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Select the option that represents the correct order of the given words as they would appear in an English dictionary.

1. Warriors
2. Warehouse
3. Warcraft
4. Warranty
5. Wardrobe
6. Wardenship

Options

A

3, 6, 5, 2, 1, 4

B

3, 5, 6, 2, 1, 4

C

3, 5, 6, 2, 4, 1

D

3, 6, 5, 2, 4, 1

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Correct Answer :

Option D

3, 6, 5, 2, 4, 1

3, 6, 5, 2, 4, 1

Solution :

To arrange the given words in alphabetical order as they would appear in an English dictionary, we compare them letter by letter from left to right:

1. Warriors
2. Warehouse
3. Warcraft
4. Warranty
5. Wardrobe
6. Wardenship

All six words start with the same first three letters: "War".
Therefore, we compare the fourth letter of each word:
- Word 1: Warriors (fourth letter is r)
- Word 2: Warehouse (fourth letter is e)
- Word 3: Warcraft (fourth letter is c)
- Word 4: Warranty (fourth letter is r)
- Word 5: Wardrobe (fourth letter is d)
- Word 6: Wardenship (fourth letter is d)

Comparing the fourth letters (c, d, e, r) alphabetically:
- c comes first: Word 3 (Warcraft) is 1st.
- d comes next: Word 5 (Wardrobe) and Word 6 (Wardenship).
- e comes next: Word 2 (Warehouse) is 4th.
- r comes last: Word 1 (Warriors) and Word 4 (Warranty).

Now, compare Word 5 and Word 6 (fourth letter d) by looking at their fifth letters:
- Word 5: Wardrobe (fifth letter is r)
- Word 6: Wardenship (fifth letter is e)
Since e comes before r, Word 6 (Wardenship) comes before Word 5 (Wardrobe).
So, the order so far is: 3, 6, 5, 2.

Next, compare Word 1 and Word 4 (fourth letter r) by looking at their fifth letters:
- Word 1: Warriors (fifth letter is i)
- Word 4: Warranty (fifth letter is a)
Since a comes before i, Word 4 (Warranty) comes before Word 1 (Warriors).
So, the final order is: 3, 6, 5, 2, 4, 1.

Thus, the correct sequence is 3, 6, 5, 2, 4, 1.

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