This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Grammar > Grammar > Discourse > Linking Words – Quiz 5 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Linking Words Quiz 5 (30 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. What is the function of the linker "therefore" ? A) Giving a reason/cause. B) Showing contrast. C) Showing a result/consequence. D) Joining similar ideas. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Showing a result/consequence. 2. What is the correct linking word to indicate a sequence of events? A) During. B) At that moment. C) Then. D) While. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Then. 3. I would love to go to Egypt ..... Morocco for the holidays. A) In addition. B) So. C) But. D) Or. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Or. 4. 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. 5. If I ..... you, I wouldn't return to call. A) Was. B) Were. C) Am. D) Be. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Were. 6. ..... I entered my house, I saw my mother. A) As soon as. B) No sooner. C) Since. D) On seeing. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) As soon as. 7. 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. 8. The synonym of "because" is ..... A) On the flip side. B) To the point. C) Suffice to say. D) On the grounds that. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) On the grounds that. 9. 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. 10. While I ..... this morning, I ..... my money. I don't know how. A) Shopped / was losing. B) Shopped / lose. C) Was shopping / lost. D) Shop / lose. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Was shopping / lost. 11. Exercise strengthens the heart and the lungs; it ..... builds up muscle. A) However. B) Inaddition. C) But. D) Also. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Also. 12. 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. 13. 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. 14. Which linker can be used in the sentence below? ..... his fear of heights, he agreed to try the rock-climbing course. A) Despite. B) Seeing as. C) Owing to. D) Even though. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Despite. 15. The film received good ratings; ..... , it was very long. A) Therefore. B) However. C) Certainly. D) Such as. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) However. 16. ..... the night, I was woken up by a noise in my room. A) While. B) When. C) During. D) As soon as. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) During. 17. Tell them to come to class tomorrow ..... , they will miss tomorrow's class. A) Even though. B) Unlike. C) Otherwise. D) Therefore. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Otherwise. 18. *He is a great skier ..... only few people outside of Europe know him A) So. B) But. C) Because. D) However. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) But. 19. " ..... " is a linker of "Emphasizing" A) Finally. B) Moreover. C) Above all. D) Therefore. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Above all. 20. 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. 21. There is one book ..... that may help you A) In particular. B) Like. C) For. D) For example. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) In particular. 22. ..... it was very cold, she wasn't wearing a coat. A) But. B) Because. C) Although. D) So. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Although. 23. Istanbul is a beautiful city ..... it is very crowded and polluted. A) As. B) But. C) As a result. D) However. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) But. 24. 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. 25. 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. 26. 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. 27. Let's go for a walk ..... lunch A) After. B) So. C) Or. D) And. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) After. 28. I'm leaning ..... a laptop rather than a desktop computer. A) Toward. B) For. C) After. D) At. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Toward. 29. ..... 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. 30. I like to watch TV ..... it is popular A) So. B) When. C) Because. D) Where. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Because. ← PreviousNext →Related QuizzesGrammar QuizzesEnglish Grammar QuizzesLinking Words Quiz 1Linking Words Quiz 2Linking Words Quiz 3Linking Words Quiz 4Linking Words Quiz 6Linking Words Quiz 7Linking Words Quiz 8Linking Words Quiz 9 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books