This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Grammar > Discourse > Linking Words For Writing – Quiz 15 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Linking Words For Writing Quiz 15 (25 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Which linking word would best fit in the following sentence? "He studied hard; ..... , he passed the exam with flying colors." A) However. B) Consequently. C) Although. D) Meanwhile. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Consequently. 2. NOT POSSIBLEThere are serious problems in our country ..... , we feel this is a good time to return. A) Nevertheless. B) However. C) Nonetheless. D) Therefore. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Therefore. 3. The rain, she walked to the station. A) Despite. B) Although. C) But. D) Too. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Despite. 4. He is the first black president of the US ..... , he is one of the youngest presidents A) Because. B) Moreover. C) Even though. D) However. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Moreover. 5. The students revised for their math exams ..... they wrote their history essay yesterday. A) However. B) Besides. C) Although. D) Yet. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Besides. 6. Which is NOT a word that shows a contrast? A) However. B) On the other hand. C) Likewise. D) In contrast. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Likewise. 7. My car had a puncture, ..... I was late for today's meeting. A) Since. B) Because. C) Although. D) So. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) So. 8. Which has the strongest emphasis in a sentence ..... A) Although. B) Though. C) Even Though. D) They are all the same. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Even Though. 9. Complete the sentence with the correct linking word. I will go to the meeting ..... , you go with me. A) Furthermore. B) Only if. C) Besides. D) Moreover. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Only if. 10. To give examples we use all of these except A) Such as. B) For instance. C) Like. D) As well as. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) As well as. 11. What linking word can be used to show addition in a sentence? A) And. B) But. C) Because. D) Or. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) And. 12. Victory wants to go swimming ..... , but she has a cast on her arm. A) To. B) Too. C) Two. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Too. 13. Which category does the linking word 'consequently' belong to? A) To Show Cause. B) To Show Effect. C) To Add More Effects. D) To Conclude. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) To Show Effect. 14. His wife works a lot ..... A) Besides. B) As well as. C) Too. D) Besides. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Too. 15. She likes chocolate pudding ..... vanilla ice cream for dessert. A) Because. B) And. C) So. D) But. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) And. 16. Developing countries need to lower birth rates; ..... , organisations are preparing campaigns on family planning. A) Because. B) Owing to. C) Therefore. D) Since. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Therefore. 17. The restaurant has a good reputation ..... , the food was terrible. A) Despite. B) However. C) Although. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) However. 18. My mother bought three cartons of milk, a pound of sugar, eggs and ..... a lot of vegetables for the week. A) As a result. B) Importantly. C) In short. D) Furthermore. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Furthermore. 19. I try to have an eco-friendly lifestyle ..... the next generation will still have a planet to live in. A) In order not to. B) So that. C) Because. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) So that. 20. Neither Mark, ..... Mary were at the school. A) Or. B) Yet. C) But. D) Nor. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Nor. 21. Which linking word can be used to show conclusion in a sentence? A) Hence. B) Therefore. C) Thus. D) Consequently. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Therefore. 22. Synonym of eating ..... A) Smootly. B) Dining. C) Strength. D) Currently. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Dining. 23. He wasn't able to finish his work, ..... he tried as hard as he could. A) Even though. B) But. C) If. D) Besides. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Even though. 24. ..... it was cheaper, I bought a VW. A) A part from. B) Because. C) However. D) Because of. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Because. 25. She got 70% in her diagnostic test ..... she is very smart. A) Although. B) Despite. C) In spite of. D) Because of. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Although. ← PreviousNext →Related QuizzesGrammar QuizzesLinking Words For Writing Quiz 1Linking Words For Writing Quiz 2Linking Words For Writing Quiz 3Linking Words For Writing Quiz 4Linking Words For Writing Quiz 5Linking Words For Writing Quiz 6Linking Words For Writing Quiz 7Linking Words For Writing Quiz 8Linking Words For Writing Quiz 9 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books