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Select the triad which follows the same pattern as that followed by the two triads given below. Both triads follow the same pattern. WILD - IWLD - WLDITALK - ATLK - TLKA
FAIL - AFIL - LAIF
VICE - IVCE - VCEI
BOSE - OBSE - OSEB
RICE - RCIE - ECIR
VICE - IVCE - VCEI
Observe the first word: the second word is formed by moving the first letter to the second position (swap 1 and 2), and the third word is formed by moving the last letter to the first position.
Observe the first word: the second word is formed by moving the first letter to the second position (swap 1 and 2), and the third word is formed by moving the last letter to the first position.
Analyze the pattern
In WILD: 1st word is WILD. 2nd word IWLD is obtained by swapping W and I (1st and 2nd positions). 3rd word WLDI is obtained by moving the last letter D to the 1st position (WLDI).
Validate with the second triad
In TALK: 1st word is TALK. 2nd word ATLK is obtained by swapping T and A. 3rd word TLKA is obtained by moving the last letter K to the first position.
Apply to options
Testing VICE: VICE тЖТ IVCE (swap V, I) тЖТ VCEI (move E to front). This matches Option B.
A: FAIL-AFIL-LAIF is incorrect as the last word should be LFAI; C: BOSE-OBSE-OSEB is incorrect as the last word should be EBO S; D: RICE-RCIE-ECIR is incorrect as the last word should be ERIC.
B is correct because the pattern follows: (Word 1) тЖТ (Swap 1st and 2nd letter = Word 2) тЖТ (Move last letter to the front of Word 2 = Word 3), and VICE-IVCE-VCEI satisfies this perfectly.
In letter-based reasoning, always check for simple positional shifts or swaps before looking for complex vowel/consonant rules.