2020 · Q28
Each of the following sentences in this section has a blank space and four words or group of words are given after the sentence. Select the most appropriate word or group of words for the blank space and indicate your response on the Answer Sheet accordingly.
A speech is a __________ address, delivered to an audience that seeks to convince, persuade, inspire or inform.
EnglishFill in the Blanks
- Aformal
- Binformal
- Chumorous
- Dpolitical
Explanation
A speech delivered to an audience to convince, persuade, inspire or inform is by definition a formal address. 'Informal' contradicts the purposeful setting, while 'humorous' and 'political' are too narrow — a speech need be neither. Hence (A) formal is correct.