This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Grammar > Discourse > Discourse Markers – Quiz 12 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Discourse Markers Quiz 12 (25 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. We can't drink coffee ..... going to sleep, it's not healthy. A) As. B) Before. C) Unless. D) Likewise. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Before. 2. Tom likes spending his holiday in Salou, ..... his children prefer Andorra. A) Whereas. B) In spite of. C) In the same way. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Whereas. 3. Don't worry. You're our guest, so ..... , we'll pay for all your expenses. A) Besides. B) Surely. C) Naturally. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Naturally. 4. The game will start at six ..... , is Jamie coming, too? A) By the way. B) Naturally. C) Apparantly. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) By the way. 5. She was sending text messages ..... she was walking down the street. A) While. B) When. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) While. 6. ..... to the rumors I've heard, the new employee was fired for stealing from the company. A) As a result. B) According to. C) Actually. D) Instead of. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) According to. 7. Choose the correct word to express time A) So. B) And. C) After. D) But. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) After. 8. When I use 'besides' and 'what is more', my register is ..... A) Formal. B) Neutral. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Neutral. 9. ..... she's working really hard, I don't think she'll be able to catch up with the rest of the class. A) Even though. B) Despite. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Even though. 10. Team A enjoyed the task a lot. Team B found it very rewarding ..... A) As well. B) However. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) As well. 11. I don't think you should blame her for making a mistake. After all, ..... A) She's new to the job. B) She's very experienced. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) She's new to the job. 12. Which of the following connects ideas in a story A) Or. B) But. C) First. D) Because. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) First. 13. The restaurant chain has had a very difficult year ..... , they haven't had to close any of their restaurants. A) As a result. B) Nevertheless. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Nevertheless. 14. ..... the game was difficult, the students had fun. A) Despite. B) However. C) In contrast. D) Although. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Although. 15. They dance, drink ..... have fun ..... Jane sleeps ..... she is very tired. A) With / and / for. B) And / so / for. C) And / but / because. D) But / and / because. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) And / but / because. 16. Mia doesn't like swimming; nor does she like volleyball. A) Correct. B) Incorrect. C) Only chuchito knows. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Incorrect. 17. To add information A) First of all. B) Similarly. C) To begin. D) In addition. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) In addition. 18. Which sentence emphasizes an additional impressive fact? A) The speakers broke. What's more, it rained. B) What's more the lyrics are confusing. C) What's more, and then they left. D) She sang beautifully. What's more, she wrote the song herself. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) She sang beautifully. What's more, she wrote the song herself. 19. ..... , I have to go now, so we'll talk more next time, OK? A) Anyway. B) After all. C) Surely. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Anyway. 20. It will mean our children won't be able to enjoy the park ..... , it will create more traffic, making our neighbourhoods more dangerous. A) But at least. B) On top of that. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) On top of that. 21. One connector is not correct in the context of the sentence, can you identify which?After his accident my brother sold his car as / since / because of 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. 22. How can you state something obvious? A) As you probably know. B) To be honest. C) As I was saying. D) In other words. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) As you probably know. 23. Leann doesn't like science-fiction movies ..... , I think she's seen Interstellar already, so we should really choose a different one. A) Besides. B) After all. C) Basically. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Besides. 24. Choose the correct connector to complete the sentenceI am not good at soccer ..... I can play volleyball very well. A) But. B) That. C) And. D) Or. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) But. 25. We can change the order of the sentence when using A WHITE BUS A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. ← PreviousNext →Related QuizzesGrammar QuizzesDiscourse Markers Quiz 1Discourse Markers Quiz 2Discourse Markers Quiz 3Discourse Markers Quiz 4Discourse Markers Quiz 5Discourse Markers Quiz 6Discourse Markers Quiz 7Discourse Markers Quiz 8Discourse Markers Quiz 9 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books