Question : Directions: Select the option that represents the correct order of the given words as they would appear in an English dictionary.
1. Moulder
2. Mother
3. Motet
4. Moth
5. Motif
Option 1: 3, 4, 2, 5, 1
Option 2: 4, 2, 5, 3, 1
Option 3: 5, 3, 1, 4, 2
Option 4: 2, 5, 3, 1, 4
Correct Answer: 3, 4, 2, 5, 1
Solution :
Given:
1. Moulder 2. Mother 3. Motet 4. Moth 5. Motif
Step 1:
Compare the first and second letters of each word. Since all the words start with the same letter
m
and
o
, then move on to the next letter.
Step 2:
The third letter of each word is either
t
or
u
. Based on the alphabetical order of these letters, we can arrange them –
Mo
t
her, Mo
t
et, Mo
t
h, Mo
t
if, Mo
u
lder.
Step 3:
Compare the fourth letter of (
Mot
h
er, Mot
e
t, Mot
h
, Mot
i
f
).
Motet
will come before (
Moth, Mother, Motif)
in the sequence as
e
comes before
h
and
i
in the alphabetical system. Similarly, (
Moth, Mother) will come before Motif in the sequence.
Step 4:
Moth(4-letter word)
will come before
Mother
(6-letter word).
So, the sequence is Motet, Moth, Mother, Motif, Moulder, or 3, 4, 2, 5, 1. Hence, the first option is correct.
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