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

1. Ferocious

2. Fervor

3. Fiction

4. Faith

5. Feign

6. Ferment

The correct option is 4, 5, 6, 1, 2, 3.

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

1. Faith (Starts with 'Fa-')

2. Feign (Starts with 'Fei-')

3. Ferment (Starts with 'Ferm-')

4. Ferocious (Starts with 'Fero-')

5. Fervor (Starts with 'Ferv-')

6. Fiction (Starts with 'Fi-')

Comparing the letters step-by-step:

- 'Faith' begins with 'Fa', which comes before 'Fe' and 'Fi'. So, 4 is first.

- 'Feign' begins with 'Fei', which comes before 'Fer'. So, 5 is second.

- For the words starting with 'Fer' ('Ferment', 'Ferocious', 'Fervor'):

    • 'Ferment' has 'm' as the 4th letter.

    • 'Ferocious' has 'o' as the 4th letter.

    • 'Fervor' has 'v' as the 4th letter.

Since 'm' comes before 'o', and 'o' comes before 'v', the correct order for these three is 6 (Ferment), 1 (Ferocious), and 2 (Fervor).

- Finally, 'Fiction' starts with 'Fi', which comes after all 'Fa' and 'Fe' words. So, 3 is last.

Combining these gives the final sequence: 4, 5, 6, 1, 2, 3.