Question

Find the group of letters that best completes the analogy based on the given letter transformation pattern. PAPER: QBUFS :: STONE : ?

• A. UTONI
• B. QVHRJ
• C. TUTOF
• D. HOQUI

Answer 1

Answer:

C. TUTOF

Let's compare:

• STONE → TUTOF

  • S → T (+1)

  • T → U (+1)

  • O → T (+5)

  • N → O (+1)

  • E → F (+1)

This doesn't form a consistent transformation.

Similarly, for PAPER → QBUFS:

• P → Q (+1)

• A → B (+1)

• P → U (+5)

• E → F (+1)

• R → S (+1)

So the pattern would have to be:

• 1st, 2nd, 4th, and 5th letters: +1

• 3rd letter: +5

Applying that to STONE:

• S → T

• T → U

• O → T (+5)

• N → O

• E → F

This gives TUTOF, matching the official answer.