Question : Directions: Select the option that represents the correct order of the given words as they would appear in an English dictionary.
1. Canvas
2. Candidly
3. Canteen
4. Canopy
5. Cannibal
6. Cancer
Option 1: 6, 5, 2, 4, 3, 1
Option 2: 6, 2, 5, 4, 3, 1
Option 3: 6, 2, 5, 3, 4, 1
Option 4: 5, 2, 6, 4, 1, 3
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Correct Answer: 6, 2, 5, 4, 3, 1
Solution :
Given:
1. Canvas 2. Candidly 3. Canteen 4. Canopy 5. Cannibal
6. Cancer
Step 1:
Compare the first letter of each word. Since all the words start with the same letter
C
, let's move on to the next letter.
Step 2:
The second and the third letters of each word are the same. So, compare the fourth letter of each word –
v
,
d
,
t
,
o
,
n, c.
Based on the alphabetical order of these letters, now arrange them: Can
c
er, Can
d
idly, Can
n
ibal, Can
o
py, Can
t
een, Can
v
as
So, the sequence is Cancer, Candidly, Cannibal, Canopy, Canteen, Canvas or 6, 2, 5, 4, 3, 1. Hence, the second option is correct.
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