Question : Directions: After arranging the given words according to dictionary order, which word will come in the fifth position?
1. Version
2. Versus
3. Versicolour
4. Verse
5. Verso
Option 1: Verso
Option 2: Versus
Option 3: Version
Option 4: Verse
Correct Answer: Versus
Solution :
Given:
1. Version 2. Versus 3. Versicolour 4. Verse 5. Verso
Step 1:
Compare the first, second, third, and fourth letters of each word. Since all the words start with the same letter
V, E, R
, and
S,
move on to the next letter.
Step 2:
The fifth letter of each word is: i, u, i, e, o. Based on the alphabetical order of these letters, we can arrange them – Vers
e
, Vers
i
on, Vers
i
colour, Vers
o
, Vers
u
s
Step 3:
Compare the sixth letter of (Versi
o
n, Versi
c
olour). Versicolour will come before Version in the sequence as
c
comes before
o
in the alphabetical system.
Therefore, the sequence is Verse, Versicolour, Version, Verso, Versus. So, the word Versus will come in the fifth position after arranging the given words according to dictionary order. Hence, the second option is correct.
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