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.
The key elements of an Entertaining Speech are: A. It is not time bound; it can go on forever B. It needs a good opening with anecdotes C. It should be a third-person account D. It is effective when presented in the first-person account and in the present tense E. It is knowledge-based
B and D only
The passage states that an Entertaining Speech needs a "good opening with anecdotes" and that it is "most effective when presented in the first-person account and in the present tense." These correspond to statements B and D, making option (b) the correct answer.
Important Questions from Spellings
Choose the part of a sentence that is grammatically correct:
(A) What has excited many
(B) In India is how AI can be a
(C) Powerful change agent by
(D) Bridge the digital divide
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
Match the phrasal verbs in List - I with their meanings in List - II.
List - I (Phrasal Verb) List - II (Meaning) (A) Look forward to (I) Start living in a house (B) Hang on (II) Get so emotional that you lose control (C) Move in (III) Be excited about the future (D) Carried away (IV) Wait for a short time Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
Rearrange the sentences to form a meaningful paragraph:
(A) There I was put in a primary school.
(B) But just as at Porbandar, so, here, there is hardly anything to note about my studies.
(C) I can well recollect those days at Rajkot, including the names and other particulars of the teachers who taught me.
(D) I must have been about seven when my father left Porbandar for Rajkot.
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
Fill in the blank with the appropriate adverb out of the options given below: He works ______ quickly than I do.
(A) Much
(B) Very
(C) More
(D) Quite
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
Match the phrasal verbs in List - I with their meanings in List - II.
List - I (Phrasal Verb) List - II (Meaning) (A) Look forward to (I) Start living in a house (B) Hang on (II) Get so emotional that you lose control (C) Move in (III) Be excited about the future (D) Carried away (IV) Wait for a short time Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
