Chapter 4 - Cloze Deletion

Question 1

Again he fell into that strange mood of ____________ that was so foreign to him.

Answer 1

speculation

Question 2

There had grown up tacitly among the biguns the opinion that Piggy was an outsider, not only by accent, which did not matter, but by fat, and ass-mar, and specs, and a certain ____________ for manual labor.

Answer 2

disinclination

Question 3

Ralph felt a kind of affectionate ____________ for the conch, even though he had fished the thing out of the lagoon himself.

Answer 3

reverence

Question 4

Of all the boys, he was the most at home there; but today, irked by the mention of rescue, the useless, footling mention of rescue, even the green depths of water and the shattered, golden sun held no ____________.

Answer 4

balm

Question 5

The ____________ laughter that rose had fear in it and condemnation.

Answer 5

derisive

Question 6

Piggy and the ____________ were so funny that the hunters began to laugh.

Answer 6

parody

Question 7

In a moment the platform was full of arguing, ____________ shadows.

Answer 7

gesticulating

Question 8

He looked ____________ at Jack.

Answer 8

malevolently

Question 9

Of all the boys, he was the most at home there; but today, ____________ by the mention of rescue, the useless, footling mention of rescue, even the green depths of water and the shattered, golden sun held no balm.

Answer 9

irked

Question 10

He found himself understanding the wearisomeness of this life, where every path was an ____________ and a considerable part of one’s waking life was spent watching one’s feet.

Answer 10

improvisation