New York City SHSAT 2017

TRANSLATION QUESTIONS

Translation questions test your ability to break code patterns. You’ll be given code words or letters that correspond to real words.
Your job is to deduce a word from the evidence you’re given. Make sure that you take these questions slowly and deal with them a
step at a time. Do not try to do these in your head. Use your test booklet to make notes and cross things out.

EXAMPLE

USE WHAT YOU KNOW FIRST

Start by translating words you know for sure.

Always read Translation questions carefully. The information given in Statements 1 and 2 is usually identical to the information
given in this example problem, telling you that each letter always represents the same word and that each word is represented by a
single letter. However, the information in Statement 3 may vary in different Translation questions. Sometimes it may say that “the
position of a letter is never the same as that of the word it represents.” On the other hand, Statement 3 might tell you that “the letters
may or may not be presented in the same order as the words.” Therefore, pay careful attention to Statement 3 in Translation
questions.

Here, you’re

told that:

R X Y S N means

“My dog has four toys.”

Q R N X Y means

“My cat has four toys.”

S R Y Z N means

“My dog has four legs.”

Questions 6 and 7 refer to the following information.

In the code below, (1) each letter represents the same word in all three sentences, (2) each word is represented by only one

letter, and (3) in any given sentence, the position of a letter is never the same as that of the word it represents.

1.

( 1 ) the same letter will always represent the same word each time it appears.

( 2 ) each word is represented by only one letter.

the position of the letter is never the same as the word it represents in a given sentence. For example, “my” cannot be represented by R, Q, or S since it is

in the same position as R, Q, and S.

( 3 )