Question : Directions: Select the option that represents the correct order of the given words as they would appear in an English dictionary.
1. Authority
2. Automate
3. Authentic
4. Auspicious
5. Aureole
Option 1: 4, 5, 3, 1, 2
Option 2: 5, 3, 4, 1, 2
Option 3: 5, 4, 3, 1, 2
Option 4: 3, 4, 5, 1, 2
Correct Answer: 5, 4, 3, 1, 2
Solution :
Given:
1. Authority 2. Automate 3. Authentic 4. Auspicious 5. Aureole
Step 1:
The first and second letters of each word are the same, so move on to the next letter.
Step 2:
The third letter of each word is:
t, t, t, s, r
. Based on the alphabetical order of these letters, we can arrange them: Au
r
eole, Au
s
picious, Au
t
hority, Au
t
omate, Au
t
hentic.
Step 3:
Compare the fourth letter of (Aut
h
ority, Aut
o
mate, Aut
h
entic). (Authority, Authentic) will come before Automate as
h
comes before
o
.
Step 4:
Compare the fifth letter of (Auth
o
rity, Auth
e
ntic). Authentic will come before Authority as
e
comes before
o
.
So, the sequence is Aureole, Auspicious, Authentic, Authority, Automate, or 54312. Hence, the third option is correct.
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