Question : Directions: Select the option that represents the correct order of the given words as they would appear in an English dictionary.
1. Deficient
2. Derived
3. Designed
4. Destined
5. Destination
Option 1: 1, 2, 3, 5, 4
Option 2: 1, 2, 4, 3, 5
Option 3: 1, 2, 5, 3, 4
Option 4: 1, 3, 2, 5, 4
Correct Answer: 1, 2, 3, 5, 4
Solution :
Given:
1. Deficient 2. Derived 3. Designed 4. Destined 5. Destination
Step 1:
Since all the words start with the same letter
D
, move to the next letter.
Step 2:
The second letter of each word is the same. So, compare the third letter of each word –
f, r, s, s, s.
Based on the alphabetical order of these letters, we can arrange them – De
f
icient, De
r
ived, De
s
igned, De
s
tined, De
s
tination.
Step 3:
Compare the fourth letter of (Des
i
gned, Des
t
ined, Des
t
ination). Designed will come before Destined and Destination as
i
comes before
t
in the alphabetical system.
Step 4:
Compare the seventh letter of (Destin
e
d, Destin
a
tion). Destination will come before Destined as
a
comes before
e
in the alphabetical system.
The sequence will be Deficient, Derived, Designed, Destination, Destined, or 1, 2, 3, 5, 4. Hence, the first option is correct.
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