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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


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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 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 – Mother, Motet, Moth, Motif, Moulder.
Step 3: Compare the fourth letter of (Mother, Motet, Moth, Motif). Motet will come before (Moth, Mother, Motif) in the sequence as e comes before h andin 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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