Question : Directions: Select the option that represents the correct order of the given words as they would appear in an English dictionary.
1. Dither
2. Defiance
3. Dramatic
4. Dedicated
5. Differentiate
6. Diabolical
Option 1: 3, 6, 4, 2, 5, 1
Option 2: 4, 2, 6, 5, 1, 3
Option 3: 4, 6, 2, 5, 3, 1
Option 4: 3, 2, 4, 6, 5, 1
Correct Answer: 4, 2, 6, 5, 1, 3
Solution :
Given:
1. Dither 2. Defiance 3. Dramatic 4. Dedicated 5. Differentiate 6. Diabolical
Step 1:
Since all the words start with the same letter
D
, move on to the next letter.
Step 2:
The second letter of each word is
e
,
i
,
or
r
. Based on the alphabetical order of these letters, we can arrange them – (D
e
fiance, D
e
dicated), (D
i
ther, D
i
fferentiate, D
i
abolical), D
r
amatic.
Step 3:
Compare the third letter of (De
f
iance, De
d
icated), and (Di
t
her, Di
f
ferentiate, Di
a
bolical). Dedicated will come before Defiance in the sequence as
d
comes before
f
in the alphabetical system. Similarly, Diabolical will come before Dither and Differentiate in the sequence as
a
comes before
t
and
f
. Also, Differentiate will come before Dither as
f
comes before
t
in the alphabetical system.
Therefore, the sequence in the dictionary is Dedicated, Defiance, Diabolical, Differentiate, Dither, Dramatic, or 4, 2, 6, 5, 1, 3. Hence, the second option is correct.
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