This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Grammar > Discourse > Linking Words – Quiz 18 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Linking Words Quiz 18 (30 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Choose the correct option to complete the sentence.It would have been a great journey, ..... we not got lost along the way. A) Had. B) Would. C) Should. D) Might. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Had. 2. Which of the following is a suitable beginning phrase for a story? A) Suddenly. B) During. C) First of all. D) Eventually. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) First of all. 3. Right, well, as nobody seems to be in favour of this proposal, I suggest we just scrap it! A) Due to. B) Seeing as. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Seeing as. 4. When is usually a signal word for: A) Present Perfect. B) Past Simple. C) Past Perfect. D) Past Perfect Continuous. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Past Simple. 5. He always ..... up last when was young. A) Go. B) Gone. C) Gets. D) Got. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Gone. 6. My brother was cutting the grass in front of our house ..... , I was painting the fence. A) While. B) During. C) Meanwhile. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Meanwhile. 7. I went to the park ..... with my friends. A) Yesterday. B) After. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) After. 8. What are you going to do ..... summer? A) Because. B) Next. C) In addition. D) Then. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Next. 9. He likes cooking a lot of dishes ..... , pasta, ceviche, bbqs or sweet things, etc. A) FOR EXAMPLE. B) LIKE. C) AS. D) EXCEPT TO. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) FOR EXAMPLE. 10. ..... Sita saw a snake, she ran away. A) As soon as. B) But. C) Though. D) And. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) As soon as. 11. I'm studying very hard ..... pass my exams next week. A) In order to. B) So as. C) In order not to. D) So. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) In order to. 12. The movie was long and boring. ..... , the cinematography was exceptional. A) Moreover. B) Therefore. C) However. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) However. 13. If you acknowledged a limitation in your research while still making a strong argument, which linker would you use? A) As a result. B) Even though. C) Additionally. D) In addition. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Even though. 14. He was watching a film ..... the electricity went off. A) When. B) As. C) So. D) But. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) When. 15. "The pizza will be ready in 10 minutes, Mum." "Great ..... , let's set the table." A) Meanwhile. B) Above all. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Meanwhile. 16. To look like two peas in a pod A) To have an argument and not be friends any more. B) To do everything together. C) To get on with someone really well. D) To be so similar that you can't tell one from the other. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) To be so similar that you can't tell one from the other. 17. The children took the move to the countryside in their stride, ..... the fact they had been happy living in the town. A) However. B) Although. C) Nevertheless. D) Despite. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Despite. 18. He is very experienced ..... , he still seeks advice from others. A) Despite. B) Although. C) However. D) In addition. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) However. 19. Select the best option. A) Last Tuesday I would go to the cinema. B) When I lived near the mall I would go to the cinema. C) This week I would go to the cinema. D) When it was my 16th birthday I would go to the cinema. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) When I lived near the mall I would go to the cinema. 20. ..... I was late, I took a taxi. A) So. B) As. C) Then. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) As. 21. ..... the meal, we talked about the coronavirus. A) Meanwhile. B) As soon as. C) During. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) During. 22. I left home and arrived to the office only to realize I had forgotten my keys.Which action happened first? A) I left home. B) Arrived to the office. C) To realize. D) I had forgotten my keys. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) I had forgotten my keys. 23. ..... similarities in purpose among all tribal dances, differences existed from culture to culture. A) Due to. B) Because. C) In spite of. D) Since. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) In spite of. 24. I was raining ..... , we still went to the park. A) Despite. B) However. C) Although. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) However. 25. ..... up spills ..... A) Wipe immediately. B) Wipe soon. C) Wipe never. D) Wipe at the end of the lesson. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Wipe immediately. 26. I don't like red, yellow ..... blue.(No me gusta el rojo, el amarillo ..... azul) A) Because. B) And. C) But. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) And. 27. The presentation was well-prepared; ..... , it captured the audience. A) But. B) Therefore. C) First. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Therefore. 28. I like swimming; ..... , I'm not very fast. A) Although. B) Because. C) Therefore. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Although. 29. The temperature in Saudi Arabia can reach 50$^\circ$ ..... , a lot of businesses are done early in the morning A) Because. B) Therefore. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Therefore. 30. I have to go home now ..... I really wish I could stay for some more time. A) BUT. B) OR. C) AND. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) BUT. ← PreviousNext →Related QuizzesGrammar QuizzesLinking Words Quiz 1Linking Words Quiz 2Linking Words Quiz 3Linking Words Quiz 4Linking Words Quiz 5Linking Words Quiz 6Linking Words Quiz 7Linking Words Quiz 8Linking Words Quiz 9 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books