This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Grammar > Grammar > Discourse > Cohesive Devices – Quiz 11 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Cohesive Devices Quiz 11 (60 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. What is the difference between spatial connectors and temporal connectors? A) Connectors espaciales indicate location or direction, while temporal connectors indicate time or sequence. B) Connectors espaciales indicate time, while temporal connectors indicate location. C) Connectors espaciales are used in narrative, while temporal in poetry. D) Connectors espaciales and temporales are synonyms. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Connectors espaciales indicate location or direction, while temporal connectors indicate time or sequence. 2. I stayed inside, ..... it was raining heavily outside. A) Because. B) And. C) First. D) Moreover. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Because. 3. What is the purpose of the word yet in sentence number three? A) Comparing. B) Giving example. C) For conclusion. D) Contrasting ideas. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Contrasting ideas. 4. Do not be stress about anything, ..... in everything, by prayer and petition to God. A) And. B) For. C) But. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) But. 5. Fill in the blanks using the cohesive devices. He directed the movie brilliantly ..... he composed all the songs. A) THEREFORE. B) INSTEAD. C) HOWEVER. D) MOREOVER. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) MOREOVER. 6. We should take Grab to the mall ..... of driving there. A) Or. B) Instead of. C) Alternatively. D) Though. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Instead of. 7. Which answer is NOT used for showing similarity? A) Both. B) Likewise. C) However. D) Similarly. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) However. 8. What is the indication of the word hen from the sentence number 5? A) Comparison. B) Summary. C) Time. D) Order/sequence. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Time. 9. Tina hates cleaning the house ..... cooking. A) Finally. B) Yet. C) Like wise. D) On the other hand. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) On the other hand. 10. One day, I asked him if he misses his homeland. He said he does not. Moreover, he does not read news about Turkey. A) Moreover. B) News. C) If. D) About. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Moreover. 11. Which among the following cohesive devices does not express contrast of ideas? A) Second. B) Similarly. C) Compared with. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Second. 12. "He loves strong coffee." The bolded phrase is an example of: A) Antonymy. B) Collocation. C) Synonymy. D) Repetition. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Collocation. 13. This text is used to tell a story, often one that is based on personal experience. A) Demonstrative Text. B) Informative Text. C) Persuasive. D) Narrative. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Narrative. 14. What is the difference between conjunctions and cohesive devices? A) Conjunctions are the only cohesive devices. B) Cohesive devices are always conjunctions. C) Conjunctions are a subset of cohesive devices used to connect clauses, while cohesive devices encompass various linguistic elements that enhance text coherence. D) Conjunctions are used only in spoken language. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Conjunctions are a subset of cohesive devices used to connect clauses, while cohesive devices encompass various linguistic elements that enhance text coherence. 15. My sisters and I always eat our dinner ..... don't want to upset our mother. A) They. B) She. C) We. D) Us. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) We. 16. Which of the following is used to add ideas? A) So that. B) On the other hand. C) Thus. D) Furthermore. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Furthermore. 17. She would have been finished reading ..... the teacher comes in. A) So far. B) Before. C) Immediately. D) Nonetheless. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Before. 18. Identify the function of the cohesive device used in the sentence.I love going to school; that is, I like it very much. A) Summary / conclusion. B) Cause/effect. C) Chronology. D) Clarification. E) Comparison / contrast. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Clarification. 19. Anna is an excellent student in school. However, she doesn't do homework on time. The cohesive devise used functions as? A) Conditional. B) Additive. C) Sequential. D) Causative. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Conditional. 20. ..... our constant disagreements, we remained fast friends. A) Although. B) Despite. C) Unless. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Despite. 21. Keep your life free from love of money, and be content with what you have, ..... God will always be more than enough. A) For. B) Or. C) So. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) For. 22. ..... my parents call me every week, I still miss them. A) However. B) Although. C) Whereas. D) Despite. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Although. 23. Which function of cohesive devices is most useful for storytelling? A) Contrast. B) Addition. C) Cause/Effect. D) Sequencing. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Contrast. 24. The house is very expensive, ..... I could not buy it. A) So. B) But. C) Yet. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) So. 25. The rhino in Africa is threatened with extinction; ..... , many species of gorilla are also endangered. A) Consequently. B) Nevertheless. C) So. D) Similarly. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Similarly. 26. Wash the potato first ..... you can boil them. A) Afterwards. B) Nevertheless. C) Below. D) Above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Afterwards. 27. Lily enjoys watching the sunrise in the morning ..... the moon appears at night. A) In. B) As. C) Has. D) On. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) As. 28. I tried to help him ..... I was having problems of my own. A) Despite. B) But. C) Even though. D) However. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Even though. 29. ..... or constant disagreements, we remained as friends. A) Although. B) Despite. C) Unless. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Despite. 30. I can't afford a dog ..... , my landlord doesn't allow pets in the apartments. A) Although. B) Subsequently. C) Moreover. D) Furthermore. