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Problem 1 of 21
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The Painting
Solutions for this problem:
A
B
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The Time Machine
Solutions for this problem:
The Nod
The Flag
The Listener
The Crazy
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The Odd One Out
Solutions for this problem:
House
Igloo
Office
Bungalow
Cottage
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The Elements
Solutions for this problem:
STK
UJO
RST
PQT
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Wikipedia
Solutions for this problem:
The Reference
The Reference and Site
The Source
No Read
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Visual Pattern
Solutions for this problem:
The Second Figure
The First Figure
The Third Figure
The Fourth Figure
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The Quadrant Pattern
Solutions for this problem:
The First Quadrant
The Second Quadrant
The Third Quadrant
The Fourth Quadrant
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The Task
Solutions for this problem:
Facts and Big Picture
The Big Picture and Facts
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The Analogy Test
Solutions for this problem:
The First Puzzle
The Second Puzzle
The Third Puzzle
The Fourth Puzzle
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The Pharmacy
Solutions for this problem:
The First Distance
The Second Distance
The Third Distance
The Fourth Distance
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The Family
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The Brother
The Sister
The Mother
The Father
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The Diagram Puzzle
Solutions for this problem:
The First Diagram
The Second Diagram
The Third Diagram
The Fourth Diagram
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The Letters
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The Country
The Geometric Shape
The City
The Bird
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The Bodyguard
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The School
The City
The Country
The Temple
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The Charity Event
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The Talent
No Talent
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The Number Series
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The First Series
The Second Series
The Third Series
The Fourth Series
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Alphabet Analogy Puzzle
Solutions for this problem:
The First Alphabet Puzzle
The Second Alphabet Puzzle
The Third Alphabet Puzzle
The Fourth Alphabet Puzzle
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The CV
Solutions for this problem:
Two Pages
Three Pages
Four Pages
Five Pages
Six Pages
Seven Pages
Eight Pages
Nine Pages
Ten Pages
No CV
One Page
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The House Project
Solutions for this problem:
Solution one
Solution Two
Solution Three
Solution Four
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The Cube
Solutions for this problem:
Two Cubes
Four Cubes
Six Cubes
Eight Cubes
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The Music
Solutions for this problem:
Music Genre One
Music Genre Two
The Painting
Requirements
Givens
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
Requirements
What do you do?
Givens
Your colleague tells you he has invented a time machine.
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
Solution Steps
No solution steps available.
Igloo
Solution Steps
No solution steps available.
Office
Solution Steps
No solution steps available.
Bungalow
Solution Steps
No solution steps available.
Cottage
Solution Steps
No solution steps available.
The Elements
Requirements
What is the next element in the following series?
Givens
OAC, QDG, SGK, ___?
STK
Solution Steps
No solution steps available.
UJO
Solution Steps
No solution steps available.
RST
Solution Steps
No solution steps available.
PQT
Solution Steps
No solution steps available.
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
Requirements
What is your preferred approach?
Givens
You are given a new task.
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
Requirements
What was the minimum distance Sam had to cover to come back home from 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.
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
Requirements
What is D to B?
Givens
A is sister of B, B is daughter of C, C is the husband of D
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
Requirements
Are you good at either drawing, singing, dancing or playing a musical instrument?
Givens
There is a charity event at work.
The Talent
Solution Steps
Step 1:
Yes
No Talent
Solution Steps
Step 1:
No
The Number Series
Requirements
What is the missing number in the following series?
Givens
5, 10, 19, __, 33, 38, 47
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
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The House Project
Requirements
If all five men worked on the project from the start without problems, how soon would they have completed it?
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.
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
Requirements
How many cubes have three sides painted?
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.
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
Requirements
What music would you prefer?
Givens
You and some colleagues are organising an after-work social.
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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