Directions: Put the following words in the order in which they would appear in an English dictionary.

1. Blaze
2. Blame
3. Blank
4. Blend
5. Bless

The correct answer is 2, 3, 1, 4, 5.

To arrange the given words in alphabetical order as they would appear in an English dictionary, we compare the letters of each word from left to right:
1. Blaze
2. Blame
3. Blank
4. Blend
5. Bless

Step 1: Compare the first two letters
All five words begin with the same two letters, "Bl".

Step 2: Compare the third letter
• Blaze (3rd letter: 'a')
• Blame (3rd letter: 'a')
• Blank (3rd letter: 'a')
• Blend (3rd letter: 'e')
• Bless (3rd letter: 'e')
Since 'a' comes before 'e' in the English alphabet, the words starting with "Bla" (1, 2, 3) must appear before the words starting with "Ble" (4, 5).

Step 3: Order the "Bla" group (1. Blaze, 2. Blame, 3. Blank) by comparing their fourth letter
• Blame (4th letter: 'm')
• Blank (4th letter: 'n')
• Blaze (4th letter: 'z')
Comparing the fourth letters 'm', 'n', and 'z': 'm' comes first, followed by 'n', and lastly 'z'.
Therefore, the sequence for this group is: 2 (Blame) → 3 (Blank) → 1 (Blaze).

Step 4: Order the "Ble" group (4. Blend, 5. Bless) by comparing their fourth letter
• Blend (4th letter: 'n')
• Bless (4th letter: 's')
Comparing the fourth letters 'n' and 's': 'n' comes before 's'.
Therefore, the sequence for this group is: 4 (Blend) → 5 (Bless).

Step 5: Combine the ordered groups
Combining the two groups yields the final dictionary sequence:
2 (Blame) → 3 (Blank) → 1 (Blaze) → 4 (Blend) → 5 (Bless)

Hence, the correct order of words is 2, 3, 1, 4, 5.