Question : Directions: Select the option that represents the correct order of the given words as they would appear in an English dictionary.
1. Salesman
2. Salvage
3. Salinity
4. Salary
5. Salmon
6. Salivate
Option 1: 4, 3, 1, 6, 5, 2
Option 2: 4, 1, 3, 6, 5, 2
Option 3: 4, 1, 6, 3, 5, 2
Option 4: 1, 4, 3, 6, 2, 5
Correct Answer: 4, 1, 3, 6, 5, 2
Solution :
Given:
1. Salesman 2. Salvage 3. Salinity 4. Salary 5. Salmon 6. Salivate
Step 1:
The first three letters of each word are the same –
s
,
a
,
l
, so move on to the next letter.
Step 2:
The fourth letter of each word is –
e, v, i, a, m, i
. Based on the alphabetical order of these letters, we can arrange them – Sal
a
ry, Sal
e
sman, Sal
i
nity, Sal
i
vate, Sal
m
on, Sal
v
age.
Step 3:
Compare the fifth letter of (Sali
n
ity, Sali
v
ate). Salinity will come before Salivate in the sequence as
n
comes before
v
in the alphabetical system.
So, the sequence is Salary, Salesman, Salinity, Salivate, Salmon, Salvage, or 413652. Hence, the second option is correct.
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