Read the pattern of letters, numbers/terms, and find the missing term from the…

Key idea: analyze each letter position separately; each position follows its own alphabetical step.

• First letter: Starts at I and increases by 2 each time: I -> K -> M -> O -> Q. So the missing first letter is M.

• Second letter: Starts at A and increases by 4 each time: A -> E -> I -> O -> U. So the missing second letter is I.

• Third letter: Moves forward by 2 letters each time, wrapping after Z: Z -> B -> D -> F -> H. So the missing third letter is D.

Combine the three letters for the missing term: M I D. Therefore the missing term is MID.