Target Exam

CUET

Subject

English

Chapter

One Word

Question:

Choose an appropriate word that means the following:

"Speaking one's thoughts aloud to oneself"

Options:

Monologue

Chovus

Soliloquy

Dialogue

Correct Answer:

Soliloquy

Explanation:

The correct answer is Option (3) - Soliloquy

Explanation:

  • Soliloquy →  (correct) It means speaking one’s thoughts aloud to oneself, often used in dramas when a character reveals inner feelings (e.g., Shakespeare’s “To be or not to be” speech).

  • Monologue →  A long speech by one person addressed to others, not to oneself.

  • Chovus →  Not an English word.

  • Dialogue →  A conversation between two or more people, not self-talk.