Question : Directions: Select the option that represents the correct order of the given words as they would appear in an English dictionary.
1. Lambast
2. Lighten
3. Legacy
4. Languish
5. Laughter
6. Lightly
Option 1: 1, 4, 5, 3, 2, 6
Option 2: 1, 4, 5, 2, 3, 6
Option 3: 1, 5, 4, 2, 3, 6
Option 4: 1, 5, 4, 3, 6, 2
Correct Answer: 1, 4, 5, 3, 2, 6
Solution :
Given:
1. Lambast 2. Lighten 3. Legacy 4. Languish 5. Laughter 6. Lightly
Step 1:
Since the first letter of all the words is
L
, move on to the next letter.
Step 2:
The second letter of each word is
a, i, e, a, a, i
. Based on the alphabetical order of these letters, we can arrange them – L
a
mbast, L
a
nguish, L
a
ughter, L
e
gacy, L
i
ghten, L
i
ghtly.
Step 3:
Compare the third letter of (La
m
bast, La
n
guish, La
u
ghter) and the sixth letter of (Light
e
n, Light
l
y). Lambast will come before Languish and Laughter in the sequence as
m
comes before
n
, and
u
in the alphabetical system and Languish will come before Laughter. Similarly, Lighten will come before Lightly.
So, the sequence is Lambast, Languish, Laughter, Legacy, Lighten, Lightly, or 145326. Hence, the first option is correct.
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