Question : Directions: Select the option that represents the correct order of the given words as they would appear in an English dictionary.
1. Lexicon
2. Lacuna
3. Lacerate
4. Lactation
5. Locust
Option 1: 3, 4, 2, 1, 5
Option 2: 3, 2, 4, 1, 5
Option 3: 3, 4, 2, 5, 1
Option 4: 4, 3, 2, 1, 5
Correct Answer: 3, 4, 2, 1, 5
Solution :
Given:
1. Lexicon 2. Lacuna 3. Lacerate 4. Lactation 5. Locust
Step 1:
The first letter of each word is the same, so move on to the next letter.
Step 2:
The second letter of each word is:
e
,
a
,
a
,
a
,
o
. Based on the alphabetical order of these letters, we can arrange them: L
a
cuna, L
a
cerate, L
a
ctation, L
e
xicon, L
o
cust.
Step 3:
Compare the third letter of (Lac
u
na, Lac
e
rate, Lac
t
ation). Lacerate will come before Lacuna and Lactation in the sequence as
e
comes before
u
, and
t
in the alphabetical system. Similarly, Lactation will come before Lacuna in the sequence as
t
comes before
u
in the alphabetical order.
So, the sequence is Lacerate, Lactation, Lacuna, Lexicon, Locust, or 34215. Hence, the first option is correct.
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