This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Grammar > Grammar > Discourse > Linking Words – Quiz 3 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Linking Words Quiz 3 (60 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. The shop was closed; ..... , we couldn't buy any drinks. A) Therefore. B) Although. C) Because. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Therefore. 2. If I ..... you, I wouldn't return to call. A) Am. B) Was. C) Be. D) Were. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Were. 3. ..... I entered my house, I saw my mother. A) Since. B) No sooner. C) On seeing. D) As soon as. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) As soon as. 4. Lucy was very unhappy, ..... she missed James. A) Because. B) Becasue of. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Because. 5. The synonym of "because" is ..... A) On the grounds that. B) Suffice to say. C) On the flip side. D) To the point. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) On the grounds that. 6. The correct order in this paragraph is:1. However, about 100 years ago, someone invented minty toothpaste. 2. It was hard to squeeze. 3. Finally, someone invented a plastic tube. Ever since, toothpaste has been easier to use. 4. Before toothpaste was invented these were many things people used to brush their teeth. 5. At first, the toothpaste came in a metal tube. A) 4, 1, 2, 5, 3. B) 3, 5, 4, 2, 1. C) 4, 5, 2, 1, 3. D) 4, 3, 2, 1. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 4, 5, 2, 1, 3. 7. While I ..... this morning, I ..... my money. I don't know how. A) Shopped / lose. B) Shopped / was losing. C) Shop / lose. D) Was shopping / lost. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Was shopping / lost. 8. Exercise strengthens the heart and the lungs; it ..... builds up muscle. A) Inaddition. B) But. C) However. D) Also. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Also. 9. Activities ..... jogging and exercising have health benefits for us. A) For example. B) Because of. C) Such as. D) Since. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Such as. 10. She sat up late worrying ..... he be murdered on the way home. A) Lest. B) If. C) Though. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Lest. 11. Which linker can be used in the sentence below? ..... his fear of heights, he agreed to try the rock-climbing course. A) Owing to. B) Seeing as. C) Despite. D) Even though. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Despite. 12. The film received good ratings; ..... , it was very long. A) However. B) Therefore. C) Certainly. D) Such as. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) However. 13. ..... the night, I was woken up by a noise in my room. A) When. B) During. C) While. D) As soon as. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) During. 14. Tell them to come to class tomorrow ..... , they will miss tomorrow's class. A) Unlike. B) Otherwise. C) Even though. D) Therefore. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Otherwise. 15. *He is a great skier ..... only few people outside of Europe know him A) However. B) Because. C) So. D) But. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) But. 16. " ..... " is a linker of "Emphasizing" A) Finally. B) Moreover. C) Above all. D) Therefore. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Above all. 17. We were unable to get the money ..... , we had to stop the project. A) Therefore. B) However. C) Because. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Therefore. 18. There is one book ..... that may help you A) For example. B) For. C) Like. D) In particular. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) In particular. 19. ..... it was very cold, she wasn't wearing a coat. A) So. B) Although. C) But. D) Because. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Although. 20. Istanbul is a beautiful city ..... it is very crowded and polluted. A) As a result. B) As. C) However. D) But. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) But. 21. Scott likes to dance, ..... he can't at the moment because his leg is broken. A) But. B) And. C) So. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) But. 22. Memory allocation involves which of the following task(s) A) Determine amount of memory required. B) Use an appropriate memory allocation model. C) Determine appropriate memory mapping. D) All of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All of the above. 23. I drink chamomile tea before I go to bed ..... to sleep A) For go. B) To help me go. C) So that go. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) To help me go. 24. Let's go for a walk ..... lunch A) After. B) So. C) Or. D) And. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) After. 25. I'm leaning ..... a laptop rather than a desktop computer. A) After. B) For. C) Toward. D) At. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Toward. 26. ..... I worked very hard on my paper, I didn't get a good grade. A) However. B) Although. C) Despite. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Although. 27. I like to watch TV ..... it is popular A) Where. B) So. C) Because. D) When. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Because. 28. Most students wear school uniforms these days ..... , our school allows us to wear casual clothes, for example, jeans and T-shirts. A) Even though. B) Along with. C) Whereas. D) However. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) However. 29. Kate is a shy girl, ..... she can't make friends easily. A) And. B) But. C) Because. D) So. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) So. 30. Blair got a place only in Georgetown university ..... she did her best at school. A) Because. B) When. C) Although. D) However. E) While. