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 (30 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. ..... the war, the prices of oil and bread went up enormously A) Consequently. B) In spite of. C) As a result of. D) Despite. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) As a result of. 2. She was tired ..... she went to sleep. A) Because. B) Due to. C) So. D) Since. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) So. 3. ..... enjoying Art most, Mark chose to study physics. A) However. B) Although. C) Despite. D) In spite. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Despite. 4. ..... small, the kitchen is well designed A) Although. B) Whatever. C) On the contrary. D) Despite. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Although. 5. Kate won the race ..... she fell. A) Even though. B) However. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Even though. 6. Due to is followed by: A) An adverb. B) A clause. C) A noun. D) A gerund. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) A noun. 7. She was afraid ..... she had revealed too much. A) Lest. B) Unless. C) If. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Lest. 8. Please tell me ..... Saturday if you can come to my Thanksgiving party. A) Until. B) During. C) When. D) By. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) By. 9. Insects are able to fly with great agility, ..... they can escape predators and search for food more easily. A) Because. B) As a result. C) So. D) Since. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) So. 10. He was absent ..... he was ill. A) Because. B) But. C) And. D) Although. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Because. 11. Identify the gender:peacock A) Neutral. B) Feminine. C) Masculine. D) Common. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Masculine. 12. I HAVENT GOT ANY PLANS AND I WIL CERTAINLY BE ABLE TO GO. A) REFUSING. B) ACCEPTING. C) INVITING. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) ACCEPTING. 13. What grade are you? A) 8th. B) 2nd. C) 3rd. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 8th. 14. Well, how much more time do you need? In order to put this before the board, I have to have your approval. A) To. B) So that. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) To. 15. Malinis ..... aso/. ( Clean dog) A) Na. B) G. C) Ng. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Na. 16. I left my house early this morning ..... I wasn't late for college A) However. B) Also. C) Therefore. D) Because. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Therefore. 17. I love to paint ..... it is fascinating A) When. B) Because. C) So. D) Where. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Because. 18. "She started working with kids ..... 1996" A) In. B) On. C) At. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) In. 19. Choose the correct linker:She studied hard, ..... she wanted to pass the exam. A) Because. B) Unless. C) Although. D) If. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Because. 20. He is very intelligent, handsome, ..... generous. A) So. B) And. C) But. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) And. 21. She couldn't come ..... she had to work. A) Due to. B) Because. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Because. 22. Choose the correct option to complete the sentence.It would have been a great journey, ..... we not got lost along the way. A) Would. B) Might. C) Should. D) Had. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Had. 23. Which of the following is a suitable beginning phrase for a story? A) Suddenly. B) During. C) First of all. D) Eventually. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) First of all. 24. Right, well, as nobody seems to be in favour of this proposal, I suggest we just scrap it! A) Due to. B) Seeing as. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Seeing as. 25. When is usually a signal word for: A) Past Simple. B) Past Perfect Continuous. C) Past Perfect. D) Present Perfect. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Past Simple. 26. He always ..... up last when was young. A) Got. B) Gets. C) Gone. D) Go. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Gone. 27. My brother was cutting the grass in front of our house ..... , I was painting the fence. A) While. B) During. C) Meanwhile. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Meanwhile. 28. I went to the park ..... with my friends. A) Yesterday. B) After. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) After. 29. What are you going to do ..... summer? A) In addition. B) Next. C) Then. D) Because. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Next. 30. He likes cooking a lot of dishes ..... , pasta, ceviche, bbqs or sweet things, etc. A) AS. B) FOR EXAMPLE. C) EXCEPT TO. D) LIKE. 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