which hoice?

[hooshdar3]

"The audience was surprised with the student's ---------- speech.
1)diligent 2)menacing 3)inquisitive 4)spontaneous"


I chose 1, answer sheet gives 4.Which is correct and why?

[riquecohen]

"The audience was surprised with the student's ---------- speech.
1)diligent 2)menacing 3)inquisitive 4)spontaneous"


I chose 1, answer sheet gives 4.Which is correct and why?

The correct answer is 4. Have you tried to look up these words in a dictionary? I suggest OneLook Dictionary Search.

[Tdol]

The clue's in the word surprised, though it's not a particularly good question IMO.

[Barb_D]

Not a good quesiton at all. I expect if he were menacing, that would have been a bit of a surprise as well!

[hooshdar3]

The correct answer is 4. Have you tried to look up these words in a dictionary? I suggest OneLook Dictionary Search.

diligent also means "detailed and careful" , doesn't it?
Why do you say 4 is correct?

[SoothingDave]

Why would you be surprised that someone's speech was "detailed and careful"? Unless the student was known to be sloppy and unprepared.

This is a poor question.

[SoothingDave]

Not a good quesiton at all. I expect if he were menacing, that would have been a bit of a surprise as well!

Yes, and it's possible to be surprised by an inquisitive speech as well.

[hooshdar3]

Why would you be surprised that someone's speech was "detailed and careful"? Unless the student was known to be sloppy and unprepared.

This is a poor question.

When you think someone may not be able to perform well because he is young and inexperienced, you would certainly be surprised if he performs well, won't you?

[Tdol]

While I think it's a poor question, I think diligent speech is the least likely answer.

[SoothingDave]

Yes. It's a poor question. But spontaneity would be the most surprising, if forced to choose an answer. The others deal with the content of the speech. This is with the very fact that the student spoke at all.