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PN Cadet Verbal Intelligence Flashcards
50 question-and-answer cards covering Verbal Intelligence as it is examined in PN Cadet. 24 of them are printed below, taken from across the deck — no signup, no paywall on the preview.
24 sample cards from the Verbal Intelligence deck
Sampled from the end of the deck, so these are different cards from the ones shown on the syllabus page.
What comes next in the mixed series Z26, Y25, X24, ...?
W23. Letters go backward (Z, Y, X, W) and numbers match their alphabet positions (26, 25, 24, 23).
What is letter coding in verbal reasoning?
A method where letters of a word are replaced by other letters following a fixed rule (e.g. shift each letter forward or backward by a set number).
In letter coding, if CAT is coded as DBU, what is the rule?
Each letter is shifted forward by 1 position (C->D, A->B, T->U).
In letter coding, if DOG is coded as FQI, what is the rule and how would CAT be coded?
Each letter shifts forward by 2 (D->F, O->Q, G->I). So CAT becomes ECV.
What is number coding in verbal reasoning?
A method where letters or words are represented by numbers according to a fixed rule (often the letter's position in the alphabet or an arithmetic operation on it).
In number coding, if A=1, B=2, C=3..., what number code represents the word CAB?
3-1-2 (C=3, A=1, B=2).
In number coding, if a word's code is the sum of its letter positions, what is the code for 'BAD'?
7. B(2) + A(1) + D(4) = 7.
What is substitution coding?
A method where specific words are substituted with other words (a code language), and you must answer questions using the substituted vocabulary.
In substitution coding, if 'sky' means 'blue', 'blue' means 'water', and you are asked the colour of the sky, what is the answer?
Water. You must answer using the substituted term, not the literal real-world fact.
What is the key strategy for solving substitution coding problems?
Replace each word in the question with its given code/substitute, then answer based on the substituted words rather than real-world meaning.
What is symbol coding?
A coding type where letters, numbers, or words are represented by symbols (such as @, #, *, $) according to a fixed key.
What is mixed coding in verbal reasoning?
A coding problem combining two or more coding types (letters, numbers, and/or symbols) in one message, often requiring you to match coded statements to deduce each element's code.
What is the standard method for solving mixed/symbol code-language problems with multiple statements?
Compare statements that share common words; the shared code element must correspond to the shared word, allowing you to isolate each code by elimination.
What is a word analogy?
A relationship problem of the form 'A is to B as C is to D', where you identify the relationship between the first pair and apply it to complete the second pair.
In the analogy 'Hand is to Glove as Foot is to ___', what is the answer and the relationship?
Sock. Relationship: the second item is the covering worn on the first body part.
In the analogy 'Doctor is to Hospital as Teacher is to ___', what is the answer?
School. Relationship: the person to their primary place of work.
What are common relationship types tested in word analogies?
Synonym, antonym, part-to-whole, cause-and-effect, worker-to-tool, object-to-function, and category-to-member relationships.
What is a number analogy?
A relationship problem of the form 'X : Y :: P : Q' using numbers, where you find the arithmetic relationship in the first pair and apply it to the second.
Solve the number analogy 4 : 16 :: 5 : ___
25. The relationship is squaring (4^2 = 16, 5^2 = 25).
Solve the number analogy 6 : 36 :: 9 : ___
81. Each number is squared (6^2 = 36, 9^2 = 81).
Solve the number analogy 3 : 27 :: 4 : ___
64. The relationship is cubing (3^3 = 27, 4^3 = 64).
What is an 'odd one out' problem?
A problem giving several items where all but one share a common property; you must identify the item that does not fit the pattern.
How do you approach an odd-one-out question?
Find the common characteristic shared by most items (category, pattern, property), then select the item lacking that characteristic. Example: in 2, 4, 6, 9, 8 the odd one is 9 (only odd number).
What is a 'relationship pairs' problem and what should you check first?
It presents word or number pairs and asks which pair shares the same relationship as a given pair. First identify the exact relationship (e.g. synonym, part-whole, multiple) in the model pair, then match it to the option with an identical relationship.
What this deck covers
The Verbal Intelligence deck follows the PN Cadet Verbal Intelligence syllabus — 6 chapters and 22 topics — so questions land on material that is genuinely examinable rather than trivia around it. That works out to roughly 8.3 cards per chapter.
Answers are written to be recallable, not just readable — averaging about 114 characters, which is long enough to carry the reasoning and short enough to say out loud.
A deck like this earns its keep on the second and third pass. Read the syllabus first so you know the shape of the subject, then use the cards to find the specific facts that have not stuck.
Verbal Intelligence flashcards FAQ
How many Verbal Intelligence flashcards are in this PN Cadet deck?
50 cards. This page previews 24 of them, sampled evenly across the deck so you can judge the difficulty before installing anything.
Are these PN Cadet flashcards free?
Yes. The preview here is free to read with no signup, and the full 50-card deck is free inside the Examius app.
What do the Verbal Intelligence cards cover?
They follow the PN Cadet Verbal Intelligence syllabus — 6 chapters and 22 topics — so the questions track what is actually examinable.
How should I use these flashcards?
Read the syllabus first so you know the shape of the subject, then drill the deck. Examius schedules each card with spaced repetition, so cards you keep missing come back sooner and ones you know drift further apart.