This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Grammar > Grammar > Clauses > Adverbial Clauses > Clause Of Purpose – Quiz 1 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Clause Of Purpose Quiz 1 (60 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. She flew to South Africa ..... a job interview. A) Despite. B) So as to. C) For. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) For. 2. Tom has a bike, ..... he always walks to work A) So. B) But. C) However. D) And. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) But. 3. They spoke quietly ..... wake the baby. A) In order not to. B) For not. C) Because of. D) So that. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) In order not to. 4. Our new manager has run the shop ..... that she'll be promoted next month. A) Too successful. B) So successful. C) Too successfully. D) So successfully. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) So successfully. 5. I moved to the front of the room ..... I could see better. A) So that. B) To. C) So as to. D) In order to. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) So that. 6. If I ..... million dollars, I would have bought the latest luxurious car. A) Winning. B) Won. C) Had won. D) Win. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Had won. 7. ..... it was the middle of May, it snowed all day yesterday. A) Although. B) But. C) Unlike. D) Despite. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Although. 8. I went to the butcher's ..... buy some ground meat for hamburgers A) So as to. B) In order to. C) So that. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) So as to. 9. She went to the library ..... she could borrow some books. A) In order that. B) To. C) In order to. D) So as to. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) In order that. 10. People on bicycles should wear orange coats ..... drivers can see them in the dark. A) In order. B) So that. C) To. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) So that. 11. ..... that we couldn't find any solution. A) Such a complex problem. B) Such was a complex problem. C) So complex was the problem. D) So complex the problem was. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) So complex was the problem. 12. He ran ..... fast ..... I couldn't catch him. A) Too/to. B) So/that. C) Such/that. D) Very/that. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) So/that. 13. "We preserve natural resources. We can use them in the future." means ..... A) We preserve natural resources so that we can use them in the future. B) We preserve natural resources in order to we can use them in the future. C) We preserve natural resources for fear that we can use them in the future. D) We preserve natural resources so as to we can use them in the future. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) We preserve natural resources so that we can use them in the future. 14. I put the nets over my strawberry plants ..... the birds could eat all the strawberries. A) So that. B) In order that. C) For fear that. D) For that. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) For fear that. 15. You should look up the meaning of the new words in the dictionary ..... misuse it A) So that. B) So as not to. C) To. D) So as to. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) So as not to. 16. He took out his camera ..... some photos. A) For. B) So as to. C) So that. D) To. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) For. 17. I usually go to the library ..... find information. A) To. B) In order not to. C) So that. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) To. 18. I'm going to the library ..... I can borrow some books. A) To. B) So that. C) For. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) So that. 19. I would invite her to my party if I ..... you A) Was. B) Be. C) Am. D) Were. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Were. 20. The runner warmed up ..... they wouldn't hurt themselves. A) Because. B) So as to. C) So that. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) So that. 21. ..... all my warnings, he tried to fix the computer himself A) Because. B) Because of. C) Although. D) In spite of. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) In spite of. 22. He avoids junk food ..... gain weight. A) Because. B) In order not to. C) So that. D) For fear. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) In order not to. 23. We are going to a restaurant. We will have lunch there A) We are going to a restaurant to will have lunch there. B) We are going to a restaurant so as to will have lunch there. C) We are going to a restaurant in order to we can have lunch there. D) We are going to a restaurant to have lunch there. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) We are going to a restaurant to have lunch there. 24. Which ones are subordinators? A) So that, in order that. B) So as to, in order to, to. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) So that, in order that. 25. She turned down the radio ..... her neighbors A) To disturb. B) In order that disturb. C) Not to disturb. D) So not that. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Not to disturb. 26. He read a lot of newspapers ..... keep up with the society. A) In order not to. B) So that. C) For. D) So as to. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) So as to. 27. ..... you can pass the exam, you must study hard every day. A) In order that. B) So as to. C) In order to. D) So that. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) In order that. 28. She worked hard ..... fail her exams again A) So as to. B) So as not to. C) So that. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) So as not to. 29. The crash was most likely ..... a mechanical failure. A) Owing to. B) As. C) Seeing that. D) Due to the fact. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Owing to. 30. He does morning exercises regularly ..... improve his health. A) So as to. B) In order to. C) Only B&C are correct. D) To. E) A, B, C are correct. Show Answer Correct Answer: E) A, B, C are correct. 31. The nutritionist explained the benefits of protein-rich foods ..... the audience would include them in their meals. A) In order that. B) So that. C) Such that. D) That. