Question : Directions: Which option represents the correct order of the given words as they would appear in an English dictionary?
1. Pendant
2. Pending
3. Pendency
4. Pedaling
5. Pentagon
Option 1: 5, 1, 3, 4, 2
Option 2: 4, 1, 3, 2, 5
Option 3: 4, 1, 2, 3, 5
Option 4: 4, 5, 1, 3, 2
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Correct Answer: 4, 1, 3, 2, 5
Solution :
Given:
1. Pendant 2. Pending 3. Pendency 4. Pedaling 5. Pentagon
Step 1:
Compare the first and second letters of each word. Since all the words start with the same letter
P
, and are followed by
e
then move on to the next letter.
Step 2:
The third letter of each word is either
d
or
n
. Based on the alphabetical order of these letters, we can arrange them – Pedaling, Pendant, Pending, Pendency, Pentagon.
Step 3:
Compare the fourth letter of (Pen
d
ant, Pen
d
ing, Pen
d
ency, Pen
t
agon). (Pen
d
ant, Pen
d
ing, Pen
d
ency) will come before Pen
t
agon in the sequence as
d
comes before
t
in the alphabetical system.
Step 4:
Compare the fifth letter of (Pend
a
nt, Pend
i
ng, Pend
e
ncy). Based on the alphabetical order of these letters, we can arrange them – Pend
a
nt, Pend
e
ncy, Pend
i
ng.
So, the sequence is Pedaling, Pendant, Pendency, Pending, Pentagon, or 4, 1, 3, 2, 5. Hence, the second option is correct.
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