Question : Directions: Which option represents the correct order of the given words as they would appear in the English dictionary?
1. Method
2. Methanol
3. Metrics
4. Metro
5. Melody
Option 1: 5, 2, 1, 3, 4
Option 2: 5, 3, 1, 2, 4
Option 3: 5, 2, 1, 4, 3
Option 4: 5, 1, 2, 4, 3
Correct Answer: 5, 2, 1, 3, 4
Solution : Given:
1. Method 2. Methanol 3. Metrics 4. Metro 5. Melody
Step 1:
The first two letters of each word are the same.
Step 2:
The third letter of each word is either
t
or
l
. Based on the alphabetical order of these letters the sequence is – Melody, (Method, Methanol, Metrics, Metro)
Step 3:
Compare the fourth letter of (Met
h
od, Met
h
anol, Met
r
ics, Met
r
o). (Method, Methanol) will come before (Metrics, Metro) as
h
comes before
r
in the alphabetical system.
Step 4:
Compare the fifth letter of (Meth
o
d, Meth
a
nol) and (Metr
i
cs, Metr
o
). Methanol will come before Method in the sequence as
a
comes before
o
in the alphabetical system. Similarly, Metrics will come before Metro in the sequence as
i
comes before
o
in the alphabetical system.
So, the sequence is Melody, Methanol, Method, Metrics, Metro, or 5, 2, 1, 3, 4. Hence, the first option is correct.
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