Question : Directions: Select the option that represents the correct order of the given words as they would appear in an English dictionary?
1. Lollipop
2. Loincloth
3. Longways
4. Logician
5. Lonely
Option 1: 3, 2, 1, 5, 4
Option 2: 4, 3, 1, 5, 2
Option 3: 4, 2, 1, 5, 3
Option 4: 3, 4, 1, 5, 2
Correct Answer: 4, 2, 1, 5, 3
Solution :
Given:
1. Lollipop 2. Loincloth 3. Longways 4. Logician 5. Lonely
Step 1:
The first and second letters of each word are the same, Since all the words start with the same letter
L
and
o
. so move on to the next letter.
Step 2:
The third letter of each word is:
l, i, n, g, n
. Based on the alphabetical order of these letters, we can arrange them: Lo
g
ician, Lo
i
ncloth, Lo
l
lipop, Lo
n
gways, Lo
n
ely.
Step 3:
Compare the fourth letter of (Lon
g
ways, Lon
e
ly). Lonely will come before Longways in the sequence as
e
comes before
g
in the alphabetical system.
So, the sequence is Logician, Loincloth, Lollipop, Lonely, Longways, or 42153. Hence, the third option is correct.
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