Discourse Markers Quiz 5 (25 MCQs) | Global MCQ Practice 🌍
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🎯 Discourse Markers – Quiz 5
1. I don't think you should blame her for making a mistake. After all, _____ .
A) She's new to the job.
B) She's very experienced.
2. I got up at 9 o'clock yesterday and had a cold shower _____ , I had breakfast and left for work.
A) Then.
B) Finally.
C) At first.
D) None of above.
3. Writing letters is a more personal way to communicate _____ , I like writing by hand.
A) Besides .
B) Needless to say.
C) In fact.
D) None of above.
4. Prices at the mall were outrageous, _____ , considerably higher than at other shopping centres.
A) Or at least.
B) In contrast.
C) In other words.
D) Not to say.
5. I saw Jerry and Cath today _____ Jerry, do you know that he's going to Australia on a business trip next week?.
A) Talking of .
B) Regarding.
C) Otherwise.
D) None of above.
6. The north of the country is industrialized and rich _____ the south is quite poor, with an economy based on agriculture.
A) Whereas.
B) Furthermore.
C) On the whole.
D) None of above.
7. My parents just moved into a nice house. We love it _____ , it's near my dad's job.
A) Furthermore.
B) As a result.
C) To sum up.
D) None of above.
8. Choose the incorrect option:Sales figures have fallen drastically _____ the recession.
A) Because.
B) Due to.
C) Owing to.
D) None of above.
9. A long-established company has lost some good employees recently _____ they found it impossible to balance their working lives with the demands of their family life.
A) As with.
B) However.
C) Currently.
D) Because.
10. You did everything correctly _____ , we are satisfied with the work.
A) In general.
B) Nevertheless.
C) On the contrary.
D) Incidentally.
11. To sequence information.
A) To sum up.
B) To begin.
C) Nevertheless.
D) Next.
12. Peter decided to pay extra for a flat near the school, _____ having to walk many miles every morning from a cheaper but more distant location.
A) Rader than.
B) Providing.
C) Instead.
D) In case.
13. There are a lot of things in the new gift market, _____ , games, toys and flowers.
A) Like, .
B) In addition,.
C) After that,.
D) None of above.
14. We looked after the children (a) John visited his mother in the hospital.
A) Until.
B) A while.
15. Choose the incorrect option:The workers covered the furniture with sheets _____ splash it with paint.
A) Not to.
B) So as not to.
C) In order not to.
D) None of above.
16. QUAL A IDEIA DO MARCADOR EM DESTAQUE? In small companies, HR Generalists perform all relevant tasks, whereas in larger companies HR professionals could specialize in certain areas, e.g. sourcing and hiring, compensation and benefits, HR operations.
A) Opposition of ideas.
B) Conclusion.
C) Exemplification.
D) Adding ideas.
17. The child didn't get any medical attention _____ , she died soon after.
A) As a result.
B) In spite of that.
C) In this case.
D) Despite this.
18. One connector is not correct in the context of the sentence, can you identify which? The workers covered the furniture with sheets so as not to / not to / in order not to splash it with paint.
A) Not to.
B) So as not to.
C) In order not to.
D) None of above.
19. Well, I think we can declare the meeting closed _____ , who's going to have lunch at the canteen today?.
A) By the way.
B) Anyway.
C) Actually.
D) None of above.
20. What phrases do you use to emphasize the basic nature of a thing/ a person?.
A) Essentially.
B) In fact.
C) None of above.
21. A-George seems quite volatile B-Yeah, he's a bomb waiting to go off, (a) (non-literal meaning).
A) A so to speak.
B) As i was saying.
C) Clearly.
D) None of above.
22. I will help him, _____ , he has always been there for me.
A) After all.
B) Obviously.
C) Basically.
D) None of above.
23. _____ your contribution to our organization, you can expect a role that offers considerable variety and a chance to pursue your ambitions with the company both nationwide and internationally.
A) Besides.
B) Addition.
C) In return.
D) However.
24. Members may not bring guests except (a) the management is notified in advance.
A) That.
B) A if.
25. My kids never listen to me _____ , I didn't either at their age so I guess it's normal.
A) For a start.
B) As I was saying.
C) Mind you.
D) On top of that.