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

Pass

Part

Pair

Paid

Let's compare the words letter by letter to find the alphabetical arrangement:
All words start with 'Pa'. Let's look at the third letter:

Paid (i)

Pair (i)

Part (r)

Pass (s)

Paste (s)

Comparing 'Paid' and 'Pair':

The 4th letter of Paid is 'd'.

The 4th letter of Pair is 'r'.

Since 'd' comes before 'r', Paid (5) comes first, followed by Pair (4).

Next is 'r':

Part (3) comes third.

Comparing 'Pass' and 'Paste':

'Pass' is a complete subset/prefix of 'Paste', meaning 'Pass' has fewer letters and ends sooner.

Therefore, Pass (2) comes before Paste (1).

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