Civil Service Clerical Ability Practice exam

In alphabetizing, the order is determined primarily by the first letter of each entry, and if those letters are the same, the subsequent letters are compared until a difference is found. When we analyze the given options:

1. The first entry begins with 'H' (Henry Miller and Sons), which places it behind any entry starting with 'M' or 'T.'

2. The second entry starts with 'M' (Millerton Quarry), so it is considered for the alphabetization among other 'M' entries.

3. The third entry also starts with 'T' (The Mill on the Hill), which means it will be behind those starting with 'M.'

4. The fourth entry begins with 'H' again (Haven Salon), making it behind any entry that starts with 'M.'

Now, looking at the entries beginning with 'M', within those options, ‘Millerton Quarry’ appears before ‘The Mill on the Hill’ because when comparing the subsequent letters following 'M,' 'i' in 'Millerton' comes before 'i' in 'The Mill' (after the determiner 'The').

Thus, in proper alphabetical order:

1. Henry Miller and Sons

2. Haven Salon

3. Millerton