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Question : Dictionary: Select the option that represents the correct order of the given words as they would appear in an English dictionary.
1. Wrist
2. Wrangle
3. Workable
4. Wrongful
5. Woodland

Option 1: 3, 5, 2, 1, 4

Option 2: 3, 2, 5, 1, 4

Option 3: 5, 2, 3, 1, 4

Option 4: 5, 3, 2, 1, 4


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Answer (1)
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Correct Answer: 5, 3, 2, 1, 4


Solution : Given:
1. Wrist 2. Wrangle 3. Workable 4. Wrongful 5. Woodland

Step 1: Compare the first letter of each word. Since all the words start with the same letter W , then move on to the next letter.
Step 2: The second letter of each word is either o or r . Based on the alphabetical order of these letters, we can arrange them – W o rkable, W o odland, W r ist, W r ongful, W r angle.
Step 3: Compare the third letter of (Wo r kable, Wo o dland) and the third letter of (Wr i st, Wr o ngful, Wr a ngle). Wo o dland will come before the Wo r kable and in the sequence as o comes before r in the alphabetical system. Similarly, Wr a ngle will come before Wr i st and Wr i st comes before Wr o ngful as a comes before i and i comes before o .

So, the sequence is Woodland, Workable, Wrangle, Wrist, Wrongful or 5,3,2,1,4. Hence, the fourth option is correct.

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