This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Grammar > Grammar > Discourse > Linking Words For Writing – Quiz 5 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Linking Words For Writing Quiz 5 (30 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. "I took the bus ..... I got home by 5 PM." Complete each sentence with a correct linking word. A) And. B) For. C) Or. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) And. 2. Identify the linking word that indicates a purpose: "She studied hard so that she could pass the exam." A) So that. B) Hard. C) Studied. D) Pass. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) So that. 3. Can you use 'of' after 'despite? i.e. "Despite of the weather ..... " A) Yes. B) No. C) Maybe?. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) No. 4. My mother was packing my lunch ..... my father was packing my school bag. A) As well as. B) Yet. C) While. D) Unlike. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) While. 5. ..... being late for the meeting, my boss wasn't angry. A) Despite. B) Although. C) Even though. D) In spite. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Despite. 6. The teenager was caught shoplifting ..... , he was let off with a warning. A) However. B) Because of that. C) Similarly. D) Due to that. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) However. 7. My daughter is very smart, ..... everybody likes her. A) But. B) For. C) So. D) Yet. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) So. 8. ..... I think that he will win the race, Richard believes that he will not. A) However. B) While. C) Furthermore. D) In spite of. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) While. 9. What is the role of 'when' in a sentence? A) 'When' is used to express a condition. B) 'When' is used to ask about the reason something happens. C) 'When' is used to describe a place in a sentence. D) 'When' is used to indicate the time something happens. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) 'When' is used to indicate the time something happens. 10. What linking word can be used to show purpose in a sentence? A) However. B) So. C) And. D) Because. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) So. 11. I saved up some money ..... I could attend the United Nations Climate Change Conference. A) So that. B) In order to. C) To. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) So that. 12. She brought me chicken noodle soup ..... I was sick. A) And. B) But. C) Because. D) So. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Because. 13. We haven't finished our dinner ..... A) But. B) So. C) Yet. D) And. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Yet. 14. Which word cannot replace "as a result" ? A) So. B) As a consequence. C) Consequently. D) Also. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Also. 15. Select the linking word that shows a condition: "If it rains, the event will be canceled." A) Rains. B) Event. C) If. D) Canceled. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) If. 16. We must develop sustainable ways of living, ..... future generations won't have a planet to live on. A) In spite of. B) Unless. C) Otherwise. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Otherwise. 17. I like playing sports ..... , I like playing football and basketball. A) However. B) Last. C) For example. D) Also. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) For example. 18. Select the linking word that shows a comparison: "Similarly, both methods yielded the same outcome." A) Outcome. B) Methods. C) Yielded. D) Similarly. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Similarly. 19. ..... I don't have a mobile phone, youcan't send me text messages. A) In order to. B) Since. C) So. D) So as not to. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Since. 20. I lent her some money ..... that shecould pay him back. A) In order to. B) So. C) So as not to. D) Since. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) So. 21. I love London ..... , the weather is bad. A) Furthermore. B) Moreover. C) However. D) Because of. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) However. 22. "John finished his work ..... he can play a game." Complete each sentence with a correct linking word. A) But. B) Nor. C) So. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) So. 23. Complete the sentence:My favorite subject is English ..... it is very interesting and important to speak it nowadays. A) Because. B) So. C) But. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Because. 24. I am principled ..... I take turn in games and follow the rules. A) Or. B) Because. C) And. D) But. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Because. 25. Which word could be used to combine these two sentence.Period two could not stop talking. Mrs. Talmo took time away from their lunch. A) But. B) So. C) When. D) After. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) So. 26. Alexander can speak several languages ..... he is fluent in English, French, Spanish and Chinese. A) For instance. B) As well as. C) Besides. D) However. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) For instance. 27. You should water your plants ..... they will grow. A) Because. B) Before. C) So. D) But. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) So. 28. Choose the correct linking word to show a result: "He forgot his umbrella; as a result, he got wet." A) Wet. B) Umbrella. C) As a result. D) Forgot. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) As a result. 29. What is the main purpose of using connectors like moreover or also in academic writing? A) To introduce contrasting ideas. B) To add new and related information. C) To indicate a result or consequence. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) To add new and related information. 30. Now I'm so happy ..... (koska) I have something interesting to look forward to. A) Because. B) As. C) Since. D) All of the three are ok. 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