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Select the option that is related to the third letter-cluster in the same way as the second is related to the first. GLOR : JORU :: BDFH : ?
EGJK
EGIK
EFHJ
EGHI
EGIK
Identify the positional shift for each letter by calculating the difference in alphabetical rank; here, all letters in the cluster increase by +3, +3, +3, and +3 respectively.
Identify the positional shift for each letter by calculating the difference in alphabetical rank; here, all letters in the cluster increase by +3, +3, +3, and +3 respectively.
Analyze the first pair (GLOR to JORU)
Map the positions of GLOR (G=7, L=12, O=15, R=18) to JORU (J=10, O=15, R=18, U=21). The pattern is +3, +3, +3, +3 for each corresponding letter position.
Apply the same logic to BDFH
B(2)+3=5(E), D(4)+3=7(G), F(6)+3=9(I), H(8)+3=11(K). The resulting letter-cluster is EGIK.
A: EGJK is wrong because the third letter should be I, not J. C: EFHJ is wrong because it fails the +3 shift for the second and third positions. D: EGHI is wrong because the third and fourth letters do not maintain the +3 pattern.
B is correct because the pattern established by +3 to every alphabetical index in the first cluster correctly yields EGIK when applied to BDFH.
When solving letter analogies, write down the numerical values of the letters immediately to turn a verbal pattern into a simple arithmetic one.