Question : Directions: Select the correct option that indicates the arrangement of the given words in the order in which they appear in an English dictionary.
1. Desire
2. Destination
3. Descend
4. Destructive
5. Desolate
6. Desperate
Option 1: 3,1, 2, 6, 5, 4
Option 2: 3,1, 6, 5, 2, 4
Option 3: 3, 1, 5, 6, 2, 4
Option 4: 3, 1, 5, 6, 4, 2
Correct Answer: 3, 1, 5, 6, 2, 4
Solution :
Given:
1. Desire 2. Destination 3. Descend 4. Destructive 5. Desolate 6. Desperate
Step 1:
The first, second, and third letters of each word are the same, Since all the words start with the same letter
D
,
e
, and
s.
So, move on to the next letter.
Step 2:
The fourth letter of each word is:
i, t, c, t, o, p
. Based on the alphabetical order of these letters, we can arrange them: Des
c
end, Des
i
re, Des
o
late, Des
p
erate, Des
t
ination, Des
t
ructive
Step 3:
Compare the fifth letter of (Dest
i
nation, Dest
r
uctive). Destination will come before Destructive in the sequence as
i
comes before
r
in the alphabetical system.
So, the sequence is Descend, Desire, Desolate, Desperate, Destination, Destructive, or 315624. Hence, the third option is correct.
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