Choose the correct option from the four options given:
A speech delivered without previous preparation is -
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 3
The correct answer is Option (3) → Extempore
| Word | Meaning | Example |
|---|---|---|
| (1) Soliloquy | a speech in a play in which a character, alone on stage, speaks his thoughts aloud | Hamlet's "To be, or not to be" is a famous soliloquy. |
| (2) Rhetoric | the art of speaking or writing to persuade, often in a planned, showy style | The leader's speech was full of rhetoric but had few facts. |
| (3) Extempore (answer) | spoken or done without preparation (an extempore speech is made on the spot) | She won the prize for her extempore speech on climate change. |
| (4) Expression | the act of showing one's thoughts or feelings, or a word or phrase (it says nothing about preparation) | Painting is a form of self-expression. |