This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Grammar > Grammar > Discourse > Linking Words – Quiz 9 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Linking Words Quiz 9 (60 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. 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. 2. Please tell me ..... Saturday if you can come to my Thanksgiving party. A) By. B) Until. C) During. D) When. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) By. 3. Insects are able to fly with great agility, ..... they can escape predators and search for food more easily. A) So. B) Since. C) As a result. D) Because. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) So. 4. He was absent ..... he was ill. A) Because. B) But. C) And. D) Although. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Because. 5. Identify the gender:peacock A) Common. B) Neutral. C) Masculine. D) Feminine. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Masculine. 6. 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. 7. What grade are you? A) 8th. B) 2nd. C) 3rd. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 8th. 8. 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. 9. Malinis ..... aso/. ( Clean dog) A) Na. B) G. C) Ng. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Na. 10. I left my house early this morning ..... I wasn't late for college A) Because. B) However. C) Therefore. D) Also. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Therefore. 11. I love to paint ..... it is fascinating A) When. B) Because. C) Where. D) So. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Because. 12. "She started working with kids ..... 1996" A) In. B) On. C) At. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) In. 13. 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. 14. He is very intelligent, handsome, ..... generous. A) So. B) And. C) But. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) And. 15. 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. 16. Choose the correct option to complete the sentence.It would have been a great journey, ..... we not got lost along the way. A) Should. B) Might. C) Had. D) Would. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Had. 17. 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. 18. 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. 19. When is usually a signal word for: A) Past Simple. B) Past Perfect. C) Present Perfect. D) Past Perfect Continuous. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Past Simple. 20. He always ..... up last when was young. A) Gets. B) Go. C) Gone. D) Got. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Gone. 21. 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. 22. What are you going to do ..... summer? A) Next. B) Because. C) Then. D) In addition. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Next. 23. He likes cooking a lot of dishes ..... , pasta, ceviche, bbqs or sweet things, etc. A) EXCEPT TO. B) LIKE. C) AS. D) FOR EXAMPLE. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) FOR EXAMPLE. 24. ..... Sita saw a snake, she ran away. A) As soon as. B) But. C) Though. D) And. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) As soon as. 25. I'm studying very hard ..... pass my exams next week. A) In order not to. B) In order to. C) So as. D) So. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) In order to. 26. The movie was long and boring. ..... , the cinematography was exceptional. A) Moreover. B) Therefore. C) However. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) However. 27. If you acknowledged a limitation in your research while still making a strong argument, which linker would you use? A) As a result. B) Even though. C) Additionally. D) In addition. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Even though. 28. He was watching a film ..... the electricity went off. A) When. B) As. C) But. D) So. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) When. 29. "The pizza will be ready in 10 minutes, Mum." "Great ..... , let's set the table." A) Meanwhile. B) Above all. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Meanwhile. 30. To look like two peas in a pod A) To have an argument and not be friends any more. B) To do everything together. C) To get on with someone really well. D) To be so similar that you can't tell one from the other. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) To be so similar that you can't tell one from the other. 31. The children took the move to the countryside in their stride, ..... the fact they had been happy living in the town. A) Despite. B) Nevertheless. C) Although. D) However. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Despite. 32. He is very experienced ..... , he still seeks advice from others. A) Although. B) Despite. C) In addition. D) However. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) However. 33. Select the best option. A) Last Tuesday I would go to the cinema. B) When I lived near the mall I would go to the cinema. C) This week I would go to the cinema. D) When it was my 16th birthday I would go to the cinema. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) When I lived near the mall I would go to the cinema. 34. ..... I was late, I took a taxi. A) So. B) As. C) Then. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) As. 35. ..... the meal, we talked about the coronavirus. A) Meanwhile. B) As soon as. C) During. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) During. 36. I left home and arrived to the office only to realize I had forgotten my keys.Which action happened first? A) I left home. B) Arrived to the office. C) I had forgotten my keys. D) To realize. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) I had forgotten my keys. 37. ..... similarities in purpose among all tribal dances, differences existed from culture to culture. A) Since. B) Due to. C) In spite of. D) Because. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) In spite of. 38. I was raining ..... , we still went to the park. A) Despite. B) However. C) Although. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) However. 39. ..... up spills ..... A) Wipe at the end of the lesson. B) Wipe never. C) Wipe immediately. D) Wipe soon. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Wipe immediately. 40. I don't like red, yellow ..... blue.(No me gusta el rojo, el amarillo ..... azul) A) Because. B) And. C) But. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) And. 41. The presentation was well-prepared; ..... , it captured the audience. A) But. B) Therefore. C) First. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Therefore. 42. I like swimming; ..... , I'm not very fast. A) Although. B) Because. C) Therefore. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Although. 43. The temperature in Saudi Arabia can reach 50$^\circ$ ..... , a lot of businesses are done early in the morning A) Because. B) Therefore. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Therefore. 44. I have to go home now ..... I really wish I could stay for some more time. A) BUT. B) OR. C) AND. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) BUT. 45. Is this a complex sentence?Mr. Smith wanted dessert since he saw a candy commercial. A) Yes. B) No. C) I have no clue. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Yes. 46. I'D LOVE TO ACCEPT YOUR INVITATION, BUT I'M AFRAID I'M GOING TO BE BUSY A) REFUSING. B) GIVING NEWS. C) INVITING. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) REFUSING. 47. She advised him to meet all the issues head-on ..... they were too important to be delayed. A) As. B) Due to. C) Therefore. D) Because of. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) As. 48. Translate "hard life or difficult life" in Tagalog. A) Mahirap mga buhay. B) Mahirap ng buhay. C) Mahirap na buhay. D) Mahirap ang buhay. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Mahirap na buhay. 49. ..... the rain, we decided to go on the picnic. A) However. B) Nevertheless. C) Despite. D) Although. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Despite. 50. The food is excellent in that restaurant. It's very good value ..... A) Although. B) Despite. C) As well. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) As well. 51. What type of sentence is this? Natalee covered her ears because Mrs. Crompton started singing again. A) Complex sentence. B) Simple sentence. C) Fragment. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Complex sentence. 52. He loves foreign holidays, ..... his wife prefers to stay at home. A) Inspite. B) Whereas. C) However. D) Although. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Whereas. 53. Carol wanted to drive to Colorado, ..... Bill insisted that they fly. A) And. B) Or. C) But. D) Nor. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) But. 54. I can't come now ..... the children are ill, and I have to look after them. A) While. B) Because. C) As long as. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Because. 55. He woke up late; ..... , he missed the bus. A) Although. B) However. C) As a result. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) As a result. 56. ..... heavy traffic on the motorway, we couldn't make it in time. A) Nevertheless. B) Subsequently. C) Due to. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Due to. 57. My uncle entered my house ..... I was doing my home work. A) Since. B) While. C) That. D) Where. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) While. 58. I was late ..... of heavy traffic. A) Because. B) As a result of. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Because. 59. We came late ..... we missed the train. A) So. B) But. C) If. D) Unless. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) So. 60. I don't play chess ..... I don't like show games A) When. B) Where. C) So. D) Because. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Because. ← PreviousNext →Related QuizzesGrammar QuizzesEnglish Grammar QuizzesLinking Words Quiz 1Linking Words Quiz 2Linking Words Quiz 3Linking Words Quiz 4Linking Words Quiz 5Linking Words Quiz 6Linking Words Quiz 7Linking Words Quiz 8 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books