In a certain code language, “lu ja ka hu” means “we provide study material”, “fa ka la ju” means “we score maximum selection”, “la fu ja ju” means “study score the selection” and “ju lu na fu” means “selection of the material”. Then:
What is the code of “material” in this code language?
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 3
The correct answer is Option (3) → lu
A word that appears in two sentences must have its code in both coded sentences; the code common to the two is that word’s code.
“material” is in sentence 1 (we provide study material) and sentence 4 (selection of the material)
Their codes: lu ja ka hu and ju lu na fu
The only code in both is lu, so “material” is lu
The other codes follow in the same way: “we” (sentences 1 and 2) is ka, “study” (sentences 1 and 3) is ja, so the remaining code of sentence 1, hu, is “provide”.
Tip: In such code questions, compare two sentences that share only the word asked for; one comparison then gives the answer without decoding every word.