This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Grammar > Grammar > Discourse > Linking Words – Quiz 17 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Linking Words Quiz 17 (60 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Music is an important part of the curriculum ..... , it helps students relax. A) However. B) In spite of. C) In addition. D) Although. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) In addition. 2. They climbed the mountain ..... it was very windy. A) Nor. B) Although. C) After. D) While. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Although. 3. I feel sick, ..... I cannot go to school. A) And. B) Or. C) But. D) So. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) So. 4. .... having a sore throat, she won that singing competition. A) Besides. B) Although. C) Furthermore. D) Despite. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Despite. 5. When I was a child, I ..... went to the seaside in April. A) Had. B) Should. C) Always. D) Have. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Have. 6. Complete the sentence with the correct linker: ..... , i am very tired now. A) But. B) Because. C) Additionally. D) Finally. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Additionally. 7. ..... our lack of data, we could not complete the research. A) Since. B) However. C) For instance. D) Due to. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Due to. 8. He's talented ..... , he's very hardworking. A) Despite. B) However. C) In addition. D) Although. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) In addition. 9. The company president could not attend the meeting ..... , we decided to postpone it until the following week. A) Because. B) Consequently. C) Due to. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Consequently. 10. I woke up in the middle of the night ..... there was a noise. A) So. B) But. C) Because. D) Although. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Because. 11. Choose the correct correlative conjunction pair for the following statements:I am allergic to ..... dairy ..... tree nuts. A) Both; and. B) Either; or. C) Neither; nor. D) Not; but. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Both; and. 12. ..... I cut the vegetables for salad, Jose grilled the fish. A) While. B) During. C) Meanwhile. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) While. 13. Justin works very hard, ..... he doesn't earn much. A) But. B) Although. C) Whereas. D) And. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) But. 14. ..... it was raining heavily, we continued our football match. A) Because. B) Although. C) So. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Although. 15. ..... I don't like all their policies, I do think they 've done good thinks for the environment. A) Therefore. B) While. C) Unlike. D) As a result. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) While. 16. I missed two weeks' training because of flu last month ..... , I'm not expecting to run very well in today's race. A) To put it another way. B) As a result. C) Nonetheless. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) As a result. 17. Sally is very sporty, ..... A) She loves sleeping all day. B) All she does is play video games. C) She is on the basketball, football and swimming teams!. D) Her favourite food is cake. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) She is on the basketball, football and swimming teams!. 18. The old system had its flaws, but ..... it was preferable to the new one. A) Nevertheless. B) Although. C) However. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Nevertheless. 19. He reached the office 3 hours before the meeting ..... his boss informed him that the meeting was cancelled. A) And. B) So. C) Because. D) But. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) But. 20. I like listening to music; ..... , I don't like going to concerts. A) However. B) So. C) And. D) Besides. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) However. 21. He didn't want to stay at home ..... strange things were happening at his house. A) In addition. B) But. C) However. D) Because. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Because. 22. They saved money for months; ..... , they could buy a new laptop. A) Because. B) Therefore. C) Although. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Therefore. 23. Add appropriate linker, Tayo ..... masisipag A) G. B) Na. C) Ng. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Ng. 24. Static memory allocation is typically performed during ..... A) Linking. B) Execution. C) Loading. D) Compilation. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Compilation. 25. It's not that we're against it, Jakob, although it is an unusual idea. A) Though. B) Whereas. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Though. 26. I don't have brothers ..... i have sisters.(No tengo hermanos ..... tengo hermanas) A) Because. B) And. C) But. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) But. 27. I took some tablets ..... rid of my headache A) To get. B) To getting. C) For get. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) To get. 28. Jane doesn't get along with Sue ..... , they still manage to work together well. A) Whereas. B) However. C) Although. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) However. 29. ..... its high price, we didn't rent the flat. A) Because of. B) Because. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Because of. 30. What is the correct linking phrase to indicate the continuation of a story? A) To begin with. B) Next. C) Firstly. D) Finally. