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. Machine
2. Macabre
3. Machinery
4. Macaroni
5. Machete

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

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

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

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

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

Solution : Given:
1. Machine 2. Macabre 3. Machinery 4. Macaroni 5. Machete

Step 1: Compare the first, second, and third letter of each word. Since all the words start with the same letter M and are followed by a and c , then move on to the next letter.
Step 2: The fourth letter of each word is either a or h . Based on the alphabetical order of these letters, we can arrange them – Mac a bre, Mac a roni, Mac h ine, Mac h inery, Mac h ete.
Step 3: Compare the fifth letter of (Maca b re, Maca r oni) and (Mach i ne, Mach i nery, Mach e te). Macabre will come before Macaroni in the sequence as b comes before r in the alphabetical system. Similarly, Machete will come before Machine and Machinery as e comes before i .
Step 4: Compare the eighth letter of (Machine, Machine r y). Machine will come before Machinery in the sequence as Machine has similar 8 letters as Machinery.

So, the sequence is Macabre, Macaroni, Machete, Machine, Machinery, or 2, 4, 5, 1, 3. Hence, the first option is correct.