Explanation:

Here’s how these words would line up if you looked them up in a dictionary:

Let’s jot down the words:

1. Highway

2. History

3. Hired

4. Hierarchy

5. Hibiscus

Now, the trick is to go letter by letter:

- All start with “Hi”, so focus on next letters.

- “Hibiscus” (Hi-bi...) is first, as “b” comes before any others.

- Next is “Hierarchy” (Hi-e...), since “e” follows “b.”

- Then comes “Hired” (Hi-r...), as “r” comes after “e.”

- After that is “Highway” (Hi-gh...), because “g” precedes “s.”

- Last is “History” (Hi-s...), because “s” wraps up the list.

So, the correct order is: 5, 4, 3, 1, 2.

Now, let’s break down the options:

- Option 1: 1, 5, 4, 3, 1, 2 (Repeats “1” and not in order. Not right.)

- Option 2: 2, 5, 4, 3, 2, 1 (Repeated “2” and the order is wrong.)

- Option 3: 3, 5, 4, 1, 3, 2 (Repeated “3”, wrong order.)

- Option 4: 4, 5, 4, 2, 1, 3 (Repeated “4”, order is also wrong.)

The correct order should be: 5, 4, 3, 1, 2.