Read the following passage and answer the question that follows by choosing the correct option: The Entertaining Speech- There was no respect for youth when I was young, and now that I am old there is no respect for age. I missed it coming and going. - J. B. Priestley Unlike the Persuasive Speech, which changes mindsets, and the Informative Speech, which transfers knowledge, an Entertaining Speech makes the speaker and the listener feel good about life and themselves. An Entertaining Speech is light, fun, and gracious. Speeches in the form of toasts, roasts, stand-ups, and after-dinner chats are examples of entertaining speeches. An Entertaining Speech sells or promotes happiness and gratitude. Still, as speeches go, the entertaining Speech needs a good opening, a good closing, and a fun-filled relevant middle. The closing need not be a summary or a call for action, but it needs to end on a high and happy note. The elements of an entertaining speech are: Several humorous anecdotes about the characters involved Dialogues between characters A "flip" look at serious things Preferably spoken in the first person and told in the present tense Ideas and suggestions in the speech should be quick on the set-up and quicker on the punch Several voice modulations should be part of the delivery style It should not be very long The speaker also needs to open up and get close to the audience mentally, physically, and emotionally.
Fill in the blank with the correct option to state one of the features of the Entertaining Speech. While presenting an Entertaining Speech, _____ should be taken care of for effective outreach.
Pace and modulation
The passage states that "several voice modulations should be part of the delivery style" of an entertaining speech. This means that both "pace and modulation" are essential for effective outreach. Therefore, the correct answer is (c).
Important Questions from One Word Substitution
Identify how life at the Poles is in stark contrast to the writer’s native Kerala.
(A) Warm and lush green vs frigid and dark
(B) Death vs life
(C) Humorous vs harsh
(D) Rich sights & sounds vs eerie desolation & silence
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
Choose the appropriate indirect form of speech of the sentence given below: He said, "I intend to leave for Delhi tonight."
(A) He said I intend to leave for Delhi tonight.
(B) He said that he intends to leave for Delhi tonight.
(C) He said that he intended to leave for Delhi that night.
(D) He said that he was intending to leave for Delhi that night.
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
Choose the appropriate indirect form of speech of the sentence given below: He said, "I intend to leave for Delhi tonight."
(A) He said I intend to leave for Delhi tonight.
(B) He said that he intends to leave for Delhi tonight.
(C) He said that he intended to leave for Delhi that night.
(D) He said that he was intending to leave for Delhi that night.
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
Select the suitable option to convert the following into Direct Speech: Philip said to me, "When did you give the parcel to John?"
Arrange the following paragraph in a meaningful order.
(A) and the Reformation of the sixteenth century.
(B) The ancient Hebrews, the ancient Greeks and Romans, blazed the way learning behind them a precious heritage of accomplishments and
(C) Contributed their imperishable part to this slow and difficult emancipation of the human race.
(D) Suggestions and the men who made the Renaissance of the fifteenth century.
