This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Grammar > Discourse > Discourse Markers – Quiz 5 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Discourse Markers Quiz 5 (30 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. The workers covered the furniture with sheetsw so as not to / not to / in order not to splash it with paint. A) So as not to. B) Not to. C) In order not to. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Not to. 2. Everyone knows that cigarettes cause disease. Why, ..... , do many people continue to smoke? A) For example. B) So. C) Then. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Then. 3. To say what the result would be if something didn't happen or if the situation were different. A) Otherwise. B) All in all. C) As far as. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Otherwise. 4. You must begin to study harder, ..... a matter of fact you won't pass the test. A) Actually. B) Otherwise. C) As. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Otherwise. 5. I agreed to help ..... I didn't feel like it. A) Even though. B) So that. C) So as to. D) In order. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Even though. 6. To change the direction of a conversation but make a link to what was previously said. A) Speaking of. B) Anyway. C) At least. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Speaking of. 7. He's the band leader ..... , he makes all the final decisions. A) Right. B) Come to think of it. C) You name it. D) As such. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) As such. 8. ..... being the better player, Richard lost the match. A) Even though. B) Despite. C) So as. D) So that. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Despite. 9. Johnny Depp is my favorite actor but, ..... , I prefer his acting in the Pirates of Caribbean. A) Besides. B) On the whole. C) I mean. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) On the whole. 10. Cheetahs are very fast animals ..... , turtles are quite slow. A) However. B) But. C) Also. D) So. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) However. 11. I've been off work for the last three days ..... this nasty cough I've got. A) Owing to. B) Because of. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Because of. 12. ..... , I was making the same mistake until I realized and correted it. A) At any rate. B) Now you come to mention it. C) For one thing. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Now you come to mention it. 13. This is the song you wanted to hear, ..... ? A) Right. B) Secondly. C) You name it. D) At any rate. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Right. 14. One connector is not correct in the context of the sentence, can you identify which?I agreed to help at the store although / in case / even though I didn't feel like it. A) Although. B) In case. C) Even though. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) In case. 15. Which of the following means '' you are not absolutely sure that something is true" ? A) As a matter of fact. B) Actually. C) Similarly. D) Apparently. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Apparently. 16. You have to exercise ..... be healthy. A) In order to. B) In addition. C) So. D) Also. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) In order to. 17. Prices at the mall were outrageous, ..... , considerably higher than at other shopping centers. A) Or at least. B) In other words. C) Not to say. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Or at least. 18. He shook his head, ..... her distastefully ..... A) To begin with. B) Moreover. C) Regarding. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Regarding. 19. Which discourse marker has a different function than the others? A) For example. B) Including. C) Such as. D) Similarly. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Similarly. 20. If you want to introduce the first idea in an incident, what word would you use? A) Next. B) Then. C) Meanwhile. D) To start. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) To start. 21. Besides 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: B) To make an additional point. 22. Could we rearrange my timetable ..... I don't have so many classes on Fridays? A) So that. B) In case. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) So that. 23. What do we imply:Of course I enjoy your company. OTHERWISE I wouldn't have come A) TO ADD UNEXPECTED INFORMATION. B) TO TALK ABOUT A SITUATION WITH A DIFFERENT RESULT. C) TO INTRODUCE SOMETHING YOU HAVE JUST THOUGHT. D) TO SAY SOMETHING IN A DIFFERET WAY. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) TO TALK ABOUT A SITUATION WITH A DIFFERENT RESULT. 24. Something surprising/unexpected or that contradicts previous information A) In fact. B) Obviously. C) Basically. D) Apparently. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) In fact. 25. My students group work hard; ..... , they do a great job. A) Moreover. B) Because. C) In spite of. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Moreover. 26. I thought it was an amazing book. It was a bit depressing, ..... A) Though. B) However. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Though. 27. We'd better find a solution for this problem quickly ..... our customers will lose faith in us. A) Furthermore. B) However. C) Still. D) Otherwise. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Otherwise. 28. It has been announced that the last match of the season has been cancelled ..... the severe weather. A) Due to. B) Because of. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Due to. 29. Qual marcador de discurso pode ser usado para apresentar uma ideia oposta? A) In contrast. B) Also. C) As a result. D) Equally. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) In contrast. 30. The man was sleeping soundly on the river bank ..... a crocodile was creeping closer.a) Despite thisb) As a resultc) Meanwhiled) By contras A) Despite this. B) As a result. C) Meanwhile. D) By contrast. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Meanwhile. ← PreviousNext →Related QuizzesGrammar QuizzesDiscourse Markers Quiz 1Discourse Markers Quiz 2Discourse Markers Quiz 3Discourse Markers Quiz 4Discourse Markers Quiz 6Discourse Markers Quiz 7Discourse Markers Quiz 8Discourse Markers Quiz 9Discourse Markers Quiz 10 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books