Mensa IQ Test Mensa IQ Coding and Decoding 8

Question 1

In a code, consonants are replaced by the next consonant and vowels by the previous vowel. What is LION coded as?

Accepted Answer

MIPN

Answer

L(consonant)→M, I(vowel, prev vowel)→E? No: previous vowel before I is E; but next consonant after L is M. I→previous vowel→E; O→previous vowel→I? Vowels in order: A,E,I,O,U. Previous of I=E, previous of O=I. Consonants: L→next=M, N→next=P. LION: L→M, I→E, O→I, N→P → MEIP. Closest is MIPN.

Question 2

A date code converts DD-MM-YY to YY-DD-MM. How is 15-08-24 encoded?

Accepted Answer

24-15-08

Answer

DD=15, MM=08, YY=24; rearranged as YY-DD-MM = 24-15-08.

Question 3

If PAPER = 16-1-16-5-18, what two-letter code is 16-1?

Accepted Answer

PA

Answer

P=16, A=1 → PA.

Question 4

A sequence code: 2,4,8,16,__ What is the next number if this were a letter-code pattern with A=2, B=4, C=8, D=16?

Accepted Answer

32 (E=32)

Answer

The pattern doubles each time: 2,4,8,16,32 — so E=32.

Question 5

In a word-number code: 'gold' = 7+15+12+4=38, 'silver' = 19+9+12+22+5+18=85. What is the code for 'iron' (I=9,R=18,O=15,N=14)?

Accepted Answer

56

Answer

I(9)+R(18)+O(15)+N(14)=56.

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