Arrange the words Journey, Judge, Jingling, Jingle and Judgement in dictionary order and select the correct sequence.

Difficulty: Easy

Correct Answer: 43125

Explanation:


Introduction / Context:
This question examines your understanding of dictionary or alphabetical ordering of English words. You are asked to arrange the words Journey, Judge, Jingling, Jingle and Judgement in the order they would appear in a dictionary. Many of the words share similar prefixes, which makes the comparison more subtle and requires careful letter by letter analysis. Ability to correctly order such words is essential for verbal reasoning and also reflects comfort with detailed alphabetical comparisons.


Given Data / Assumptions:
Words with indices:
1: Journey
2: Judge
3: Jingling
4: Jingle
5: Judgement
Options: numeric codes like 43125 representing the order of these indices.
We assume standard English dictionary rules: compare letters from left to right; when all letters match up to the length of the shorter word, the shorter word comes first.


Concept / Approach:
The method is to compare the words lexicographically. First compare by the initial letter, then by the second, and so on, until a difference is found. If one word is identical to the beginning of another longer word, the shorter word precedes the longer one. Here, all words begin with J, but some start with Ji and others with Ju or Jo. Carefully grouping words based on their first few letters simplifies the ordering.


Step-by-Step Solution:
Step 1: Group the words by the first two letters. Jingle (4) and Jingling (3) start with Ji. Journey (1) starts with Jo. Judge (2) and Judgement (5) start with Ju. Alphabetically, Ji comes before Jo, and Jo comes before Ju. So all words starting with Ji come first, then Journey, then words starting with Ju. Step 2: Order Jingle (4) and Jingling (3). Compare Jingle and Jingling. Both share the prefix J i n g l. The shorter word Jingle ends there, while Jingling has extra letters i n g after that. Therefore, Jingle (4) comes before Jingling (3). Step 3: Place Journey (1). Journey begins with Jo, which comes after Ji but before Ju, so Journey (1) follows after the Ji words. Step 4: Order Judge (2) and Judgement (5). Both start with Judge. Judge is a prefix of Judgement, so the shorter word Judge (2) comes before Judgement (5). Step 5: Write the complete order. Final dictionary order: Jingle (4), Jingling (3), Journey (1), Judge (2), Judgement (5). This is represented as 43125.


Verification / Alternative check:
We can quickly verify by mentally constructing the list exactly as a dictionary would: Jingle, Jingling, Journey, Judge, Judgement. When we translate this back to indices, we obtain 4, 3, 1, 2, 5. None of the other options produce this exact order, so the answer is clearly unique. This double check confirms that we compared the shared prefixes correctly and applied the rule for shorter versus longer words consistently.


Why Other Options Are Wrong:
Any option that puts Journey before Jingle or Jingling ignores the fact that Jo comes after Ji alphabetically.
Options that place Judgement before Judge fail to use the rule that a shorter word with the same prefix must come first.
Sequences that mix the Ju words into the Ji group or place them before Journey break the Ji, Jo, Ju ordering of the first two letters.
Thus only the code 43125 respects all dictionary rules correctly.


Common Pitfalls:
Candidates may rush and focus mainly on the first three letters, assuming that similar looking words should appear in the same order as they remember from everyday usage. Another common mistake is to ignore the requirement that shorter words precede their longer extensions. It is also easy to misread the index mapping and then choose a wrong numerical code even after identifying the correct word order. Careful mapping of each word to its index avoids that final step error.


Final Answer:
The correct dictionary order is Jingle, Jingling, Journey, Judge, Judgement, which corresponds to the sequence 43125.

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