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

Atmosphere

Associated

Astronaut

Attract

Attention

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

Solution & Step-by-step Explanation

Let's arrange the words according to alphabetical order:
All words start with 'A'.

Look at the second letter:

As... (1, 3)

At... (2, 5, 6)

As... (4 - Astronaut) -> wait, 'As' words are 1, 3, 4.

Let's order the As words:

Assured (a-s-s-u...)

Associated (a-s-s-o...)

Astronaut (a-s-t...)

Comparing 3 and 1: 'asso' comes before 'assu', so 3 comes first, then 1.
Then comes 4 (Astronaut) because 't' comes after 's'.
So the sequence starts with: 3, 1, 4.

Now let's order the At words:

Atmosphere (a-t-m...)

Attract (a-t-t-r...)

Attention (a-t-t-e...)

Comparing 'atm' with 'att': 'm' comes before 't', so 2 comes next.
Now compare 6 (Attention) and 5 (Attract): 'atte' comes before 'attr', so 6 comes before 5.

Thus, the final correct dictionary order is: 3, 1, 4, 2, 6, 5.

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

Atmosphere

Associated

Astronaut

Attract

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

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