Sorting Words for Dictionary Order

This question asks us to arrange a list of words based on the order they would appear in an English dictionary. This is essentially an alphabetical sorting task. We need to compare the words letter by letter from left to right to determine their correct sequence.

Analyzing the Words

Let's list the words and their corresponding numbers:

• 1. Graduate
• 2. Gypsum
• 3. Geosciences
• 4. Gradient
• 5. Gymnasium
• 6. Geographical

Step-by-Step Dictionary Arrangement

We compare the words based on their spelling:

1. First Letter Comparison: All words begin with 'G'.
2. Second Letter Comparison:
   • Words starting with 'Ge': Geosciences (3), Geographical (6)
   • Words starting with 'Gr': Gradient (4), Graduate (1)
   • Words starting with 'Gy': Gymnasium (5), Gypsum (2)
   Based on the second letter, the order will be 'Ge' words, followed by 'Gr' words, and then 'Gy' words.
3. Comparing 'Ge' words:
   • Geographical (6)
   • Geosciences (3)
   The first three letters ('Geo') are the same. We look at the fourth letter:
   • Geographical (6)
   • Geosciences (3)
   'g' comes before 's' in the alphabet. Therefore, Geographical (6) comes before Geosciences (3).
4. Comparing 'Gr' words:
   • Gradient (4)
   • Graduate (1)
   The first three letters ('Gra') are the same. We look at the fourth letter:
   • Gradient (4)
   • Graduate (1)
   'i' comes before 'u' in the alphabet. Therefore, Gradient (4) comes before Graduate (1).
5. Comparing 'Gy' words:
   • Gymnasium (5)
   • Gympsum (2)
   The first three letters ('Gym') are the same. We look at the fourth letter:
   • Gymnasium (5)
   • Gymepsum (2)
   'n' comes before 'p' in the alphabet. Therefore, Gymnasium (5) comes before Gypsum (2).

Final Dictionary Order

Combining these comparisons, the correct dictionary order is:

Geographical (6), Geosciences (3), Gradient (4), Graduate (1), Gymnasium (5), Gypsum (2)

This sequence corresponds to the numbers: 6, 3, 4, 1, 5, 2.

Selected Option

The option that matches this order is:

6, 3, 4, 1, 5, 2