Arrange the following words in the order in which they appear in an English dictionary.
a) School, b) Science, c) Scatter, d) Scandal, e) Scenery
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 4
The correct answer is Option (4) → d, c, e, a, b
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 Sc; the third letters are a (Scatter, Scandal), e (Scenery), h (School) and i (Science)
Scatter and Scandal both begin with Sca; the fourth letters are t and n, and n comes first, so Scandal, then Scatter
Then come Scenery, School and Science, in the order of their third letters e, h, i
Order: Scandal (d), Scatter (c), Scenery (e), School (a), Science (b)
The sequence is d, c, e, a, b.