,+2,−1,−2.
Let's check if this holds for FOLD → GQKB:
F(6)+1=7→G
O(15)+2=17→Q
L(12)−1=11→K
D(4)−2=2→B
Yes! The exact logic is +1,+2,−1,−2.
Applying the same logic to VIEW:
V(22)+1=23→W
I(9)+2=11→K
E(5)−1=4→D
W(23)−2=21→U
Therefore, the missing cluster is WKDU.
First pair: MAKE : NCJC
M
+1
N
A
+2
C
K
−2
J
E
−2
C
The pattern is +1,+2,−2,−2.
Second pair: FOLD : GQKB
F
+1
G
O
+2
Q
L
−1
K
D
−2
B
Let's re-verify the pattern more closely.
In MAKE → NCJC:
M(13)+1=14→N
A(1)+2=3→C
K(11)−1=10→J
E(5)−2=3→C
So the operation is +1,+2,−1,−2.
Let's check if this holds for FOLD → GQKB:
F(6)+1=7→G
O(15)+2=17→Q
L(12)−1=11→K
D(4)−2=2→B
Yes! The exact logic is +1,+2,−1,−2.
Applying the same logic to VIEW:
V(22)+1=23→W
I(9)+2=11→K
E(5)−1=4→D
W(23)−2=21→U
Therefore, the missing cluster is WKDU.