Question 48
MediumOriginal questionIn a certain code, sit means run, run means eat, eat means sleep and sleep means read. What does a hungry person want to do, in that code?
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CorrectNot quiteAnswer A
Correct answer: A
Explanation
A hungry person really wants to eat.
Eat means sleep in this code.
So the answer is sleep.
Worth noting
Run is the word whose code is eat, so it answers the reverse question. Read is the code of sleep, a step too far.
- Concept
- Substitution chain where the real word also appears as a name
- Typical timeTypical
- 70 s
- Your timeYours
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