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Problem 1 of 21
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The Painting
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The Time Machine
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The Odd One Out
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House
Igloo
Office
Bungalow
Cottage
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The Elements
Solutions for this problem:
STK
UJO
RST
PQT
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Wikipedia
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Visual Pattern
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The Quadrant Pattern
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The Task
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The Analogy Test
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The Pharmacy
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The Family
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The Diagram Puzzle
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The Letters
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The Bodyguard
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The Charity Event
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The Number Series
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Alphabet Analogy Puzzle
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The CV
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The House Project
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The Cube
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The Music
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The Painting
Givens:
Requirements:
What do you see?
A
Solution Steps
Step 1:
Woman in pink dress spinning white wool and man with a moustache.
B
Solution Steps
Step 1:
A guy hoping to get a date with a girl who is not that interested.
The Time Machine
Givens:
Your colleague tells you he has invented a time machine.
Requirements:
What do you do?
The Nod
Solution Steps
Step 1:
Nod and think that it's time to leave the company.
The Flag
Solution Steps
Step 1:
See it as a huge red flag, but try to be empathetic and subtly suggest seeing a counselor.
The Listener
Solution Steps
Step 1:
Try to find out more to see if what he has to say might make sense.
The Crazy
Solution Steps
Step 1:
Ask to compare designs to see if his are similar to yours.
The Odd One Out
Requirements:
Which of the following is the odd one out?
House
Igloo
Office
Bungalow
Cottage
The Elements
Givens:
OAC, QDG, SGK, ___?
Requirements:
What is the next element in the following series?
STK
UJO
RST
PQT
Wikipedia
Requirements:
What is your opinion of Wikipedia?
The Reference
Solution Steps
Step 1:
A useful reference.
The Reference and Site
Solution Steps
Step 1:
A useful reference and an addictive site.
The Source
Solution Steps
Step 1:
An unreliable source.
No Read
Solution Steps
Step 1:
I don't read it.
Visual Pattern
Givens:
The Second Figure
Solution Steps
Step 1:
2
The First Figure
Solution Steps
Step 1:
1
The Third Figure
Solution Steps
Step 1:
3
The Fourth Figure
Solution Steps
Step 1:
4
The Quadrant Pattern
Givens:
The First Quadrant
Solution Steps
Step 1:
1
The Second Quadrant
Solution Steps
Step 1:
2
The Third Quadrant
Solution Steps
Step 1:
3
The Fourth Quadrant
Solution Steps
Step 1:
4
The Task
Givens:
You are given a new task.
Requirements:
What is your preferred approach?
Facts and Big Picture
Solution Steps
Step 1:
I like to start with the facts and then form the big picture.
The Big Picture and Facts
Solution Steps
Step 1:
I like to start with the big picture and then drill-down into the facts.
The Analogy Test
Givens:
The First Puzzle
Solution Steps
Step 1:
1
The Second Puzzle
Solution Steps
Step 1:
2
The Third Puzzle
Solution Steps
Step 1:
3
The Fourth Puzzle
Solution Steps
Step 1:
4
The Pharmacy
Givens:
Sam fell ill. He was taken to his uncle's clinic, which is 6 km rightwards from his house. However the uncle was not available, so he was taken to a hospital 12 km to the left. The doctor prescribed him a medicine that was available at pharmacy 1 km to the left.
Requirements:
What was the minimum distance Sam had to cover to come back home from the pharmacy?
The First Distance
Solution Steps
Step 1:
7 km
The Second Distance
Solution Steps
Step 1:
9 km
The Third Distance
Solution Steps
Step 1:
11 km
The Fourth Distance
Solution Steps
Step 1:
13 km
The Family
Givens:
A is sister of B, B is daughter of C, C is the husband of D
Requirements:
What is D to B?
