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Cohesive Devices - Compare and Contrast

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Please fill the gap in each sentence with one of the provided options.

______________ we are a small company, we sell almost a hundred machines a month.

a)

Despite

b)

In spite of

c)

Although

2.

Please fill the gap in each sentence with one of the provided options.

______________ his lack of experience, he became a successful businessman.

a)

Despite

b)

Even though

c)

Although

3.

Please fill the gap in each sentence with one of the provided options.

______________being by far the oldest player, he scored three goals.

a)

Despite

b)

Even though

c)

Although

4.

Please fill the gap in each sentence with one of the provided options.

______________he's a millionaire, he drives a second-hand car.

a)

Despite

b)

In spite of

c)

Although

5.

Please fill the gap in each sentence with one of the provided options.

______________ it rained a lot, I enjoyed the holiday.

a)

Despite

b)

In spite of

c)

Although

6.

Please fill the gap in each sentence with one of the provided options.

______________ working for the company for six months now, he never seems to know what to do.

a)

Despite

b)

Even though

c)

Although

7.

Please fill the gap in each sentence with one of the provided options.

______________ he's a millionaire, he lives in a very small flat.

a)

Despite

b)

In spite of

c)

Even though

8.

Please fill the gap in each sentence with one of the provided options.

______________ he's much older than the others, he won the race.

a)

Despite

b)

Although

c)

In spite of

9.

Please fill the gap in each sentence with one of the provided options.

______________they have a lot of money, they're still not happy.

a)

Despite

b)

In spite of

c)

Even though

10.

Please fill the gap in each sentence with one of the provided options.

______________ their money, they're still not happy.

a)

Even though

b)

In spite of

c)

Although

11.

Please fill the gap in each sentence with one of the provided options.

______________ the heavy traffic, we got there on time.

a)

Despite

b)

Even though

c)

Although

12.

Please fill the gap in each sentence with one of the provided options.

He won the race ______________ being much older than the others.

a)

despite

b)

even though

c)

although

13.

Please fill the gap in each sentence with one of the provided options.

______________ he was hungry, Zhang did not eat.

a)

Despite

b)

In spite of

c)

Although

14.

Please fill the gap in each sentence with one of the provided options.

______________ I was sick, I took the test.

a)

Despite

b)

In spite of

c)

Although

15.

Please fill the gap in each sentence with one of the provided options.

He decided to buy the car despite  ___________

a)

its high price

b)

the price was high

c)

price

16.

Please fill the gap in each sentence with one of the provided options.

Beverly is 80 years old. In spite of ____________, she is still quite active.

a)

ageing

b)

her age

c)

she is old

17.

Please fill the gap in each sentence with one of the provided options.

The children continued to play outside _____________ the rainstorm.

a)

even though

b)

in spite of

c)

although

18.

Please fill the gap in each sentence with one of the provided options.

______________ the computer game ban, the kids still found a way to play games outside of the allowed times.

a)

Even though

b)

In spite of

c)

Although

19.

Please fill the gap in each sentence with one of the provided options.

______________ he had just arrived at work, he decided to take a break.

a)

Despite

b)

In spite of

c)

Even though

20.

Please fill the gap in each sentence with one of the provided options.

______________ we were warned against doing so, we went ahead with the project.

a)

Despite

b)

In spite of

c)

Even though