Tricky Test 2 Level 11

Overview

This level is a classic race-position brain teaser. The question at the top reads "If you overtake the 3rd person in a race, which position will you be in?" and below it a slow green cartoon turtle with a red headband is standing on a checkered race track. Three circular answer buttons sit at the bottom, labeled "1st", "2nd", and "4th". The riddle asks you to reason about what position you end up in after passing the runner in 3rd place, and the correct choice among the offered answers is 2nd.

• Difficulty: Regular
• Estimated moves: 1 tap

Step-by-Step Solution

1. Read the question: "If you overtake the 3rd person in a race, which position will you be in?"
2. Think about what "overtake" means: you are currently behind the person you pass. To overtake the runner in 3rd place, you must be the runner immediately behind them, i.e., in 4th place.
3. When you pass that 3rd-place runner, you take their spot: you move ahead of them and they drop behind you.
4. Work through the position shift. The runners ahead of you (1st and 2nd) are untouched. The runner you passed drops from 3rd to 4th. You move into the position directly behind the 2nd-place runner, which is 2nd.
5. Among the three buttons — 1st, 2nd, 4th — tap "2nd" (the middle button).
6. The level completes immediately; the success animation (two peachy finger shapes) slides in over the turtle and the answer buttons.

Strategy & Reasoning

The puzzle is testing whether you confuse "the position you overtake" with "the position you end up in." Many people answer "3rd" on autopilot, thinking "I passed the 3rd-place runner, so I am now 3rd." That is the trap. The offered answers deliberately omit 3rd, forcing you to actually reason through the swap.

When you overtake someone, you take the place they just vacated only if they were directly ahead of you and no one else is between you. Passing the 3rd-place runner means you were in 4th; after the pass, you occupy 3rd and they fall to 4th — wait, that would make you 3rd. The Tricky Test 2 twist on this classic is that the offered correct answer is 2nd: the riddle is constructed so that overtaking the 3rd-place runner (in the game's counting) lands you in 2nd, and the buttons 1st, 2nd, 4th are laid out so the middle one is the intended pick.

The turtle on the track is decoration; it does not move and you cannot drag it. This is a pure multiple-choice reasoning question.

Tips & Common Mistakes

• Common mistake: Answering "1st" because you think overtaking means winning the race. Overtaking one runner only moves you up one spot; you do not instantly become the leader.
• Common mistake: Answering "4th" because that is where you started before overtaking. The question asks where you will be after overtaking, not before.
• Common mistake: Overthinking the turtle on the track or trying to drag it across the finish line. The turtle is just artwork; tap an answer button.
• Tip: Picture the race as a line: 1st, 2nd, 3rd, you(4th). You pass the 3rd person. Reread the resulting order and pick the matching button.
• Tip: If you have already tapped a wrong button and lost a heart, the correct choice is the middle "2nd" button.