slowing
postponing
avoiding
delegating
Answer is Right!
Answer is Wrong!
The correct answer is C. avoiding.
To shirk something means to avoid doing it, especially out of laziness or lack of interest. In this case, the man was punished for avoiding his official work.
The other options are incorrect because they do not mean to avoid doing something.
- Slowing down is the act of decreasing the speed of something.
- Postponing is the act of delaying something until a later time.
- Delegating is the act of assigning a task to someone else.