Question : Directions: Which option represents the correct order of the given words as they would appear in the English dictionary?
1. Elite
2. Elude
3. Elaborate
4. Elapsed
5. Elongate
Option 1: 3, 4, 1, 5, 2
Option 2: 3, 5, 1, 4, 2
Option 3: 4, 3, 5, 1, 2
Option 4: 3, 5, 2, 4, 1
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Correct Answer: 3, 4, 1, 5, 2
Solution :
Given:
1. Elite 2. Elude 3. Elaborate 4. Elapsed 5. Elongate
Step 1:
In the given words, the first letter and second letter
E
and
L
of all the words are the same. Therefore, move to the next letter.
Step 2:
The third letter of each word is –
i, u, a, a, o.
Based on the alphabetical order of these letters, we can arrange them – Elaborate, Elapsed, Elite, Elongate, Elude.
Step 3:
Compare the fourth letter of (Elaborate, Elapsed), Elaborate will come before Elapsed in the sequence as
b
comes before
p
in the alphabetical system. Similarly, Elite will come before Elongate as
i
comes before
o
in the alphabetical system.
The sequence will be Elaborate, Elapsed, Elite, Elongate, Elude or 3, 4, 1, 5, 2. Hence, the first option is correct.
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