The Brother
Solution Steps
Step 1:
Brother
The Sister
Solution Steps
Step 1:
Sister
The Mother
Solution Steps
Step 1:
Mother
The Father
Solution Steps
Step 1:
Father
The Diagram Puzzle
Givens:
The First Diagram
Solution Steps
Step 1:
1
The Second Diagram
Solution Steps
Step 1:
2
The Third Diagram
Solution Steps
Step 1:
3
The Fourth Diagram
Solution Steps
Step 1:
4
The Letters
Givens:
On rearranging the letters of IONPGE we get the name of:
The Country
Solution Steps
Step 1:
A country
The Geometric Shape
Solution Steps
Step 1:
A geometric shape
The City
Solution Steps
Step 1:
A city
The Bird
Solution Steps
Step 1:
A bird
The Bodyguard
Givens:
Bodyguard is related to Person the same way as:
The School
Solution Steps
Step 1:
Teacher: School
The City
Solution Steps
Step 1:
Mayor: City
The Country
Solution Steps
Step 1:
Soldier: Country
The Temple
Solution Steps
No solution steps available.
The Charity Event
Givens:
There is a charity event at work.
Requirements:
Are you good at either drawing, singing, dancing or playing a musical instrument?
The Talent
Solution Steps
Step 1:
Yes
No Talent
Solution Steps
Step 1:
No
The Number Series
Givens:
5, 10, 19, __, 33, 38, 47
Requirements:
What is the missing number in the following series?
The First Series
Solution Steps
Step 1:
36
The Second Series
Solution Steps
Step 1:
25
The Third Series
Solution Steps
Step 1:
38
The Fourth Series
Solution Steps
Step 1:
24
Alphabet Analogy Puzzle
Givens:
HGFE is related to ZYXW in the same way as PONM is related to:
The First Alphabet Puzzle
Solution Steps
Step 1:
JKEF
The Second Alphabet Puzzle
Solution Steps
Step 1:
TSRQ
The Third Alphabet Puzzle
Solution Steps
Step 1:
QTSR
The Fourth Alphabet Puzzle
Solution Steps
Step 1:
EDOQ
The CV
Requirements:
How many pages is your CV?
Two Pages
Solution Steps
Step 1:
2
Three Pages
Solution Steps
Step 1:
3
Four Pages
Solution Steps
Step 1:
4
Five Pages
Solution Steps
Step 1:
5
Six Pages
Solution Steps
Step 1:
6
Seven Pages
Solution Steps
Step 1:
7
Eight Pages
Solution Steps
Step 1:
8
Nine Pages
Solution Steps
Step 1:
9
Ten Pages
Solution Steps
Step 1:
10
No CV
Solution Steps
No solution steps available.
One Page
Solution Steps
No solution steps available.
Answer
1
The House Project
Givens:
John employed five men to build a house extension to accommodate his pet rabbit. After day four John had to suspend two of them as they kept stealing the rabbit's carrots. The remaining workers completed the extension in 15 more days.
Requirements:
If all five men worked on the project from the start without problems, how soon would they have completed it?
Solution one
Solution Steps
Step 1:
13
Solution Two
Solution Steps
Step 1:
19
Solution Three
Solution Steps
Step 1:
15
Solution Four
Solution Steps
Step 1:
17
The Cube
Givens:
A solid cube is put in a bucket of paint, removed and dried. The cube is then cut into 64 small cubes of equal size.
Requirements:
How many cubes have three sides painted?
Two Cubes
Solution Steps
Step 1:
2
Four Cubes
Solution Steps
Step 1:
4
Six Cubes
Solution Steps
Step 1:
6
Eight Cubes
Solution Steps
Step 1:
8
The Music
Givens:
You and some colleagues are organising an after-work social.
Requirements:
What music would you prefer?
Music Genre One
Solution Steps
Step 1:
R&B, Rap, Rock, Metal, Pop
Music Genre Two
Solution Steps
Step 1:
Jazz, Vocal, Blues, Classical, Folk
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