Arrange the following words in the order in which they appear in an English dictionary.
1. Aggressive, 2. Absolute, 3. Attribute, 4. Absorption
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 1
The correct answer is Option (1) → 2, 4, 1, 3
In a dictionary, words are compared letter by letter from the left; the first place where two words differ decides which comes first.
All four words begin with A; the second letters are b (Absolute, Absorption), g (Aggressive) and t (Attribute)
Absolute and Absorption both begin with Abso; the fifth letters are l and r, and l comes first, so Absolute, then Absorption
Order: Absolute (2), Absorption (4), Aggressive (1), Attribute (3)
The sequence is 2, 4, 1, 3.