Question

Here are some words translated from an artificial language. In this language we have, Mie pie is blue light, Mie tie is blue berry and aie tie is rasp berry.
Which words could possibly mean “light fly”?
\[\begin{align}
  & \text{a) pie zie} \\
 & \text{b) pie mie} \\
 & \text{c) aie zie} \\
 & \text{d) aie mie} \\
\end{align}\]

Answer 1

Hint: Now we are given a translation of some words in the question. Hence we know that,
Mie pie is blue light, Mie tie is blue berry and aie tie is rasp berry. Hence we have the translation of the words blue, light, berry and aie in the given artificial language. Now we want to find the translation of “light fly”. Hence we will check the options to see if the translation matches the word “light fly”.

Complete step by step answer:
Now we are given a translation of some words in an unknown artificial language.
Let us consider the word mie pie. We are given that the translation of mie pie is blue light.
Hence we can say that the translation of the word blue is mie and the translation of the word pie is light. Now we are given that the translation of mie tie is blue berry. This means the translation of word tie is berry. We already know that the translation of the word mie is blue.
Now it is also given that the translation of aie tie is rasp berry. Hence the translation of the word aie is rasp and we already now know that the translation of the word tie is berry.
Now we want to translate the word light fly.
Now we know that the translation of the word light is pie. But we don’t know the translation of the word fly.
Hence all we can say the word light fly in artificial language starts with pie.
Now let us check at the given options.
We have only two words starting with pie.
Pie zie and pie mie.
Now we don’t have the translation for zie but we know that mie means fly.
Hence pie mie definitely means light fly.
Hence the only remaining choice that we have is pie zie.
Hence pie zie might mean light fly.

So, the correct answer is “Option a”.

Note: Now note that here we do not have the translation for the word fly. But still the question could be solved because of the options provided. Hence whenever there is lack of information we should try eliminating the options so as to find the correct one.