Treasure Hunters Cheat Sheet




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Indicators to remember


  1. Roman Numeral - I, II, III, IV, V, X- 10, L- 50, C- 100, D- 500, M - 1000

  2. Directions N (North), S (South), E (East), W (West), R (Right), L (Left), etc

  3. Abbreviations

  • Encik = En

  • Tea = T; Pea = P

  • And = An, N

  • Malaysia = MY; Liverpool = Kop

  • Doctor = DR, GP, MB, MD, MO; Engineer = IR

  • L = learner, litre

  • Gold = AU; Silver = AG

  • Example = eg; That is = ie

  1. Return / Reverse – back, return, retreat, kembali, undur, etc

  2. Initials - First, Lead, Bermula, Awal, Prime etc

  3. Sounds like – sounds like, heard, tell, katanya, bunyinya, etc

  4. Container – within, inside, in, own, dalam, ada etc

  5. 0 = love, zero, round, empty, duck, nothing

  6. Insertion = add, put, in, enter, etc

  7. Deletion = left, exit, remove, resign, etc

  8. Notes = c, d, e, f, g, a, b

  9. Anagram = Invent, Spoiled, Arrange, Crazy, Rotten, Confused, Break, Around, Kick, Mad, Make, Investigate, Mix, Perhaps, Bad, Repaired, Flipped, ?, Cycle, Shock, Quake, Could be, Cyclone, May be, Defuse, Disguise, Different, Involve


Synonym

To replace a word or words with similar meaning
Eg.
Road – Street, way, etc
Sports – Games
Red – Cherry, crimson
Companion – Friend, buddy, cohort
Donkey – Ass
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Type of questions
Sample(s)

General knowledge
A direct question relating to history, sports, politics, culture, film, music, etc
Q: F1 star curling here.
A: KEDAI GUNTING RAMBUT MASSA
F1 star = Felipe Massa
Curling = Saloon

Definition

Translation or similar meaning to form another word(s) for the answer.

Q: Gorgeous scent at this business.
A: AROMA BEAUTY PARLOUR
Gorgeous = Beauty
Scent = Aroma

Insertion

Putting 1 or more letter(s) or word(s) into another word(s) to form the answer.
Q: I come in to reveal a small mountain at this shocking business.
A: HLL ELECTRICAL & LIGHTING
Indicator: Come in
I come in
Put I in H L L = H I L L
HILL = Small mountain
Shocking business = Electrical business

Deletion

Removing 1 or more letter(s) or word(s) into another word(s) to form the answer
Q: I left for an emergency call
A: Pejabat Urusan iSOS
Indicator: Left
Remove “I” from the word iSOS.
The remaining “SOS” means an emergency call.

Return / Reverse
Form another word in reversed order
Q: Independence month returns at this centre.
A: SOGO
Indicator: Returns
SOGO in the reversed order is OGOS
OGOS (August) is our independence month
This centre = Shopping mall

Initial / End
Pick the first or last letter of the words
Q: First Kelantan football club at this eatery.
A: KFC
Indicator: First
Eatery = Restaurant
Take the first letter each from the following words.

Sounds like
Word(s) with similar pronunciation (sound alike) but with different spelling(s)
Q: Sounds like no one winning here.
A: SYARIKAT LOO SENG
Indicator: Sounds like
No winning = Losing

Combination

Combine 2 or more words to form another word(s) for the answer
Q: Our country first democracy in here.
A: MYDIN WHOLESALE EMPORIUM
Our country = Malaysia = MY
First DEMOCRACY = D
MY + D + IN

Container
A word inside another word or in between a sentence.
Q: Pontianak star hiding in this confidence boasting tower.
A: WISMA YAKIN
Indicator: Hiding in
Pontianak star = MAYA
Confidence boasting tower = Wisma Yakin

Spotting
To spot the exact word(s) or sentence.

Pictorial
Related to the pictorial given.

Anagram
Word(s) to be rearranged to form another word(s)
Q: At this place, it’s a crazy race.
A: ACER @ PUSAT COMPUTER DILIGO
Anagram indicator: Crazy
RACE -> ACER

Double Jeopardy

The Q&A reversed where the answer is provided for the question with the indicator.
Q: E
T

A

D
A: UP DATE ENTERPRISE
Indicator: UP

Q: O! Devi the answer.
A: ROCK VIDEO
Indicator: ROCK (Anagram)
O DEVI -> VIDEO