This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Grammar > Grammar > Discourse > Cohesive Devices – Quiz 23 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Cohesive Devices Quiz 23 (30 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. 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. 2. We can't leave the house ..... the rain stops. A) Unless. B) If. C) Likewise. D) Otherwise. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Unless. 3. 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. 4. 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. 5. The cadets were given new uniforms to wear ..... , they received free passes to the match. A) In Addition. B) If. C) Below. D) Besides. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) In Addition. 6. 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. 7. Tongue kissing was unknown on a repressed Irish island ..... 1966. A) As soon as. B) But. C) As late as. D) Therefore. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) As late as. 8. 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. 9. Different animals have special ways of producing their young ones ..... , mammals give birth to their offspring directly, while birds lay eggs. A) In conclusion. B) Nevertheless. C) However. D) For example. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) For example. 10. No estoy de acuerdo con A) I am not happy with. B) I am not in agreement with. C) I am not attending with. D) I am not feeling this. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) I am not in agreement with. 11. 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. 12. 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. 13. ..... Liverpool played badly, they won the game. A) Furthermore. B) However. C) Though. D) Despite. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Though. 14. Read the passage and identify the cohesive device used to connect the ideas in the second and third sentences:'The weather was cold. Nevertheless, they decided to go for a hike.' A) Despite. B) However. C) Nevertheless. D) Instead. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Nevertheless. 15. Choose the correct answer.Things like owning a mansion, driving an expensive car and getting into A-list parties are exalted above old-fashioned values ..... , I do believe that in their day-to-day lives most people still believe in values such as honour, kindness and trust. A) Even. B) Nevertheless. C) Despite. D) Moreover. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Nevertheless. 16. It was very hot yesterday, ..... , it's very cold today. A) Equally. B) Likewise. C) In contrast. D) As well as. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) In contrast. 17. Choose the correct conjunction:He was tired ..... he stayed up late. A) Because. B) And. C) So. D) But. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) But. 18. Studying medicine and law is very common as [ ..... ] come with very well-paid salaries. A) These actions. B) This fact. C) These occupations. D) This situation. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) These occupations. 19. Which type of cohesive device is used in this sentence? We stayed inside because it was raining heavily. A) Adding. B) Qualifying. C) Sequencing. D) Cause & Effect. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Cause & Effect. 20. When one door of happiness closes, another opens; ..... often we look so long at the closed door that we do not see the one which has been opened for us." A) And. B) But. C) Or. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) But. 21. He is my father's brother, and he came here to the Philippines in 1980 where he worked as an engineer in a construction company. A) And. B) As. C) Here. D) My. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) And. 22. ..... a hobby, reading is also a great tool for education. A) Other than. B) However. C) Unfortunately. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Other than. 23. ..... Zahir's good looks, Khadijah didn't want him as her boyfriend. A) But. B) Even though. C) However. D) Despite. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Despite. 24. Which type of cohesive device is used in this sentence? She is usually cheerful in the morning. A) Adding. B) Comparing. C) Cause & Effect. D) Qualifying. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Qualifying. 25. I will not invite Mossa to the study-group discussion, because he talks to much ..... , my friends do not know him well. A) Furthermore. B) Although. C) In spite of. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Furthermore. 26. My classmate didn't study for the test, ..... she still passed. A) Yet. B) Nor. C) Or. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Yet. 27. We will go to the museum ..... , we'll have lunch. A) Soon. B) Meanwhile. C) Next. D) Before that. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Next. 28. Mother picked up her bag ..... she went straight to her room. A) Besides. B) Secondly. C) Furthermore. D) Then. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Then. 29. Bacolod will hold testing on Friday and Saturday in 14 centers, while the cities of Bago, Talisay, Silay and town of Murcia in Negros Occidental will have it on Sunday and Monday A) Sequence. B) Emphasize. C) Contrast. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Contrast. 30. The team completed the project. Their dedication was evident. A) Direct- "Their" directly connects the subject to their actions. B) Indirect- "Their" is a pronoun referring to the team, creating indirect cohesion. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Direct- "Their" directly connects the subject to their actions. ← 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