CONJUNCTIONS &TRANSITIONS QUIZ

Name&Surname: Number: Date: 24.04.2017

A) Choose the correct completion.( 10 x 2.5= 25 pts)

1- (Despite/Although) their shop was always busy, apparently, they weren't making much profit.
2- (Despite/Although) the walls of sandbags which the villagers had built, their village was flooded.
3- She spent quite a lot of time on the first section of the test; she made it up in the second and third sections, (even
though/though).(
4- The lecture was very important;(on the contrary /even so ) only a few people attended it.
5- Well ( although /though) I cook,all dishes I prepared yesterday turned out to be a disaster.
6- As I’m on a diet,I don’t eat starchy food;I consume vegetables and fruit,(rather,instead.)
7- Once you have climbed up the Eiffel Tower,you feel ( like / as if )you were about to seize Paris.
8- Wood ants are usually found where there is plenty of dead wood for nest building. ( However /Notwithstanding) ,some of
the 200 species do like to live on open grassland.
9- My friend sometimes takes her inside cat out of home and advises me to do so (similarly/ likewise)
10- I don't think it is wrong to teach students sayings. (On the other hand / On the contrary ) I think they can be interesting
and useful to learn.
 A) I still have problems "with my pronunciation
Circle the best choice ( 25 x 3= 75 pts) B) my written compositions have received good grades
1- You had better take some tablets with you ........ C) I'm concentrating particularly on Byzantine history
Pakistani food upsets you. D) my teacher somehow thinks that I'm good at grammar
A) so that B) as though E) I enjoy listening to French music as
12-....... he fell straight into the water.
C) even if D) in case
A) Being too large to come right into the harbour
E) thus B) For fear that he would miss the train connection
2- .......... his invention changed the world, he never C) He would obviously not try diving again
gained much financial success. D) Misjudging the gap between the boat and the quay
A) Despite B) In contrast E) The captain gave us a hand to disembark
C) No sooner D) However 13-Contrary to what most people think,snakes don’t bite___.
E) Although A)whose venom can be lethal to humans and other animals.
3- ......... how many hours I spend revising, I don't seem B) because they never seem to look friendly to us
to be able to catch up with the rest of the class. C) unless they are teased or provoked to do so
D) and therefore their eyesight is really inferior to us
A) Whereas B) Although
E) if they hadn’t been looking for a prey
C) Whenever D) No matter
14-______it over enough for quite some time,I have decided to
E) Even if quit my current job___I may regret it later.
4- In northern Italy, it's quite rainy in summer, ........ it is A)to have thought / though
typically hot and dry in the southern areas of the B)Thinking / as long as
country. C) Having been thought/ as if
A) despite B) nevertheless D)To think/providing that
C) whereas D) therefore E) Having thought/ even if
E) as a result 15-____by the rude remark walter made about her,Betty
5- I wasn't frustrated when my train was delayed by pretended_____she hadn’t been offended.
A)Shocked / as if
fifteen minutes; ......... I was glad that it allowed time
B)To shock/ much though
for me to eat some breakfast.
C)Being shocked /no matter
A) on the other hand D) Having shocked / even if
B) otherwise E) Having been shocked / likewise
C) furthermore 16-......... its use in Japan as the centre of intricate
D) nevertheless traditional ceremonies, tea is considered an ordinary
E) on the contrary everyday drink in England.
6- ........ starting in a poor position, David Coulthard won A) In contrast to B) Similar to
the Grand Prix race. C) Until D) Whereas
A) Provided B) Owing to E) On the other hand
C) However D) Since 17-___that long White dress,Gloria walked across the hall
E) In spite of ___a swan glides on water.
7- ......... most hair dyes, which are made from chemical A)Having been worn / like
substances, henna is a natural plant extract which B) Wearing / as
gives the hair a red tint. C) Worn / the same as
A) Owing to B) As D) Having worn / much as
C) Unlike D) Although E) Being worn / similar to
E) Because 18-Not___to damage the car,she avoids tight spaces___
8- ........ being-colleagues, they are also good friends. parking it.
A) In order to B) Besides A)wanting/while
C) However D) Not only B) having wanted / whereas
E) Moreover C) to want/ once
9-I think holding a coffee morning at the shop will raise quite a D)wanted / on
lot of money for the charity; .......... it will help publicise the
E) to be wanted /___
shop.
