This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Grammar > Discourse > Discourse Markers – Quiz 13 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Discourse Markers Quiz 13 (30 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. One connector is not correct in the context of the sentence, can you identify which?Sales figures have fallen drastically due to / because / owing to the recession. A) Due to. B) Because. C) Owing to. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Because. 2. The roads are usually very crowded at the beginning of the holiday season ..... , there are often serious traffic jams at the end of the holidays. A) However,. B) Similarly,. C) Even so,. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Similarly,. 3. You'll need a jacket, ..... you might get cold. A) That is. B) By the way. C) All in all. D) Otherwise. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Otherwise. 4. Choose the right oder A) Then-After that-First-Finally. B) After that-First . In the end-Then. C) First-Then-Finally-After that. D) First-Then-Next-After that-Finally. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) First-Then-Next-After that-Finally. 5. She is tired ..... she has walked for several miles. A) So. B) Because. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Because. 6. You might want to dress up for dinner ..... , everyone will be wearing a suit. A) After all,. B) To sum up,. C) As regards,. D) As I was saying,. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) After all,. 7. So A) To introduce the answer to a question. B) To make an additional point. C) To pose the main question that the speaker is going to answer. D) To show that what you have just said is true. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) To pose the main question that the speaker is going to answer. 8. Team building days are useful. They are ..... fun. A) Also. B) Too. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Also. 9. One connector is not correct in the context of the sentence, can you identify which?Laila's mother-in-law was a very difficult woman. However / Nevertheless / Consequently Laila couldn't help liking her. A) However. B) Nevertheless. C) Consequently. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Consequently. 10. One connector is not correct in the context of the sentence, can you identify which?In spite of / Even though / Despite being the better player, Richard lost the match. A) In spite of. B) Even though. C) Despite. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Even though. 11. You can't get into the theater ..... you have a ticket. A) Unless. B) So that. C) Yet. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Unless. 12. The play was boring, the acting amateurish and the direction non-existent ..... , it wasn't too long, so that's a relief. A) At least. B) Surely. C) Above all. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) At least. 13. Which answer expresses cause and effect. A) Significantly. B) By and large. C) Similarly. D) Consequently. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Consequently. 14. Which of the following options is correct:The highway is closed until further notice due to construction, (as a result) A) The highway is under construction as a result it is closed until further notice. B) The highway is under construction as a result is closed until further notice. C) The highway is under construction as a result closed until further notice. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The highway is under construction as a result it is closed until further notice. 15. The north is cold ..... the south is very hot. A) Whereas. B) On the one hand. C) Regarding. D) That is to say. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Whereas. 16. Choose the incorrect option:We left at dawn ..... avoid the rush hour traffic. A) Because of. B) In order to. C) So as to. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Because of. 17. Which of the following means "despite whatever has been said, let's conclude or stop talking about it" ? A) All in all. B) Anyway. C) By the way. D) Actually. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Anyway. 18. To return to the main topic after a digression. A) By the way. B) At least. C) In any case. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) In any case. 19. Which word is used to add more information A) Or. B) But. C) Also. D) Then. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Also. 20. Similarly, along the same lines A) To explain that something has happened in a way we can't explain. B) To give another example of the same sort of thing. C) To indicate that something is surprising. D) To introduce a well-known, obvious or unsurprising piece of information. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) To give another example of the same sort of thing. 21. Choose the sentence that correctly follows a first point with 'secondly.' A) I love rock. Secondly, I enjoy reggae. B) He played drums. Secondly, loudly. C) I secondly want to listen to this. D) Secondly, the music stopped and everyone danced. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) I love rock. Secondly, I enjoy reggae. 22. It is important to learn English ..... you will have more job opportunities. A) Because. B) So. C) In order to. D) For example. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Because. 23. Which of the following means '' out of all I have mentioned, this is the most important one" ? A) Basically. B) Apparently. C) Above all. D) Clearly. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Above all. 24. "MY NAME IS TIM. NO, ACTUALLY, MY NAME IS TIMOTHY" . A) CORRECT. B) CHANGE THE TOPIC. C) ADD INFORMATION. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) CORRECT. 25. Choose the connector that is NOT possible in the context of the sentence.6. After his accident my brother sold his car ..... he couldn't afford the insurance. A) As. B) Since. C) Because of. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Because of. 26. ..... , it's be a huge responsibility to have to decide which animals should be killed. A) Personally. B) Mind you. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Mind you. 27. I forgot to bring my umbrella ..... , the rain stopped before I reached home. A) So. B) Anyway. C) However. D) Moreover. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Anyway. 28. It was (a) that no one was able to hold back their tears. A) A. so sad. B) Such sad sight. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A. so sad. 29. ..... , and after all, I would like to thank you. A) In conclusion. B) Otherwise. C) Because. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) In conclusion. 30. In spite of / Even though / Despite being the better player, Richard lost the match. A) In spite of. B) Even though. C) Despite. D) None of the above. 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