Question : Directions: Select the option that represents the correct order of the given words as they would appear in an English dictionary.
1. Refinery
2. Reflect
3. Reference
4. Refugee
5. Refillable
6. Reformist
Option 1: 3, 5, 1, 2, 6, 4
Option 2: 5, 1, 3, 2, 4, 6
Option 3: 5, 1, 3, 2, 6, 4
Option 4: 3, 1, 5, 2, 6, 4
Correct Answer: 3, 5, 1, 2, 6, 4
Solution :
Given:
1. Refinery 2. Reflect 3. Reference 4. Refugee 5. Refillable 6. Reformist
Step 1:
The first three letters of each word are the same – r, e, f so move on to the next letter.
Step 2:
The fourth letter of each word is –
i, l, e, u, i, o.
Based on the alphabetical order of these letters, we can arrange them – Ref
e
rence, Ref
i
llable, Ref
i
nery, Ref
l
ect, Ref
o
rmist, Ref
u
gee
Step 3:
Compare the fifth letter of (Refi
l
lable, Refi
n
ery); Refillable will come before Refinery in the sequence as
l
comes before
n
in the alphabetical series.
So, the sequence is Reference, Refillable, Refinery, Reflect, Reformist, Refugee, or 351264. Hence, the first option is correct.
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