Question : Directions: Select the option that represents the correct order of the given words as they would appear in an English dictionary.
1. Calamity
2. Calcium
3. Calculus
4. Calmly
5. Calories
6. Calendar
Option 1: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6
Option 2: 1, 2, 3, 6, 4, 5
Option 3: 2, 3, 1, 6, 4, 5
Option 4: 1, 3, 2, 6, 4, 5
Correct Answer: 1, 2, 3, 6, 4, 5
Solution :
Given:
1. Calamity 2. Calcium 3. Calculus 4. Calmly 5. Calories 6. Calendar
Step 1:
Since all the words start with the same letter
C
, move to the next letter.
Step 2:
Let's move to the second letter of each word. Since all the words have the same second and third letters
a
and
l
, we move on to the next letter.
Step 3:
The fourth letter of each word is:
a
,
c
,
c
,
m
,
o
,
e
. Based on the alphabetical order of these letters, we can arrange them – Cal
a
mity, Cal
c
ium, Cal
c
ulus, Cal
e
ndar, Cal
m
ly, Cal
o
ries.
Step 4:
Compare the next letter of (Calc
i
um, Calc
u
lus). Calcium will come before Calculus in the sequence as
i
comes before
u
in the alphabetical system.
So, the sequence will be Calamity, Calcium, Calculus, Calendar, Calmly, Calories, or 1, 2, 3, 6, 4, 5. Hence, the second option is correct.
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