This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Grammar > Discourse > Cohesive Devices – Quiz 2 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Cohesive Devices Quiz 2 (25 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. ..... the terrible weather, Ben decided to go swimming A) Despite. B) Although. C) Notably. D) In contrast. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Despite. 2. ..... of rising population, people now have to cope with heavy traffic in the cities. A) Therefore. B) Because. C) As a result. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) As a result. 3. Which type of cohesive device is used in this sentence? The classroom has new chairs; in addition, the walls are freshly painted. A) Adding. B) Sequencing. C) Qualifying. D) Comparing. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Adding. 4. Contrast / Concession A) But, however, on the other hand. B) First, next, then, finally. C) In short, to sum up, overall. D) For instance, like, such as. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) But, however, on the other hand. 5. My mother is preparing our lunch. Meanwhile, my father is cleaning our car. A) Is preparing. B) Cleaning. C) Meanwhile. D) Preparing. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Meanwhile. 6. She's honest, ..... everyone trusts her. A) For. B) Such. C) So. D) When. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) So. 7. Online learning is fun. We get to meet our friends and teachers ..... A) As well. B) Moreover. C) And. D) Though. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) As well. 8. I dropped my reading glasses and it broke ..... , I need to either buy a new one or have the lenses replaced. A) In spite of. B) Furthermore. C) Otherwise. D) Likewise. E) Therefore. Show Answer Correct Answer: E) Therefore. 9. Likewise is used when ..... A) Adding. B) Comparing. C) Contrasting. D) Illustrating. E) Sequencing. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Comparing. 10. Many students complained that the test was difficult, ..... many students managed to score full marks A) Yet. B) Because. C) So. D) Even. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Yet. 11. She can speak French; ..... , her brother can speak French too. A) Conversely. B) Similarly. C) However. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Similarly. 12. In the middle of doing our school projects, we lost track of time. Sometimes, we needed to call our parents ..... it was already midnight. A) Although. B) As. C) Because. D) Accordingly. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Because. 13. What type of connections can conjunctions and adverbs show? A) Time, place, or reason. B) Time and place. C) Place and reason. D) Time and reason. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Time, place, or reason. 14. The following are examples or Coordinating Conjunction except. A) And. B) But. C) Indeed. D) Yet. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Indeed. 15. Why don't you call Isabel ..... you to know what time she's coming over tonight? A) Yet. B) For. C) Or. D) And. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) For. 16. As a result A) States a cause clearly. Example:'The meeting was postponed due to a power cut.'. B) States consequence clearly. Example:'There was a power cut. As a result, the meeting was postponed.'. C) Indicates a solution. Example:'To resolve the issue, we need to reschedule the meeting.'. D) Describes a situation. Example:'The power cut occurred during the meeting.'. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) States consequence clearly. Example:'There was a power cut. As a result, the meeting was postponed.'. 17. What is the use of cohesive devices? A) To connect ideas between different parts of a piece of writing. B) To refer something previously mentioned. C) To keep a piece of writing interesting. D) To make a piece of writing longer. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) To connect ideas between different parts of a piece of writing. 18. .... of the weather, the basketball game will be played tomorrow. A) Therefore. B) Regardless. C) Since. D) Likewise. E) In addition. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Regardless. 19. Some people hate winter. ..... , I love the snow and cold. A) Despite. B) However. C) Additionally. D) Indeed. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) However. 20. "I need a new laptop." "Do you have any idea where I can purchase one?" The emphasized term is an illustration of: A) Repetition. B) Substitution. C) Conjunction. D) Antonymy. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Substitution. 21. We can learn so much from the camp ..... , we can make new friends. A) And. B) On top of that. C) Even though. D) Otherwise. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) On top of that. 22. Living in the city centre is convenient but it has its limitations. [ ..... ] there's very little street parking. A) For example. B) In fact. C) Also. D) Similarly. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) For example. 23. What cohesive device is used in:'For example, many many children enjoy playing sports such as soccer and basketball.'? A) Adversative. B) Sequential. C) Causal. D) Exemplification. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Exemplification. 24. ..... the pandemic began, viewership of live chess games ..... From March through August, people watched 41.2 million hours of chess on Twitch, four times as many hours as in the previous six months, ..... the analytics website SullyGnome. (Taken from The New York Times) A) Since/ have soared/ according to. B) Since/ has soared/ according to. C) From/ have plummeted/ according to. D) Before/ have soared/ according to. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Since/ has soared/ according to. 25. My sister is a very responsible person ..... , she tutors me n Math and walks me to school. A) Likewise. B) For example. C) As a result. D) Additionally. E) Hence. 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