Transitions Practice—Answer Key

Choose the best answer to complete the sentence with the given transition.

1. My father is fluent in German and Italian. However, __________________

a. my mother is monolingual.
b. he also speaks a little Spanish.
c. my mother also speaks German and Italian.
d. he goes to Germany often.
2. My father is fluent in German and Italian. Therefore, __________________
a. my mother is monolingual.
b. he also speaks a little Spanish.
c. my mother also speaks German and Italian.
d. he often chooses to go to Germany and Italy on vacation instead of Spain.
3. My dog barks whenever I leave the house. Therefore, __________________
a. when I’m home, he doesn’t bark.
b. I have to take him with me everywhere I go.
c. he makes a mess of my house when I’m not there.
d. last Monday he barked for 2 hours nonstop, according to the neighbor.
4. My dog barks whenever I leave the house. Conversely, __________________
a. when I’m home, he doesn’t bark.
b. I have to take him with me everywhere I go.
c. he makes a mess of my house when I’m not there.
d. last Monday he barked for 2 hours nonstop, according to the neighbor.
5. My dog barks whenever I leave the house. Additionally, __________________
a. when I’m home, he doesn’t bark.
b. I have to take him with me everywhere I go.
c. he makes a mess of my house when I’m not there.
d. last Monday he barked for 2 hours nonstop, according to the neighbor.
6. My dog barks whenever I leave the house. In fact, __________________
a. when I’m home, he doesn’t bark.
b. I have to take him with me everywhere I go.
c. he makes a mess of my house when I’m not there.
d. last Monday he barked for 2 hours nonstop, according to the neighbor.
7. Emily is a graceful dancer. In contrast, __________________
a. Jake is a clumsy dancer.
b. Emily has been a dancer for many years.
c. Emily is also an agile runner.
 d. she dances Salsa and Merengue very well.
8. Emily is a graceful dancer. In particular, __________________
a. Jake is a clumsy dancer.
b. Emily has been a dancer for many years.
c. Emily is also an agile runner.
d. she dances Salsa and Merengue very well.
9. Emily is a graceful dancer. Moreover, __________________
a. Jake is a clumsy dancer.
b. Emily has been a dancer for many years.
c. Emily is also an agile runner.
d. she dances Salsa and Merengue very well.
10. Emily is a graceful dancer. In fact, __________________
a. Jake is a clumsy dancer.
b. Emily has been a dancer for many years.
c. Emily is also an agile runner.
d. she does not swim very often.
11. Jake swims frequently. In fact, __________________
a. Michael Phelps swims more than she does.
b. she swam five out of seven days last week.
c. she has a strange tan from her goggles.
d. she rarely goes jogging.
12. Jake swims frequently. However, __________________
a. Michael Phelps swims more than she does.
b. she swam five out of seven days last week.
c. she has a strange tan from her goggles.
d. she likes to swim sprints.
13. Jake swims frequently. Hence, __________________
a. Michael Phelps swims more than she does.
b. she swam five out of seven days last week.
c. she has a strange tan from her goggles.
d. she rarely goes jogging.
14. I studied for hours last night from 8:00 until well after midnight. However,
______________
a. I took several practices tests the night before to help me prepare for my exam.
b. I still failed my exam.
c. I studied for six hours.
d. I aced my test.
15. I studied for hours last night from 8:00 until well after midnight. As a result,
______________
a. I took several practices tests the night before to help me prepare for my exam.
 b. I still failed my exam.
c. my classmate passed the test.
d. I aced my test.
16. I studied for hours last night from 8:00 until well after midnight. In addition,
______________
a. I took several practices tests the night before to help me prepare for my exam.
b. I still failed my exam.
c. my classmate passed the test.
d. I aced my test.
17. I studied for hours last night from 8:00 until well after midnight. Afterwards,
______________
a. I took several practices tests the night before to help me prepare for my exam.
b. I was at school before that.
c. I had gone to the gym earlier that day.
d. I went straight to bed.