In each triad below, the second and third letter groups are formed from the…
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In each triad below, the second and third letter groups are formed from the first by the same positional rule. Select the option that follows this rule.
AMID - MIAD - DIMA
EAST - ASET - TSAE
Answer: B. WEAR - EAWR - RAEW — ConceptFor a letter-arrangement analogy, label the letters of the original four-letter word by their positions 1, 2, 3, and 4. A valid triad must apply the…
- A.
OPEN - OEPN - NEPO
- B.
WEAR - EAWR - RAEW
- C.
VAST - AVST - TASV
- D.
FROM - ROFM - ROMF
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Correct answer: B
Concept
For a letter-arrangement analogy, label the letters of the original four-letter word by their positions 1, 2, 3, and 4.
A valid triad must apply the same position sequence to form each subsequent group; letter meanings are irrelevant.
Application
AMID becomes MIAD by position order [2, 3, 1, 4], and DIMA by [4, 3, 2, 1].
EAST confirms the same rule: ASET uses [2, 3, 1, 4], and TSAE uses [4, 3, 2, 1].
Applying these sequences to WEAR gives EAWR and RAEW.
Contrast
OPEN - OEPN - NEPO uses [1, 3, 2, 4] for its middle group, so its first transformation differs.
VAST - AVST - TASV uses [2, 1, 3, 4] and [4, 2, 3, 1], so both transformations differ.
FROM - ROFM - ROMF uses [2, 3, 1, 4] first but [2, 3, 4, 1] last, so the second transformation differs.
Cross-check
Reading WEAR from right to left gives RAEW, which is position order [4, 3, 2, 1] and matches both examples. Therefore, the required triad is WEAR - EAWR - RAEW.