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

Insomnia

Insufficient

Instalment

Inscription

Instrument

  1. A
    5, 2, 4, 6, 1, 3
  2. B
    5, 2, 4, 6, 3, 1
  3. C
    2, 5, 4, 6, 3, 1
  4. D
    5, 2, 6, 4, 3, 1

Solution & Step-by-step Explanation

Let's sort the words step-by-step in standard alphabetical order:
All words start with 'Ins'. Let's look at the 4th letter:

Inscription (5) → 'c'

Insomnia (2) → 'o'

Instalment (4), Insurance (1), Insufficient (3), Instrument (6) → 't' or 'u'. Let's order 'c' and 'o' first:

1st: Inscription (5)

2nd: Insomnia (2)

Now let's sort the remaining words: Instalment (4), Instrument (6), Insurance (1), Insufficient (3).

4th letter:

Instalment (4) → 't'

Instrument (6) → 't'

Insurance (1) → 'u'

Insufficient (3) → 'u'

Compare words starting with 'Inst':

Instalment (4) vs Instrument (6): 'a' comes before 'r', so (4) comes before (6).

Compare words starting with 'Insu':

Insurance (1) vs Insufficient (3): 5th letter is 'r' vs 'f'. 'f' comes before 'r', so (3) comes before (1).

Combining all sorted parts together, we get the sequence:
5, 2, 4, 6, 3, 1

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

Insomnia

Insufficient

Instalment

Inscription

Instrument
A
5, 2, 4, 6, 1, 3
B
5, 2, 4, 6, 3, 1
C
2, 5, 4, 6, 3, 1
D
5, 2, 6, 4, 3, 1

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