Select the option that gives the order in which the given words appear in an English dictionary.
1. Recollect, 2. Remember, 3. Report, 4. Repeat, 5. Repeal
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 4
The correct answer is Option (4) → 12543
In a dictionary, words are compared letter by letter from the left; the first place where two words differ decides which comes first.
All five words begin with Re; the third letters are c (Recollect), m (Remember) and p (Report, Repeat, Repeal)
So Recollect comes first and Remember second, followed by the three Rep- words
Among the Rep- words, the fourth letters are e (Repeat, Repeal) and o (Report), so Report is last
Repeal and Repeat both begin with Repea; the sixth letters are l and t, so Repeal comes before Repeat
Order: Recollect (1), Remember (2), Repeal (5), Repeat (4), Report (3)
The sequence is 12543.