Today’s paper

The alphabet

Ten reasoning questions, each marked as you answer.

  1. In the English alphabet, which letter is 4th to the left of the 15th letter from the right?
    Question 1
    Answer and working

    Answer D

    The 15th letter from the right is L (position 12). 4 places to the left: position 8, which is H.

  2. In the English alphabet, which letter is 6th to the right of the 10th letter from the left?
    Question 2
    Answer and working

    Answer D

    The 10th letter from the left is J (position 10). 6 places to the right: position 16, which is P.

  3. In the English alphabet, which letter is 8th to the right of the 12th letter from the left?
    Question 3
    Answer and working

    Answer B

    The 12th letter from the left is L (position 12). 8 places to the right: position 20, which is T.

  4. In the English alphabet, which letter is 6th to the left of the 16th letter from the right?
    Question 4
    Answer and working

    Answer C

    The 16th letter from the right is K (position 11). 6 places to the left: position 5, which is E.

  5. In the English alphabet, which letter is 7th to the right of the 19th letter from the right?
    Question 5
    Answer and working

    Answer D

    The 19th letter from the right is H (position 8). 7 places to the right: position 15, which is O.

  6. In the English alphabet, which letter is 3rd to the left of the 7th letter from the left?
    Question 6
    Answer and working

    Answer B

    The 7th letter from the left is G (position 7). 3 places to the left: position 4, which is D.

  7. In the English alphabet, which letter is 6th to the left of the 17th letter from the right?
    Question 7
    Answer and working

    Answer D

    The 17th letter from the right is J (position 10). 6 places to the left: position 4, which is D.

  8. In the English alphabet, which letter is 9th to the left of the 9th letter from the right?
    Question 8
    Answer and working

    Answer C

    The 9th letter from the right is R (position 18). 9 places to the left: position 9, which is I.

  9. In the English alphabet, which letter is 9th to the left of the 13th letter from the right?
    Question 9
    Answer and working

    Answer C

    The 13th letter from the right is N (position 14). 9 places to the left: position 5, which is E.

  10. In the English alphabet, which letter is 5th to the left of the 20th letter from the right?
    Question 10
    Answer and working

    Answer C

    The 20th letter from the right is G (position 7). 5 places to the left: position 2, which is B.

More reasoning: Number and letter series, Coding and decoding, Analogies, Odd one out, Blood relations, Direction sense.