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

Cosmetic

Courage

Cough

Course

Courier

Let's sort the words step-by-step according to alphabetical ordering:
All words start with Co.

Look at the 3rd letters:

Cope (3rd letter 'p')

Cosmetic (3rd letter 's')

Courage, Cough, Course, Courier (3rd letter 'u')
Since 'p' comes before 's' and 'u', Cope (1) is first, followed by Cosmetic (2).

Now arrange the words starting with Cou:

Cough (4th letter 'g')

Courage (4th letter 'r')

Course (4th letter 'r')

Courier (4th letter 'r')
Since 'g' comes before 'r', Cough (4) comes next.

Now compare remaining words starting with Cour:

Courage (5th letter 'a')

Courier (5th letter 'i')

Course (5th letter 's')
Alphabetical order of 5th letters: 'a' → 'i' → 's'.
So the sequence is Courage (3) → Courier (6) → Course (5).

Putting it all together, the exact dictionary order is: 1, 2, 4, 3, 6, 5.