Question : Directions: Arrange the following words according to the dictionary order.
a. Approach
b. Appropriate
c. Approval
d. Approve
Option 1: a, c, d, b
Option 2: a, b, d, c
Option 3: c, d, a, b
Option 4: a, b, c, d
Correct Answer: a, b, c, d
Solution :
Given:
a. Approach b. Appropriate c. Approval d. Approve
Step 1:
Since all the words start with the same letter
A
, so move on to the next letter.
Step 2:
The second, third, fourth, and fifth letters of each word are the same i.e.,
p
,
p
,
r
, and
o
. So, move on to the next letter.
Step 3:
Compare the sixth letter of (Appro
a
ch, Appro
p
riate, Appro
v
al, Appro
v
e). Approach will come before Appropriate, Approval, and Approve as
a
comes before
p
, and
v
according to the alphabetical system. Similarly, Appropriate will come before Approval and Approve as
p
comes before
v
according to the alphabetical system.
Step 4:
Compare the seventh letter of (Approv
a
l, Approv
e
). Approval will come before Approve as
a
comes before
e
according to the alphabetical system.
So, the sequence is Approach, Appropriate, Approval, Approve, or a, b, c, d. Hence, the fourth option is correct.
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