Rearrange the letters of the word "LOVE" to form the name of an animal.

Correct — A.
Rule: an anagram uses every letter exactly once, and here the result must name an animal.

VOLE uses V, O, L and E, once each.
A vole is a small rodent.

VOLE → option (a).

Why the others are wrong

• (b)
  VEOL — VEOL uses the right four letters, but it is not a word, so it names no animal.
• (c)
  VLEO — VLEO has all four letters of LOVE, but it is not a word, let alone the name of an animal.
• (d)
  OLEV — OLEV rearranges the letters of LOVE into a string that is not a word, so it cannot be an animal's name.

Rearrangement items ask for an anagram that fits a stated category. First check that an option uses exactly the given letters, then check that it is a real word in that category.

All four options here pass the letter check, since each uses L, O, V and E once. So the item turns on vocabulary: knowing that a vole is an animal.

Key facts

• A vole is a small rodent.
• An anagram uses every letter of the original word exactly once.

Common traps

• Stopping at the letter check, which every option here passes

No directly related past PYQ was found.