This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Grammar > Discourse > Linking Words – Quiz 83 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Linking Words Quiz 83 (25 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Mary is a hardworking student. (a), she has the greatest scores at my school. A) Besides. B) Although. C) Therefore. D) A Thus. E) Too. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) A Thus. 2. I didn't tell you the truth ..... I didn't want to hurt your feelings. A) So. B) Because. C) And. D) But. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Because. 3. ..... we are satisfied with your performance. A) In short. B) As well as. C) For example. D) Such as. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) In short. 4. Beth usually felt very tired when she finished work ..... , she usually fell asleep in the middle of watching a film. A) Because. B) Because of this. C) For this. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Because of this. 5. I can always count on him whenever I need help ..... we are best friends. A) Despite. B) For example. C) That's why. D) And. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) That's why. 6. ..... the restaurant's reputation, the food was not very good. A) In spite of. B) Despite of. C) Although. D) However. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) In spite of. 7. She was exhausted, ..... she was happy because she had finished the job on time. Ela estava exausta mas feliz porque terminou o trabalho a tempo. A) But. B) Or. C) And. D) Because. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) But. 8. I study hard ..... get good scores A) In order to. B) Because of. C) Even though. D) Despite of. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) In order to. 9. ..... he opened the door, he got a surprise. A) When. B) Because. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) When. 10. Animals come ..... they smell food. A) Before. B) Although. C) If. D) So that. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) If. 11. It was raining ..... , we went to the park. A) However. B) But. C) So. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) However. 12. ..... complaining about the faulty mixer, we didn't get a refund. A) Despite. B) Owing to. C) Although. D) However. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Despite. 13. ..... her parents said she would have to wait. A) But. B) Finally. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Finally. 14. He was allowed to spend the weekend with his friends on ..... that he would tidy up his room first. A) Condition. B) Grounds. C) The other hand. D) The fact. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Condition. 15. John doesn't like horror movies ..... they get him nightmares. A) And. B) Because. C) Before. D) So. E) When. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Because. 16. You probably picked up my keys instead of yours A) Additional comments or ideas. B) Analysing results. C) Alternatives. D) Cause / Reason. E) Contrast. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Alternatives. 17. ..... the difficult questions, I got a good score. A) Despite. B) In order to. C) Apart from that. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Despite. 18. The students revised for their maths exams ..... , they wrote their history essay yesterday morning. A) However. B) Besides. C) Although. D) Yet. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Besides. 19. Which linking wor below belongs to the opposition group A) BESIDES. B) BUT. C) SO. D) ON THE CONTRARY. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) ON THE CONTRARY. 20. ..... it's rain, we should bring umbrella A) Because. B) And. C) Again. D) Also. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Because. 21. ..... he was one of the worst students in our class, he set up a successful business. A) Despite. B) In spite of. C) Although. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Although. 22. We use "but" ..... A) To join two parts of a sentence. B) To give different information. (contradiction with previous sentence). C) To give reasons.(reason from previous sentence). D) To add information.(addition to previous sentence). Show Answer Correct Answer: B) To give different information. (contradiction with previous sentence). 23. She will be sick ..... she stops eating. A) UNLESS. B) BUT. C) SO. D) YET. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) UNLESS. 24. ..... to the cold weather, we put on many layers of clothes. A) Despite. B) Owing to. C) Because. D) Therefore. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Owing to. 25. What is the role of time connectors in organizing information? A) To sequence events or actions. B) To create coherence and cohesion in the text. C) To introduce additional information. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) To sequence events or actions. ← 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