Discourse Markers Quiz 17 (25 MCQs) | Global MCQ Practice 🌍
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🧠 Discourse Markers – Quiz 17
1. What discourse markers show REASON?.
A) Though.
B) Consequently.
C) Because of.
2. Which of the following is a Comparing discourse marker?.
A) As.
B) Notably.
C) In summary.
D) Third.
3. TO SUM UP.
A) HOWEVER.
B) DUE TO.
C) DUE TO.
D) TO SUM UP.
4. Strengthening arguments (to stress the importantce of the point that follows).
A) As a matter of fact-if you ask me-undoubtedly-naturally.
B) Frankly-quite honestly-to tell you the truth-to be honest.
C) As I was saying-as it were-to put it another way.
D) Anyway-now-moving on-indeed.
E) So to speak.
5. _____ These are words that are used to connect, manage, and organize what we say or write.
A) Discourse Markers.
B) Marks.
C) Conversation.
D) None of these.
6. She was unable to walk for several months _____ is still in pain and using a stick almost a year later.
A) And.
B) With.
C) So.
D) For.
7. Even identical twins, thought until recently to have identical DNA, _____ have slightly different DNA.
A) Actually.
B) By the way.
C) Anyway.
D) None of above.
8. I think he should be acquitted _____ he is too young to know the difference between right and wrong.
A) After all.
B) At least.
C) Well.
D) Honestly.
9. I won't go to the party, _____ you give me a ride.
A) After.
B) As.
C) Unless.
D) While.
10. _____ it was raining heavily, they decided to go for a hike in the mountains. (contrasting ideas).
A) Although .
B) As welll as.
C) For instance.
D) None of above.
11. Which discourse marker is used to return to an earlier subject after a digression?.
A) Anyway / In any case.
B) Anyway / By the way.
C) As a matter of fact.
D) Incidentally / In any case.
12. 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) None of above.
13. Which DOES NOT express emphasis.
A) Specially.
B) Above all.
C) In particular.
D) Especially.
14. QUAL A IDEIA DO MARCADOR EM DESTAQUE?2020 has not been a banner year for us. In January I nearly died, so motherhood has a deeper resonance than ever before and I am even more determined to focus on the now and not to a future that is uncertain in every way.
A) Exemplification.
B) Emphasis.
C) Adding ideas.
D) Opposition of ideas.
15. Click all the phrases that are used to introduced a contrasting ideas.
A) Conversely.
16. There's time to get a sandwich from the cafeteria _____ the next class begins.
A) So.
B) Until.
C) Because.
D) Consequently.
17. I think Jacky needs to talk to you about some business _____ , she's lost a few pounds and looks fantastic.
A) By the way / incidentally.
B) As a matter of fact.
C) By the way.
D) None of above.
18. _____ being the better player, Richard lost the match.
A) Despite.
B) However.
C) Although.
D) None of above.
19. Which of the following options is correct:The customer made an official complaint because the waiter had been rude, (due to).
A) The customer made an official complaint due to the waiter's rudeness.
B) The customer made an official complaint due to the waiter had been rude.
C) The customer made an official complaint due to the waiter rude.
D) None of above.
20. Click all the expressions that mean "additionally".
A) More or less.
B) Moreover.
C) No more.
21. BeSIDES.
A) Falling.
B) Fall-rising.
C) Rising.
D) None of above.
22. ALso.
A) Rising.
B) Falling.
C) None of above.
23. _____ , we've been having nothing but rain for the past week.
A) As far as the weather is concerned, .
B) Obviously.
C) On the other hand.
D) None of above.
24. Having taken everything into consideration.
A) All in all.
B) In fact.
C) Obviously.
D) Apparently.
25. The pet didn't get any medical attention _____ it died soon after.
A) Despite this.
B) In this case.
C) In spite of this.
D) As a result, .