Language Logic and Reasoning Practice Set 1

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Now try some reasoning questions that ask you to translate English words into an artificial language. First, you will be given a list of three "nonsense" words and their English word meanings. The question(s) that follow will ask you to reverse the process and translate an English word into the artificial language.

Your best approach to this type of question is to look for elements (parts) of the "nonsense" words that repeat. This is the best way to translate from the imaginary language to English. For example, if you know that linsmerk means oak tree and linsdennel means oak table, then you know that lins means oak. And, if lins means oak, merk must mean tree, and dennel must mean table. When you discover what a word element means in English, write it down. Then, look for the word elements that appear both on the list and in the answer choices.

1. Here are some words translated from an artificial language.

granamelke means big tree

pinimelke means little tree

melkehoon means tree house

Which word could mean "big house"?

1. granahoon
2. pinishur
3. pinihoon
4. melkegrana
2. Here are some words translated from an artificial language.

lelibroon means yellow hat

plekafroti means flower garden

frotimix means garden salad

Which word could mean "yellow flower"?

1. lelifroti
2. lelipleka
3. plekabroon
4. frotibroon
3. Here are some words translated from an artificial language.

moolokarn means blue sky

wilkospadi means bicycle race

moolowilko means blue bicycle

Which word could mean "racecar"?

1. wilkozwet
2. spadiwilko
3. moolobreil
4. spadivolo
4. Here are some words translated from an artificial language.

daftafoni means advisement

imodafta means misadvise

imolokti means misconduct

Which word could mean "statement"?

1. kratafoni
2. kratadafta
3. loktifoni
4. daftaimo
5. Here are some words translated from an artificial language.

dionot means oak tree

blyonot means oak leaf

blycrin means maple leaf

Which word could mean "maple syrup"?

1. blymuth
2. hupponot
3. patricrin
4. crinweel
6. Here are some words translated from an artificial language.

agnoscrenia means poisonous spider

delanocrenia means poisonous snake

agnosdeery means brown spider

Which word could mean "black widow spider"?

1. deeryclostagnos
2. agnosdelano
3. agnosvitriblunin
4. trymuttiagnos
7. Here are some words translated from an artificial language.

myncabel means saddle horse

conowir means trail ride

cabelalma means horse blanket

Which word could mean "horse ride"?

1. cabelwir
2. conocabel
3. almamyn
4. conoalma
8. Here are some words translated from an artificial language.

godabim means kidney stones

romzbim means kidney beans

romzbako means wax beans

Which word could mean "wax statue"?

1. godaromz
2. lazbim
3. wasibako
4. romzpeo
9. Here are some words translated from an artificial language.

tamceno means sky blue

cenorax means blue cheese

aplmitl means star bright

Which word could mean "bright sky"?

1. cenotam
2. mitltam
3. raxmitl
4. aplceno
10. Here are some words translated from an artificial language.

gorblflur means fan belt

pixngorbl means ceiling fan

arthtusl means tile roof

Which word could mean "ceiling tile"?

1. gorbltusl
2. flurgorbl
3. arthflur
4. pixnarth
11. Here are some words translated from an artificial language.

hapllesh means cloudburst

srenchoch means pinball

resbosrench means ninepin

Which word could mean "cloud nine"?

1. leshsrench
2. ochhapl
3. haploch
4. haplresbo
12. Here are some words translated from an artificial language.

migenlasan means cupboard

lasanpoen means boardwalk

cuopdansa means pullman

Which word could mean "walkway"?

1. poenmigen
2. cuopeisel
3. lasandansa
4. poenforc