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Question : Directions: Select the correct option that indicates the arrangement of the given words in the order in which they appear in an English dictionary.
1. Formal
2. Foreign
3. Forest
4. Forgotten
5. Forge
6. Forlorn

Option 1: 2, 3, 5, 4, 6, 1

Option 2: 2, 3, 6, 1, 5, 4

Option 3: 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 1

Option 4: 2, 3, 5, 6, 4, 1


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Correct Answer: 2, 3, 5, 4, 6, 1


Solution : Given:
1. Formal   2. Foreign   3. Forest   4. Forgotten   5. Forge   6. Forlorn

Step 1: The first, second, and third letters of each word are the same, so move on to the next letter.
Step 2: The fourth letter of each word is – m, e, e, g, g, l. Based on the alphabetical order of these letters, we can arrange them – Foreign, Forest, Forgotten, Forge, Forlorn, Formal 
Step 3: Compare the fifth letter of (Foreign, Forest ) and (Forgotten, Forge). Foreign will come before Forest in the sequence as comes before in the alphabetical system. Similarly, Forge will come before Forgotten as e will come before o.

So, the sequence is Foreign, Forest, Forge, Forgotten, Forlorn, Formal; or 2, 3, 5, 4, 6, 1. Hence, the first option is correct.

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