The passage below has gaps numbered 11 to 20. Immediately following each gap, four options are provided. Choose the most appropriate option for each gap. A ...

Assessment: JAMB UTME - Use of English - 2003 Subject: English Language

Question 1 Report

The passage below has gaps numbered 11 to 20. Immediately following each gap, four options are provided. Choose the most appropriate option for each gap.

A prepared speech is not easy to deliver, especially if it is not written by the presenter. -11- [A. Quantum B. document C. free D. manuscript] delivery is one in which the speech has been written out word from word and is read to -12- [A. an audience B. a congregation C. a conference D. a gathering]. this kind of delivery is usually reserved for very -13- [A. genuine B. impromptu C. guaranteed D. formal] occasions when exact wording is -14- [A. reportive B. conclusive C. speculative D. critical] such as the State of the Union Address or speeches before the United Nations General -15- [A. Assembly B. Audience C. Organisation D. Negotiation]. The primary advantage is that the speech may be highly-16- [A. advanced B. analogous C. discreet D. polished] in terms of word choice, turns of phrase, and development of ideals. The main disadvantage is that this type of delivery is difficult to do well. Reading aloud with meaningful -17- [A. vocal B. bifocal C. anticipatory D. profuse] inflection requires the speaker to be very familiar with the text. If not, the words will come out in a choppy, expressionless way. Such poor delivery could destroy any -18- [A. decisive B. positive C. interactive D. restrictive] effects created by the carefully chosen -19- [A. dialect B. rhetoric C. slang D. language]. Lack of familiarity with the -20- [A. text B. context C. exchange D. note] could also prevent the speaker from maintaining eye contact with the people being addressed.

In question number 16 above, choose the best option from letters A - D that best completes the gap.
Answer Details
The best option for the gap is "polished." This is because the sentence refers to the speech being highly developed in terms of word choice, turns of phrase, and development of ideals. "Polished" means something that has been perfected or made to be smooth and elegant, which fits the context of the sentence. The other options, "advanced," "analogous," and "discreet," do not fit the context of the sentence as well.

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