Alphabet Series and Alphabetical Order MCQs for Sainik School and RMS Reasoning

The Intelligence section of AISSEE (25 questions for Class 6) and the Reasoning section of the RMS CET test how quickly you spot patterns. Try these 10 MCQs on Alphabet Series and Alphabetical Order in about 8 minutes, then check the answer key and explanations below.

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Practice Questions

Q1. Find the next letter: A, C, E, G, ?

(A) J
(B) H
(C) K
(D) I

Q2. Find the next term: AB, CD, EF, GH, ?

(A) JK
(B) HI
(C) IJ
(D) II

Q3. Which letter is 11th from the left in the English alphabet?

(A) L
(B) J
(C) K
(D) P

Q4. Which word comes first in a dictionary: Train, Track, Tree, Trap?

(A) Train
(B) Trap
(C) Tree
(D) Track

Q5. Find the next letter: J, L, N, P, ?

(A) R
(B) S
(C) Q
(D) T

Q6. Find the next term: EF, GH, IJ, KL, ?

(A) NO
(B) MN
(C) LM
(D) MM

Q7. Which letter is 11th from the right in the English alphabet?

(A) K
(B) P
(C) O
(D) Q

Q8. Which word comes first in a dictionary: Elephant, Eagle, Egg, Earth?

(A) Eagle
(B) Earth
(C) Egg
(D) Elephant

Q9. Find the next letter: H, L, P, T, ?

(A) Y
(B) W
(C) Z
(D) X

Q10. Find the next term: GH, IJ, KL, MN, ?

(A) OP
(B) PQ
(C) NO
(D) OO

Answer Key with Explanations

  1. (D) I — Each letter moves 2 steps forward in the alphabet.

  2. (C) IJ — Each pair is two consecutive letters, and each new pair starts two letters later.

  3. (C) K — Counting A = 1, the 11th letter is K.

  4. (D) Track — In alphabetical order: Track, Train, Trap, Tree.

  5. (A) R — Each letter moves 2 steps forward in the alphabet.

  6. (B) MN — Each pair is two consecutive letters, and each new pair starts two letters later.

  7. (B) P — The 11th from the right is the 16th from the left: P.

  8. (A) Eagle — In alphabetical order: Eagle, Earth, Egg, Elephant.

  9. (D) X — Each letter moves 4 steps forward in the alphabet.

  10. (A) OP — Each pair is two consecutive letters, and each new pair starts two letters later.

How did you score?

9–10 correct: excellent — move on to a full-length mock test. 6–8: good — revise the explanations of the questions you missed. Below 6: study this topic again from your NCERT book and retry these questions after two days.

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