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Moreover. 31. ..... fast food, we should eat something healthier. A) Instead of. B) In spite of. C) Or. D) Otherwise. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Instead of. 32. What is the main function of coordinating conjunctions? A) To join words, phrases, and clauses together. B) To replace nouns in sentences. C) To indicate relationships between other words in a sentence. D) To show order and contrast. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) To join words, phrases, and clauses together. 33. I will help you ..... if you ask me. A) Likewise. B) Instead. C) Otherwise. D) If. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) If. 34. ..... are words that have essentially the same meaning, and they provide some variety of word choices, helping the reader to stay focused on the idea being discussed. A) Methaphor. B) Simile. C) Synomyns. D) Antanomyns. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Synomyns. 35. There has been no water for a week ..... , the weather is so hot today. A) Too. B) On top of that. C) And. D) For instance. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) On top of that. 36. I have always enjoyed reading the book more than ..... A) I watched the movie version. B) Watching the movie. C) To watch the movie. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Watching the movie. 37. He ..... believed he was sick. A) Thus. B) Then. C) Finally. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Finally. 38. Which type of cohesive device is used in this sentence? The clouds look like cotton candy. A) Adding. B) Sequencing. C) Cause & Effect. D) Comparing. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Comparing. 39. For example, for instance, to illustrate are some example of the cohesive devices. What type of cohesive devices are they? A) Contrast. B) Comparing. C) Illustrating. D) Adding. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Illustrating. 40. ..... , television may negatively affect students in many ways. A) Despite. B) Therefore. C) Finally. D) Moreover. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Therefore. 41. We were expecting the police ..... after 30 minutes, they still hadn't arrived A) Plus. B) However. C) Notably. D) Likewise. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) However. 42. In the sentence 'On the other hand, he could also choose to stay.', what cohesive device is used? A) Explanation. B) Comparison. C) Contrast. D) Addition. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Contrast. 43. Cohesion checks your ..... A) Relationship. B) Vocabulary. C) Mechanics of writing. D) Grammar. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Relationship. 44. Which type of cohesive device is used in this sentence? Finally, we went home with big smiles. A) Sequencing. B) Cause & Effect. C) Comparing. D) Qualifying. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Sequencing. 45. Young people often spend many hours a week enjoying their social lives, ..... older people are often too busy. A) Although. B) However. C) Whereas. D) Despite. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Whereas. 46. The neighbors often helped each other, ..... creating a feeling of harmony in the neighborhood. A) Thus. B) Such as. C) For instance. D) Though. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Thus. 47. Installing CCTV cameras Will be deter people from throwing waste in public Places ..... It Will help police to catch criminals. A) In general. B) Moreover / besides / in addition. C) In spite of this. D) On the contrary. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Moreover / besides / in addition. 48. What cohesive device can be used to show cause and effect in a sentence? A) Therefore or as a result. B) In conclusion. C) On the other hand. D) In summary. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Therefore or as a result. 49. We can't leave the house ..... the rain stops. A) Unless. B) If. C) Otherwise. D) Likewise. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Unless. 50. Which word do we use to return to our topic after a brief detour? A) Plus. B) Generally. C) Anyway. D) Subsequently. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Anyway. 51. The two main Colombian islands, ..... San Andres and Providencia, are much closer to Nicaragua than to Colombia. A) For example. B) In particular. C) Namely. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Namely. 52. The cadets were given new uniforms to wear ..... , they received free passes to the match. A) In Addition. B) Besides. C) Below. D) If. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) In Addition. 53. Great minds discuss ideas; average minds discuss events; ..... small minds discuss people. A) However. B) Moreover. C) Forever. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) However. 54. Tongue kissing was unknown on a repressed Irish island ..... 1966. A) As late as. B) But. C) Therefore. D) As soon as. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) As late as. 55. I finished my homework ..... watching TV. A) Before. B) Because. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Before. 56. Different animals have special ways of producing their young ones ..... , mammals give birth to their offspring directly, while birds lay eggs. A) Nevertheless. B) However. C) In conclusion. D) For example. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) For example. 57. No estoy de acuerdo con A) I am not happy with. B) I am not in agreement with. C) I am not feeling this. D) I am not attending with. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) I am not in agreement with. 58. Words or phrases used to connect ideas between different parts of text A) Propaganda techniques. B) Cohesive devices. C) Linear and nonlinear texts. D) Adjective complement. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Cohesive devices. 59. Dad works very hard for us ..... he can take us to go around the world in the future. A) So that. B) Because. C) And. D) While. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) So that. 60. ..... Liverpool played badly, they won the game. A) Despite. B) However. C) Though. D) Furthermore. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Though. ← PreviousNext →Related QuizzesGrammar QuizzesEnglish Grammar QuizzesCohesive Devices Quiz 1Cohesive Devices Quiz 2Cohesive Devices Quiz 3Cohesive Devices Quiz 4Cohesive Devices Quiz 5Cohesive Devices Quiz 6Cohesive Devices Quiz 7Cohesive Devices Quiz 8 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books