Question : Directions: Select the option that represents the correct order of the given words as they would appear in an English dictionary.
1. Puritan
2. Purpose
3. Purge
4. Purgatory
5. Purify
Option 1: 3, 4, 5, 1, 2
Option 2: 5, 4, 3, 1, 2
Option 3: 4, 5, 3, 1, 2
Option 4: 4, 3, 5, 1, 2
Correct Answer: 4, 3, 5, 1, 2
Solution :
Given:
1. Puritan 2. Purpose 3. Purge 4. Purgatory 5. Purify
Step 1:
The first, second, and third letters of each word are the same, so move on to the next letter.
Step 2:
The fourth letter of each word is:
i
,
p
,
g
,
g
,
i
. Based on the alphabetical order of these letters, we can arrange them: Pur
g
e, Pur
g
atory, Pur
i
tan, Pur
i
fy, Pur
p
ose.
Step 3:
Compare the fifth letter of (Purg
e
, Purg
a
tory), and (Puri
t
an, Puri
f
y). Purgatory will come before Purge in the sequence as
a
comes before
e
in the alphabetical system. Similarly, Purify will come before Puritan in the sequence as
f
comes before
t
in the alphabetical system.
So, the sequence is Purgatory, Purge, Purify, Puritan, Purpose, or 43512. Hence, the fourth option is correct.
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