Choose the most appropriate word from the options to complete the following sentence:
His _______ skills could electrify an audience and bring them cheering to their feet.
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 3
The correct answer is Option (3) → oratorical
Oratorical means connected with the art of public speaking (an orator is a skilled public speaker, from the Latin orare, to speak). Only a speaker's skill could "electrify an audience" and bring it "cheering to their feet" during a speech.
Example: His oratorical skills made him a popular leader.
Why the Other Options are Incorrect?
Option 1: writing — Incorrect. Writing skills are enjoyed by readers; they do not work on a live audience that rises to its feet cheering.
Example: She improved her writing skills by keeping a diary.
Option 2: sculpting — Incorrect. Sculpting is the art of carving or shaping stone, wood or clay into figures; it is done in a studio, not before a cheering audience.
Example: He spent two years sculpting the marble statue.
Option 4: organisational — Incorrect. Organisational skills are skills of planning and managing work and people; they are useful, but they do not electrify an audience.
Example: Her organisational skills made the event run smoothly.