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) So that. 32. She turned down the radio so that she wouldn't disturb the neighbors.C. She turned down the radio in order that she wouldn't disturb the neighbors.D. All are correct. A) She turned down the radio so as not to disturb the neighbors. B) She turned down the radio in order not to disturb the neighbors. C) She turned down the radio in order that she wouldn't disturb the neighbors. D) All are correct. E) Only B and C are correct. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All are correct. 33. The student took that course ..... improve his English. A) So that. B) In order that. C) So as to. D) In order not to. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) So as to. 34. I wore a coat ..... I wouldn't get wet A) In case. B) In order. C) So that. D) So as. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) So that. 35. We have not won yet; ..... , we shall try again. A) Moreover. B) However. C) Although. D) But. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) However. 36. I set an alarm clock ..... forget to make a phone call A) To avoid. B) So that not to. C) In order not to. D) So as to. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) In order not to. 37. They ..... longer if they had more time. A) Would stay. B) Would have stayed. C) Stayed. D) Will stay. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Would stay. 38. What does 'to/so as to/in order to + inf.' signify? A) Expectation. B) Purpose. C) Absence. D) Completion. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Purpose. 39. He hurried ..... he wouldn't be late for class. A) Unless. B) As if. C) So that. D) Since. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) So that. 40. We waited for hours ..... buy tickets for the race. A) In order to. B) So that. C) For. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) In order to. 41. True or false The match was such exciting that we enjoyed it a lot. A) TRUE. B) FALSE. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) FALSE. 42. Why have you packet so many jumpers? ..... that it might snow A) For fear. B) In case. C) So as. D) Because. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) For fear. 43. He had to explain the lesson very clearly ..... A) In order that his student to understand it. B) So that his students could understand it. C) So as his students to understand it. D) So that his students to understand it. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) So that his students could understand it. 44. Mary jogs every day ..... weight A) To lose. B) Loses. C) Losing. D) Lost. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) To lose. 45. He was right ..... , she was stubborn and argued with him. A) However. B) Furthermore. C) Therefore. D) So. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) However. 46. He left early ..... catch the train. A) For. B) Because. C) In order to. D) So that. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) In order to. 47. Choose the best answer for the question.Those students are trying their best ..... get the scholarship. A) In order for. B) In order to. C) In case. D) So that. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) In order to. 48. They whispered. They didn't want anyone to hear their conversation A) They whispered so that no one could hear their conversation. B) They whispered so as to no one could hear conversation. C) They whispered anyone not to hear their conversation. D) They whispered in order to no one could hear their conversation. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) They whispered so that no one could hear their conversation. 49. Jackson was going to study all night, ..... he declined our invitation to dinner A) So as to. B) So. C) In order to. D) So that. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) So. 50. Hey there! Let's have some fun with words! What does 'Be in for' mean? A) To have no more left. B) To expect something bad/unpleasant. C) To be absent. D) To leave. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) To expect something bad/unpleasant. 51. She was born ..... 16$^{th}$ January. A) Of. B) In. C) On. D) At. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) On. 52. He studied very hard ..... A) So as not to pass the exam. B) In order not to fail the exam. C) So that to get knowledge. D) In order to he passed the exam. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) In order not to fail the exam. 53. Her arm will remain in a cast for a few weeks in order ..... A) That her injuries could heal correctly. B) For her injuries to heal correctly. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) For her injuries to heal correctly. 54. The fitness app provides reminders ..... users don't forget to drink water regularly. A) That. B) Such that. C) In order that. D) So that. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) So that. 55. He followed his dream of being an actor ..... his parents wanted him to be an engineer. A) In spite of. B) Unlike. C) Despite the fact that. D) Despite. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Despite the fact that. 56. What would you do if you ..... a superman? A) Were. B) Would have been. C) Had been. D) Was. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Were. 57. Mom didn't turn on the TV for fear the child ..... A) Could be woken up. B) Would be woken up. C) Will wake up. D) Might wake up. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Might wake up. 58. Which ones come before a subject + verb? A) So that, in order that. B) So as to, in order to, to. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) So that, in order that. 59. We turned off the lights. We wanted to save electricity. A) We turned off the lights in order to we save electricity. B) We turned off the lights to saving electricity. C) We turned off the lights so that we could save electricity. D) We turned off the lights because of electricity. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) We turned off the lights so that we could save electricity. 60. Paul hid behind the door ..... his father couldn't see him. A) So that. B) In order not to. C) To. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) So that. 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