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Next. 31. Take an umbrella ..... you will get drenched. A) But. B) Or else. C) Until. D) And. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Or else. 32. She doesn't like eating any meat ..... , she hates raw fish. A) Moreover. B) And. C) In spite of that. D) Consequently. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Moreover. 33. I'd love to go out with you tonight, but, on the other side of the ..... , I could use some extra sleep too. A) Coin. B) Banknote. C) Money. D) Dollar. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Coin. 34. Well, I admire your optimism, Sergio, but nevertheless, I think we should make some kind of contingency plan. A) All the same. B) However. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) All the same. 35. It seems an extremely useful product ..... having a very short lifecycle. A) Despite. B) Although. C) However. D) In spite. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Despite. 36. We were ..... impatient that we couldn't wait for them. A) Such. B) Very. C) So. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) So. 37. I'm afraid that, because of the strong euro, exports are down again this quarter. A) Consequently. B) Owing to. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Owing to. 38. I like sugar in my tea, ..... i don't like milk in it. A) And. B) Or. C) But. D) So. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) But. 39. Yes. So as to give you a clearer idea, I've prepared copies of our sales projections for year one. A) So. B) In order to. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) In order to. 40. Great job! Now onto Conditionals:Zero conditional is used to show ..... A) Real possibility. B) Imaginary possibility. C) Facts. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Facts. 41. We didn't like the town that much ..... , the hotel was wonderful. A) As well. B) Especially. C) However. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) However. 42. I accepted the job offer and ..... I became your teacher A) Due to. B) On account of. C) Since. D) Thus. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Thus. 43. Sryia had no access to foreign products ..... she was a child. A) When. B) Although. C) In order to. D) As. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) When. 44. And while it's too early to say exactly how successful it will be, it's looking very good indeed. A) Whilst. B) As. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Whilst. 45. The figures are broken down by country so that you can get the full picture. A) Since. B) In order that. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) In order that. 46. Fill in the gap:The action of the novel shifts from Paris ..... London. A) In. B) At. C) Over. D) To. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) To. 47. What is the DEPENDENT clause in the sentence below? While he eats lunch, he talks about dinner. A) While he eats lunch,. B) He talks about what dinner. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) While he eats lunch,. 48. The sun was warm, ..... the wind was a bit too cool. A) So. B) Because. C) Although. D) Yet. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Yet. 49. We stayed inside ..... the storm A) Because. B) Because of. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Because of. 50. Do NOT ..... in the kitchen. A) Fry. B) Speak. C) Run. D) Play with pets. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Play with pets. 51. I really enjoy reading history books ..... , my friend doesn't. A) Although. B) Despite. C) However. D) In spite of. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) However. 52. You keep accelerating to overtake the car ..... I've asked you to stop three times. A) Despite. B) In spite of. C) Even though. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Even though. 53. They enjoyed the course, ..... it was very difficult. A) Although. B) Whereas. C) What's more. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Although. 54. People in big cities should drive hybrid cars ..... regular ones. A) Despite. B) Instead of. C) In order to. D) As a result of. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Instead of. 55. ..... being exhausted, he hung in there. A) Despite. B) Although. C) However. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Despite. 56. The water in the lake was ..... clear that we could see the bottom. A) And. B) So. C) As well as. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) So. 57. Pharmaceutical companies have increased funding for research and development ..... , Pharma X Company has increased its research and development budget every year for the last 10 years. A) In addition. B) Nevertheless. C) For instance. D) However. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) For instance. 58. ..... there wasn't enough snow, they didn't go skiing. A) Because of. B) Due to. C) Since. D) Despite. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Since. 59. You can add the fluid to the powder, or ..... , , the powder to the fluid. A) Conversely. B) However. C) Alternatively. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Conversely. 60. Citizens in Minatitlan keep burning paper and plastic ..... it affects the city's air quality. A) As a result of. B) Because. C) Although. D) Despite. 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