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Correct answer: D. Q
M is the 13th letter and 13 + 4 = 17, which is Q.
Olympiad (Class 5) Ranking Test and Alphabet Test — practice questions
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Which letter comes 4 places after M in the English alphabet?Read the answer and worked solution →How many letters lie between D and K in the English alphabet?Read the answer and worked solution →Which letter is the 10th from the start of the alphabet?Read the answer and worked solution →Counting from Z as the 1st letter from the end, which letter is the 5th from the end?Read the answer and worked solution →Which vowel stands exactly in the middle of the five vowels A, E, I, O, U?Read the answer and worked solution →How many letters lie between the first vowel and the last vowel of the alphabet?Read the answer and worked solution →Which letter is the 3rd to the right of the 11th letter from the left?Read the answer and worked solution →How many letters of the word PLANET fall in the first half of the alphabet, A to M?Read the answer and worked solution →The letters of the word SHARP are arranged in alphabetical order. Which letter is in the middle?Read the answer and worked solution →Which of these words would appear first in a dictionary?Read the answer and worked solution →Written in dictionary order, which word comes second: CAT, CAB, COT, CAN?Read the answer and worked solution →Which word is listed first in a dictionary: TENT, TEND, TEN or TENTH?Read the answer and worked solution →If A = 1, B = 2, C = 3 and so on, what is the total value of the word BED?Read the answer and worked solution →Which letter's place in the alphabet equals the number of letters in the word ALPHABET?Read the answer and worked solution →In a code, every letter is replaced by the next letter of the alphabet. How is CAT written?Read the answer and worked solution →Find the next letter in the series A, C, E, G, ?Read the answer and worked solution →Complete the pairs: AZ, BY, CX, ?Read the answer and worked solution →Four of these letters sit at even places in the alphabet. Which letter does not belong?Read the answer and worked solution →How many vowels are there in the word EDUCATION?Read the answer and worked solution →Which letter is used most often in English writing?Read the answer and worked solution →Each of the 26 alphabet letters is on a card. Remove the 5 vowel cards. How many cards are left?Read the answer and worked solution →Of the 26 letters, 5 are vowels and 2 letters, W and Y, may act as either type. How many letters are always consonants?Read the answer and worked solution →Ravi is 7th from the top in a class of 30. What is his rank from the bottom?Read the answer and worked solution →Meena is 12th from the left and 9th from the right in a row. How many children are in the row?Read the answer and worked solution →Asha is 5th from the front in a queue of 18 people. What is her position from the back?Read the answer and worked solution →In a race, Tom finished behind 3 runners and ahead of 6 runners. How many runners ran in all?Read the answer and worked solution →Sita is 15th from the top and 26th from the bottom of a class list. How many students are on the list?Read the answer and worked solution →A student ranks 8th from the top and 14 students are below her. How many students are in the class?Read the answer and worked solution →In a row of 25 children, Arun is 9th from the left. What is his position from the right?Read the answer and worked solution →In a row of 30, Rohit is 14th from the left and Sam is 9th from the right. How many children stand between them?Read the answer and worked solution →
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How many letters lie between D and K in the English alphabet?
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- 6
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Correct answer: D. 6
The letters E, F, G, H, I and J lie between D and K, which makes 6.
Which letter is the 10th from the start of the alphabet?
- H
- J
- K
- I
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Correct answer: B. J
Counting A to J gives ten letters, so the 10th letter is J.
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