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. Glory
2. Glossary
3. Globe
4. Gloss
5. Glow
6. Gloomy
Option 1: 3, 1, 6, 4, 2, 5
Option 2: 3, 6, 1, 2, 4, 5
Option 3: 3, 6, 1, 4, 2, 5
Option 4: 6, 3, 1, 4, 2, 5
Correct Answer: 3, 6, 1, 4, 2, 5
Solution :
Given:
1. Glory 2. Glossary 3. Globe 4. Gloss 5. Glow 6. Gloomy
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 –
r, s, b, s, w, o
. Based on the alphabetical order of these letters, we can arrange them – Glo
b
e, Glo
o
my, Glo
r
y, Glo
s
sary, Glo
s
s, Glo
w
.
Step 3:
Compare the sixth letter of (Gloss
a
ry, Gloss). Gloss will come before Glossary in the sequence as Gloss is a five-letter word and Glossary is a six-letter word.
So, the sequence is Globe, Gloomy, Glory, Gloss, Glossary, Glow, or 31425. Hence, the third option is correct.
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