This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Grammar > Discourse > Linking Words – Quiz 63 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Linking Words Quiz 63 (30 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Why don't you phone James ..... he is free tonight? A) Unless. B) In spite of. C) In case. D) In order to. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) In case. 2. ..... I'd like to point that many students have been missing classes. A) First of all. B) Secondly. C) But. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) First of all. 3. ..... his poor salary, he doesn't want to leave his job. A) In spite of. B) Although. C) However. D) Therefore. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) In spite of. 4. ..... I prepared my bag the night before my trip, I still forgot my stuff. A) Although. B) Despite. C) And. D) So. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Although. 5. I had a terrible day at work and lost my umbrella too ..... , I spoke to that nice guy who works in the coffee shop at last! A) ALTHOUGH. B) THEN. C) AT LEAST. D) BESIDES. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) AT LEAST. 6. What do you prefer:Mc donalds ..... Burger king? A) And. B) Or. C) So. D) Because. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Or. 7. He didn't have an umbrella, ..... he got wet in the rain. A) So. B) And. C) Because. D) But. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) So. 8. ..... the storm, most domestic flights were delayed. A) Because. B) Owing to. C) Although. D) Despite of. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Owing to. 9. What does:'but' mean? A) Want. B) But. C) Because. D) So that. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) But. 10. AS I SEE ITPERSONALLYTO MY MINDAS FAR AS I AM CONCERNED A) REFERRING TO OTHER SOURCES. B) OPINION. C) SUMMING UP. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) OPINION. 11. Many classic rock bands, ..... Pink Floyd, Led Zepellin, and Deep Purple, come from England. A) Because. B) Consequently. C) As. D) For example. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) For example. 12. She went to a meeting ..... being extremely busy ..... A) Therefore. B) However. C) Although. D) Despite. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Despite. 13. ..... the strike, the teachers didn't manage to stop the reform!! A) In spite of. B) However. C) But. D) If. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) In spite of. 14. I haven't got money, ..... I can't buy a new computer. A) Because. B) Or. C) But. D) So. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) So. 15. What is the purpose of English connectors or linking words? A) To confuse the reader or listener. B) To create coherence and cohesion in the text. C) To emphasize the main idea. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) To create coherence and cohesion in the text. 16. Estefania is called Pepa Pig ..... of her apperance A) A a result of / because. B) Since. C) As a result. D) Because. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A a result of / because. 17. How do addition connectors contribute to the overall flow of a text? A) By showing cause-and-effect relationships. B) By highlighting differences between ideas. C) By introducing additional information or ideas. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) By introducing additional information or ideas. 18. People say English is so easy to learn ..... , most of them are not aware of the all the grammatical complexities. A) And. B) Nevertheless. C) On the other hand. D) Frstly. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) On the other hand. 19. F) ..... fit in in the social hierarchy of her private school. A) In order to. B) While. C) As. D) So. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) In order to. 20. Which is an example connector? A) As a result. B) Moreover. C) Similarly. D) Such as. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Such as. 21. She went to the disco ..... she didn't dance A) And. B) But. C) So. D) Because. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) But. 22. Diego wants to have excellent grades ..... he didn't study. A) But. B) And. C) Because. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) But. 23. Johny's first tattoo was a Cherokee Indian chief A) Because of his ancestral heritage. B) So most of his tattoos have been done by him. C) And he is a fanatical lover of tatoos. D) Since every tattoo means something. E) Because tattoos can fade. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Because of his ancestral heritage. 24. You're always safer ..... the group leader is with you. A) Because. B) Although. C) If. D) So that. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) If. 25. Peter is always on a diet ..... , his sister can eat whatever she likes without putting on weight. A) As a result. B) Because of. C) On the contrary. D) So. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) On the contrary. 26. What shall we eat today? Tacos ..... pizza? A) And. B) But. C) Because. D) So. E) Or. Show Answer Correct Answer: E) Or. 27. That's why A) That's why. B) Because the. C) Against. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) That's why. 28. Their team has got the best players ..... , their coach is fantastic A) Moreover. B) Even though. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Moreover. 29. What words are being joined:Is the Upper Nile in the north or the south of Egypt? A) Upper nile:Egypt. B) Upper nile:north. C) North:south. D) South:Egypt. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) North:south. 30. Find the option with the same meaning:In my opinion, self-driving cars are more dangerous than regular cars. A) Moreover. B) As I see it. C) For instance. D) Therefore. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) As I see it. ← 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