19-____,I can’t even watch anyone doing it,___practise
A) furthermore B) otherwise
C) nevertheless D) however bungee jumping myself.
E) instead A)On the whole /different from
10-Since being given the Head Master's position, ........ B) In fact / let alone
A) he is undoubtedly the best person for the job C)As a rule / or else
B) he hasn't taught as many hours as he used to D) To tell the truth /if so
C) the school has been improving steadily E) Mostly / İf not
D) the pupils are much happier than they were with the 20-The lonians had___influence on the Aegean
previous one culture.____,the two cannot be considered seperately.
E) most of the other teachers criticised him severely
A)as much as / In fact
11-Although I've made progress in many aspects of the
B) more / In addition to
language, ....... .
C) by far the most / On the other hand D) Unlike other major fuels, charcoal, which is made
D) much as / Actually from incompletely burned wood, is expensive in
E) the most / In other words tropical countries and not very popular.
21-However many times I warned them tos tay away from E) Charcoal, formed from incompletely burned wood, is
the dog,they didn’t listen to me. still a popular fuel in some tropical areas of the world
A)Though they had been warned not to come close to the where conventional fuels are unavailable or
dog,they didn’t hear it. expensive.
B)I don’t know how many times I have warned them not to 25-Because of the religious ban on the use of the human
approach that dog,but they don’t seem to listen to me figure in art, there was little development in painting and
C) Whatever I say to them about the dog,they don’t seem to sculpture in Turkey until the Republic era.
care about it. A) Resimde insan figürünün dini yasaklar nedeniyle
kullanılamaması. Cumhuriyet dönemine kadar Türkiye'de
D)No matter how many times I told them not to approach
resim ve heykelde çok az ilerleme olmasına neden
the dog,they ignored me. olmuştur.
I have warned them so many times about letting the dog in B) Türkiye'de, Cumhuriyet dönemine kadar resirn ve heykel
peace;however,they ignore my warnings. alanında çok az ilerleme olmasının nedeni, resimde üıaan
22-Having had her bag stolen at this marketplace before, figürünün kullanılmasını engelleyen dini yasaklardır.
she kept a firm grip on her handbag. C) Resimde insan figürünü kullanmayı yasaklayan dinsel öğreti
A) If she had been holding her bag tightly while at the nedeniyle Cumhuriyet dönemi öncesi Türkiyesi'nde resim
marketplace, her bag would not have been stolen. ve heykeltıraşlık pek fazla ilerleyememiştir.
B) She knows that it is a good idea to hold firmly onto her D) Türkiye'de resim sanatında insan figürü kullanımını
engelleyen dini yasaklar. Cumhuriyet dönemine kadar
purse while shopping at the market as many people have
resim ve heykel alanında çok az ilerleme olmasının
been robbed.
nedenlerinden biridir.
C) Despite the fact that she was holding her handbag tightly
E) Resimde insan figürünün kullanımıyla ilgili dini yasakiar
most of the time, she had her purse stolen at-the yüzünden Türkiye'de, Cumhuriyet dönemine kadar resim ve
marketplace. heykel alanında çok az ilerleme olmuştur.
D) She held her bag tightly while at the marketplace because
she had had one stolen there before. Semra BUDAK
E) In spite of having her bag-stolen on a previous occasion,
she failed to keep a tight hold on it at the marketplace
23-Unlike the head chef, he thinks adding fresh cream to
tomato soup makes it more delicious.
A) Both himself and the head chef are of the opinion
that tomato soup tastes better when a little fresh cream
is added.
B) In his opinion, which is contrary to the head
chefs, the flavour of tomato soup is enhanced by adding
fresh cream.
C) Although be added fresh cream to the tomato soup to
enhance the flavour, the head chef didn't like it.
D) The head chef advised him to add some fresh cream
to the tomato soup, but he doesn't think this will
improve the flavour of the dish.
E) As any head chef will tell you, you can improve
tomato soup by adding some fresh cream just before
serving.
24-Diğer yakıtların bulunmadığı ya da çok pahalı
olduğu tropikal ülkelerde başlıca yakıt, tam olarak
yanmamış odundan elde edilen odun kömürüdür.
A) Since it is not as expensive as many fuels in tropical
countries, charcoal, which is made from incompletely
burned wood, is very popular there,
B) Many fuels are unavailable or very expensive in
tropical countries, while charcoal, formed from
incompletely burned wood, is inexpensive and thus
very popular.
C) In tropical countries where other fuels are unavailable
or are very expensive, the major fuel is charcoal,
obtained from incompletely burned wood.