Tricks To Solve Missing Letters Series Quickly: Part 1

July 25, 2017
Trick to find missing letter series
1. Observe the series given
2. Make a note of the letters which have maximum letters coming together
3. Fill in the blanks with the maximum letter series from step 2.

Directions: In the following questions some of letters are missing which are given in that order as one of the alternatives below it. Choose the correct alternative.

Question 1:

a b - - b a a - - a b –
a) aaaaa
b) aabaa
c) aabab
d) baabb

Solution
b a a (has maximum letters which have come together)
a b a a b a a b a a b a is the required series

Answer is aabaa


Question 2:

-n m m n - m m n n – m n n m –

a) nmmn
b) mnnm
c) nnmm
d) nmnm

Solution
mmnn (maximum letters which came together from given series)
n n m m n n m m n n m m n n m m
Answer is nnmm

Question 3:

-t u – r t – s - - u s r t u –
a) rtusru
b) rsutrr
c) rsurtr
d) rsurts

Solution
usrtu (maximum letters which came together from given series)
r t u s r t u s r t u s r t u s
Answer is rsurts

Question 4: 

m – n m – n – a n – a – m a –
a) aamnan
b) ammanm
c) aammnn
d) amammn
Solution
a n & n m (maximum letters which came together from given series)
m a n m a n m a n m a n m a n
Answer is aammnn

Question 5

a - b a – b – b – a - b
a) abaab
b) abbab
c) bbabb
d) aabba

Solution
ba (maximum letters which have come together)
after filling a in blank 3, we can know another series ab
now, we get ba & ab are the series (maximum letters which have come together)
a b b a b b a b b a b b
Answer is bbabb

Question 6:

a b – d – a a b a – n a – b a d n a – b

a) andaa
b) babda
c) badna
d) dbanb

Solution
badna (maximum letters which have come together)
a b a d n a a b a d n a a b a d n a a b
Answer is andaa

Question 7:

-a a – b a – b b – a b – a a b

a) aaabb
b) babab
c) bbaab
d) bbbaa
Solution
aab (maximum letters which have come together)
b a a b b a a b b a a b b a a b
Answer is bbaab

Question 8:

b c a – b – a a b c – a – c a a

a) acab
b) bcbb
c) cbab
d) ccab
Solution
aabc (maximum letters which have come together)
b c a a b c a a b c a a b c a a
Answer is acab

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