Cloze Sentences Quiz

Select one word in the brackets that is the best fit in these sentences:

The crowd were (suspended, dumbfounded, mesmerised) by the dolphin’s antics.

• suspended

• dumbfounded

• mesmerised

The film was so (enthralling, informative, amusing) that we were griped until the end.

• enthralling

• informative

• amusing

His dress sense was (dishevelled, immaculate, bespoke): he always looked pristine.

• dishevelled

• immaculate

• bespoke

Moving house can be a (tumultuous, affirming, catastrophic) event with many potential problems.

• tumultuous

• affirming

• catastrophic

The inclusion of life jackets was (superfluous, irrelevant, futile) since the boat was unmanned.

• superfluous

• irrelevant

• futile

You should never behave (facetiously, inertly, soberly) when it comes to serious matters.

• facetiously

• inertly

• soberly

She felt (exasperated, confounded, perturbed) that she could not complete the puzzle.

• exasperated

• confounded

• perturbed

Rollercoasters can be terrifying but also profoundly (dangerous, exhilarating, cloying).

• dangerous

• exhilarating

• cloying

Her perpetual (reticence, disregard, procrastination) to try new things narrowed her options.

• reticence

• disregard

• procrastination

Upon entering his old school hall, the man felt a comforting sense of (dread, nostalgia, euphoria).

• dread

• nostalgia

• euphoria