Question : Directions: Select the option that represents the correct order of the given words as they would appear in an English dictionary.
1. Fragile
2. Fracture
3. Fraud
4. Fragment
5. Fridge

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

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

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

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


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


Solution : Given:
1. Fragile 2. Fracture 3. Fraud 4. Fragment 5. Fridge

Step 1: Compare the first and second letters of each word. Since all the words start with the same letter F and are followed by r then move on to the next letter.
Step 2: The third letter of each word is either a or i. Based on the alphabetical order of these letters, we can arrange them – Fr a gile, Fr a cture, Fr a ud, Fr a gment, Fr i dge
Step 3: Compare the fourth letter of (Fra g ile, Fra c ture, Fra u d, Fra g ment). Fra c ture will come before Fra g ile and Fra g ment and Fra u d will come at last. As c comes before g and u comes at last.
Step 4: Compare the fourth letter of (Frag i le, Frag m ent). Frag i le will come before Frag m ent in the sequence as i comes before m in the alphabetical system.

So, the sequence is Fracture, Fragile, Fragment, Fraud, Fridge or 2, 1, 4, 3, 5. Hence, the second option is correct.

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