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Although. 31. The car company is doing well; ..... , they aren't going to expand this year. A) But. B) However. C) Whereas. D) Although. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) However. 32. Fill in the gap:I know you're confident in your idea, but starting a company from the ground up is ..... said than done. A) More simply. B) Easily. C) Easier. D) Simply. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Easier. 33. The synonym of "to focus" is ..... A) To neglect. B) To hesitate. C) To dream. D) To concentrate. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) To concentrate. 34. ..... capable of foreseeing what would happen, he decided to act. A) In spite of. B) Despite. C) Although. D) However. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Although. 35. She was happy with her marks after the test, ..... she had hoped for a higher grade. A) Although. B) Despite. C) Whereas. D) However. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Although. 36. Someone broke into the garage ..... we were celebrating. A) During. B) While. C) If. D) Due to. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) While. 37. I can watch thousands of movies and TV shows ..... this device. A) Thanks to. B) Due to. C) However,. D) Because of. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Thanks to. 38. I felt awful about breaking ny friend's phone ..... I offered to replace it. A) Afterwards. B) When. C) Until that time. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Afterwards. 39. ....Before ..... the invention of television, people probably spent more of their leisure time reading. A) Nevertheless. B) Because. C) Before. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Before. 40. Choose the correct comparison linker:She likes going to parties ..... I prefer somewhere quiet. A) Because. B) Whereas. C) However. D) Both. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Whereas. 41. The synonym of "to be honest" is ..... A) To be fair. B) Actually. C) In a nutshell. D) I dare say. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) To be fair. 42. The actor is getting older ..... his acting ability is not getting better. A) Nevertheless. B) However,. C) For instance,. D) Since. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) However,. 43. Which Spanish translation corresponds to the linker "To summarize" ? A) En general. B) Para resumir. C) De todos modos. D) En cualquier caso. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Para resumir. 44. "He finished his homework and ..... watched TV." A) Since then. B) When. C) At the age of. D) Later. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Later. 45. This food is salty, ..... , it is very expensive. A) Since. B) Moreover. C) On account of. D) Due to. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Moreover. 46. ..... , I get up at 5:am, ..... I take a shower. A) First-finally. B) First-second. C) First-then. D) First-but. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) First-then. 47. There are some animals which feed on meat ..... , vultures, eagles and pelicans are some of these animals. A) Consequently. B) In terms of. C) For instance. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) For instance. 48. ..... of being really nice, she still lied to me. A) Despite. B) In spite. C) In spite of. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) In spite. 49. Which phrase can be used to indicate the start of a story? A) Finally. B) At the same time. C) Afterwards. D) To start with. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) To start with. 50. Complete the sentence with the correct linker:The bus ..... arrived. A) But. B) Because. C) Also. D) Finally. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Finally. 51. When I ..... at the party, everyone ..... a good time. A) Arrived / was having. B) Arrived / were having. C) Was arriving / had. D) Arrived / had. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Arrived / was having. 52. ..... , I never knew how much I cared for school. A) If. B) After. C) When. D) Before. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Before. 53. ..... recycling of wastes material solves the problem of garbage disposal at landfills, and saves resources, it entails large hidden costs in collecting, sorting and manufacturing. A) Therefore. B) Since. C) In addition. D) As a consequenced. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Since. 54. I went out with my friends ..... I had a lot of homework. A) Since. B) Despite. C) Although. D) Due to. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Although. 55. I went to bed early ..... I wouldn't be tired in the morning. A) In order to. B) So as. C) So that. D) To. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) So that. 56. We spent the mornings on the beach ..... we went out for lunch. A) And. B) And then. C) Because. D) But. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) And then. 57. Next time go down on your hands and knees ..... cut the chances of falling and hurting yourself. A) As. B) Out of. C) So as to. D) Owing to. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) So as to. 58. The film was boring; ..... , we left early. A) Although. B) So. C) However. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) So. 59. If you ..... tomorrow, he will be very angry with you. A) Have come. B) Won't come. C) Came. D) Don't come. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Don't come. 60. They don't like go camping ..... , they are allergic to NY insect A) Despite. B) Thus. C) Furthermore. D) In conclusion. 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