Dictionary order MCQ — 4 Practice Questions with Answers

Explanation

Dictionary order is decided letter by letter from left to right. All four words begin with E and then x. The third letter separates Except and Excess before Exit and Expect, because c comes before i and p. Between Except and Excess, the first four letters are the same, and the fifth letter p comes before s, so Except comes before Excess. Between Exit and Expect, i comes before p, so Exit comes before Expect. Therefore the correct sequence is Except, Excess, Exit, Expect.

Explanation

In dictionary order, compare the words letter by letter. All five begin with Elect. The shortest word, Elect, comes first. After Elect, the next letters decide the order: Election has i, Elector has o, Electric has r followed by i, and Electrode has r followed by o. The full sequence is Elect, Election, Elector, Electric, Electrode. The middle word in a list of five is the third word, so Elector occupies the central position. Electric and Electrode come later because r is after i and o.

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In dictionary order, compare the words letter by letter. Words beginning with Ca come before Charity because the second letter a comes before h. Among Caravan, Cardigan, and Carton, the common letters Car are the same, so the next letters decide the order: a in Caravan comes first, d in Cardigan comes next, and t in Carton comes later. Therefore the full order is Caravan, Cardigan, Carton, Charity, so the second word is Cardigan.

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In dictionary order, compare the letters from left to right. Magical starts with Magi, while Magnetic and Magnify start with Magn; since i comes before n, Magical comes first among these Mag words. Between Magnetic and Magnify, the shared letters are Magn, and the next letters are e in Magnetic and i in Magnify, so Magnetic comes before Magnify. Maternal begins with Mat, and t comes after g, so it comes later. The second word is therefore Magnetic.