Question

ROADMAP is to ORADPAM as JOURNEY is to:

• A. OJURYEN
• B. UOJRNEY
• C. UOJRENY
• D. OJURNEY

Answer 1

Answer:

A. OJURYEN

Pattern Analysis

• The Rule: The transformation logic follows a specific positional swap pattern. In the word ROADMAP, the letters are rearranged into ORADPAM.
• Positional Breakdown:
  • The 1st and 2nd letters (R, O) are swapped to become O, R.
  • The 3rd and 4th letters (A, D) remain in their original sequence.
  • The 5th, 6th, and 7th letters (M, A, P) are rearranged to become P, A, M.
• Applying the Rule to JOURNEY:
  • J (1), O (2), U (3), R (4), N (5), E (6), Y (7).
  • Step 1: Swap 1st and 2nd (J, O) to get OJ.
  • Step 2: Keep 3rd and 4th (U, R) as is to get UR.
  • Step 3: Rearrange 5th, 6th, and 7th (N, E, Y) to match the positional shift of the 5th, 6th, and 7th letters of ROADMAP (M, A, P becoming P, A, M). The pattern for these three letters is essentially reversing the 7th and 5th letters while keeping the 6th static. Thus, NEY becomes YEN.
  • Result: Combining these segments results in OJUREYN.