Question : Directions: Select the option that represents the correct order of the given words as they would appear in an English dictionary.
1. Decline
2. Decouple
3. Decrease
4. Decorate
5. Decorum
6. Decode
Option 1: 1, 6, 4, 5, 2, 3
Option 2: 1, 4, 6, 2, 5, 3
Option 3: 1, 6, 4, 2, 5, 3
Option 4: 1, 6, 5, 4, 2, 3
Correct Answer: 1, 6, 4, 5, 2, 3
Solution :
Given:
1. Decline 2. Decouple 3. Decrease 4. Decorate 5. Decorum 6. Decode
Step 1:
The first, second, and third letters of all the words are the same, move on to the next letter.
Step 2:
Compare the fourth letter of (Dec
l
ine, Dec
o
uple, Dec
r
ease, Dec
o
rate, Dec
o
rum, Dec
o
de).
Based on the alphabetical order of these letters, we can arrange them –
Dec
l
ine, Dec
o
uple, Dec
o
rate, Dec
o
rum, Dec
o
de, Dec
r
ease
Step 3:
Compare the fifth letter of (Deco
u
ple, Deco
r
ate, Deco
r
um, Deco
d
e). Therefore, the order is Decode, (Decorate, Decorum), Decouple.
Step 4:
Compare the sixth letter of (Decor
a
te, Decor
u
m). Decorate will come before Decorum as
a
comes before
u
in the alphabetical system.
So, the sequence is Decline, Decode, Decorate, Decorum, Decouple, Decrease, or 164523. Hence, the first option is correct.
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