Discourse Markers Quiz 1 (25 MCQs) | Global MCQ Practice 🌍
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🧠 Discourse Markers – Quiz 1
1. I have bought the tickets.
A) The tickets have been bought. .
B) The tickets have bought by me.
C) The tickets have being bought.
D) None of above.
2. _____ , I would like to welcome you all to the conference today.
A) Firstly .
B) Conclusion.
C) A result.
D) None of above.
3. _____ social media marketing is concerned, it's maybe one of the areas of marketing which is changing faster.
A) In fact.
B) As regards.
C) In other words.
D) As far as.
4. Take an umbrella _____ it rains.
A) So that.
B) Though.
C) In case.
D) So.
5. I _____ prefer to eat at home rather than eat in restaurants.
A) Actually .
B) Needless to say.
C) In fact.
D) None of above.
6. Have you heard? Petra is getting divorced. Apparently, _____ .
A) Her husband was having an affair.
B) She tells me she's met another man.
7. This steak is tough and overcooked. Still, at least _____ .
A) The French fries are burnt.
B) The French fries are good.
8. People like to go there _____ because of the beautiful beaches.
A) In the meantime.
B) However.
C) As a rule.
D) Mainly.
9. I did not study _____ , I failed the exam.
A) Therefore .
B) Because.
C) If.
D) None of above.
10. (a) (truthfulness) i didn't like the venue.
A) A frankly.
B) Anyway.
C) Clearly.
D) Admittedly.
11. _____ your question about our mobile rates, I have attached a document where you can see all our rate plans.
A) Regarding.
B) Whereas.
C) As far as.
D) None of above.
12. It was raining _____ , we played the match.
A) Despite.
B) Although.
C) However.
13. Many people today spend time on social networking sites _____ , Facebook and Twitter are both used around the world to help people stay connected.
A) For example.
B) As a result.
14. Ask your boss if you can take the day off _____ , he can't say no.
A) So.
B) Unfortunately.
C) I mean.
D) Therefore.
15. Salim likes fruits, _____ bananas, apples and mangoes.
A) Such as.
B) Also.
C) First.
D) None of above.
16. What discourse markers show CONTRAST?.
A) Even though.
B) Because of.
17. One connector is not correct in the context of the sentence, can you identify which? We left at dawn because of / in order to / so as toavoid the rush hour traffic.
A) Because of.
B) In order to.
C) So as to.
D) None of above.
18. Bob ate a large dinner _____ , he is still hungry.
A) However.
B) Because.
C) Consequently.
D) None of above.
19. I'm not keen on thrillers, but it must have been good because at the end the whole audience stood up and clapped _____ , I'm not so sure what the story was about, but you really should go and see it.
A) As I was saying.
B) Apparently.
C) Actually.
D) None of above.
20. Tom is the most ill-mannered and and disrespectful person I know _____ , he's always lying.
A) Furthermore.
B) Actually.
C) In other words.
D) Basically.
21. I will help him, _____ he has always been there for me.
A) After all.
B) Basically.
C) Obviously.
D) None of above.
22. Choose the incorrect option:After his accident my brother sold his car _____ he couldn't afford the insurance.
A) Because of .
B) As.
C) Since.
D) None of above.
23. _____ last week, I don't enjoy opera.
A) For a start.
B) Kind of.
C) Anyway.
D) As I said.
24. One connector is not correct in the context of the sentence, can you identify which? Sales figures have fallen drastically due to / because / owing to the recession.
A) Because.
B) Due to.
C) Owing to.
D) None of above.
25. _____ , heat the oil in a pan. Then, put it in all the marinated chicken pieces.
A) First, .
B) Next,.
C) Finally,.
D) None of above.